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Montreal-based Transit, which makes an app aimed at helping people navigate cities without their own car, has raised US$5 million in venture capital, it said on Tuesday morning.

The round was led by California-based Accel. Also participating were the BDC, Montreal-based Real Ventures and Massachusetts-based Accomplice.

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The company plans to use the money to improve its service for people using more than one form of transportation during a single trip and to improve its real-time data on things like bus arrival times, said Jake Sion, Transit’s COO.

“A big focus of ours in this past year and a big focus of ours going forward, post the fundraise, has been how do we improve the multi-modal experience of urban transportation?” he said. “So, how do we make it easier for you to ride a Bixi to the Orange Line and plan and take that trip seamlessly? How do we make it easier for you to take an Uber and hop on the AMT and come into the city?”