FromAtoB.com

fromAtoB.com is an intermodal journey planner and online booking platform for European travel, accessible via a web browser or mobile apps for Android and iOS. All relevant means of transportation such as train, airplane, bus, and carpool can be compared and combined within one trip.[1] The company was founded in 2008, and is based in Berlin with an office in Aachen.

fromAtoB GmbH
Type of site
GmbH
FoundedAachen, Germany 2008 (2008)
Area servedEurope
Founder(s)Veit Blumschein, Johannes Graßmann, Daniel Nolte
IndustryTravel, Travel technology, Travel services
ProductsTravel metasearch engine
URLwww.fromatob.com

Data coverage

Currently, fromAtoB's travel metasearch engine is available in 15 countries and in 11 languages.[2] The search engine can access information from more than 700 providers including Deutsche Bahn, Flixbus, Swiss Federal Railways, ÖBB, Renfe Operadora, Trenitalia, Eurowings, SNCF, Carpooling.com, and National Express Coaches. Tickets for Deutsche Bahn, Trenitalia, Eurowings and SBB can be booked directly through fromAtoB. If a user decides on a different provider, fromAtoB redirects to the provider's page and allows the user to finish the booking there. Approximately 2.5 million users visited the site per month in 2013.[2]

History

The company was supported by the German Government and the EU Commission. fromAtoB was launched under the German name Verkehrsmittelvergleich.de by Dr. Veit Blumschein, Dr. Johannes Graßmann and Daniel Nolte as a spin-off from the RWTH Aachen University.[3] They received further investment from various Business Angels including Seedfonds Aachen, French venture capital firm Seventure Partners and Daniel Wild, CEO of Ecommerce Alliance and Tiburon.[1][3] Due to problems with intermediate financing, fromAtoB GmbH filed for insolvency in December 2017 and its assets were acquired by German gas station operator Tank & Rast.[4] fromAtoB.com is now run by Tank & Rast subsidiary Pinion Digital GmbH.

References
  1. "Munich-based fromAtoB receives 7-figure funding / EU-Startups". Eu-startups.com. November 28, 2013.
  2. "Multimodal Travel Startup, FromAtoB, Closes 7-Figure Series A To Expand Internationally & Go Mobile". TechCrunch. November 27, 2013.
  3. Richters, Kim (28 November 2013). "Seventure Partners backs fromAtoB". unquote.com.
  4. "Tankstellenbetreiber übernimmt Mobility-Startup FromAtoB". Gründerszene Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-19.
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