Green Commuter

Only technology to manage vanpool and carshare in one integrated platform. We rent our fleet of EVs to commuters during rush hour & car share rest of the time

  • Stage $1M in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Transportation
  • Location Los Angeles, CA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded June 2014
  • Employees 14
  • Incorporation Type S-corp
  • Website greencommuter.org

Company Summary

Green Commuter, headquartered at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, offers vanpooling, car share and fleet replacement in zero-emission, all electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse gases, improve traffic flow and decrease the cost of mobility. Our proprietary technology allows for vehicle repurposing throughout the day, resulting in full ZEV utilization, expanded client base, positive impacts and a multi-revenue stream model.

Team

  • Founder & CEO

    Gustavo is an entrepreneur with two decades of strategic planning and management experience. He has had successful ventures as CEO for landscape management and transportation companies. Gustavo created Green Commuter with a vision to improve the environment while capitalizing on the opportunity to connect individual mobility business models into one, using zero-emission vehicles. His wife and three kids keep him focused on the end result.

  • Head of Vanpool & Fleet Operations

    Derek developed marketing & outreach for Los Angeles Metro’s Vanpool program, developed Ride Matching Software, and Commute & Vanpool Tracking Systems. He spearheads the development of national fleet operations, vanpool formations and internal operations.

  • Chief Technology Officer

    Is a UCLA graduate in Computer Science and has several years of experience working as an independent developer and engineer; his hands-on direction has accelerated the Green Commuter platform from prototype into a fully realized product. He leads all software development projects and is responsible for long-term technology planning.

  • Director, Grants & Partnerships

    Has an MBA with management consulting and over 15 years fundraising experience. Leslie identifies and pursues grant and partnership opportunities and proposals, bringing in significant funding contributions and community relationships.

  • Ian brings a formidable combination of skills and experience with a background in accounting, financial management, investor relations, operations & business development. He’s contributed his expertise to both Fortune 500 companies spanning numerous industries–Disney, Nestle, Toyota & AT&T among others–as well as small mission-driven start-ups looking to scale. He earned his bachelor’s in accounting from UCSB & received an MBA from the USC.

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