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Numaan Akram
Founder of Rally OurBus, creators of the bus rideshare, pioneering Mass Mobility as a Service
Numaan Akram is a visionary entrepreneur whose career has been dedicated to transforming the transportation industry, particularly the bus sector, since 2015.
Starting with small charter bus companies, Numaan developed innovative apps for crowd-sourcing routes and crowdfunding trips, then went on to create a platform connecting bus fleets and establishing a managed marketplace for bus businesses.
His achievements include leading a remarkable turnaround during pandemic shutdowns, growing the company to a nine-figure annual revenue and establishing a prominent assetless bus service in the US with millions of customers.
Numaan's strategic partnerships include collaborations with the NFL for Super Bowl promotions, engaging with the SEC for potential public listing via SPAC merger, raising substantial financing while ensuring high capital efficiency, and venturing into international markets like Germany and Brazil.
He successfully merged US mass mobility companies into a unified platform, facilitated the largest mass mobilization with the Women's March on Washington, and secured investments from major industry players, including the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer.
With a BS in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Numaan Akram has a diverse professional background, having founded Rally Bus and Psyography, worked as a System Architect at ContextWeb, and served as a Solutions Architect at Univision. His entrepreneurial journey was incubated at Yale University, where the institution became the company's first investor.
Numaan Akram's leadership, innovation, and strategic acumen have positioned him as a key figure in revolutionizing mass transportation and bus services globally.