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HopSkipDrive
HopSkipDrive is a ridesharing company that provides service to children and older adults. It has operations in 13 states in the United States. It is mostly aimed at school aged children who have IEPs, those that fall under the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act or are in foster care, who are legally restricted to use other vehicle for hire services. It is often used as a supplement to traditional school buses.
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HopSkipDrive at a glance
HopSkipDrive is a logistics tech company headquartered in United States. It has raised at least $35.4M across the 4 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round raised $4.3M in September 2021. Xcout tracks 10 named people at HopSkipDrive, including Joanna McFarland (CEO & Co-Founder). Xcout recorded 41 job postings from HopSkipDrive in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Salesforce, Claude, Gemini.
HopSkipDrive leadership
- Joanna McFarlandCEO & Co-Founder
- Brian WrightCareDriver Operations
- Corey McMahonProduct & Technology
- David KatcherOperations
- Jen BrandenburgerSafety
- Joseph BrumfieldBusiness Development
4 more named people on record for HopSkipDrive, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
HopSkipDrive funding rounds
At least $35.4M raised across the 4 rounds on record. Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $4.3M | 5 named | |
| SEC Form D filing | $17M | — | |
| SEC Form D filing | $10.2M | — | |
| Seed | $3.9M | — |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Hiring at HopSkipDrive
Xcout recorded 41 job postings from HopSkipDrive in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
Tools named in HopSkipDrive's job postings
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see HopSkipDrive's hiring signals →
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HopSkipDrive competitors
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More on HopSkipDrive in Xcout Intel
- 10 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- 4 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access