Have you ever had to scramble to find an elementary student a safe and reliable ride from school, practice, or rehearsal? Do you ever stress about conflicting schedules? What do you do in these situations? Cancel obligations, like most people?
Rita Narayan, founder of Zum, saw a big need for safe, reliable transportation. Rita quit her thriving career to raise her four children, but she later asked the question: how can I advance my career while ensuring my kids have safe, reliable care. With that, Rita and her two brothers sought to create a platform to to solve this problem that many parents experience.
Now, Zum is the fastest growning ride and care company for children.
On their website, they outline their history, mission, and how the rides are ensured to be safe service for the children. Zum drivers and caretakers have screenings, vetting processes (fingerprinting, driving rests, sex offender records, address history and SSN validation), and a car inspections ensuring safety is always first.
After reading through many reviews on Zum, everything is very positive that I saw. Zum is on track to soon reach 1 Million rides. They envision going nation wide in the future while being the #1 transportation and care service for children.
This is such a cool idea! I also really like Zum’s website. I had never heard of Zum before and love the idea. How is Zum different than Uber or Lyft? Is Zum specifically for just children?
I think that this is a really good idea that helps solve a really big problem. With the stress and craziness of every day life, this can help take some responsibility off of parents’ shoulders and allow them to feel safe about who is giving their kids a ride. I think that at first I would have been a little skeptical but seeing how much it has grown and all the good reviews I think that this is a safe and legitimate website.
This seems like a really great business idea. Providing safe, reliable transport has to be a real headache for people, especially those with children. Nice article!
-Asher
This is a cool idea, helping kids stay safe while getting rides is really important. I hadn’t heard of Zum before, but I’m glad it’s out there because it can be a valuble resource to families who need it.
It’s so awesome that she was able to take a first-hand problem and develop a solution that is becoming wildly successful. That just goes to show that no matter what stage of life you’re in, you can still be an entrepreneur and innovator.