Sergey Petrossov
Sergey Petrossov is the young entrepreneur who founded JetSmarter in 2012. JetSmarter's skillful technology, management, and advisory teams - many of whom are credited with successful project execution for NASA, Nokia, Microsoft, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Uber - bring a combined experience of more than 100 years in technology, private air travel and logistics to the table.
While that in itself would allow more people to experience flying in a private jet, Petrossov wants to further encourage the concept of jet-sharing, which, much like ridesharing, would further allow friends (or even strangers, for that matter) to band together, split the cost of the flight, and then fly in style to the destination of their choice.
How we are going to do it is the next question, but we are taking baby steps to get there.” If JetSmarter is indeed able to make private jet travel more affordable, then that's going to result in a major evolution in the way we as ordinary consumers choose how to travel - which is certainly a rather exciting prospect to look forward to.
Customers pay an annual fee of $15,000 (£11,547; 13,127 euros), which includes access to some flights free of further charges; for an additional cost they can also arrange flights themselves, and in some cases share the cost of these with other members.
Sergey Petrossov started several smaller businesses before he ultimately came up with the idea for JetSmarter and the technology that would accompany it He knew from a young age that starting companies and working in technology was his calling and was what he ultimately wanted to do with his life.
Q&A with JetSmarter CEO about his entrepreneurial ride, road ahead Miami Herald In December, JetSmarter, the Fort Lauderdale-based private jet marketplace, announced that it raised $105 million from new and existing investors, including the Saudi royal family and Jay Z. Investors value the company at $1.5 billion, which in venture-capital speak makes it a rare unicorn,” a private company valued over $1 billion.
As for private aviation, I quickly ascertained that there was something missing from the industry—the ease of booking flights quickly via a mobile app, that's it. With the creation of JetSmarter, we've simplified the booking process, provided free and discounted flights to regular travelers and consumers, and grown the company globally as we continue to solve problems for people.
The ideal created by Sergey Petrossov and team evolved into a concept that delivers a solution for existing travelers and those who fly commercial routes but Sergey Petrossov Miami, Florida. want added flexibility. Back in the early days, a JetSmarter membership also included free helicopter service to its airports and catering on the flights.
Finally, his interest in travel, computer science, and technology makes him come up with more discoveries in the business, transport, and technology industry. One of the benefits to travel by private jet is skipping the hassle of TSA. They built the first beta-version of the JetSmarter App in August 2012, which was used by a closed group of people.
One day in 2009, he joined a friend on an experimental private flight in South Florida. The JetSmarter app is available for iOS and Android download in the iTunes store or Google Play store. If that happens, JetSmarter may become as much of a household name as Apple and General Electric.
Its technology and efficient platform - driven by algorithms, artificial intelligence and mobile distribution - optimizes inventory to drive down prices, create availability, and gives JetSmarter the resources to continue to grow U.S. and globally. His inspiration for the idea began in 2009 when he started using private jets to travel, and he realized that the archaic, and mostly-analog, industry had plenty of opportunities for innovation and growth.