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Business News/ News / World/This Indian-origin mom's $1.3 billion startup is changing school conveyance in US..
Zum, founded by Ritu Narayan, started as a self-financed Uber-like platform offering parents a reliable transportation solution with a mobile app for scheduling rides and tracking children's locations, now worth $1.3 billion with contracts in multiple states...
Ritu Narayan, formerly involved in managing tech products for major companies like eBay and Oracle, encountered a familiar challenge, that is ensuring her children's punctual arrival at school while balancing her career responsibilities. ..
Meanwhile, Narayan told CNBC Make It, I knew [Zums original model] was changing the lives of working parents..
Narayan received messages from working mothers who found themselves able to concentrate on their careers and achieve promotions once Zum alleviated the pressure of rushing to collect their children...
