Industry | Vehicle for hire |
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Founded | Toronto, Canada (June 24, 2015 ) |
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Headquarters | Toronto , Canada |
Number of locations | 10 countries (May 2017) |
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Website |
nekso |
Nekso is a company that offers vehicle for hire services in Central and South America. Its mobile app allows users to book a taxi and track it in real time. [1]
Nekso is subsidiary of Blanclink, a holding company that started in Toronto. [1] Currently, Nekso has offices in Venezuela, [1] Panama, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, and Toronto. The application can be downloaded for on devices running Android and iOS, and the user should register a profile with their information, pictures and the payment cards with which they could schedule or cancel the service. [2]
Currently the company is operating in countries in South America and Central America such as Ecuador, [3] Venezuela, [4] Dominican Republic, as well as Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, South America, Peru, Argentina, Chile [5] and Mexico. [6] Nekso is also planning for expanding its services to cities in USA and Canada. [7] [8]
The Nekso app is available on iOS and Android. [4] It provides a mobile application that serves as a network between users and taxi lines, [4] The taxi user can utilize technology to find taxi service in their vicinity, schedule for a trip and make a transaction. [1] Also, there is panic button that can be accessed by the user and the driver to have his/her location shared if he/she is in danger. [9] At the end of the service the application gives the user the option to rate the driver. [9] The app does not charge passengers, however, it takes a certain percentage of each taxi fare. [10]
There are other similar companies that provide E-hailing services such as Easy Taxi, UnTaxi, Auto Amigo. Unlike Uber that competes with licensed taxi companies around the world, these services partnered directly with taxi firms. [10]
In October 2017, Wall Street Journal reported that Nekso facilitates 400,000 rides per month and also has 140,000 active monthly users on its platform. [11] The company CEO also announced Nekso's plan to expand their services to some Canadian and U.S cities. [11]
Blanclink, the parent company of Nekso, was chosen as one of Top 50 Startup by Silicon Valley's TiE50 in 2015. [12]
Industry | Vehicle for hire |
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Founded | Toronto, Canada (June 24, 2015 ) |
Founders |
|
Headquarters | Toronto , Canada |
Number of locations | 10 countries (May 2017) |
Key people |
|
Website |
nekso |
Nekso is a company that offers vehicle for hire services in Central and South America. Its mobile app allows users to book a taxi and track it in real time. [1]
Nekso is subsidiary of Blanclink, a holding company that started in Toronto. [1] Currently, Nekso has offices in Venezuela, [1] Panama, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, and Toronto. The application can be downloaded for on devices running Android and iOS, and the user should register a profile with their information, pictures and the payment cards with which they could schedule or cancel the service. [2]
Currently the company is operating in countries in South America and Central America such as Ecuador, [3] Venezuela, [4] Dominican Republic, as well as Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, South America, Peru, Argentina, Chile [5] and Mexico. [6] Nekso is also planning for expanding its services to cities in USA and Canada. [7] [8]
The Nekso app is available on iOS and Android. [4] It provides a mobile application that serves as a network between users and taxi lines, [4] The taxi user can utilize technology to find taxi service in their vicinity, schedule for a trip and make a transaction. [1] Also, there is panic button that can be accessed by the user and the driver to have his/her location shared if he/she is in danger. [9] At the end of the service the application gives the user the option to rate the driver. [9] The app does not charge passengers, however, it takes a certain percentage of each taxi fare. [10]
There are other similar companies that provide E-hailing services such as Easy Taxi, UnTaxi, Auto Amigo. Unlike Uber that competes with licensed taxi companies around the world, these services partnered directly with taxi firms. [10]
In October 2017, Wall Street Journal reported that Nekso facilitates 400,000 rides per month and also has 140,000 active monthly users on its platform. [11] The company CEO also announced Nekso's plan to expand their services to some Canadian and U.S cities. [11]
Blanclink, the parent company of Nekso, was chosen as one of Top 50 Startup by Silicon Valley's TiE50 in 2015. [12]