TRIPSHOT
TripShot is a cloud-based SaaS mobility operating system that unifies fixed route, on-demand, ridepooling, parking, and digital wallet capabilities for higher education campuses, corporate workplaces, transit agencies, and healthcare organizations across North America.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersSan Jose, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What TRIPSHOT does
TripShot is a cloud-based SaaS mobility operating system that helps organizations manage, track, and optimize fleet transportation services in real time. The platform unifies Fixed Route, On Demand, FlexRide (dynamic ridepooling), CAD/AVL, GTFS/GTFS-RT, Parking, Reservations, Capacity Management, and Digital Wallet capabilities into a single system, replacing fragmented point solutions. Its True-Time® feature delivers GPS-based, up-to-the-second vehicle location data to managers, drivers, and riders, distinguishing it from competitors that rely on estimated ETAs. The platform is accessed through a unified administrative interface plus separate Rider and Driver mobile applications available on iOS and Android. TripShot holds ISO 27001, SOC-1, and SOC-2 certifications and complies with GDPR and CCPA, supporting enterprise, government, and healthcare procurement requirements.
TripShot serves four primary verticals: Higher Education (Ohio State, WashU, Loyola Chicago, SLU, Ohio University, Kean, Troy, College of Southern Nevada / Nevada State University), Corporate / Private Transit (Fortune 100 companies, REEF Technology, SP+), Public Transit / Government (NICE Bus, YCTD, Yolo County Transportation District, Anaheim Transportation Network, Mountain View TMA, TriTown Connector), and Healthcare (Kaiser Permanente, Horizon Health). It also operates a formalized channel partner program with transportation operators (Hallcon, MV Transportation, WeDriveU, Totalride, REEF, Beeline Mobility, Lux Bus America, CLS) that resell, deploy, and manage the platform on behalf of end customers. TripShot is a portfolio company of Transit Technologies, a North American conglomerate of mobility management solutions that also includes Ecolane, TripMaster, busHive, Passio, FASTER, Bytecurve, and MJM Innovations.
The company generates revenue primarily through subscription SaaS contracts with tiered pricing based on fleet size, modules used, and number of vehicles or riders, supplemented by professional services for implementation and training. Sales are consultative and enterprise-led with no public pricing, and supported by content marketing (blog, eBooks, whitepapers, case studies), industry events (TMAC), and a growing partner channel. The company was founded in 2014 (with its core team operating as a custom SaaS firm since 2008), is headquartered in San Jose, California, and operates with 11-50 employees as a distributed workforce.
TRIPSHOT firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- TRIPSHOT
- Legal name
- TripShot, Inc.
- Website
- https://tripshot.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- TripShot is a cloud-based SaaS mobility operating system that unifies fixed route, on-demand, ridepooling, parking, and digital wallet capabilities for higher education campuses, corporate workplaces, transit agencies, and healthcare organizations across North America.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
TRIPSHOT industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Fleet and Transportation Management Software
- NAICS
- Charter Bus Industry (48551)
- SIC
- Transportation Services (4700), Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Shared-Route Dial-a-Ride (Multi-Stop DRT) (THAIAHAI)
Keywords
Where TRIPSHOT is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- San Jose
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
TRIPSHOT business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- SaaS Platform Subscription: TripShot operates as a cloud-first SaaS platform. The primary revenue model is subscription-based, with organizations (universities, corporate campuses, transit agencies, hospitals) paying for access to the all-in-one transportation management platform. Pricing is likely tiered by fleet size, module usage (fixed route, on-demand, flexride, parking, wallet), and number of vehicles or riders. The company also sometimes provides hardware to support the platform as mentioned in their Terms of Service.
- Professional Services & Training: TripShot offers implementation, training, and onboarding services to support deployment. The company highlights easy deployment ('as little as a few days'), integration with hundreds of transit systems, and dedicated customer success managers as part of its service offering.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
TRIPSHOT product offering
Product offeringCore offering
TripShot is a cloud-based SaaS mobility operating system that helps fleets and transportation service providers manage, track, and optimize their operations in real-time. The platform unifies Fixed Route, On Demand, FlexRide (dynamic ridepooling), CAD/AVL, GTFS/GTFS-RT, Parking, Reservations, Digital Wallet, and Reporting into a single system, sold primarily to universities, corporate campuses, transit agencies, and healthcare organizations.
Product overview
TripShot is a unified cloud-based mobility operating system that replaces complex fleet management systems with an all-in-one platform. The portfolio consists of the core TripShot Platform supporting Fixed Route, On Demand, and FlexRide transportation modes, complemented by integrated features including Dashboard for real-time monitoring, Parking management, Planning & Analysis tools, Reservations system, Digital Wallet for payments, and CAD/AVL with GTFS-RT support. The platform offers separate mobile applications for riders (TripShot Rider App) and drivers (Driver App), all accessible through a single administrative interface.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- FlexRide: A dynamic ridepooling solution that automatically creates routes by factoring user-requested pickup/drop-off locations and predetermined stops and times for efficient transportation.
Products and services
- TripShot Platform A comprehensive cloud-based transportation management system that manages, tracks, and optimizes fleets and transportation services for campuses, corporations, transit agencies, and healthcare organizations. The all-in-one mobility operating system integrates Fixed Route, On-Demand, FlexRide, parking, digital wallet, and CAD/AVL capabilities into a single unified platform.
- Fixed Route Transit management solution for managing all routes and schedules in one solution, including CAD/AVL, dispatch, GPS playback capabilities, and GTFS/GTFS-RT standard support. Targets transit agencies, universities, and corporate campus operators running scheduled fixed-route services.
- On Demand Flexible transit system solution that adds on-demand transportation capabilities to fixed route operations, enabling dynamic routing, automatic dispatching, and reservations. Designed for transit agencies, universities, hospitals, and corporate campuses needing flexible transit services.
- FlexRide Dynamic ridepooling solution that automatically creates routes by factoring in user-requested pickup/drop-off locations with predetermined stops and times. Maximizes efficiency by pooling riders along dynamic routes, supports higher vehicle utilization, and lowers deadhead times. Targets transit agencies, universities, and corporate campuses.
- TripShot Rider App Mobile application for riders providing trip planning with integrated walking, biking, and driving directions, real-time vehicle tracking with True-Time accuracy, and digital wallet functionality for payments and ticketing. Available on Google Play and Apple App Store.
- TripShot Driver App
Quantifiable outcome
- 17% average weekly growth rate for completed FlexRide trips and 93% 5-star rider ratings for early adopting customers (Fall 2023 launch data).
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use TRIPSHOT
Customer profileNamed customers26 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
TRIPSHOT technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
Feature13 records
TRIPSHOT partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- omniQcoreTripShot partnered with omniQ (OMNIQ Corp., NASDAQ: OMQS), a global provider of License Plate Reader (LPR) technology and systems integration, to deliver frictionless parking solutions. The partnership provides seamless delivery of real-time parking occupancy information to campus parking managers via QR-based or LPR-based access control systems. Commuters can procure a QR code via the TripShot app, scan it at the parking gate arm, and begin or conclude a parking reservation. LPR technology enables even greater automation for corporate campuses globally. The integration supports a major tech company's global campuses.
- HallconcoreHallcon is a transportation services company and certified TripShot partner. Hallcon operates campus transportation programs and has deployed TripShot for university clients including a major university, providing private transit operations powered by TripShot's platform. Hallcon offers flexible scheduling and has publicly praised TripShot's dashboard capabilities for campus transit.
- MV TransportationcoreMV Transportation is a transportation operator and TripShot partner providing fixed route, on-demand, and campus transit services. MV Transportation has deployed TripShot for clients including Loyola University Chicago and has described TripShot as a trusted partner with an established product roadmap.
- WeDriveUcoreWeDriveU is listed as a current TripShot partner, operating corporate and campus transportation services powered by the TripShot platform.
- TotalrideminorTotalride is a TripShot partner operating transportation services. Totalride has described TripShot's dynamic route modification capabilities as transforming how drivers receive updates — eliminating printed manifests and radio communication in favor of instant in-app route changes.
- REEF TechnologyminorREEF Technology is a TripShot partner and operator of terminal and parking-adjacent fleet operations. REEF has used TripShot to modernize operations, gaining GPS data, traffic analysis, and digital vehicle incident reporting.
- Beeline MobilityminorBeeline Mobility is listed as a current TripShot partner.
- RHGminorRHG is listed as a current TripShot partner.
- Lux Bus AmericaminorLux Bus America is listed as a current TripShot partner.
- CLSminorCLS is listed as a current TripShot partner.
- Transit TechnologiescoreTripShot is a portfolio company of Transit Technologies, North America's leading provider of mobility management solutions. The Transit Technologies integrated portfolio includes Ecolane, TripMaster, busHive, Passio, FASTER, TripShot, Bytecurve, and MJM Innovations, collectively powering mobility for millions of riders every day. At TMAC 2025, Transit Technologies announced new AI-powered solutions including IVA for Trip Management, Managed Eligibility, Transit Workforce Management, and Data Analytics Studio that extend across the portfolio including TripShot.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
TRIPSHOT competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- RideCo: RideCo provides on-demand transit and microtransit software for transit agencies, similar to TripShot's On Demand and FlexRide modules. Both serve bus transit operators and run dynamic routing, scheduling, and dispatch — making RideCo the most direct head-to-head competitor in the DRT/microtransit SaaS category.
- Spare: Spare is a microtransit and paratransit platform that powers on-demand transit for agencies and operators across North America. It mirrors TripShot's FlexRide-style dynamic ridepooling proposition and shares the same procurement cycles with transit agencies.
- Via Transportation: Via operates a transit technology platform used by transit agencies and cities for on-demand and microtransit services. TripShot and Via both sell into paratransit and microtransit use cases, though Via is more deeply integrated into a transit-as-a-service operating model alongside its software.
- TransLoc: TransLoc (now part of Modaxo/Volaris) provides fixed route CAD/AVL, microtransit, and rider apps for universities, cities, and transit agencies. Its campus transit focus and product breadth directly overlap with TripShot's higher-education and agency proposition.
- Swiftly: Swiftly is a transit data and analytics platform that ingests GTFS/GTFS-RT and CAD/AVL feeds to optimize fixed route performance. TripShot shares the GTFS-RT backbone and on-time performance reporting features that anchor Swiftly's value proposition.
- Optibus: Optibus provides AI-driven transit operations and scheduling software for fixed route and on-demand networks. Its data-driven planning and optimization products are conceptually adjacent to TripShot's Planning & Analysis and FlexRide dynamic routing capabilities.
- Padam Mobility: Padam Mobility builds on-demand transit and paratransit software for transit agencies, with strong European references. It overlaps TripShot's FlexRide and On Demand proposition as a SaaS layer over DRT operations.
Broad incumbents
- Trapeze (Volaris / Modaxo): Trapeze, owned by Volaris/Modaxo, is one of the largest transit software suites covering CAD/AVL, fixed route, paratransit, and fare collection. It routinely competes with TripShot in transit agency procurements, although its portfolio is much broader and its fixed-route CAD/AVL is far more deeply established.
- Cubic Transportation Systems: Cubic is a global incumbent in fare collection, transit operations, and traffic management. It competes with TripShot at the largest end of transit agency procurements where TripShot is unlikely to win on its own, but Cubic represents the upper bound of TripShot's competitive set in enterprise mobility.
Others
- Moovit: Moovit, owned by Intel, operates a MaaS data platform aggregating GTFS and multi-modal transit information for agencies and apps. It is an enabling data vendor for transit operators rather than a direct CAD/AVL competitor to TripShot, but is comparable in serving the same transit agency buyers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
TRIPSHOT social profiles
Digital presenceTRIPSHOT compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
TRIPSHOT financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
TRIPSHOT leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles13 records
TRIPSHOT funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
TRIPSHOT M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about TRIPSHOT
What does TRIPSHOT do?
TripShot is a cloud-based SaaS mobility operating system that helps fleets and transportation service providers manage, track, and optimize their operations in real-time. The platform unifies Fixed Route, On Demand, FlexRide (dynamic ridepooling), CAD/AVL, GTFS/GTFS-RT, Parking, Reservations, Digital Wallet, and Reporting into a single system, sold primarily to universities, corporate campuses, transit agencies, and healthcare organizations.
Is TRIPSHOT a public or private company?
TRIPSHOT is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was TRIPSHOT founded?
TRIPSHOT was founded in 2008. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is TRIPSHOT based?
TRIPSHOT is headquartered in San Jose, United States, in the North America region.
How does TRIPSHOT make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. SaaS Platform Subscription is the primary driver. The others are professional Services & Training.
Who are TRIPSHOT's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are RideCo, Spare, Via Transportation, TransLoc, Swiftly, Optibus and Padam Mobility. Broad incumbents are Trapeze (Volaris / Modaxo) and Cubic Transportation Systems. Moovit is listed as an others.
Does TRIPSHOT have an API?
No public API is recorded for TRIPSHOT.
What industry is TRIPSHOT in?
TRIPSHOT's product category is Fleet and Transportation Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAIAHAI, Shared-Route Dial-a-Ride (Multi-Stop DRT). Its NAICS code is 48551 and its SIC code is 4700.