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Switchboard
YC W19Vancouver, CA · Founded 2015 · 24 employees · 18 known investors
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Switchboard is a fleet management platform that helps transportation fleets manage compliance with DOT and NSC regulations through electronic logging devices (ELD) and real-time driver safety analytics. The platform serves commercial transportation companies across North America with GPS tracking, dashcam integration, asset monitoring, and compliance reporting features.
Also known as Switchboard Group, Inc. · onswitchboard.com · Switchboard
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)
Switchboard was founded in 2015 by Michael Ip.
Investors · 18
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Switchboard offers an electronic logging device (ELD) and fleet management platform aimed at commercial transportation operators. The company's public materials position the product around fleet compliance and day-to-day fleet operations, with the platform presented to prospective users through product demonstrations.
Customer testimonials published by the company reference use by safety and compliance managers, dispatch teams and safety divisions at trucking operators, along with support for drivers using the ELD hardware. Named customers include Rai Express Lines Ltd., Centurion Trucking Inc. and Richmond Transport Ltd.
▸Full profile — technology, go-to-market, geography
Technology
The offering combines ELD hardware used by drivers with a fleet management software platform covering compliance and fleet, dispatch and safety workflows.
Go-to-market
Switchboard markets the platform directly through its website, offering prospective customers a demonstration of the ELD and fleet management platform as an entry point, and highlights customer testimonials emphasizing account and support service.
Commercial trucking and transportation fleets, including their safety and compliance, dispatch and operations functions; referenced customers are Canadian-based carriers such as Rai Express Lines Ltd., Centurion Trucking Inc. and Richmond Transport Ltd.
Geography
The company states that its platform is used by fleets across North America.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Switchboard do?
- Switchboard provides an ELD and fleet management platform used by transportation fleets across North America.
- Who founded Switchboard?
- Switchboard was founded by Michael Ip in 2015.
- Who are Switchboard's investors?
- Switchboard's investors include Jude Gomila, MAGIC Fund, Soma Capital, Utopian Ventures, Y Combinator, Agrolimen Ventures, Employee Stock Option Fund, Exponent Capital and 10 more.
- Where is Switchboard headquartered?
- Switchboard is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.