Ritu Narayan, Founder of Zum

About Ritu Narayan

Ritu Narayan is the Founder and CEO of Zūm, a startup focused on modernizing and electrifying student transportation. She founded Zūm in 2014 after experiencing difficulties arranging transportation for her children. Narayan is an alumna of Stanford Graduate School of Business and holds an undergraduate degree in computer science from the Delhi Institute of Technology.

Ritu Narayan at a glance

• Company: Zum
• Total raised: $430M
• Latest round: Series F
• Investors: Sequoia, SoftBank, TPG, GIC
• Location: San Carlos, California, United States

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