BC Business
Founder and CEO
AGE: 27
COMPANY: Go2Gether Inc.
“For campuses and companies tight on parking space and conscious of the environmental impact, the app takes an average of 15 to 25 cars off the road each week”
The Story: As a business student driving each day from her Surrey home to SFU’s Burnaby campus, Alice Park knew there had to be a better way to brave the daily commute. And so Go2Gether—a ridesharing platform that encourages large employers to support carpooling—was born. The app allows drivers who belong to a member organization to post their future trips, which other members (potential passengers) can then view over a secure network; organizations pay a subscription fee to belong, but members use the app for free. For campuses and companies tight on parking space and conscious of the environmental impact, the app takes an average of 15 to 25 cars off the road each week. Park launched Go2Gether in 2013 (with a $50,000 loan from the federal government) shortly after graduating, and already she has a series of Lower Mainland employers, including her alma mater, on board. Still, her parents aren’t sold. “My parents had brought me to Canada to get a good education and expected that in a business faculty, I would get a job at a large company,” says the South Korean native.
Markers of Success: Go2Gether currently generates enough revenues to cover costs for Park’s seven-person operation and has signed pilot contracts with Vancity, SFU and the Vancouver Airport Authority. Park hopes to officially launch the Go2Gether app in September 2015, at which point she hopes to sell to universities, colleges and corporate campuses across Canada. —Jacob Parry
Meet Alice Park and the rest of the 2015 30 Under 30 winners at this year’s celebration event!