Type GmbH Website fromatob.com | Area served Europe Founded 2008 | |
Industry Travel, Travel technology, Travel services Products Metasearch engine for train, airplane, coach (bus), and ride share Founders Daniel Nolte, Johannes Graßmann, Veit Blumschein | ||
fromAtoB.com is a multimodal journey planner. Via a computer program, the user can search for a connection between two destinations within Europe. In the process making, all relevant means of transportation such as train, airplane, bus, and ride share are compared and combined with another, independently of their brand. The company was founded in 2008, and is based in Munich.
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Data coverage
Currently, fromAtoB’s travel metasearch engine is available in 15 countries and translated into 11 languages, and can access information from 700 providers including Deutsche Bahn, Flixbus, Mein Fernbus, ÖBB, Renfe Operadora, Trenitalia, SNCF, Carpooling.com, and National Express. Approximately 2.5 million users per month visit the site.
History
In the beginning, the company was fostered by the German Government and the EU Commission. fromAtoB was launched by Dr. Veit Blumschein, Dr. Johannes Graßmann and Daniel Nolte as a spin-off from the RWTH Aachen University. They received further investment from various Business Angels of Seedfonds Aachen, the French Venture Capital firm Seventure Partners and Daniel Wild, CEO of Ecommerce Alliance and Tiburon.