# Micah Bergdale

> Micah Bergdale is a New York entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of transit-ticketing company Bytemark, and founder and CEO of electric-vehicle rental company Joulez. His career connects technical service, mobile fare collection and the operating details of electric rentals.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Joulez
- **Organizations:** Joulez, Bytemark, Digital Criterion, Apple, New York City Small Business Advisory Commission, Israel360
- **Education:** Northern Arizona University, University of Chicago
- **Known for:** Co-founded Bytemark and led it through the development of visual mobile transit ticketing., Named among NYCEDC’s 2024 Founder Fellowship participants., Listed as a co-inventor on US10375573B2, concerning hands-free fare validation.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Founded IT consulting firm Digital Criterion.
- **2011** — Co-founded Bytemark.
- **2012** — Bytemark mobile tickets entered service at NY Waterway.
- **2017** — Bytemark supplied NYC Ferry mobile ticketing; Hacon became its majority shareholder.
- **2018** — Marcus Welz succeeded Bergdale as Bytemark CEO in October.
- **2021** — Founded Joulez, incorporated May 24.
- **2024** — Listed in NYCEDC Founder Fellowship participants with Joulez.
- **2025** — Filed a Democratic congressional candidacy for NY-12 in December.
- **2026** — Suspended his congressional campaign in May after ballot removal.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Bytemark and led it through the development of visual mobile transit ticketing.
- Named among NYCEDC’s 2024 Founder Fellowship participants.
- Listed as a co-inventor on US10375573B2, concerning hands-free fare validation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared in an Auto Rental News interview about operating an electric rental fleet.
- **2026-06** — Charged Fleet described Joulez’s emphasis on business customers.
- **2026-05** — Announced suspension of his NY-12 congressional campaign.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/micah.bergdale
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahbergdale
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/micahbergdale
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/micahbergdale.bsky.social

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Last updated: 2026-10-23