Modal

On-demand transit software that delivers 3-5x lower cost per rider than industry-standard microtransit.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Mobility Tech
  • Location Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded October 2025
  • Employees 2
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website ridemodal.com

Company Summary

Modal is a Georgia Tech and Michigan spinout building affordable on-demand transit software for public transit agencies. Our $5M in research pilots delivered industry-leading results:

• 3-5x lower cost per rider than traditional microtransit
• 66% MoM ridership growth with MARTA
• 3 min average wait time with UMich

Ryan (GT ML PhD student) and Pascal (professor and national AI lab director) are raising a $2.3M seed to scale their software.

Team

  • Ryan Rodriguez

  • Pascal Van Hentenryck
    Co-founder, CSO

    Pascal is the A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor at Georgia Tech, the director of the NSF Artificial Intelligence Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT), and the director of Tech-AI, the AI hub at Georgia Tech. His research focuses on artificial intelligence for engineering and science and, in particular, transportation, manufacturing, and supply chains.

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