Philipp Mintchin is the CEO and founder of Splyt, a B2B marketplace that connects institutional supply and demand for ground-based transport.
Early life and education
Philipp Mintchin launched his first venture at 13, did his first international deal at 16 and had been branded a disruptive influence in logistics by the age of 20. In 2005, he studied International Baccalaureate, Physics, Economics, and Chemistry from International School of Dϋsseldorf. Mintchin graduated from Kingston University, with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with Business in 2014.
His work is his life, just like his life is his work. Between work and family, Philipp is a keen tennis player, traveler aficionado, and dog lover.
Early career
Since August 2015, Philipp Mintchin has been an advocate at Tech London Advocates Limited. TLA is a private sector managed a group of leaders supporting London’s technology sector and directing the issues on the horizon. The group is a not-for-profit community of people with hopes to establish and promote London as a world-leading digital and technology city.
Philipp Mintchin has also been a member of Board of Directors at UPALL, a James Jones & Sons company in Manchester, United Kingdom since September 2016. UPALL is a shared venture and one of the UK`s largest and most progressive timber companies and PM Ventures, led by James Jones & Sons Ltd.
Splyt
In May 2015, Philipp Mintchin co-founded and became the CEO of Splyt, a B2B mobility marketplace that connects institutional supply and demand for ground-based transport, along with Andrius Skerla as Technical Director, Stephen Mason as Chief Technology Officer, and Yulia Dankova. Splyt makes mobility inventory available through its single API, without the users of its demand-side partners needing to download or register with additional suppliers. Through its roaming API, Splyt acts as the backbone for borderless travel, without in-app change. Splyt have created a vast network of over 1000 cities across Europe, America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
The team launched the company in London as a leader in on-demand transportation, with a particular focus on ride-pooling. Following a lawsuit for running without a private-hire license, the team recognized alternatives outside the UK in July 2015. In the following six months, the company signed white-label license agreements with taxi companies in Belgium, France, and Nigeria. In November 2016, SplytCon Dubai brought together mobility experts from around the world. Mobility roaming becomes an obvious need.
In January 2017, following the Dubai conference, Splyt switched gears to become the leading mobility roaming platform in the world– a unique access point to a global mobility market that joins providers with consumers of on-demand transportation services. Between February and October 2017, Splyt signed up with some of the leading global transportation providers. The ride-hailing inventory available on the marketplace reaches 28 million cars in more than 29 countries and across five continents.
In October 2017, at SplytCon Barcelona, the team explored the more extensive future of urban mobility and announced access to the world-leading mobility marketplace. In 2018, Splyt diversified its consumer partners, including hotels, booking platforms, airlines, travel agents, expense platforms, travel experiences; a new SplytCon is also on the horizon.
Funding rounds
In May 2015, Splyt secured $800,000 in a pre-seed funding round. In January 2016, Splyt raised $1.1 million in a seed round. In December 2016, Splyt raised another seed round of $4.6 million. In June 2019, Splyt raised $8 million in a Series A funding round, led by investor Grab, to enhance its service across the world.
The fund will be used to hasten Splyt’s development into new markets, enhance its proprietary technology, and fortify its extensive network of institutional requirement and provide associates for ground-based transportation.
Splyt has raised a total of $14.5 million in funding over four rounds. Splyt has $1.7 million in an estimated revenue annually. Splyt competes with SkedGo, UbiGo, and Citymapper.
Personal investment
In September 2017, Philipp Mintchin invested in PapaJobs, along with Eugene Timko, which valued the company at $600,000 in this investment.