FlexClub, a South African startup that matches investors and drivers to cars for ride-hailing services, closed a $1.2 million seed round led by CRE Venture Capital. The company will use the financing to add team members and expand off the continent through a partnership with Uber Mexico. The move comes as Africa’s tech-transit space continues […]
View More South Africa’s FlexClub raises $1.2M, partners with Uber MexicoCategory: Taxify
Taxify rebrands as Bolt to expand its transport options beyond private cars
Taxify, the ride-hailing company from Estonia backed by Didi and Daimler and now active in 30 countries, is making a key shift in its business today as it gears up for its next stage of growth. The company is removing “taxi” from its name and rebranding as Bolt, the same name that it has been […]
View More Taxify rebrands as Bolt to expand its transport options beyond private carsEurope’s ride-hailing companies aren’t scared of Uber
Uber is speeding toward a historic IPO next year that could value it as high as $120 billion, but that doesn’t scare its rivals that operate across Europe. Speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin, Markus Villig — the CEO of $1 billion-valued Taxify — and Via CEO Daniel Ramot, whose company has expanded from Israel into […]
View More Europe’s ride-hailing companies aren’t scared of UberEurope’s most popular ride-hailing service is launching e-scooters
Daimler-owned ride-hailing company mytaxi will release a fleet of e-scooters in Southern Europe later this year.
View More Europe’s most popular ride-hailing service is launching e-scootersChina’s Didi Chuxing launches taxi-hailing service in Japan
China’s Didi Chuxing is fighting fires at home around passenger safety, but overseas the ride-hailing giant has moved into another new market after its taxi-booking service began operations in Japan. The service has gone live in Osaka, the city of nearly nine million people, and parts of the surrounding area including Kansai International Airport. The Didi […]
View More China’s Didi Chuxing launches taxi-hailing service in JapanTaxify is entering the e-scooter game
Estonian ride-hailing company Taxify will compete with Bird and Lime in Europe with its new brand of e-scooters, called Bolt, launching in Paris on Thursday.
The company has rolled the scooter sharing service into its mobile app, which has attracted 10 million users in 25 countries since it launched in August 2013.
View More Taxify is entering the e-scooter gameEurope’s Uber rival Taxify is launching itself into the e-scooter game
The likes of Uber and Lyft are increasingly cosying up to scooters, and now one of the biggest ridesharing operators in Europe is joining the fray.
Estonian startup Taxify is rolling out an electric scooter sharing service in Paris this week, with pl…
India’s Uber rival Ola is headed to Europe with ride-hailing launch in the UK
The UK is getting a new alternative to Uber after India-based ride-hailing company Ola announced plans to expand to the country, which will become its first market in Europe. Ola was founded in 2010 and it covers over 110 cities in India where it offers licensed taxis, private hire cars and rickshaws through a network […]
View More India’s Uber rival Ola is headed to Europe with ride-hailing launch in the UKChina’s Didi Chuxing is close to launching a taxi-booking service in Japan
Days after raising $500 million via a strategic investment from travel giant Booking Holdings, Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has continued its international push with the launch of a local business in Japan. Its new Japan-based unit is a joint venture with SoftBank, a longtime Didi investor, which has been in the works since an announcement back […]
View More China’s Didi Chuxing is close to launching a taxi-booking service in JapanChina’s Didi Chuxing continues its international expansion with Australia launch
Didi Chuxing, China’s dominant ride-hailing company, is continuing its international expansion after it announced plans to launch in Australia this month. The company — which bought Uber’s China business in 2016 — said it will begin serving customers in Melbourne from June 25 following a month-long trial period in Geelong, a neighboring city that’s 75km […]
View More China’s Didi Chuxing continues its international expansion with Australia launchUber’s European rival Taxify raises $175M led by Daimler at a $1B valuation
There’s a new unicorn in the global ride-hailing space after Taxify, a startup born in Estonia that does battle with Uber across Europe and Africa, closed $175 million in new funding that takes it valuation to the $1 billion mark. Daimler, the German automotive giant which owns Mercedes-Benz among other things, led the round. The investment […]
View More Uber’s European rival Taxify raises $175M led by Daimler at a $1B valuationTaxify launches in another country to challenge Uber’s ride-sharing dominance
Uber’s stronghold in Australia is about to face a challenge.
Estonian ride-sharing company Taxify launched in Sydney on Tuesday, with more than 4,000 drivers signed up so far.
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