Mozio

Mozio is an online startup company that operates an airport transportation search engine that aggregates ground transportation data to plan their trips to and from an airport.[1] It makes use of buses, trains, ferries, subways, and other types of transit to allow users to arrive at the airport in a minimum amount of time.

Mozio was created in 2011 by David Litwak[2] and Joseph Metzinger.[3] Mozio completed Plug and Play's Start-up Camp in February 2012 and has since created partnerships with a number of large and small agencies, including Uber, Shuttlefare, and Limos.com.[4] Their platform will compare time and cost metrics in order to find the most efficient option for each traveler and destination. [5]

In 2013, Mozio is in the process of raising their seed round funding; and has signed a some investors, including Jeff Clarke -- Chairman of Orbitz. The first airports to be included in the search services were San Jose, Oakland, and San Francisco.[6] The company is focusing on development of their ground transportation to airport platform.[7][8]


References

  1. ↑ "Mozio eyes an important and stressful part of travel: the airport commute" on GigaOM
  2. ↑ "Mozio guides travelers the final mile from runway to driveway" on VentureBeat
  3. ↑ "Mozio tries to soften the hardest part of the journey — airport to hotel" on Tnooz
  4. ↑ Tech Vibes; August 20th, 2012 "Plug and Play's Mozio Helps Canadians Travel Like Locals in the US" by Lloyd Lobo
  5. ↑ Silicon Valley Business Journal; March 23, 2012 "Mozio Weighs Options For Thrifty Travelers"
  6. ↑ Mozio launches site to ease flyers’ search for airport transportation. on Skift: Travel IQ
  7. ↑ "Travel Start-up Mozio Aims to Solve the 'Final Mile Problem'". Mashable, August 8th, 2012 by Kate Freeman
  8. ↑ " Mozio – Find Your Way From Airport To Destination Like A Local". on KillerStartups



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