ICE Innovations

Press and media kit

Everything a reporter needs about ICE Innovations and its ventures, free to quote. Media inquiries: support@iceinnovations.ai. We answer the same day.

Company boilerplate

ICE Innovations Inc. is a Durham, North Carolina technology company that builds and operates consumer platforms, including Oak Ride, a rideshare app where riders and drivers agree on fares through bidding, Oak Drop local delivery, and iChef, a home chef marketplace, and advises enterprises on AI through its consulting arm, Digiverse LLC.

Oak Ride boilerplate

Oak Ride is a rideshare app from Durham, North Carolina based ICE Innovations, where riders and drivers agree on fares through bidding and drivers keep more of their earnings through subscriptions instead of high commissions. There is no surge pricing. Oak Ride is live in Cary and the RDU area and opening across the Triangle. It was launched as ICE Ride and renamed in 2026.

iChef boilerplate

iChef is a home chef marketplace from ICE Innovations that connects home cooks with neighbors who want home cooked meals, using AI matching to pair eaters with cooks whose food fits their taste and diet.

Fast facts

Founder and CEO: Dr. Sarah Choudhary
Headquarters: 600 Park Offices Drive, Suite 300, Durham, North Carolina 27713
Ventures: Oak Ride (rideshare, oakrides.com), Oak Drop (delivery), iChef (home chef marketplace, ichef.co), Digiverse LLC (consulting, digiverseusa.com)
Oak Ride model: agreed fares, no surge, driver plans from $0 to $299 a month, 0% commission at the top
Oak Ride status: live in Cary and RDU, waitlist in Raleigh, Durham, Apex, Morrisville
Research base: about 1,800 driver interviews before launch
Patents: pending United States filings on fare negotiation, dynamic commission, demand visualization, referral platform and iChef matching

Founder bio

Dr. Sarah Choudhary is the founder and CEO of ICE Innovations Inc. She holds a PhD in Data Science, has spent more than twenty years building AI and enterprise systems for more than 150 organizations, and is a Forbes Technology Council member, Forbes contributor, AIconics Awards finalist, keynote speaker and five time published author. She started Oak Ride after interviewing around 1,800 rideshare drivers about what the large platforms actually pay. She advises executives and founders through Digiverse LLC.

Downloads

Logo files (SVG and PNG, light and dark), founder photo and current app screenshots are available on request at support@iceinnovations.ai until the download pack is posted here.