- Scoop, largest enterprise carpooling solution in the country, announced recently that it raised $60 million and the company launched in Detroit in partnership with Bedrock
Scoop — the largest enterprise carpooling solution in the country — announced it has raised $60 million in funding. This round of funding was led by Activate Capital with new investors including NGP Capital, BNP Paribas, and Total Ventures. Returning investors Index Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, Workday Ventures, and G2VP also joined the round. Including this round, Scoop has raised more than $106 million in funding.
This funding round comes at a time of rapid growth for the company. Ever since the company launched in 2015, Scoop has the go-to enterprise carpooling solution for employers as the company has partnered with more than 55 innovative companies including LinkedIn, Workday, and T-Mobile to mitigate the commute’s impact on their workforces.
Scoop recently launched in Detroit in partnership with Bedrock. Now Scoop is operating in more than 2,000 cities around the country and is planning to expand rapidly to other major metro areas impacted by rising congestion and drive alone rates.
“We continue to be impressed by Scoop’s ability to create deeply meaningful impact for both their customers and commuters,” said Activate Capital managing director Raj Atluru. “We strongly believe that Scoop will continue to be the go-to solution for enterprises across the country that want to diversify mobility options in order to better attract, engage, and retain top talent. Scoop is at the forefront of re-imagining the employee commute, and we look forward to working with them as they deliver on this truly unique and innovative service.”
In order to guide its expansion, Scoop will invest in its team to ensure the product best serves both customers and carpoolers. Plus the company added Bill Thayer to its executive team as Chief Revenue Officer to accelerate enterprise adoption and meet the requirements of some of the fastest-growing and most innovative companies in the world. Thayer spent over two decades in the energy sector first as American Power Conversion in several senior leadership, management, and sales roles. And prior to joining Scoop, he served as Executive Vice President of Sales at fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy.
“We’re thrilled to partner with both our investors and customers to help improve what is often one of the worst parts of all of our days: our commutes,” added Scoop co-founder and CEO Robert Sadow. “We look forward to aggressively expanding across the United States in order to meaningfully impact quality of life for commuters everywhere.”
