It is unknown how much its user base has grown over the years. Zipster said then that the beta version of its app has been downloaded by 16,000 users. It was “poised to be the next disruptor in the land transport sector” and had plans to expand regionally, working with Enterprise Singapore. It also offers a route planning function, discount vouchers for ride-hailing services, and acts as a cost aggregator for trips taken via public transport or private-hire services.Īt the time, Zipster had plans to launch “three to five” subscription plans in the next six months, which will offer commuters up to 20 per cent savings. Zipster brings on board public buses and trains, ride-hailing companies like Grab and Gojek, bike-sharing service Anywheel, bus-pooling service ShareTransport, and BlueSG, which operates an electric car-sharing service.Ĭommuters can compare multiple traveling options and book private transport services like ride-hailing on the app. The SMRT and Toyota Tsusho-backed startup launched transport app Zipster in September 2019, dubbing it as Asia’s first all-in-one transit application. They had also previously received a seed investment from SMRT. In October 2018, mobilityX announced that it had raised an undisclosed Series A round led by Toyota Tsusho, the trading arm of the Toyota Group. The Straits Times reported today (June 29) that tech startup mobilityX has closed down after just two years of operation in Singapore.
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