FlitWays

FlitWays
Traded as OTC: FTWS
Industry Travel
Founded 2013
Founder Tobi Mac
Headquarters Culver City, USA
Area served
 North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia
Products Mobile app and enterprise platform
Website flitways.com

FlitWays is travel company based in Los Angeles. It produces both a mobile app and enterprise platform, which can be used to order or plan ground transportation.

History

FlitWays is based in Los Angeles, launching in 2013 within the Los Angeles market before moving to other American cities,[1] including fifteen by April 2014.[2] That month the app entered the international market[3] with 84 cities in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe two months later.[4] By 2016 the app was used in around 200 cities,[5] and in 2017 the app became available in Australia, starting with ten additional cities there.[6] The company was founded by Tobi Mac, and originally known as OnCabs.[7][8] It began with $600,000 in seed funding, supplemented with a $1.2 million Series A round of financing in December 2016.[5] It is now traded on the OTC Pink Sheets under the ticker symbol FTWS.[9]

Travel app

Users use either an online service or mobile app to enter their travel details—pick-up location, time, and destination—and are provided a comparative cost between different travel options, usually taxi, town car, and airport shuttle. Pricing is also reduced if the booking is made enough time in advance,[1][10] through partnerships that FlitWays has through taxi providers.[11] Pre-booking is also available for people integrating their ground travel into their larger travel plans.[12] FlitWays also has partnerships with other travel companies like Megabus and Mozio, whose inventory of options can be ordered through the app.[13] FlitWays is cashless, with all payments being made through the app or online service.[4] The app is free and compatible with both Android and iOS.[2] FlitWays also has an enterprise platform, which is used by corporations including Xerox and Megabus.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "FlitWays - Book A Taxi". Killer Startups.
  2. 1 2 "The Best Car Service Apps That Aren't UberOnCabs". Complex CA.
  3. ↑ "This Week's Must-Have Travel Apps". Travel Pulse.
  4. 1 2 "Flitways offers pre-booking car service for travelers who like to plan". Venture Burn. 26 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "FlitWays drives away with $1.2 million to expand ground transport booking". TNooz.
  6. ↑ "Culver City-Base FlitWays Expands to Australia". Culver City Patch. 28 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Daily Travel Startup Watch: OnCabs, DayThrill and More". Skift. 10 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Other Hailing Apps". New York Magazine.
  9. ↑ "OTC Markets - Official site of the OTCQX, OTCQB and OTC Pink Marketplaces featuring Free Stock & Bond Quotes, Trade Prices, Chart, Financials and Company News & Information for Investors, Companies and Traders - OTCMarkets.com". OTC Markets.
  10. ↑ "In Brooklyn, Mom-And-Pop Car Services Launch New Apps To Stave Off Uber". Fast Company. 21 October 2015.
  11. ↑ O'Hare, Maureen. "7 new travel start-ups making business trips less stressful". CNN.
  12. ↑ "Los Angeles Tech Company FitWays transforming the way travelers book travel rides". The Next Big Things Magazine.
  13. ↑ "Startup pitch: FlitWays offers multiple modes of airport transportation". TNooz.
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