taxify News of 08/21/19

Uber Rival Bolt Returns To London 21 Months After A TfL Investigation Shut It Down

Bolt , the Uber rival formerly known as Taxify , is taking a significant step this week in its effort to build out its transportation-on-demand business across the biggest cities in Europe and Africa, which currently covers 25 million users in 30 ...

South Africa’S FlexClub Raises $1.2m, Partners With Uber Mexico

South Africa’s FlexClub raises $1.2M, partners with Uber Mexico image 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 ...

Taxify Rebrands As Bolt To Expand Its Transport Options Beyond Private Cars

Taxify rebrands as Bolt to expand its transport options beyond private cars image 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 ...

Europe’S Ride-Hailing Companies Aren’T Scared Of Uber

Europe’s ride-hailing companies aren’t scared of Uber image 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 ...

Europe’S Most Popular Ride-Hailing Service Is Launching E-Scooters

Mytaxi , the Daimler-owned Uber competitor, announced today it would launch an electric scooter pilot in Southern Europe later this year, with a full international roll-out planned for 2019. Daimler initially took a 15 percent stake in ...