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umob
City travel app unifying local transport operators
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- Travel
- Marketplace
- Navigation
- Ridesharing
- SaaS
- C.S. kwartier, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Company mission
To provide customers with one single app to ride them all.
Our take
Dutch startup umob wants to make shared mobility more accessible and easy to use. Whilst rideshare apps such as Uber and Bolt are now widely available and can be downloaded just as easily as umob, the startup uniquely unifies all of your personal accounts and information concerning transport apps.
Working in a similar way to Apple Pay for ridesharing, private and government funded transport rentals are all unified onto the umob app. The company is an attractive proposition for travellers who might otherwise have to download several apps to get around in a new city, thus making sustainable travel easier to access.
Umob launched its app in Rotterdam in 2023 but off the back of 6 million euros in seed funding, it plans to expand its network across Europe. It also wants to work with municipalities to integrate shared mobility solutions into cities and towns. For such a young app, the proof will be in the pudding as the company scales up. There are few competitors in the space but umob will have to rally up partnerships with large and small companies alike to achieve its Europe-wide network.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Pay you (surprising!) + STAK options. We understand this is important, but things are not set in stone in startups
- Send you to an island, camping, sunny or snowy destination for 25 days per year
- Pension contribution
- Daily healthy lunch included
- Allow you to work wherever, including 3 days at our Rotterdam HQ
- Provide you with great gear; a high-end laptop and whatever else you need to succeed #immersed?
- Travel reimbursement for public transport & become a umob superuser; ride our shared-mobility up to €50 per month (maximized by law)
- Have fun as well. It’s not unique to have pingpong, friday drinks and nice events but the people make all the difference!
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2023
$6.4m
EARLY VC
Jan 2022
$2.2m
SEED
Total funding: $8.5m
Leadership
Bibi Jorissen
(CEO)Previous Manager of Public Fleet and Public Affairs at Greenwheels, Student Intern then Recruiter at YoungCapital, and General Staffmember at Fleetsales.
Raymon Pouwels
(CCO)Previous CEO and Co-Founder at GO Sharing and Key Account Manager at emco electroroller.