Help move the
world forward
Spartians
Agencies served
1M+Rides every month
Every city deserves transit that actually works
Spare builds the software that makes it happen. We partner with government and transit agencies across three continents to run smarter, more connected service. Learn more about Spare →
Real impact, every day.
Our products move people to work, school, and care across six continents.
Operators-in-the-loop.
We ship with the people running service — not just for them.
Built to last.
Spare is private, profitable, and playing a long game.
Six principles that shape every Spartian.
We’re a team with different ways of working: some fully remote, some hybrid, and some primarily in-office. What unites us is a shared commitment to thoughtful execution, strong collaboration, and a deep love for making a difference. Here’s what we look for and what we try to live up to.
Take Ownership
We lead with initiative, responsibility, trust, and reliability. When a project faces challenges, we proactively seek solutions and complete tasks without waiting for direction. Mistakes are opportunities for growth, and we drive a culture of high performance and high trust..
Growth Mindset
We don't fear failure — we learn from it as fast as possible. We actively seek and accept constructive feedback, adapt to new methods, and constantly update our own operating system. We learn from each other's successes and failures. When one of us grows, we all grow.
Execute with Urgency
We drive forward decisively and efficiently. We take swift, calculated actions to meet deadlines — cutting scope, reducing cycle time, and measuring in days, not weeks. We always ask ourselves, “Why not now?”
Drive Results
We measure results over effort and results over process. We're resourceful and creative in pursuit of our goals, consistently setting measurable targets, tracking progress, and making data-driven decisions.
No Assholes
We don't tolerate toxic work environments. Feedback should aim to assist. We operate from a place of respect and transparency, identify a common goal, and work toward it together. We're on the same team.
Customer Obsession
We prioritize the success of our customers and solve their problems. We ask, “Does this drive customer success?”, show empathy, and stay curious about their journey. Our customers being successful is what makes us successful.
“Spare felt like the perfect fit, helping solve a massive problem that has a huge impact on people's ability to access care and improve their overall wellbeing.”
“Having a disability and seeing a company that promoted the benefits of enhanced mobility was a big deal… Spare's tagline was 'unlock mobility for everyone, and that really struck me.”
“The people who are willing to put their ideas on the table learn faster, build better, and keep moving forward.”
Built so you can do the best work of your career
We take care of the basics so the team can focus on the hard, interesting problems.
Three founders. One Spare.
Spare is led by three co-founders who have built the company together since its founding in 2015. Each leads a core function, but the direction of the company is shared.
Josh leads Operations, responsible for ensuring that what Spare builds is deployed and delivers real-world value. His leadership has been central to rolling out over 200 on-demand mobility services, with a focus on execution and making transportation accessible at scale.
Alexey leads Engineering, overseeing the apps, infrastructure, and systems that power the full Spare platform. His team is responsible for the reliability of a platform that supports transit operations across three continents and millions of rides.
Kristoffer leads Sales & Marketing, drawing on his background as a lead solution architect for data-driven mobility platforms. His team is responsible for building agency relationships, growing partnerships, and communicating the value of Spare to transit agencies.
A high-performing culture, built for people who want to do their best work
Spare is intentionally a high-performing environment. We hire people who want to be challenged, who take ownership of outcomes rather than tasks, and who hold themselves and each other to a high bar. That's not about long hours or hustle culture, it's about clarity, accountability, and genuinely caring whether the work lands.
High performers get real scope, real autonomy, and real trust. The freedom to make decisions and the expectation that they'll own the results. In return, we invest in making sure people actually enjoy doing that work together, not just tolerate it.
We push hard on the work because it matters and we push just as hard on making sure the people doing that work feel like a team, not a distributed group of individual contributors who happen to share a Slack.
A small mascot. A meaningful symbol.
Sammy the Squirrel is Spare's mascot, a small, familiar face woven into our culture and our day-to-day.
Acorns are how we recognize great work. When someone on the team goes above and beyond — ships something meaningful, supports a colleague, or makes a real difference for a customer — they earn an acorn. Collect enough, and they can be redeemed for rewards.
It's a small gesture for work that's anything but.