Swiftly, Inc.

Swiftly, Inc. builds software for public transit agencies, providing a data platform designed to make transportation more reliable and efficient. The platform covers three areas: sharing real-time passenger information with riders, managing day-to-day operations, and improving service performance. It is used by more than 200 transit agencies across 12 countries, including agencies in the United States.

The company reports measurable results from deployments of its platform: improvements of up to 40% in on-time performance, increases of up to 50% in the accuracy of passenger information, and transit data analysis that is 90% faster. The technical work behind this spans data platform development, real-time data processing, transit data analytics and passenger information systems.

Swiftly operates in the public transportation and urban mobility sectors. Its team is largely drawn from the transit world or from people with deep expertise in urban mobility. The company describes its focus as mission-driven: making transit more reliable and more attractive to riders, informed by an understanding of the frustration caused by unreliable service and poor information.