Wulo / United Drivers

Type: company Last Updated: 2026-02-18 Status: Closed Research Sessions: 1

Executive Summary

Wulo was a French non-profit alternative ride-hailing platform created by Manfred Touron under the United Drivers association. Launched circa 2016, it connected taxis and VTC (ride-hailing) drivers on a single platform with zero commission and zero subscription fees. The team was primarily composed of developers from the coding school 42. Wulo reached 11,000 passengers in 5 months but is now permanently closed. The mobile app was built with React Native and gomobile, with Guilhem Fanton as a key mobile developer.

Facts

Organization

• Non-profit association called "United Drivers" — Source: https://medium.com/wulo/hello-wulo-8f648f29e977 (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Founded by Manfred Touron — Source: https://medium.com/wulo/hello-wulo-8f648f29e977 (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Description: "La plateforme alternative et associative de transport" — Source: https://github.com/united-drivers (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Website: wulo.fr — Source: https://www.wulo.fr/ (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Team primarily composed of developers from coding school 42 — Source: web search (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• First committee meeting held April 13 at school 42 — Source: web search (confidence: MEDIUM) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Status: permanently closed — Source: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/wulo-united-drivers (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)

Business Model

• Zero commission on rides — Source: web search (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Zero subscription fees for drivers — Source: web search (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Combined taxis and VTC on the same platform — Source: web search (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Goal: improve driver standard of living and sustainability — Source: web search (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)

Metrics

• Reached 11,000 passengers in 5 months — Source: web search (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)

Features

• Baby seats option — Source: web search (confidence: MEDIUM) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• App or cash payment — Source: web search (confidence: MEDIUM) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Known prices in advance — Source: web search (confidence: MEDIUM) (discovered: 2026-02-18)

Technical

• Mobile app built with React Native and gomobile — Source: https://github.com/moul/wulo-mobile-v1 (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Used Redux for state management — Source: GitHub PRs (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• GitHub org: github.com/united-drivers — Source: https://github.com/united-drivers (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Guilhem Fanton contributed PRs to wulo-mobile-v1 (Oct-Dec 2016) — Source: GitHub API (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Also had react-native-background-location module — Source: GitHub (confidence: HIGH) (discovered: 2026-02-18)

Career Timeline

| Period | Event | |--------|-------| | ~2016 | Founded by Manfred Touron with 42 developers | | 2016 | Mobile app development with React Native + gomobile | | ~2016-2017 | Active operation, reached 11,000 passengers | | ~2017+ | Permanently closed |

Related Entities

• Manfred Touron — Founder (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Guilhem Fanton — Mobile developer (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• Berty Technologies — Manfred Touron's next venture after Wulo (discovered: 2026-02-18)
• School 42 — Source of development team (discovered: 2026-02-18)