Seven Dimensions

1. Proximity

2. Community Network

3. Business Model

4. Mobile Platform

5. GTM Strategy

6. Marketplace

7. Brand Story

Our Concept and Strategy

We’re building a first of its kind “community network”. It will make ridesharing an intrinsic part of everyone’s day. Our users will map their existing local trips and we'll use their overlapping trips to suggest shared rides.  We’ll enable these shared rides across seven dimensions (see dropdowns).

Our business model is proprietary, confidential and multi-layered. In the first layer, we pay trip drivers $0.20 per mile to drive wherever they already go.  In the second layer, we also pay them this amount for every additional occupant  in their car, and their riders each pay us $0.25 per mile. Since the trip driver and rider always choose each other, we’re confident these first two layers will induce shared trips, given that our trip drivers, who are everyday users of cars, never go out of their way.

Powered by AI, our automated app will keep trip drivers on their schedules and routes, and keep riders in their back seats. Everyone will save money, save time and save our climate, while strengthening their connections to neighbors, shoppers, coworkers, schoolmates, parishioners, etc.

Network effects and app improvements will fuel higher car occupancy and more spontaneous trips. We’ll accelerate these by revealing additional layers, and trips we earlier invested in will turn profitable. And due to the cost savings achieved - up to 75% for those who mostly drive themselves and 90% for those who only ride - we’ll be able to extend our service locally and expand it globally.

Our Traction

In mid-August, we launched the first version of our iOS Roam™ app – a tool for mapping local trips – testing first with our internal team. A week later, we began testing with friends and family. We then began external testing and have continually improved how people join and grow the Roam™ community.  Today, those who drive are mapping their local car trips and sharing our Roam™ app with their neighbors, coworkers, and others nearby, who also mostly drive.
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In the first 4 months testers mapped over 13K miles of driving. Achieving repeat usage of our app will turn overlapping routes into ride offers and ride requests. This will lead to steady growth in shared rides.‍ We currently have 60 active drivers, 2,234 trips mapped, and 17,930 total miles. Our 2025 waitlist has 650+ people ready to download the app.

Our Experience and Team

Each of us has “lived” in our problem space for a long time. Vivek has spent 20 years applying tech to strengthening communities. Jan and his former cofounders each have 6 years each as the founding team of RRive, a highly innovative carpooling startup in Germany. And Holden and Estéfanny have each invested their expertise for 2+ years to give our venture a strong identity that’s grounded in a global reality.

Vivek drove almost 800 Uber trips as research (2014 through 2019). Rrive completed 45,000+ driven miles and 9,000+ ridden miles (2023, 2024).

We’re based in Silicon Valley and Koblenz, Germany, with research and data analytics in Brazil. We share a common mission and vision, and are determined to apply our deep and complementary skills to achieve them. Join us as we navigate the road ahead, and create a future driven by you.

Join Us. We envision a future driven by you.