GoKid Company Info
Headquarters: New York City
Funding: VC backed
Investors: Village Capital, KI Group, InMotion Ventures (Jaguar Land Rover's VC arm), Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, Techstars
Description: GoKid provides a complete, easy-to-use mobility solution for schools, teams, and families to connect and drive together.
Additional facts:
• Alumnus of Techstars Mobility Detroit class of 2016, US Energy 2018 cohort
• Beta iOS launch April 2016; complete re-launch including mobile web app launch in July 2017; Android launch in Google Play April 2018; School program (GoKid Connect) launch August 2017.
• Users in 25 countries and 650 cities. Over 5o0,000 carpool rides have been scheduled through the app.
• Awards: Winner SXSW Accelerator Transportation 2018, Winner of US Energy 2018 (Village Capital), semi-finalist Websummit Lisbon, 2017, Top Ten Automotive startup L.A. Autoshow 2017, Finalist in the 2016 NextEnergy Challenge, 2nd place winner National Mobiley awards 2016, finalist Moovel challenge 2016, semifinalist in the 2017 GoDetroit Challenge, finalist 2015 Women Who Tech challenge.
Product Suite & Differentiators
GoKid Carpooling App: An easy-to-use carpool solution for schools, teams, and parents.
• Available on iOS, Android, and web
GoKid Connect: A complete mobility solution for schools of any size, we connect families within a school or school district through a secure website.
Platform Features:
• Functionality: Features include a complete schedule overview, selection of drivers, filtering carpools by name, child, and driver, being able to easily edit all aspects of the carpool, notifications, calendar syncing, live tracking, chat functionalities, TeamSnap and SportsEngine sync, route mapping.
• Cost: The basic GoKid app is free. Premium features include live tracking, notification settings, calendar integration and in-app chat for $4.99 monthly or $49.99 annually. Many paid driving services can cost up to $18 per ride or require a monthly subscription which is not affordable for regular child transportation.
• Invitation-based System: No hired drivers. Parents only invite other families they know and trust – strangers do not have access to family carpool information.
Industry Statistics
• It’s projected the global connected vehicles market will be worth $181 billion by 2020
• More than 53,000 schools are with limited or no bus systems in the United States
• More than 32 million children are being driven to school daily by their parents, causing approximately one-third of all morning traffic and emissions and 80 billion hours of lost time for these parents
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Press Releases
31 March 2022: GoKid partners to address school transportation crisis
9 August 2019: GoKid Announces School Carpool Pilot Rollout in Michigan
7 August 2019: Six companies awarded PlanetM grants to deploy mobility solutions in Michigan
26 February 2019: GoKid Partners with SportsEngine to Offer Streamlined Transport to Sports Events
19 June 2018: VilCap Investments closes investment in sustainable transportation company, GoKid.
18 June 2018: DB invests in two new mobility solutions.
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11 March 2018: GoKid Wins SXSW Accelerator 2018 Transportation Category.
8 January 2018: GoKid Partners with TeamSnap to Create First Integrated Carpooling and Team Management Solution.
29 August 2017: GoKid Unveils the GoKid Connect Platform to Drive Carpool Management for Schools.
30 January 2017: InMotion Ventures Announces Investment in US Startup GoKid.
21 November 2016: Mobile Future Announces The Mobileys Competition Winners.
8 June 2016: GoKid Selected to Join Techstars Mobility 2016.
8 June 2016: Ford, Techstars Select 12 Startups to Focus on Mobility Solutions as Part of 2016 Mentorship Program.
