About GNet Connect
GNet Connect is the B2B marketplace for ground transportation, built by GRiDD Technologies. We’re a small, dedicated team with a big mission: give the $10+ billion ground transportation industry the tools it needs to compete in the 21st century — without having to reinvent existing technology.
How GNet Was Born
In 2011, GRiDD Technologies co-founder and CEO Amir Zafar and Reza Shahbazi were working with a client building a proprietary reservation system. The client wanted all affiliates to use the same app — and Zafar and Shahbazi saw a systemic problem. They asked a question no one in the industry had answered: “Why isn’t there a network? Why should everyone use the same app?”
After two years of research, Zafar and Reza Shahbazi found no one building a true open standard for ground transportation connectivity. So they built it themselves. In 2015, GNet launched — the first open connectivity platform for the global chauffeured and ground transportation industry.
The philosophy behind GNet has never changed: “Evolution. Not Revolution.” Features are built from operator feedback. The transportation industry itself shapes the direction of the platform.
“We built GNet to serve the industry, not to serve verticals.”
The GNet Product Family
GNet is a three-product family: the GNet Platform (real-time API infrastructure for reservation exchange), GNet Connect (the B2B operator marketplace), and GRate (AI-powered dynamic pricing engine). Each product solves a distinct problem — connectivity, partner discovery, and pricing optimization.
GNet Platform
API-First Infrastructure
A standardized, real-time API that connects fleet operators, dispatch systems, TMCs, and OTAs through a single integration. Once connected, operators can exchange reservations globally — in real time — without building point-to-point integrations.
GNet Connect
Content-First Marketplace
The professional marketplace where ground transportation companies showcase verified profiles, manage affiliates, broadcast service needs, and grow their businesses. Think of it as LinkedIn for the transportation industry.
GRate
AI-First Pricing Engine
An intelligent pricing engine that replaces static rate sheets with demand-aware, market-learning pricing models built specifically for ground transportation.
GNet by the Numbers
The Team Behind GNet
Amir Zafar
Co-Founder & CEO
Amir brings close to 30 years of experience in systems integration and technology ventures. Prior to founding GRiDD Technologies, he co-founded AAXIS Commerce, a global e-commerce agency. He is a recognized voice in the chauffeured transportation industry and has been featured in Chauffeur Driven magazine.
Reza Shahbazi
Co-Founder & CTO
Reza is a seasoned technology entrepreneur with deep expertise in building scalable software platforms. Prior to co-founding GRiDD Technologies, he led engineering teams at several high-growth tech companies. He is passionate about creating open standards and innovative solutions for the ground transportation industry.
Trusted by the Industry
GRiDD Technologies co-developed the Ground Reservation Exchange Standards (GRES) with the National Limousine Association (NLA) — a landmark industry-wide initiative to standardize how ground transportation reservations are exchanged between operators and platforms.
Our integration partners include 65+ dispatch and reservation systems globally, including FASTTRAK Cloud, LimoAnywhere, GroundWidgets, Moovs, MAGIIS, TBMS, Vert, and many more.
Get in Touch
GRiDD Technologies CA, Inc.
11054 Ventura Blvd #281
Studio City, CA 91604
United States
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