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| Apr 16, 2026 | Zum raises $100M from TPG at $1.7B valuation to fix America’s broken school transportation system | Every morning, millions of families rely on a system that still runs as it did decades ago—late buses, missing updates, and little visibility into where children are or when they’ll arrive. Zum is betting that doesn’t have to be the case.
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| Apr 16, 2026 | TPG invests $100 million in student mobility company Zum | NEW YORK, April 16 : Private equity firm TPG has made a $100 million investment in Zum, in a deal that values the student transportation company at around $1.7 billion, Zum told Reuters on Thursday.
The valuation marks an increase from Zum&... |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Zum Raises $100M to Expand Connected Mobility Platform | As it was establishing itself as the leader in modern student transportation, Zum announced that it is receiving a strategic investment of $100 million from TPG, allowing Zum to accelerate its nationwide rollout of the Zum Connected Mobilit... |
| May 22, 2024 | Electric School Buses Boost Health and Savings in US Study | By Quincy Jon
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Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that electric school b... |
| May 15, 2024 | Exclusive: A mega V2G school bus project to kick off in Oakland | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Starting in August, a fleet of 74 electric school buses in Oakland, Calif. will be able to discharge electricity from their batteries back onto the grid, the groups involved in the plan tell Axios.
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| Feb 23, 2024 | Zūm Rails Raises CAD$10.5M in Series A Funding | Zūm Rails, a Montreal, Canada-based payments gateway company that merges open banking with instant payments, raised $10.5M CAD Series A funding round.
The round was led by Arthur Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to further exp... |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Deals in brief: Hukumonline, Pintar, and Pixelmon secure funding, Singapore’s GIC invests in Zum, seven China deals, and more | Hukumonline receives Series B funding from Indonesia’s MDIF
Hukumonline, a resource portal for law and regulation in Indonesia, has secured an undisclosed sum in Series B funding from Indonesia’s Media Development Investment Fund.
Establish... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | GIC leads $140m Series E funding in US school bus operator Zum | Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has anchored a $140-million Series E funding round in US-based school bus operator Zum, which seeks to convert battery-powered buses into roving power plants. |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Zum Lands $140M Series E Funding Round |
REDWOOD CITY, CA, Zum, the leading provider of modern student transportation, announced a $140 million Series E funding round.
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| Jan 31, 2024 | Zum nets $140M from GIC, Sequoia to turn school buses into batteries | School bus operator Zum raised $140 million from GIC, Sequoia and SoftBank to convert battery-powered buses into roving power plants.
Why it matters: School buses are the largest transit system in the U.S. — and as they go electric, they ca... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Zum Raises $140M in Series E Funding | Zum, a Redwood City, CA-based provider of student transportation solutions, raised $140M in Series E funding, at $1.3 Billion valuation.
The round, which brought the total amount to $350M, was led by GIC. Climate Investment, and existing in... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Zum Raises $140M At $1.3B Valuation To Help Kids Get to School Faster With AI | 8 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
When one thinks of AI and its many uses, getting your kid to school faster is likely not the first thing that springs to mind.
However, school bus startup Zum now has 1.3 billion reasons why you shou... |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Zum, The Tech-Enabled Student Transportation Provider for Los Angeles Unified School District, and Teamsters Local 572 Celebrate Bus Drivers | Representatives From the School District, School Board and the City of Los Angeles
Recognized Drivers With Exceptional Community Impact
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Zūm, the tech-enabled student transportation pr... |
| Apr 18, 2022 | How To Get Your Customers To Say 'Yes' To Your Company's Sustainability Solutions | Ritu Narayan, founder and CEO of Zum, is on a mission to reimagine student transportation, the largest transit system in the U.S. |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Zum Raises the Bar on Student Transportation Safety | REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zūm, the leader in modern student transportation, is raising the bar on safety for student transportation by adding new features to its platform. With a modern, fully integrated platform to... |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Student transportation startup Zum raises $130 million | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| Oct 7, 2021 | Student transportation startup Zūm to add 10,000 EVs to its platform | Zūm, a startup that provides optimized transportation services for school-age children, has announced the close of a $130 million Series D raise, bringing its total funding to more than $200 million. The company intends to use the funds to ... |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Daily funding roundup - October 7, 2021 | Neumora Therapeutics raised $500M; Solo.io landed $135M; Lightship secured $40M
Neumora Therapeutics: Neumora Therapeutics is a Watertown, Ma.-based developer of precision medicines for brain diseases. Neumora Therapeutics has raised $500 m... |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Zum drives off with $130M Series D | California-based Zum has raised $130 million in a round led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2. Zum offers a ridehailing-style school transportation platform and plans to use the funding in part to add electric vehicles to its platform. The c... |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Zum Raises $130M in Series D Funding | Zūm, a Redwood City, Calif.-based modern student transportation company, raised $130m in Series D funding.
The round was led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, with participation from existing investors including Sequoia and BMW i Ventures. Andrew ... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Zum Accelerates Plans To Modernize School Transportation With $130M Series D Led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 | REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zūm, the leader in modern student transportation, today announced $130 million in Series D funding led by Softbank Vision Fund 2*, with participation from existing investors including Sequo... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Zum Goes Carbon Neutral, Leads Student Transportation Toward an Electric Future | REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zūm, the leader in modern student transportation today announced it is offsetting 100% of the emissions for its entire fleet in 2021, leading the industry toward an electric future. On the... |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Meet Chun Xia, founding partner at TSVC | TSVC, formerly TEEC Angel Fund, makes 10 to 20 deals a year from a $25 million fund
Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed!
While there are... |
| Nov 17, 2020 | What Makes Women Great Leaders During Tumultuous Times | Ride-sharing app, Zūm, was growing fast—right up to this past March when US schools shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Watching your market effectively vanish overnight is chilling for any chief executive. But Zūm CEO Ritu Nar... |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Zūm Secures Additional Funding from Citi Ventures | Zūm, a Redwood City, CA-based logistics platform for rides for school districts and families, secured additional funding from new investor Citi Ventures.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed. It adds to the Series C round of $40m led by... |
| Apr 30, 2019 | The Uncomfortable Truth About Going Public With a Money-Losing Business: Term Sheet for Tuesday, April 30 | TO HELL WITH PROFITABILITY
WeWork (also known as The We Company) is planning to go public. The co-working giant has filed paperwork confidentially with the SEC to conduct an initial public offering in the near future.
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| Feb 28, 2019 | Zūm Raises $40M in Series C Financing | Zūm, a Redwood City, Calif.-based logistics platform for rides for school districts and busy families, received $40m in Series C funding.
The round, which brought total funding to $67m, was led by BMW i Ventures with participation from new ... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Zūm Continues Fast-Pace Growth With $40 Million in Series C Financing and Expansion to New Markets | Zūm, the leading logistics platform for safe and reliable rides for school districts and busy families, today announced it has received $40 million in Series C funding. This brings the company’s total funding to $67 million.
BMW i Ventures... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Zum Grabs Additional $40M |
REDWOOD CITY, CA, Zum, the leading logistics platform for safe and reliable rides for school districts and busy families, today announced it has received $40 million in Series C funding.
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| Feb 28, 2019 | Zūm Raises $40M To Help Schools Save Money On Transportation | 39 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Let’s be honest: Shuttling kids back and forth from school to sports or other activities and then back home again can often feel like a full-time job for parents in addition to their existing full-t... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Term Sheet — Thursday, February 28 | ‘INVESTING IS HARD’
Good morning, Term Sheet readers.
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| Feb 28, 2019 | Zūm Raises $40M To Help Schools Save Money On Transportation | 40 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Let’s be honest: Shuttling kids back and forth from school to sports or other activities and then back home again can often feel like a full-time job for parents in addition to their existing full-t... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Daily funding roundup - February 28th, 2019 | Coin Metrics raised $1.9M; Ikonopedia raised $2M; Little Spoon raised $7M; Datical raised $10M
Coin Metrics: Coin Metrics is created to publish hard-to-acquire data about major public blockchains, and to promote some ratios. Coin Metrics ha... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Zūm, a ridesharing service for kids, raises $40 million | Ridesharing isn’t just for transporting teenagers and adults anymore. Zūm, a ridesharing startup for kids, just raised a $40 million Series C round led by BMW i Ventures with participation from Spark Capital, Sequoia Capital and Volvo Cars ... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Zūm Raises $40M Series C | Zūm, the leading logistics platform for safe and reliable rides for school districts and busy families, today announced it has received $40 million in Series C funding. This brings the company’s total funding to $67 million. BMW i Ventures ... |
| Jun 29, 2018 | These 50 founders and VCs suggest 2018 may be a tipping point for women: Part 1 | For the last several years, we’ve compiled profiles of women founders and investors at the end of each year because they’ve either raised substantial amounts of money or otherwise achieved notable milestones.
This year, we don’t want to wai... |
| Mar 15, 2018 | Term Sheet — Thursday, March 15 | ‘FRAUD IS NOT A TRADE SECRET’
Good morning, Term Sheet readers.
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| Mar 14, 2018 | Spark Capital Leads Series B Round for Zum | Zum, a provider of reliable transportation and care for children, today announced the company has secured $19 million in Series B funding. The investment was led by Spark Capital with participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital. Th... |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Zum Raises $19M in Series B |
REDWOOD CITY, CA, Provider of reliable transportation and care for children, today announced the company has secured $19 million in Series B funding.
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| Mar 14, 2018 | Zūm Raises $19M in Series B Funding | Zūm, a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of reliable transportation and care for children, secured $19m in Series B funding.
The round, which brings total venture funding to $26.8m, was led by Spark Capital with participation from existin... |
| Mar 13, 2018 | Zūm Raises $19 Million in Series B Funding, Grew 340% in 2017 | Zūm, a provider of reliable transportation and care for children, today announced the company has secured $19 million in Series B funding. The investment was led by Spark Capital with participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital. Th... |
| Aug 30, 2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, August 30 | MEET ME AT THE BARRE
Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Here’s an interesting deal that caught my eye yesterday.
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| Aug 29, 2017 | Zūm raises $5.5 million to pick your kids up from school | Busy parents could benefit a lot from ridesharing, but they can’t send their children alone in an Uber until they are 18 years old.
That’s why several startups are trying to build an “Uber for kids” concept, acting as a shuttle to take kids... |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Zūm Raises $5.5M in Series A Funding | Zūm, a Redwood City, CA-based provider of rides and care for families, raised $5.5m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Sequoia Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Bryan Schreier, partner at Sequoia, will be joining Zūm’s board ... |
| Nov 11, 2015 | AngelPad Shows Off 13 New Startups At SF Demo Day | Today, AngelPad — a five-year-old seed-stage incubator that twice a year chooses roughly a dozen startups to coach over a three-month period — held its ninth “demo day” in San Francisco. As has become routine, its founders presented to a de... |
| Female Founders: A Growing Force | The data don't lie: startups with women founders fare better than those without them. A First Round Capital study of its own investments showed that companies with a female founder performed 63% better than investments with all-male fo... |
| Zum: $140 Million Funding, $350 Million Total Raised, And $1.3 Billion Valuation | Zūm – a leading provider of modern student transportation – announced a $140 million Series E funding round. GIC, a leading global investment firm, led this new funding round. And Climate Investment and existing investors, including Sequoia... |
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