Nekso

Short description: Vehicle for hire services company

Nekso

Industry| Vehicle for hire
Founded| Toronto, Canada (June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24))
Founders|

* Vahid Akbari (CEO)
* Azam Mohabbatian

Headquarters|

Toronto

Canada

Number of locations

| 10 countries (May 2017)

Key people

* Domingo Guzman,
* Milad Zabihi
* Kevin McLaughlin
* David Winterstein

Website| nekso.io

Nekso is a company that offers vehicle for hire services in Central and South America. Its mobile app allows users to book a taxi and track it in real time.[1]

## History

Nekso is subsidiary of Blanclink, a holding company that started in Toronto.[1] Currently, Nekso has offices in Venezuela,[1] Panama, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, and Toronto. The application can be downloaded for on devices running Android and iOS, and the user should register a profile with their information, pictures and the payment cards with which they could schedule or cancel the service.[2]

Currently the company is operating in countries in South America and Central America such as Ecuador,[3] Venezuela,[4] Dominican Republic, as well as Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, South America, Peru, Argentina, Chile[5] and Mexico.[6] Nekso is also planning for expanding its services to cities in USA and Canada.[7][8]

The Nekso app is available on iOS and Android.[4] It provides a mobile application that serves as a network between users and taxi lines,[4] The taxi user can utilize technology to find taxi service in their vicinity, schedule for a trip and make a transaction.[1] Also, there is panic button that can be accessed by the user and the driver to have his/her location shared if he/she is in danger.[9] At the end of the service the application gives the user the option to rate the driver.[9] The app does not charge passengers, however, it takes a certain percentage of each taxi fare.[10]

There are other similar companies that provide E-hailing services such as Easy Taxi, UnTaxi, Auto Amigo. Unlike Uber that competes with licensed taxi companies around the world, these services partnered directly with taxi firms.[10]

In October 2017, The Wall Street Journal reported that Nekso facilitates 400,000 rides per month and also has 140,000 active monthly users on its platform.[11] The company CEO also announced Nekso's plan to expand their services to some Canadian and U.S cities.[11]

## Awards

Blanclink, the parent company of Nekso, was chosen as one of Top 50 Startup by Silicon Valley's TiE50 in 2015.[12]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Peña, William. "Nekso, el uber de las líneas de taxis tradicionales". PC World. http://www.pcworldenespanol.com/2016/06/15/nekso-uber-las-lineas-taxis-tradicionales/. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
2. ↑ Agüero, Selene. "Sustituto de Easy Taxi comenzará a trabajar en el país". LaRepublica.net - Soluciones para profesionales. https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/sustituto-de-easy-taxi-comenzara-a-trabajar-en-el-pais.
3. ↑ Telégrafo, El (2017-06-19). "Taxistas conversaron con operadora nacional" (in es-LA). El Telégrafo. http://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/guayaquil/10/taxistas-conversaron-con-operadora-nacional.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Nekso llegó a Ecuador con rápido servicio de taxis". Noticia al Día. Noticia al Día. June 20, 2017. http://noticiaaldia.com/2017/06/nekso-llego-a-ecuador-con-rapido-servicio-de-taxis/. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
5. ↑ Noguera González, Jarmon (May 4, 2017). "Nueva aplicación quiere reunir a todos los taxistas ticos". La Prensal Libre. La Prensal Libre. https://www.laprensalibre.cr/Noticias/detalle/109936/nueva-aplicacion-quiere-reunir-a-todos-los-taxistas-ticos. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
6. ↑ ""Nekso", la app de taxistas que quiere expulsar a Uber | La Jornada Maya". https://www.lajornadamaya.mx/2017-11-30/-Nekso
la-app-de-taxistas-que-quiere-expulsar-a-Uber.
7. ↑ "Nekso Inc will Launch Toronto’s First Taxi-Hailing App - WHEELS.ca" (in en-CA). WHEELS.ca. https://www.wheels.ca/news/nekso-inc-toronto-taxi-hailing-app/.
8. ↑ Mckenzie, Kevin Hinton & Ryan. "Taxi-hailing app Nekso to launch in North America in early 2018" (in en). BCBusiness. https://www.bcbusiness.ca/Taxi-hailing-app-Nekso-to-launch-in-North-America-in-early-2018.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "ENTER.CO". http://www.enter.co/chips-bits/apps-software/nueva-app-para-pedir-taxi-en-bogota-cuenta-con-un-boton-de-panico/.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wong, Christine. "Toronto-based firm launches Venezuela’s ‘Uber’ without taxi tensions". ITbusiness. http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/toronto-based-firm-launches-venezulas-uber-without-taxi-tensions/77749. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 George-Cosh, David (2017-10-24). "Nekso Raising Capital for South American Ride Hailing" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nekso-raising-capital-for-south-american-ride-hailing-1508868307.
12. ↑ "Welcome to TiE50 Awards". http://www.tie50.net/TiE50Awards/TiE50_TopStartUps_2015.asp.

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