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Shuddle

MobilityUSAClosed 2015

Total Raised

$12M

Peak Valuation

Undisclosed

Employees

Year Collapsed

2015

Business model

Ride-hailing service specifically for children, using vetted drivers (mostly parents and former teachers).

In brief

Positioned itself as a safer, parent-focused alternative to general ride-hailing, exclusively for transporting children with specially vetted drivers. Following a safety-related lawsuit and mounting insurance and liability costs specific to transporting minors, the company was un…

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Key facts

Founded
2014
Closed
2015
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA
Industry
Mobility
Employees
Revenue
Undisclosed
Founders
Nick Allen

Related failures

Often compared with: HopSkipDrive, Uber.