Spare
Spare sells AI-powered transit operations software to government agencies, helping them manage paratransit, microtransit, and fixed-route services. The 293-person company raised $67M in a September 2024 Series B, with backing from Japan Airlines and Inovia Capital.
The growth story
Spare grew from 57 to 293 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $67M along the way, most recently a Series B in September 2024.
About
Spare provides a configurable platform for public transit agencies to coordinate different service types like ADA paratransit and on-demand microtransit. Its software handles eligibility, booking, dispatch and payments for these services.
The company has grown to nearly 300 employees and recently closed a $67M Series B. Investors include strategic backers like Japan Airlines alongside VC firms, suggesting interest in transit-tech partnerships.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest department with 35 employees. The leadership team has not been disclosed, but the company's rapid hiring suggests a focus on go-to-market execution.
The Spare org chart
Kristoffer Vik Hansen (Co Founder and CEO) leads 57 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 80 (+33% YoY), Engineering 41 (-7% YoY), Operations 30 (+15% YoY), Customer Success and Support 22 (+5% YoY), Business Development 18 (-14% YoY), Marketing 11 (+10% YoY).
Talent flow
Many employees come from transit software firms like Trapeze (7 hires) and Swiftly (3). Alumni frequently move to other mobility startups like Optibus or fintech firms like Clio.
Most common previous employers of Spare staff: Trapeze (7), The University of British Columbia (6), Sutherland (4), Swiftly (3), Simon Fraser University (3), TELUS (2). Former Spare employees most often moved to SilverRide (4), Clio (4), MOMENTUM (1), BMO (1), Building in Stealth Mode (1), Optibus (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Spare mafia
Six alumni have founded companies, including stealth-mode ventures and mobility startups like Field Crew AI. One founder built B-SIDE, a 4-person company.
6Kemp Edmonds, was Advisor until 2016Niklas Mey, was Founding Head of Marketing until 2022Benjamin Laval, was AI Product Engineer until 2026Josh Szepesi, was Senior Customer Success Manager until 2022Xindao Qi, was Senior Software Developer until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 34% direct, 20% search, 20% social, 12% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Spare: Leadership (71), Communication (59), Customer Service (58), Project Management (58), Microsoft Office (58), Teamwork (53), Microsoft Excel (42), Team Leadership (41).
Where the team actually sits
Spare people are concentrated in British Columbia, Canada (58), Ontario, Canada (15), Canada (9), Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area (6).
Search footprint
Spare attracts about 1,484 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 81 ranking keywords and lost 73 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Spare has 293 employees as of September 2026.
Spare has raised $67M in total, most recently a Series B round in September 2024.
Spare was founded in 2015 by Kristoffer Vik Hansen, Josh Andrews, Alexey Indeev.
Kristoffer Vik Hansen (Co Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Spare's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Spare staff are Trapeze (7 people), The University of British Columbia (6 people), Sutherland (4 people).
Former Spare employees most often move to SilverRide (4), Clio (4), MOMENTUM (1).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Spare, including Building in Stealth Mode, B-SIDE, MOMENTUM.
Spare attracts about 1,484 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Spare staff are Leadership, Communication, Customer Service, Project Management, Microsoft Office.
Spare staff are concentrated in British Columbia, Canada (58), Ontario, Canada (15), Canada (9).
Spare has about 80 people in Sales, up 33% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Spare has about 41 people in Engineering, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 140 current and 185 former Spare profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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