Posted July 22, 2020

Routematch, an Atlanta-based software company that provides SaaS solutions to public transportation agencies, has been acquired by Uber to support cities in providing more accessible public transportation.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Routematch’s 170 employees and CEO Pepper Harward will retain their positions under Uber.

“This acquisition brings together Uber’s expertise in on-demand, global mobility technologies with Routematch’s proven capabilities across paratransit, payments, fixed-route tools, and trip planning services. Both companies believe it will create new innovations that make it easier for agencies to provide the right transportation solutions to their riders, through an expanded suite of technologies,” David Reich, head of Uber Transit, and Pepper Harward, CEO of Routematch, wrote in a letter announcing the acquisition on Thursday.

The deal is one of several moves the ride-hailing company has made to expand its services offered and expand into the public transit space. The company has been developing public transit-related services for the last five years in 15 cities around the world, including Las Vegas and Denver. One of the first partnerships announced was with Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) — Atlanta’s public transit system.

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