Bileto

Bileto is a Czech software company and product brand that provides an all-in-one cloud platform for ticket sale and inspection to small and medium transport agencies. According to its official website, Bileto enables agencies to sell tickets online, at stations and onboard vehicles, covering bus, rail and other transport modes. The platform includes a reservation system with dynamic pricing, an Android-based point-of-sale mobile application for onboard sales, and a journey planner showcased at Bileto.cz that supports trip search and multi-segment journeys. Bileto positions itself as an affordable and advanced solution that lets transport agencies build their own brand and attract more passengers without complicated implementation. The company behind the brand is BTO software technologies s.r.o., headquartered at Revoluční 762/13, 110 00 Praha 1, Czechia. Bileto was founded in 2013 with support from the investment fund Rockaway Capital, a VC player focused on building innovative startups in emerging markets. Investment fund Aakon Capital also took part in the beginnings of the company together with the open access rail agency LEO Express. Between 2018 and 2020, Bileto was part of the Czech Innovation Lab from Czech Media Invest group. The company collaborated with Czech News Center media house on the journey planner project Bileto Jízdní řády (Bileto Smart Timetables), which has been owned by BTO Team since late June 2020. The company is owned by the team that has been developing the platform since 2016. Bileto is a founding member of the syndicate Alliance PRO BUS, a non-profit syndicate of bus carriers and vendors supplying the public bus line transport market, founded in 2021. The Czech Association of Public Transport Authorities (Česká asociace organizátorů veřejné dopravy) accepted Bileto among its members in 2018. The company regularly attends member conferences. Its product suite is aimed at public transport operators that want to digitalize ticketing and reservation sales, with the promise that agencies can start with Bileto in a matter of hours. The brand operates under the Bileto Group, which includes Bileto Clearing s.r.o., and is registered under Czech government data box b3y6kid, company registration number 069 96 493, VAT ID CZ 069 96 493, EORI CZ06996493, D-U-N-S 496094633, ERA Organisation Code B6L1, and UIC code 5459999 (599993).

Bileto was founded in 2013 with the support of the investment fund Rockaway Capital, a venture capital player focused on building innovative startups in emerging markets. Investment fund Aakon Capital also took part in the beginnings of the company together with the open access rail agency LEO Express. The company was established to provide software for transport agencies, opening new means of ticket sale and allowing agencies to build their brand and attract more passengers. In 2018, the Czech Association of Public Transport Authorities (Česká asociace organizátorů veřejné dopravy) accepted Bileto among its members. Between 2018 and 2020, Bileto was part of the Czech Innovation Lab from Czech Media Invest group. The company collaborated with Czech News Center media house on the journey planner project Bileto Jízdní řády (Bileto Smart Timetables). The project has been owned by BTO Team since late June 2020. The company is owned by the team that has been developing the platform since 2016. In 2021, Bileto became a founding member of the syndicate Alliance PRO BUS, a non-profit syndicate of bus carriers and vendors supplying the public bus line transport market. The company operates under the Bileto Group, which includes Bileto Clearing s.r.o. Its platform is used by transport agencies such as kmko logis and MP Bus, as indicated on the official website. Bileto continues to develop its cloud platform, onboard point-of-sale application and journey planner, positioning itself as an affordable and advanced solution for public transport ticketing.

• 2021

  Bileto became a founding member of the Alliance PRO BUS syndicate.

• 2020

  BTO Team took ownership of the Bileto Jízdní řády (Bileto Smart Timetables) project in late June.

• 2018

  Accepted as a member of the Czech Association of Public Transport Authorities.

• 2018

  Bileto became part of the Czech Innovation Lab from Czech Media Invest group (until 2020).

• 2013

  Bileto founded with support from Rockaway Capital, Aakon Capital and LEO Express.

Affordable and advanced solutions for public transport, enabling agencies to build their brand and attract more passengers with low implementation cost and fast deployment.

• Bileto cloud platform

  All-in-one platform for ticket sale and inspection for bus, rail and other transport modes, with online, station and onboard sales.

• Reservation system

  Enables ticket and reservation sales online and at stations, with multiple parameters and dynamic pricing.

• Onboard point-of-sale application

  Android-based mobile application allowing agencies to sell tickets on buses or trains, with features for commercial and long-distance transport.

• Bileto Journey Planner

  End-to-end journey planning technology showcased at Bileto.cz, supporting trip search and multi-segment journeys.

1. 1Bileto official website homepagebileto.com
2. 2Bileto Company pagebileto.com
3. 3Wikidata entry for Biletowikidata.org