Tiffany Chu riding a bus in Detroit. Chu, who is the cofounder of Remix, an application that helps urban planners with the full mix of transportation options, does not own a car.
Growing up, Tiffany Chu wanted to be an architect and a gymnast. Little did she know that she’d be a chief executive officer (CEO) and cofounder of a multimillion-dollar transportation planning software company—before the age of 30.
“I thought I would be designing houses for other people, but now I get to help other people design transportation systems for their whole city,” said Chu.
The 32-year-old Chu, who’s never actually owned a car, is now in the transportation industry, where she is the senior vice president (SVP) at Via, the company that acquired Remix, which she cofounded in 2014. Via, a startup that makes mobility solutions for public transit, acquired Remix for $100 million dollars in March 2021.
Though her title has changed, Chu will still be running the show at Remix as the company will maintain its independent brand, though Remix will become a critical part of Via’s overall set of transportation offerings, she said.
“I get to lead Remix at Via. Any planning related to Remix under the Via umbrella is what I get to work on. I can focus more on product and design instead of being a CEO. I get to spend more time with our customers. I get to be the face and the voice of Remix at Via externally and represent that ethos around partnering with cities and…