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The Routing Company
Vehicle routing and management platform
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Logistics
- Transport
- Navigation
- SaaS
- Central Square, Cambridge, MA
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Company mission
To build more sustainable cities with convenient and reliable transit for all.
Our take
Urban transit has developed drastically over the last couple of decades. On-demand ride hailing has ballooned, and huge infrastructure for these companies has been laid over the top cities’ pre-existing public transport network. However, these two modes of transport are largely disconnected. That’s where The Routing Company comes in, handing over the reins of ride-sharing technology to public transit authorities.
The Routing Company’s ‘Pingo’ platform allows users to plan journeys that incorporate both ride-hailing and public transport, with rides factored into its platform so that you’ll always be in in time for your connection. It integrates previously distinct transport networks, as well as providing intelligent routing algorithms based on research from MIT and an overarching OS platform for internal monitoring and booking.
There’s plenty of software within the urban mobility sector, but The Routing Company sets itself apart with its focus on public infrastructure integration, and decision to work with existing transit authorities, rather than trying to undermine them.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Remote-friendly: If you’re good at what you do, we want to work with you – wherever you are. We’ll set you up with everything you’ll need to work where it suits you, whether that’s at our office or at home
- Flexible parental leave: We offer 8 weeks of paid leave for all new parents, and 16 weeks of paid leave for birth mothers. You can take it all at once, or in one-week increments
- Unlimited time off: With unlimited paid time off, we've got you covered for when you need to be with family, focus on health, take a vacation, or just recharge
- Public transit subsidies: We cover monthly passes for commuters who ride transit to our offices and bicycle maintenance for cyclists. We also offer a monthly allowance to use transit in any city you travel to for vacation or personal reasons
- Feedback & development: We want you to grow with us. We exchange feedback every six months and regularly take time to reflect on our progress, both individually and as a team. We celebrate our wins and reward your growth
- Equity: We offer an early and generous employee stock option plan
- Generous referral program: Be rewarded for spreading the word and helping us to hire the best talent as we grow
- Offsites & retreats: With a global workforce, it's important to be intentional about coming together. That's why we organize action-packed company & team offsites at least once a year
- Health coverage: We offer a range of well-being benefits, including 100% paid medical insurance for you and your dependents, plus vision and dental insurance
- Balance & growth allowance: Enjoy a monthly allowance to spend as you like on health, wellness and education. We want you to keep doing the things you love, and we believe that all kinds of learning make you a better team member
Company values
- ROE = 0 (Return on ego is zero): We prioritize the needs and feelings of those around us. We are aware of how much we don’t know. Companies come and go; relationships last
- Ownership drives vision: We are all owners. We think big and collectively define the future of the business. We hold ourselves accountable to serve our transport partners and end-users to the best of our abilities
- Enjoy the journey: We’re impact-oriented, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously along the way. We encourage people to be themselves, celebrate the small wins and even throw a little shade sometimes.
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2022
$15m
SERIES A
Dec 2020
$5m
SEED
Total funding: $20m
Leadership
Menno van der Zee
(Co-founder)Former Software Engineer at 2getthere, Global Entrepreneur in Residence at Venture Development Center UMass Boston, and Advsior at Usage AI.
Alex Wallar
(CTO & Co-founder)Previously worked as a Researcher at the US Naval Research Laboratory, a Graduate Research Scientist at Amazon Robotics, and completed a PhD at MIT.