MagicBus · Dec 2022
MagicBus announced its participation in the SWTA 2023 conference and webinar series, highlighting its dynamic vanpool and shuttle management platform, booth presence, route crowdsourcing, scheduling, and fleet analytics.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
MagicBus is a Los Angeles-based B2B SaaS company that helps transit agencies, employers, and other organizations manage vanpools with seat booking, route crowdsourcing, dynamic scheduling, and reporting. Public sources show a small team and mission-driven culture; some third-party databases conflict on historical founding/funding details, so unsupported items are left null.
Primary product
Dynamic vanpool management SaaS platform (MagicRide rider app, route crowdsourcing, and reporting dashboard)
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Vanpool and commuter transportation software
Offices
Los Angeles, California, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
software platform
Funding
Stage
Series A
Latest round
Series A · Nov 2019
People & investors
Founders
Ray Wu
Work & culture
Public careers content emphasizes Customers First, Find & Solve Problems, Mission Driven, Lean & Scrappy, Accountability and Flexibility, Learn & Be Curious, and Develop Each Other. The company says it works across time zones and is flexible on when/how people work as long as they collaborate and get things done.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
No public compensation bands or salary figures were found on the official website.
Product & market
Pricing
Sales-led demo / quote-based SaaS; no public pricing page found.
Differentiators
- —Dynamic vanpool scheduling based on rider availability
- —Route crowdsourcing to start and expand pools
- —Real-time seat booking for open vanpool seats
- —Reporting dashboard for program evaluation and subsidy reporting
- —HR systems, SSO, and telematics integrations
- —Mobile-friendly web app for riders, drivers, coordinators, and administrators
Technology
WordPress
PHP
Bootstrap
Yoast SEO
Cloudflare
Google Tag Manager
Google Fonts API
Font Awesome
Google Analytics
Facebook Pixel
enquire.js
HSTS
web application
real-time scheduling
route crowdsourcing
reporting dashboard
SSO integration
HR systems integration
vehicle telematics integration
Customers
transit agencies
employers
organizations
universities
UCLA
healthcare employers
production employers
agriculture employers
commuter/vanpool program operators
Competitors
RideAmigos
TripSpark NovusDR
RideCo
BusRight
RideTandem
Boxcar
Squire Service
Flockbus
SLED
ShuttleHome
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
5.4K
Latest news
MagicBus · May 2022
The UCLA case study says MagicBus increased seat utilization by 28%, added 36 new routes, and generated more than $2,000 per vehicle per year in additional revenue.
MagicBus · Nov 2021
Founders Chris UpJohn and Jason Kraft describe the company’s origin, its pivot from operating vans itself to a peer-to-peer SaaS model, and investment from Y Combinator and Eric Ries.
MagicBus · May 2021
MagicBus says its booking app has facilitated rides for more than 10,000 riders and that the average rider stays 14 months, supporting its UX-led product claim.
TechCrunch · Jan 2016
Early coverage described MagicBus as a Y Combinator-backed startup building scheduled, WiFi-enabled Bay Area shuttle transportation.
Jobs and careers at MagicBus
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