Transport mobility

Ontra Mobility

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Founded 2023Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Ontra Mobility is founded by two former Googler engineers with PhDs in operations research. Ontra helps cities and other transit agencies increase ridership through data-driven planning and real-time optimization. The founders developed the software that powered MARTA Reach in Atlanta, GA and CAT SMART in Savannah, GA.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Product & workflow

How Ontra brings demand modeling, optimization, and scenario testing into one workflow to recommend service that works under real-world constraints.

Source-reported As recorded 2026-10-31

Founders & team

2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2023 · Source

Origins

Connor and Anthony met at Georgia Tech where they graduated with PhDs in operations research with a focus on optimization for public transit systems. Their publications have been cited over 150 times, appearing in IJACI and Transportation Science. Together, they have over a decade of experience in optimization of transit systems. While at Georgia Tech, they developed and managed full-stack deployments of MARTA Reach (<https://itsmarta.com/reach>), a public on-demand ride-sharing service in Atlanta, GA, and the SMART Transit pilot (<https://catchacat.org/smart>), in Savannah, GA.

Founder account As recorded 2026-09-15

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Y Combinator

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNew York City, NY, USA; Remote
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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