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Lyft drives away with $500M from General Motors, plus $500M from others
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Lyft drives away with $500M from General Motors, plus $500M from others
By Kevin May | January 4, 2016
Ride-sharing business Lyft has landed a $1 billion investment round - half of which is coming from car manufacturer General Motors. The Series F round will apparently the company in a $5 billion+ v Read More
Lyft wants to pick up an uber-large, $1 billion Series D
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Lyft wants to pick up an uber-large, $1 billion Series D
By Sean O'Neil | December 21, 2015
Transportation network company Lyft aims to raise up to $1 billion in new funding it revealed in a Delaware state filing -- which didn't name investors or state what valuation had been placed on the c Read More
Anti-Uber global alliance gets bigger as Ola and GrabTaxi join in
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Anti-Uber global alliance gets bigger as Ola and GrabTaxi join in
By Kevin May | December 4, 2015
Two leading ground transportation brands in China and the US have been joined by cohorts in India and South East Asia to bolster the Rides Everywhere group. The alliance was created in September th Read More
Ola's $500m Series F confirms global interest in India's taxi goldrush
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Ola's $500m Series F confirms global interest in India's taxi goldrush
By Martin Cowen | November 18, 2015
India's biggest taxi app business Ola has closed a $500 million Series F round, with Scotland's Baillee Gifford taking a stake in the business for the first time. China's biggest taxi app business Read More
Expense claims show smaller companies are Uber lovers [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Expense claims show smaller companies are Uber lovers [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | October 15, 2015
Recent headlines on the sharing economy have been more about its steady march on the business travel sector and real customer data to prove it from travel management firms. Step forward Certify, a Read More
Uber refuses to lie down - launches UberPool in India
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Uber refuses to lie down - launches UberPool in India
By Martin Cowen | September 21, 2015
Uber's decision to pilot its carpooling brand UberPool in one city in India takes on greater significance this week in light of the week-old Lyft-Didi global alliance. "India is a top global priori Read More
Lyft and Didi confirm investment, launch Rides Everywhere partnership
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Lyft and Didi confirm investment, launch Rides Everywhere partnership
By Martin Cowen | September 17, 2015
Users of China's biggest-by-far taxi app Didi Kuaidi will be able to use the app to book a Lyft ride when they are in the US, and vice-versa, under a new strategic partnership between the two. Lyft Read More
Sharing economy hits the mark with business travellers
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Sharing economy hits the mark with business travellers
By Viewpoints | August 25, 2015
The landscape of today’s sharing economy is quickly expanding across a diverse range of services. And while pioneers such as Uber continue to capture headlines and consumer market share, data shows ho Read More
Concur partners with Lyft and HotelTonight
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Concur partners with Lyft and HotelTonight
By Sean O'Neil | July 27, 2015
Concur, a division of SAP that makes software that tracks business expenses, said today it has signed deals with Lyft, the on-demand car sharing service, and HotelTonight, the on-demand lodging startu Read More
Sharing economy - much to do, plenty to offer [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Sharing economy - much to do, plenty to offer [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | July 21, 2015
Shock, horror! Almost six out of ten Millennial Americans are aware of the sharing economy but less than half of consumers as a whole have knowledge of such services. Nothing particularly surprisin Read More
GoEuro debuts multi-modal search app, 3mundi gets smart, Ryanair upgrades app, and more...
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GoEuro debuts multi-modal search app, 3mundi gets smart, Ryanair upgrades app, and more...
By PhocusWire | May 28, 2015
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality for May 2015. Thursday 28 May 2015: GoEuro launches multi-modal app The air, train and coach Read More
Lyft raises another $150 million
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Lyft raises another $150 million
By Martin Cowen | May 19, 2015
Another mega-raise in the frenetic taxi/rideshare app sector this week, with Lyft securing $150 million, $100 million of which comes from A-list investor Carl Icahn. Icahn's involvement has raised Read More
Lyft picks up half a billion dollars
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Lyft picks up half a billion dollars
By Martin Cowen | March 13, 2015
Ride-sharing app Lyft has confirmed a $530 million Series E funding round, led by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. In a blog post, Lyft said that the money will be used to expand its footprin Read More
California to require commercial plates for Lyft and Uber drivers
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California to require commercial plates for Lyft and Uber drivers
By Nick Vivion | January 23, 2015
In another chapter of the ongoing regulatory evolution for ride-sharing services, California's Department of Motor Vehicles is to require commercial plates for UberX and Lyft drivers. This is a big Read More
Carpooling enters the US, wants to bring long distance rides to Uber users
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Carpooling enters the US, wants to bring long distance rides to Uber users
By Kevin May | December 15, 2014
European ride-sharing app Carpooling is trying to tackle the US marketplace - and hopes an integration with Uber will help. The Germany-based company, which in the past has received backing to the Read More
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