jeremie romand geoff mathieux fred gomez christof baumbach headquarters san francisco united states website wingz.com wingz is a peer to peer marketplace that connects local drivers with travelers who schedule their private fixed price rides to and from the airports . during the booking process travelers define the number of passengers and luggage items to transport . the company is based in san francisco california . 1 contents 1 history 2 product 3 funding 4 airports presence 5 payment 6 safety 7 references 8 external links history edit wingz originally known as tickengo was founded by geoff mathieux jeremie romand fred gomez and christof baumbach in april 2011 . tickengo was a ride sharing platform matching drivers and passengers going to the same destination . 2 in november 2013 california regulators formally legalized ride sharing services classifying them as transportation network companies . in 2014 tickengo changed its focus to scheduled airport rides only and rebranded as wingz . 3 4 5 6 7 product edit wingz publishes mobile applications for iphone and android devices adapting existing ride sharing software for pre scheduled rides . the company has a pending utility patent for its scheduled rides technology . the app will automatically suggest a pick up time according to riders travel details . drivers can now easily track the passenger s flight status in real time and adjust pick up schedules accordingly . this new app also answers critical challenges in terms of user experience with a new streamlined and intuitive approach . funding edit willie brown former mayor of san francisco serves as lawyer and advisor to wingz representing the company before the california public utilities commission . in march 2015 wingz announced that it had raised 2.7 m in equity funding from the following investors ocotea holdings florence ventures blue angels ventures big bloom investments binux capital bright success capital limited olive tree jack russo david chen vincent ma larry marcus and other angel investors . 8 in january 2016 wingz announced that it had raised 11m in equity funding from expedia inc. altimeter capital and marc benioff ceo of salesforce.com . 9 airports presence edit since obtaining its cpuc license in 2014 wingz has served airports throughout the western u.s. the company is expanding nationwide . 10 payment edit passenger payment to drivers is processed entirely online or through the mobile app . the payment process is completely cashless . safety edit to use the wingz software drivers must be at least 21 years old . their car can be any mid size full size 4 door vehicle 7 passengers van or suv in good condition . there is a zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy . all wingz drivers are hand picked trained background and dmv record checked . wingz provides passengers with a 1m per incident liability insurance policy and all vehicles are inspected by professionals . references edit geoffrey fowler wall street journal staff writer 28 october 2012 . taxi apps face bumpy road . wall street journal . retrieved 2012 10 28 . saraswathi staff writer 14 september 2012 . tickengo click sit and go . thetechpanda . retrieved 2012 09 14 . benny evangelista san francisco chronicle staff writer 4 december 2012 . state puc to hold hearings on new cab app laws . san francisco chronicle . retrieved 2012 12 04 . geoffrey fowler wall street journal staff writer 28 october 2012 . taxi apps face bumpy road . wall street journal . retrieved 2012 10 28 . wingz joins list of ridesharing companies permitted to operate at sfo . cbs sf bay area . 13 november 2014 . sfo transportation network wingz gets permit to operate at airport . bay city news . 14 november 2014 . ryan lawler staff writer 8 october 2012 . while the california puc cracks down on ride sharing sidecar and lyft commit to staying on the road . techcrunch . retrieved 2012 10 08 . lora kolodny wall street journal staff 13 april 2015 . wingz raises 2m to book airport rides for people who plan ahead . wall street journal . retrieved 2015 04 13 . jean baptiste su forbes silicon valley contributor 25 january 2016 . wingz raises 11 million to disrupt airport rides plans nationwide expansion . forbes . retrieved 2016 01 25 . carolyne said sf gate 18 march 2014 . wingz gets puc green light as official tnc provider . wall street journal . external links edit wingz retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wingz company & oldid 743700588 categories companies based in san francisco2011 establishments in californiatransportation network companies navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial 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