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Carpooling built for your campus community. Share rides with verified students, save money, reduce your footprint, and meet people along the way.

Free forever for students. No credit card needed.

500+

Rides shared

2.4t

CO2 saved

1,200+

Connections made

Features

Everything you need to share the ride

OpenSeat makes carpooling easy, safe, and social for your campus community.

Verified community

Only @unc.edu email addresses. Every rider is a real, verified member of your campus.

Offer or find rides

Going somewhere? Publish your ride. Need a lift? Search by destination, time, and vibe.

Vibe matching

Chatty, chill, music lover, or study mode? Match with riders who share your energy.

Smart meeting points

Automatic pickup suggestions based on your location and the driver's route.

Event-based rides

Big game this weekend? Concert on Friday? Find rides organized around campus events.

Badges & reputation

Build trust through ratings, badges, and connections. The more you ride, the more you earn.

How it works

Three steps to your next ride

01

Sign up with your .edu email

Create your account in seconds. We verify your university email to keep the community safe.

02

Set up your profile & vibe

Add your info, car details (if driving), and pick your ride vibe. Let people know who you are.

03

Offer or find a ride

Heading somewhere? Publish your open seats. Need a lift? Browse rides and request to join.

Community first

More than just a ride

OpenSeat is about the people you meet. Share a 20-minute drive and walk away with a new friend, study buddy, or someone who loves the same niche podcast as you.

4.8

Average ride rating

85%

Riders connect after trips

$0

Always free for students

About

Built for communities,
not just campuses

OpenSeat started at UNC Chapel Hill, but the vision is bigger. Any university, company, or organization with a closed community can launch their own carpooling network on OpenSeat.

We verify members through their institutional email, so every rider in your network is someone who belongs. No strangers, no uncertainty — just your people sharing the road.

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University live

Any

.edu domain supported

Orgs

Companies welcome

Open

Source & transparent

Team

The people behind OpenSeat

The team building the infrastructure for campus mobility

Belén Franco

Belén Franco

Co-Founder | Strategy & Operations

Business-oriented Industrial Engineer with experience in strategy, operations, and project development. Belén focuses on understanding the full context to identify growth opportunities and execute high-impact initiatives. With a pragmatic and holistic perspective, she bridges strategy with implementation, ensuring ideas translate into concrete results.

Florencia Grimaldi

Florencia Grimaldi

Co-Founder | Supply Chain & Data

Industrial Engineer with experience in global e-commerce, working at the intersection of data, operations, and business. Florencia combines quantitative analysis with operational insight to turn information into actionable decisions. Focused on supply chain, costs, and performance, she ensures end-to-end visibility and identifies optimization opportunities.

Tomás Latorre

Tomás Latorre

Co-Founder | Data Engineering

Data Engineer with experience in designing robust data pipelines, ETL optimization, and scalable data architectures. Proficient in Python, SQL, dBT, BigQuery, and Azure. Tomás brings a strong foundation in data modeling, quality, and governance — turning raw data into reliable infrastructure that powers decisions.

Nicolás González Vedoya

Nicolás González Vedoya

Co-Founder | Finance

Business Economics graduate and Master's in Finance candidate at UTDT. Nicolás brings expertise in financial modeling and digital payments, ensuring OpenSeat's business model is sound and scalable. His analytical rigor and fintech background drive the project's financial strategy.

I'm a student

Your university is already on OpenSeat or you want to start sharing rides right away? Create your account and get started in seconds.

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I represent an organization

Want to bring OpenSeat to your university, company, or community? Let us know and we'll set you up with your own private carpooling network.

Request access for your org

Questions? Reach us at hello@openseat-app.com

Ready to share the ride?

Join your campus community on OpenSeat. It takes less than a minute to get started.