Zum

About

Zūm provides child transportation for school districts and busy families.

Redwood City,California,United States
101 - 250
http://www.ridezum.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series D
Last Funding Money Raised: $137M
Industries: Child Care,Children,Ride Sharing,Transportation
Founded date: Feb 1, 2015
Number Of Employee: 101 - 250
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Zum Services Inc
Also Known As: Liftee

Zūm is a provider of safe, efficient, and reliable child transportation for school districts and busy families. Zūm saves schools money and parents time by providing flexible transportation options through its network of highly vetted drivers and advanced scheduling, routing, and tracking technology.

The company currently provide children’s transportation service in the San Francisco Bay Area, all of Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.

Zūm was founded in 2015 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

6

$208M

Zum has raised a total of $208M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Oct 6, 2021 from a Series D round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Oct 6, 2021	Series D	$137M	5	SoftBank Vision Fund	—	Detail
Feb 28, 2019	Series C	$44M	9	BMW i Ventures Spark Capital	—	Detail
Mar 14, 2018	Series B	$19M	4	Spark Capital	—	Detail
Nov 1, 2017	Series B	—	2	—	—	Detail
Aug 29, 2017	Series A	$5.50M	3	Sequoia Capital	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

5

18

Zum is funded by 18 investors. SoftBank Vision Fund and Sequoia Capital are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
SoftBank Vision Fund	Yes	Series D
Sequoia Capital	—	Series D
BMW i Ventures	—	Series D
Sand Hill Angels	—	Series D
Spark Capital	—	Series D
Citi Ventures	—	Series C
Clearvision Ventures	—	Series C
DNX Ventures	—	Series C
NGP Capital	—	Series C
Volvo Cars Tech Fund	—	Series C