Chazz Sims is the CEO and co-founder of Wise Systems, a Boston-area company that uses machine learning to plan and continuously re-plan last-mile delivery routes in real time. Born in Irmo, South Carolina, he studied computer science at MIT and turned a Media Lab class project into a logistics platform now used by fleets like Anheuser-Busch and Lyft. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Enterprise Technology in 2021 for the company's role keeping supply chains moving during the pandemic.
Wise Systems is a Cambridge, Massachusetts software company that uses machine learning to plan, dispatch, and continuously re-optimize last-mile delivery routes in real time. Spun out of the MIT Media Lab in 2014, its AI-driven platform helps fleets run more efficient, more predictable deliveries for enterprises including Anheuser-Busch and Lyft. The company raised $50M in Series C funding in 2021, bringing total funding to roughly $73M.
Zūm is a Redwood City, California company that has reinvented the most analog corner of education: the yellow school bus. It pairs an AI-driven routing and fleet-management platform with apps for parents, drivers and districts, then layers on a fast-growing fleet of electric buses with vehicle-to-grid charging that can sell power back to the grid. Serving roughly 4,500 schools and districts nationwide, Zūm turned a clipboard-and-radio industry into a connected, electrified mobility network.