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
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Often compared with: HopSkipDrive, Uber.