Wingz, Inc.[1][2] (originally known as Tickengo) is a vehicle for hire company that provides private, scheduled, and fixed-price rides in 30 major cities across the United States via mobile app.
All Wingz rides are flat-rate, meaning they do not undergo other companies’ volatile pricing shifts that surge during phases of low supply or high demand.
Once a rider requests a booking, they are presented up front with their price for the trip; all transactions must be made by credit card and are not charged until a ride is provided.
Wingz maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards drug and alcohol use and regularly schedules interviews with their drivers to ensure high levels of service.
Wingz (originally known as Tickengo) was founded by Geoff Mathieux, Jeremie Romand, Fred Gomez and Christof Baumbach in April 2011.
[9][10][11][12][13] Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco, served as lawyer and advisor to Wingz, representing the company before the California Public Utilities Commission.
In March 2015, Wingz announced that it had raised $2.7M in equity funding from 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, Xavier Niel and other angel investors.