Transit
Montreal, CA · Founded 2012 · 1,482 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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Anne-Sophie Gauvinunlockedknows Sam Vermette · together at Université de Montréal (overlapped)
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Transit is a public transit app that helps people navigate cities using buses, trains, bikes, and walking instead of cars. The company builds mobile navigation and real-time transit data products for urban commuters, and partners with transit agencies.
Founders & leadership
Transit was founded in 2012 by Sam Vermette and Guillaume Campagna.
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Sam VermetteinCo-founder & CEOSam Vermette is a product designer with over 20 years of experience in user interface and mobile application design; he holds a B.Sc. in industrial design from the University of Montreal and previously released several mobile apps that reached millions of downloads before co-founding Transit.
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Guillaume CampagnainCo-founder & CTO
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Jake SioninChief Operating Officer
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David Block-SchachterinChief Business Officer
Investors · 3
Competitors · 2
by search overlapMoovit116746 shared keywordsMoovit is a mobile application that provides real-time public transit information, including schedules, maps, and step-by-step directions for buses, trains, trams, and subways across multiple countries.
Citymapper36017 shared keywordsCitymapper is a mobile app that provides real-time transit information, journey planning, and AI-powered route recommendations across 400+ major cities worldwide, offering both consumer features and B2B solutions for cities and transit agencies.
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In the news
Bay Area Group Files Lawsuit Against Transit Funding Measure, Says It’s ‘Deceptive’ | KQEDkqed.org · Aug 2026
Mass Transit’s 2026 Transit Ballot Measure Tracker - TransLoctransloc.com · Aug 2026
AASHTO Journal - TxDOT to Oversee Issuance of $154M in Transit Fundingaashtojournal.transportation.org · Aug 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Transit do?
- Transit is a public transit app that helps people navigate cities using buses, trains, bikes, and walking instead of cars. The company builds mobile navigation and real-time transit data products for urban commuters, and partners with transit agencies.
- Who founded Transit?
- Transit was founded by Sam Vermette, Guillaume Campagna in 2012.
- Who are Transit's investors?
- Transit's investors include Accel, Alliance Ventures, FounderFuel.
- Where is Transit headquartered?
- Transit is headquartered in Montreal, CA.