BusRight, a NYC-based provider of a student transportation technology platform, has raised $30 million in a funding round led by Volition Capital.
As part of this funding round, Tomy Han, Partner at Volition Capital, will join BusRight’s Board of Directors.
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The company plans to use the funds to grow its operations and support product development.
Platform updates include the first 24/7 AI-powered student transportation assistant, more accurate local mapping, and NFC-based child safety features.
BusRight helps make sure every student can get to school safely and reliably. Its technology solves major challenges for school transportation teams, including a severe bus driver shortage, rising parent expectations, and more complex bus routes. The platform combines driver navigation, route planning, student rider tracking, parent communication, and live GPS tracking into a single system. This allows transportation leaders to create bus routes in 60 seconds, track buses in real time, and contact parents with one click.
BusRight is growing amid major changes in student transportation, driven by new regulations, increased funding for technology, and rising demand for school safety, real-time visibility, and improved operations.
The country’s $900 billion K-12 education system depends on 13,000 transportation leaders who help more than 20 million students get to and from school each day. Many school bus fleets begin the day with 15–30% fewer drivers than needed, leading to last-minute route cancellations, a surge in parent calls, missed pickups and added pressure on an already strained workforce. In a sector that has seen limited technology support, many bus drivers still rely on paper route sheets. At the same time, transportation leaders often spend their days driving buses instead of managing operations and may work more than 12 hours a day just to keep services running.
BusRight is well-positioned to solve these challenges and bring the nation’s largest mass transit system into the modern age. Nearly one million parents, drivers, dispatchers, business managers, and superintendents across 36 states use BusRight to help strengthen trust in public education.
“BusRight saved us $989,000 in the first year,” said Gregory Mott, Superintendent of Schools for the Poughkeepsie City School District. “I cannot think of another tool in the district that has improved student safety so much while also helping the school’s finances.”
“Student transportation teams have not received the recognition or investment they deserve for far too long,” said Keith Corso, Co-Founder and CEO of BusRight. “We are proud to work with Volition Capital, a team that believes transportation directors, route planners, dispatchers, and drivers are a vital part of public education and deserve the support and investment that match the importance of their work every day.”
“My experience in school systems showed me how quickly education was changing and how urgently it needed better tools,” said BusRight Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer Phillip Dunn, who previously served as CIO of the sixth-largest school district in the country. “BusRight was built to improve public infrastructure with the same ease and impact people expect from modern consumer technology.”
“BusRight is building a leading platform in a market that is both large and essential,” said Tomy Han, Partner at Volition Capital. “The team has shown strong execution, solid customer adoption, and a product that plays an important role in daily transportation operations. We are excited to partner with BusRight as it grows into a strong market leader.”
About BusRight
Founded in 2019 by CEO Keith Corso and Chief Product Officer Phillip Dunn, BusRight is an all-in-one student transportation technology platform. The company helps schools transport students safely, reliably, and efficiently. Based in New York, BusRight works with communities across the US to bring modern solutions to public education.
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