Swiftly - About the company
Swiftly is a series A company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2014 by Jonny Simkin and Will Dayton. It operates as a Tech-enabled platform offers transit planning and management solutions. Swiftly has raised $13M in funding from investors like Via ID, JMI Management and Plug and Play Tech Center. The company has 79 active competitors, including 8 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Via, TripSpark and Optibus Technologies.
Company Details
Swiftly provides a tech-enabled platform that offers transit planning and management solutions. It offers data-driven software solutions like Transtime offers real-time transit information, Metronome offers vehicle operations management solutions, Insight offers transit analytics solutions. It offers solutions to plan, schedule, and manages the operations of transit.
- Website
- www.goswift.ly/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@goswift.ly
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$13M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
2nd among 79 active competitors
Employee Count
147 as on Sep 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Swiftly
Swiftly is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SWIFTLY, INC. CIN: 465294828 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2013 | - | 76 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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Swiftly's funding and investors
Swiftly has raised a total funding of $13M over 6 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Dec 09, 2020 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Swiftly has 25 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Swiftly:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Dec 09, 2020 | 2649128 | Series A | 4286522 | 1732534 | 1085907 | 6980864 |
Aug 20, 2020 | 7665726 | Series A | 9464280 | 2220488 | 9987939 | 6998071 |
Jun 07, 2019 | 5530939 | Series A | 3636012 | 1948518 | 9505597 |
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Swiftly's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Swiftly's key team members:
- Jonny Simkin: Co-Founder & CEO of Swiftly. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Will Dayton: Co-Founder of Swiftly and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Swiftly's employee count trend
Swiftly has 147 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Swiftly's employee count trend over the years:
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Swiftly's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Swiftly include Via, TripSpark and Optibus Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Swiftly, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Via 2012, New York City (United States), Public | Developer of software platforms for managing public transit network operations | $1.25B | 82/100 | |
2nd | Swiftly 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Tech-enabled platform offers transit planning and management solutions | $13M | 60/100 | |
3rd |  TripSpark 2014, Cedar Rapids (United States), Acquired | Saas-enabled paratransit software solutions for transport operators | - | - | 56/100 |
4th |  Optibus Technologies 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series D | Provider of end-to-end public transportation management software | $260M | 54/100 | |
5th | TransLoc 2004, Durham (United States), Acquired | Platform offering end-to-end software solutions for micro transit operators | $8M | 53/100 | |
6th |  Tracsis 2004, Leeds (United Kingdom), Public | Provider of software, hardware, data analytics, and transport services | - | 52/100 | |
7th | Teralytics 2012, Zurich (Switzerland), Series A | Provider of AI-based analytic marking solutions for businesses | $17.5M | 51/100 | |
8th |  SHARE Mobility 2009, Columbus (United States), Series A | Saas-enabled transit planning solutions | $12M | 46/100 | |
9th |  GoMetro 2011, Cape Town (South Africa), Series A | SaaS-based transit planning solutions for public transport operators | $12.4M | 45/100 | |
10th | TSO Mobile 2002, Miami (United States), Acquired | Provider of SaaS-driven fleet management & vehicle telemetry solutions | - | - | 43/100 |
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Swiftly's Investments and acquisitions
Swiftly has acquired 2 companies including Hopthru and BYBE. Swiftly has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Swiftly
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News related to Swiftly
Filter this listMedia has covered Swiftly for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Swiftly & ExtraMile Convenience Stores Partner for Digital Alcohol CashbackRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Jan 22, 2026•Chevron ExtraMile, Swift, Swiftly
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Swiftly To Partner with EG America to Launch Digital Alcohol Cashback Offers in SmartRewards AppBusiness Wire•Nov 12, 2025•Swiftly
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Cove Hill Partners Leads Strategic Investment in SwiftlyGlobal Legal Chronicle•Jun 13, 2025•Weil, Swiftly, Cove Hill Partners
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Swiftly quickly gets brick-and-mortar stores set up to cater to online customersTechCrunch+•Mar 08, 2022•Swiftly
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Seattle startup Swiftly lands $100M to help grocers fend off Amazon and other e-commerce playersGeekWire•Mar 08, 2022•Swiftly, Swiftly, Worm Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures and 7 others
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Public Transit Big Data Provider Swiftly Receives Strategic Growth Investment from JMI Equity to Expand Ability to Make Cities Move EfficientlyBusiness Wire•Dec 09, 2020•Swiftly, JMI Management, Wind Capital, Aster and 1 other
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Swiftly Announces Collaboration With SMRT To Accelerate Expansion Into AsiaAiThority•Aug 19, 2020•Swiftly, SMRT
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Swiftly snags funding and hooks Zion Market as a clientRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Sep 13, 2019•Swiftly, NOVEL CAPITAL
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Swiftly raises $10 million Series A to power real-time transit data in your cityTechCrunch+•Jun 07, 2019•Swiftly, Aster, Samsung NEXT, Renewal Funds and 8 others
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