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Zagster is a venture-funded startup company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that designs, builds and operates bike sharing programs for cities, universities, corporate campuses, hotels, and residential communities across the United States. Zagster currently operates over 100 bike sharing programs including systems for Yale University, Cleveland, Ohio, Quicken Loans, Hyatt, General Motors, The Related Companies, Irvine Company and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. == History == Zagster was founded in 2007 by Drexel University graduates Timothy Ericson and Jason Meinzer as 'CityRyde'. CityRyde initially sought to operate a bike-sharing program in the Philadelphia region, but later established itself as a software provider and consultant in the industry.〔(All for Profit and Profiting for All | Entrepreneur.com )〕 In September 2009, CityRyde launched Spark, the world’s first off-the-shelf bike-sharing fleet management software, at the University of Chicago. Spark's featured include electronic user registration, automated rental processes, integration with automated locking mechanisms, a customized reporting dashboard, and the ability to integrate with existing systems. Spark was implemented at 10 universities, including the University of Chicago, Cornell University, University of Colorado at Boulder and Drexel University. In 2012 CityRyde was renamed Zagster and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts to join the TechStars startup accelerator program.〔(Meet the 13 New TechStars Boston Startups | Xconomy )〕 Zagster was also selected as a finalist for the MassChallenge startup competition in 2012. The company raised a $1M funding round in fall 2012 led by LaunchCapital and Fontinalis Partners.〔(Zagster | LaunchCapital )〕 In July 2015, Zagster raised $3.5 million in a Series A funding round led by LaunchCapital and Fontinalis Partners. Zagster launched bike sharing programs for General Motors, Duke University, and Cleveland, Ohio in the summer of 2014. In 2015, the company launched bike sharing programs for Workday, Inc., Intuitive Surgical, Purdue University, and Samsung in California. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zagster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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