Mozio

Mozio is a New York City-based transportation-search engine company that aggregates ground transportation data and plans trips to and from an airport.[1] Mozio coordinates buses, trains, boats, rapid transit, and other types of transit to allow users to arrive at the airport as fast as possible.

Mozio, Inc.
TypePrivately held company
IndustryTransportation, Software
Founded2011 (2011)
HeadquartersNew York, New York
Key people
David Litwak, Joseph Metzinger
ProductsMobile apps and search engine
Websitewww.mozio.com

History

Mozio was founded 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] Its platform compares time and cost metrics in order to find the most efficient option for each traveler and destination.[5]

In 2013, Mozio raised seed money from 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 its ground-transportation-to-airport platform.[7][8] In 2016 the company partnered with Ethiopian Airlines.[9]

As of 2018 Mozio provides ground transportation services for JetBlue, Booking.com, Hotels.com, Despegar, New Zealand Air, CheapOAir and incorporates Uber and Lyft in its transportation network.[3] News media report that Mozio has a "bigger fleet than Uber and Lyft combined" due to its partnerships with those and other ground transportation companies.[10]

See also

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. Schaal, Dennis (15 June 2012). "Mozio tries to soften the hardest part of the journey — airport to hotel". Phocuswire.
  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
  9. "Ethiopian Airlines partners with technology provider Mozio". Travel Daily news.
  10. "Transportation "Backbone" Mozio Shows Why APIs, not Apps, are Driving the Evolution of Technology". New Theory magazine.
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