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SilverRail Technologies
Digital infrastructure for a global rail industry
- 101-200 employees
- B2B
- Travel
- Logistics
- Transport
- The Heal’s Building, 22 Torrington Place, London, Greater London WC1E 7HJ, GB
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Company mission
To change the way people move by building the digital infrastructure for global rail.
Our take
Consumers and organisations are swapping out airline and motor travel for cleaner alternatives and a greener future, creating a potentially substantial customer windfall for rail companies. However, customers are increasingly expecting comprehensive, streamlined digital apps, booking portals and payment systems - all of which the rail industry has previously struggled with in the past.
This is where SilverRail comes in. They are building innovative, modern technology to drive the rail industry into the new age. SilverRail has netted much of the UK, EU and US market with clients: National Rail, Chiltern Railways, Grand Central, and SNCF over in Europe are all on board.
SilverLine helps rail companies get a step ahead, with a suite of digital infrastructure tools including journey planning solutions, sales distribution, payment methods, data insights, and a ticket issuing system. The idea is to help them deliver better services, more simply, and cheaper - which in turn gives companies more leeway to pass on savings to the customers and a smoother journey.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Volunteer paid day off
- Remote/hybrid flexible working model
- Generous leave policies including menopause & menstruation leave, enhanced parental leave, pregnancy loss, fertility & adoption leave, sabbaticals
- Health & dental insurance
- Laptop & equipment for role
- Wellbeing initiatives- yoga, guided meditation, Calm app subscription, wellbeing days
- Learning & Development allocated budget
- Climate positive company
- Lunch & Learns & Work/Non work related Seminars
- Climate perks - additional holiday if you travel by train instead of plane
- Stock options
- Other perks such as employee discount platforms, snack stocked office etc.
Company values
- Do good - We work for a better tomorrow. What we do every day has a positive impact for millions of people around the world
- Think big, act smart - We are curious and love testing ideas that make rail travel easier. We are adaptable and data-driven in our decision-making
- Stronger together - We collaborate internally and externally. We understand our clients deeply so that we increase their chances of success
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Apr 2014
$40m
SERIES C
Mar 2012
$15m
SERIES B
Total funding: $68.8m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Aaron Gowell
(CEO)Previously a Paratrooper with the US Army, who went on to work as a Bain & Company Associate, then a Venture Capitalist with General Catalyst (where he later served as Entrepreneur in Residence). Also served as COO of Starboard Cruise, then CEO of National Leisure Group.
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Meaningful work (1)
Nice people (1)
Flexible working (1)
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For a variety of reasons implementing a split ticketing solution for the UK rail market is a very challenging problem. You need to balance the speed of the responses, with the accuracy of the responses and at the same time not putting too much pressure on industry systems. The first solution is complete for one Train Operating Company. The next challenge is to scaled this solution across the UK.
Product
Challenging work
Sep 2022
There are several programs that Silverrail runs that all employees have access to: Monthly Yoga Sessions, Free access to mindfulness app, Fitness Challenges, Flexible working hours, hybrid working, access to a mental health first aider, information sessions on mental health, physical health etc. Beyond that the People Ops team really care about people's well being. Whilst I was dealing with some family issues I received tremendous support from Silverrail. The company wants to be successful but not at the expense of its employees.
Product
Focus on employee wellbeing
Sep 2022
My experience has been that managers are very happy to allow engineers to implement solutions as they see fit once the boundaries of the problem are defined. For example whilst developing a new ticket calculation algorithm it was left to me to design and implement a solution. I consulted with experts when I felt it necessary and checked in with my Product Owner along the way. I hate being micromanaged. I'm thankful that at Silverail that does not happen :-)
Product
Autonomy
Sep 2022
I've worked at SilverRail for 4 years and am still excited to start work every Monday morning. Our mission to make rail easy is something that I (and many colleagues) find meaningful given the positive impact our products make on combating climate change.
Marketing
Meaningful work
Sep 2022
The people at SilverRail are genuinely nice and passionate about making the world a greener place. The offices are friendly environments and there is a lot of interaction virtually, both formally and informally.
Marketing
Nice people
Sep 2022
The culture is very progressive with a focus on flexibility and employee wellbeing. You are trusted to deliver and not forced to work between certain hours. There is also a long standing commitment to a hybrid WFH/WFO model.
Marketing
Flexible working
Sep 2022
