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MarvelBus
Modern software for student transportation
- 1-20 employees
- B2B
- Education
- Transport
- SaaS
- Southside, NY
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Company mission
To improve education outcomes by simplifying the student transportation process.
100% female employees
Our take
In the US, 25 million children ride more than 480,000 buses to school every day, but the management of student transportation has not evolved for the modern digital age. School administrators rely on a scattering of different apps for fleet management and updating parents, making for inefficient processes. Marvelbus sets out to deliver an all-in-one platform to manage these needs, and to raise student transportation into the modern software world.
Transportation management software solutions are no new idea, but platforms are not tailored for student transportation, which requires more strong communication options, such as for updating parents when a route has changed. This market gap has been seen by Marvelbus, but also by other young companies who aim to provide similar solutions. However, with such a large potential market there should be room for both the company and competitors to grow.
Marvelbus is in the pre-seed stage, and is beginning to build its platform and expand their team of engineers.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- In-person meetups (likely in NYC)
- Founders’ equity/RSAs (0.2-1% of company, depending on experience)
- Low-ego, transparent, and collaborative culture
- Fully remote position, open to U.S. time zones (CEO and CTO are in Eastern Time)
- 4 weeks PTO
- Competitive salary ($120-$170K depending on experience)
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Company values
- Center the Customer: Our customers are why we do what we do. There’s no better signal than speaking directly to a customer.
- Own the Route: We aim high and own our decisions and results. We speak up and take proactive action to reach our goals.
- Lead with Empathy: We start from a place of empathy at all times to create an enjoyable workplace emphasizing collaboration.
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2022
$1m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $1m
Leadership
Margaret Rawson
(CEO)Former Product Manager at Dataminr. Previously a Reporter for the Wall Street Journal, with past experience as COO and as President at the Stanford Daily Newspaper.
Asher Eastham
(CTO)Former Director of Engineering (Insights) at Heap. Extensive experience in Software Engineering including working as Senior Software Engineering Manager at Salesforce.