Coord

Coord is a technology company focused on transforming city streets through comprehensive curb management. The company provides a platform that empowers cities to digitally inventory, manage, price, and operate their curb space at scale. This is achieved through tools like the Surveyor augmented reality app for data collection and APIs that offer detailed information on curb regulations. Coord's solutions aim to reduce congestion and illegal parking by providing real-time data to commercial drivers and delivery fleets, allowing them to find and pay for legal loading zones, known as Smart Zones.

The company originated in 2016 as a project within Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet Inc.'s urban innovation arm, and was co-founded by CEO Stephen Smyth and Jacob Baskin. Smyth, an engineer with a background in transportation and technology, drew inspiration from his work at BMW and various tech companies to address urban mobility challenges. Coord spun out as an independent entity and in October 2018, announced a $5 million Series A funding round led by Alliance Ventures, with participation from Trucks, Urban.us, and DB Digital Ventures. In April 2022, Coord was acquired by Sidewalk Labs, which was later absorbed into Google that same year.

Coord's business model involves licensing its platform and tools to cities, universities, airports, and private developments. It also provides its API to mobility companies to integrate curb data into their operations. The platform is designed to foster collaboration between the public and private sectors to create safer, more efficient, and equitable streets. By digitizing curb data, Coord enables cities to better manage the increasing demand from ride-hailing services, delivery vehicles, and micromobility options. The company has partnered with numerous North American cities, including Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and Nashville.

Keywords: curb management, mobility data, smart cities, urban technology, transportation management, curb data platform, street analytics, parking solutions, loading zone management, fleet management solutions, urban mobility, Sidewalk Labs, Stephen Smyth, real-time curb data, smart zones, transportation logistics, last-mile delivery, API, augmented reality, traffic congestion