WeBus

What WeBus does

WeBus, operated by the Israeli private limited company Tbus Ltd., is a shared transportation service built around a mobile application that matches passengers traveling along similar routes and pools them into shared taxis. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Jerusalem, the company operates a single core product — the WeBus mobile app, distributed via Google Play and the Apple App Store — and runs a local pilot serving hundreds of customers across multiple Israeli corridors including Jerusalem, Eilat, Tiberias, Petach Tikva, Kiryat Ono, Even Yehudah/Kadima/Tel Mond, and broader central Israel. The underlying technology is a proprietary route-matching system described as a novel architectural method that pairs passengers with overlapping itineraries; no AI/ML stack, patents, or third-party model dependencies are disclosed.

The business model is a platform-mediated transaction: WeBus connects users with taxi drivers and retains a portion of each ride as its revenue stream, with users paying fares directly to taxi providers. Pricing is route-dependent and positioned between public transit and private taxi — e.g., 22 NIS on the Pisgat Zeev to Jerusalem City Center route versus 5.9 NIS by bus and 55 NIS by taxi, with a 25-minute travel time roughly matching taxi speed. The company serves two segments: price-sensitive individual commuters seeking faster-than-bus transit at sub-taxi fares, and organizations such as hospitals, universities, and visitor-oriented entities that coordinate transportation for patients, students, and guests. Strategic-tier partners include Stealth and Yango for Business; institutional cooperation partners include Poria Hospital, Meir Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Hospital, Ono Student Association, Gabi Yam, and Hahagdasha Haptucha. Cumulative funding is approximately $620,000 (predominantly man-hours for options), with one recorded funding round of $117,000 in April 2020 and the company self-identifying as seed/pre-Series A stage.

Name

WeBus

Legal name

Tbus Ltd.

Website

https://webus.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WeBus (legal entity Tbus Ltd.) is an Israeli mobile app that pools passengers traveling similar routes into shared taxis, offering fares between bus and taxi prices to commuters and institutions across multiple Israeli cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shared Mobility / Ride-Sharing Transportation

NAICS

Taxi and Ridesharing Services (485310), Taxi and Ridesharing Services (48531), Taxi and Limousine Service (4853)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Shared Taxi / Ride-Pooling Taxi Operators (TLAFAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Shared Ride-Hailing / Pooling (In-App Shared Trips) (THADADAB), Ridesharing & Taxi Dispatch Platforms (BPAMAHAA), Long-Distance / Intercity Ridesharing (THADAFAC)

Keywords

• Shared taxi service
• Ride sharing app
• Commuter mobility
• Affordable transportation
• Route matching platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ride Transaction Fees: Company facilitates shared taxi rides and charges users fees for the service. Users pay fees directly to taxi service providers, with the company serving as a platform connecting users and travel service providers (taxi drivers). The company retains a portion of the transaction as its revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WeBus operates a mobile application that enables shared taxi rides by matching passengers traveling similar routes and pairing them in a single taxi. Users book rides through the app at prices between public transportation and traditional taxis, while the company takes a transaction-based fee from each ride facilitated through its platform connecting passengers with third-party taxi drivers.

Product overview

WeBus is a single unified mobile application product that enables shared taxi transportation. Users select their trip parameters and the platform matches them with other passengers traveling similar routes to share taxi costs. The product is operated by Tbus Ltd. and serves routes throughout Israel including Jerusalem, Eilat, Tiberias, and various other locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WeBus Mobile Application

Quantifiable outcome

• Price savings of ~60% compared to taxi (22 NIS vs 55 NIS)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stealth (Strategic Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed under strategic partnerships section on WeBus website, indicating a significant strategic relationship.
• Yango for BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed under strategic partnerships section on WeBus website, indicating a significant strategic relationship.
• Gabi Yam (Giborei Yam)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperation entity bringing WeBus services to their visitors.
• Hahagdasha Haptucha (The Open Association)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperation entity bringing WeBus services to their visitors.
• Poria HospitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperation bringing transportation services for patients and visitors at Poria Hospital.
• Meir Medical CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperation bringing transportation services for patients and visitors at Meir Medical Center.
• Ono Student AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperation bringing transportation services for students at Ono Campus.
• Tel Hashomer HospitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperation bringing transportation services for patients and visitors at Tel Hashomer Hospital.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Via Transportation: Via operates algorithmic ride-pooling and shared transit services globally, using route-matching technology to group passengers into shared vehicles. It is the most direct functional analogue to WeBus's shared-taxi model and competes on the same algorithmic pooling axis.
• Curb (formerly Taxi Magic): Curb is a North American taxi-hailing and dispatch platform connecting riders with licensed taxi drivers via mobile app. It is directly comparable as a digital taxi-dispatch and ride-hailing business targeting urban commuters.
• Gett: Gett is an Israeli-founded on-demand ride-hailing and taxi-hailing platform operating in Israel and other markets. It is a direct competitor in the same Israeli market with an established taxi-driver network and overlapping consumer base.
• BlaBlaCar: BlaBlaCar operates an intercity and long-distance ride-sharing marketplace connecting drivers with empty seats to passengers. It is comparable to WeBus on the shared-ride cost-arbitrage axis, particularly for WeBus's intercity Israeli routes like Jerusalem-Eilat.

Broad incumbents

• Uber: Uber operates UberPool/UberX in numerous markets and is the global benchmark for ride-hailing and ride-pooling. While not dominant in Israel, its product set directly overlaps with WeBus's shared-ride value proposition at much larger scale.
• Yango (Yandex Go): Yango is a multi-country ride-hailing super-app that is also a strategic partner of WeBus in Israel. As a broad incumbent with significantly more capital and a global driver network, it competes with WeBus for both riders and drivers while representing a potential scaling partner.
• Lyft: Lyft offers shared-ride modes (e.g., Lyft Shared) and standard ride-hailing. As a major incumbent in shared urban mobility, it represents the same competitive category WeBus targets, though focused on the U.S. market.

Regional players

• Moovit: Moovit is an Israeli-founded multimodal mobility and transit data platform. While it does not operate taxi rides directly, it is a strong comparable as an Israeli mobility-tech company targeting commuters with multimodal options including shared transit.

Emerging players

• Split (Splitting Fares / Shared Ride Apps): Various emerging shared-ride and fare-splitting apps (e.g., Split by USC, Scoop, RideSync) target commuter carpooling and shared-ride matching. They represent the broader emerging-pool of small players competing for the same shared-mobility niche WeBus occupies.

Others

• Wunder Mobility: Wunder Mobility provides software and operating solutions for shared mobility services, including shuttles and pooled rides, to cities and operators. It is adjacent ecosystem infrastructure rather than a direct competitor, but enables similar shared-mobility business models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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