# Sam Vermette

> Sam Vermette is the Montreal-based co-founder and CEO of Transit. Trained in industrial design and self-taught in programming, he helped launch the app with Guillaume Campagna in 2012. His work combines readable transit information, mobile product design, and partnerships with public transportation agencies.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Transit
- **Organizations:** Transit
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Product Design, Université de Montréal
- **Known for:** Co-founded Transit, an app used in cities around the world., Created open-source iOS components including SVPullToRefresh., Built agency partnerships alongside Transit’s rider-facing app.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2010** — Studied industrial and product design at Université de Montréal.
- **2011** — Presented Snapping the pixels at CocoaHeads Montréal.
- **2012** — Co-founded Transit with Guillaume Campagna; the app launched on iPhone.
- **2015** — Discussed designing Transit for Apple Watch and introduced stop notifications.
- **2017** — Transit partnered with STM to make real-time Montreal bus information available.
- **2021** — Co-signed the explanation for Transit’s Royale subscription model.
- **2022** — Welcomed Canadian agencies to Transit’s first Roundtable in Montreal.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Transit, an app used in cities around the world.
- Created open-source iOS components including SVPullToRefresh.
- Built agency partnerships alongside Transit’s rider-facing app.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Discussed rider feedback, real-time information and more than 200 agency partners in a CleanEnergy.ca interview.
- **2026-09** — Canadian Business published his first-person account of creating Transit.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/samvermette
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/samvermette
- GitHub: https://github.com/samvermette

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Last updated: 2026-10-14