CooCoo Inc.

CooCoo elevates the transit experience by providing real-time schedule information and mobile ticketing.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Software
  • Location Huntington, NY, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded March 2009
  • Employees 8
  • Website coocoo.com

Company Summary

CooCoo provides real-time transit schedules and e-ticketing to more than 560,000 commuters. Just send your station-to-station request in a text message to 266266 (CooCoo) and in seconds you'll have the most accurate schedule available (for example: Huntington to Penn Station). Works for LIRR, Metro North, NJ Transit, PATH and Boston's MBTA trains and buses. More cities coming. Also available as iPhone and Android app as well as mobile web.

Team

  • Mitchell York
    CEO

    Long history in building businesses in media and Internet services. Former senior exec of CMP Media Inc. (Manhasset), Ziff Davis Media, LendingTree and NetCreations.

  • Brad Beshaw
    CTO, Co-Founder

    Deep background in telecom, call center management and predictive dialing systems. Built the technology platform for CooCoo.

  • Ryan Thompson
    Product Mgr./Co-Founder

    Neuroscience graduate of University of Virginia, varsity lacrosse player. Responsible for relationship development and management with transit system partners.

  • Mark Fasciano
    Board Member

    Managing Director of Canrock Ventures. Former CEO of FatWire Software.

  • Jeffrey Leventhal
    Board Member

    CEO of Work Market Inc. and serial entrepreneur.

  • Stephen Veith
    Director of Business Development

    Former senior executive of CMP Media Inc. and Zifff Davis Media.

  • Christopher Boylan
    Board Member

    Director, Transportation and Infrastructure Practice at Harris Rand Lusk. Former deputy executive director of NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority

  • David Calone
    Board Member

    Managing Director, Jove Equity Partners. Chairman, Suffolk County Planning Commission. Former Justice Department prosecutor and special assistant in NYS Attorney General's office.

  • Mitchell York

Previous Investors

  • Canrock Ventures
    Unconfirmed
    Soundboard Angel Fund
    Unconfirmed
    Jove Equity Partners
    Unconfirmed

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