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Let鈥檚 be honest: Shuttling kids back and forth from school to sports or other activities and then back home again can often feel like a full-time job for parents in addition to their existing full-time job of just being parents.

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Founded with the intention of capitalizing on that need via its uber-like application for kids, Redwood City-based is now poised to further expand its services within an even broader market that it entered three years ago – school systems.

Investors are clearly vying for a seat on the bus. 窜奴尘 has raised a , led by . , , and others. The round brings 窜奴尘鈥檚 total known funding to .

With the funding, the company plans to focus on school partnerships and move into other geographical areas outside of California with the hopes of doubling its footprint by 2020.

That鈥檚 serious cash fueled by bold plans for a company founded by a full-time working mom who struggled to find consistent, reliable transportation for her own kids.

Zum founder and CEO launched the company in 2015 specifically for parents making individual bookings for their children, but in 2016 the company started its school program which is now its business core.

鈥淎s I started talking to schools to promote to parents, I realized that schools had an even bigger issue,鈥� Narayan told 小蓝视频色情网页版 News.

School systems were stuck with a decades-old infrastructure and their own transportation systems were inflexible and behind technologically, Narayan said.

窜奴尘 already operates in metropolitan areas that make up 80 percent of California鈥檚 population. The company has partnered with 150 school districts including more than 2,000 private, public, and charter schools, according to the company.

How It Works

Schools sign a contract with 窜奴尘 for one or multiple years to cover both daily transportation and ad hoc needs. Schools only pay for booked rides.

By partnering with 窜奴尘, schools dealing with issues like bus driver shortages and inflexible routes can save up to 60 percent versus their traditional transportation systems, Narayan told 小蓝视频色情网页版 News.

The money saved translates into more trips for students or other needs that enrich the school system鈥檚 offerings to children.

鈥淥r they circle back this money for other programs like music programs, teacher trainings or extracurricular activities for the school themselves,鈥� Narayan said.

As a result of its school-centered partnerships, more individual users are introduced to 窜奴尘. The company鈥檚 bookings grew five times from 2017 to 2018, with the average 窜奴尘 user taking 80 rides per year. According to Narayan, 20 percent of those rides have included additional childcare services.

窜奴尘 isn鈥檛 the only company in the 鈥淯ber for kids鈥� space. Others include Kango and HopSkipDrive, which also operate in California. , a company which was founded in 2014, in April 2016. Its assets by HopSkipDrive which also partners with schools to provide alternative transportation arrangements.

With $40 million more funneled into the space, not only will parents continue to have tech tools handy to address their transportation challenges, but participating schools will have more options as well.

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