Spare - About the company
Spare is a series B company based in Vancouver (Canada), founded in 2015 by Josh Andrews, Kristoffer Vik Hansen and Alexey Indeev. It operates as an Operations management solutions for transit operators. Spare has raised $59M in funding from Inovia Capital and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The company has 163 active competitors, including 7 funded and 11 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Cubic, Transit Technologies and IVU Traffic Technologies.
Company Details
Operations management solutions for transit operators. The platform provides an end-to-end ecosystem for operating modern paratransit and public transportation services.
- Website
- spare.com
- Registered Address
- SUITE 810, 815 W HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA V6C 1B4
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$59M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 163 active competitors
Employee Count
295 as on Sep 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Spare
Spare is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SPARE LABS INC. CIN: 200439099 , United States, Active | Aug 16, 2022 | - | - | - |
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Spare's funding and investors
Spare has raised a total funding of $59M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 30, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Sep 10, 2024 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Spare has 12 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Spare:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 10, 2024 | 6650375 | Series B | 9276282 | 3766068 | 9305606 | 2516525 |
Jun 04, 2024 | 5602872 | Series A | 4046571 | 5407961 | 9323371 | 2547244 |
Nov 30, 2021 | 7557881 | Series A | 3578495 | 4071894 |
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Spare's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Spare are Josh Andrews, Kristoffer Vik Hansen and Alexey Indeev. Kristoffer Vik Hansen is the CEO of Spare.
Here are the details of Spare's key team members:
- Josh Andrews: Co-Founder & COO of Spare. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Kristoffer Vik Hansen: Co-Founder & CEO of Spare. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Alexey Indeev: Co-Founder & CTO of Spare. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Spare's employee count trend
Spare has 295 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Spare's employee count trend over the years:
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Spare's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Spare include Cubic, Transit Technologies and IVU Traffic Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Spare, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Cubic 1951, San Diego (United States), Acquired | Provider of integrated solutions for public transportation and defence sectors | - | 63/100 | |
2nd | Transit Technologies 2019, Knoxville (United States), Funding Raised | Provider of end-to-end intelligent transport management solutions for public transport operators | - | 52/100 | |
3rd | Operations management solutions for transit operators | $59M | 51/100 | ||
4th | IVU Traffic Technologies 1976, Berlin (Germany), Public | Developer of integrated IT systems for public transport and rail companies | - | 51/100 | |
5th | Journeo 1993, Ashby de la Zouch (United Kingdom), Public | Provider of integrated technology systems for public transport networks | - | - | 51/100 |
6th | End-to-end management solutions for public transport operators | - | - | 49/100 | |
7th | Passio Technologies 2010, Atlanta (United States), Unfunded | Provider of smart transit solutions | - | - | 49/100 |
8th | Provider of software and technology solutions for transport | - | - | 48/100 | |
9th | Provider of intelligent transportation systems solutions for the public passenger transport sector | $49.4M | 48/100 | ||
10th | Developer of software for mobility services, information, ticketing, and fleet management | - | 47/100 |
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Spare's Investments and acquisitions
Spare has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Spare
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News related to Spare
Media has covered Spare for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Spare Unveils First Seamless Al Tareq (Open Banking) Powered Cross-Border Transactions in the GCCFintech Finance•Apr 28, 2026•Spare
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BC Transit Partners with Vancouver-Based Spare to Modernize handyDART Transportation Across 29 B.C. CommunitiesBusiness Wire•Jan 07, 2026•Spare, Bctransit
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TransLink Selects Vancouver-Based Spare to Modernize HandyDART Across Metro VancouverFinancial Post•Jan 03, 2026•TransLink, Spare
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Spare partners with Eazy Financial Services to launch open banking capabilities in BahrainZawya•Nov 16, 2022•SPARE, Eazy, Spare, Spare
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