Lyft Stock
Transportation-as-a-Service Company
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Lyft is a transportation-as-a-service company that provides ride-hail, ride-share, and autonomous vehicle services. Users are able to request rides through their mobile app. Lyft claims that its platform is available to over 95% of the U.S. population and in select Canadian cities. Lyft also allows riders to schedule rides up to seven days in advance. Its services are primarily focused on college, university, and corporate communities.
Lyft was founded in June 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer. The company is based in San Francisco.
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Lyft Stock
Investors
Alibaba
One97, Lyft, Tokopedia, Magic Leap, BigBasket, Didi Kuaidi, Quibi, TangoMe, Kabam, 1stdibs
AllianceBernstein
Andreessen Horowitz
Lyft, Robinhood, Databricks, Airbnb, Instacart, Stripe, Magic Leap, Anduril Industries, Rappi, CoinSwitch Kuber
Aslanoba Capital
Autotech Ventures
CapitalG
Lyft, Airbnb, Stripe, UiPath, Convoy, Dataiku, Whatnot, Unqork, CrowdStrike, MX Technologies
Collaborative Fund
Lyft, Reddit, Eat Just, Scopely, Procore Technologies, Getaround, WHOOP, Tala, Earnest, Outschool
ECA Ventures
EquityZen
Lyft, AppDynamics, Spotify, Jawbone, DocuSign, Cloudera, Nutanix, MongoDB, AppNexus, Tintri
Floodgate
Lyft, Rappi, Bolt Financial, Outreach, Okta, Clover Health, SnapLogic, The Zebra, Smule, Chegg
Fontinalis Partners
Lyft, Tomorrow.io, Humatics, 1Life Healthcare, Zendesk, Elementum, Parkmobile
Founders Fund
Lyft, Spotify, Airbnb, Stripe, Anduril Industries, Flexport, Palantir Technologies, Wish, Compass, Zenefits
Mayfield Fund
Lyft, Jawbone, Tonal, Alchemy, Grove Collaborative, Outreach, HashiCorp, MapR Technologies, Fungible, Versa Networks
Melo7 Tech Partners LLC
Queensbridge Venture Partners
Lyft, FiscalNote, Casper, Volta Charging, Eaze, Bitfury Group, Virtuix, ProducePay, MakeSpace, inDinero
Rakuten
Lyft, Pinterest, Aura Financial Corporation, Cabify, Rakuten Aspyrian, BlueVine, Upstart, Azimo
Funding History
| June 2010 | $1.4M |
|---|---|
| August 2011 | $6.2M |
| October 2012 | $14.9M |
| May 2013 | $61.5M |
| March 2014 | $250M |
| March 2015 | $916M |
| December 2015 | $998M |
| April 2017 | $600M |
| October 2017 | $1.7B |
| June 2018 | $600M |
| March 2019 | $2.5B |
Management
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Director
Logan Green
President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman
John Zimmer
Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer
Ran Makavy
Chief Operating Officer
Jon McNeill
Chief Financial Officer
Brian Roberts
General Counsel and Secretary
Kristin Sverchek
Press
TechCrunch - Jun, 7 2019
Lyft sues SF over bike-share programNew York Times - May, 24 2019
Your Best Tips for a Better Uber or Lyft TripNew York Times - May, 5 2019
DealBook Special: Everything You Need to Know About the Uber I.P.O.New York Times - May, 5 2019
DealBook Special: Everything You Need to Know About the Uber I.P.O.Wall Streets Journal - May, 4 2019
In a Tight Labor Market, Gig Workers Get Harder to PleaseFast Company - May, 3 2019
Lyft’s response to ADA lawsuit: Sorry, we’re “not in the transportation business”TechCrunch - May, 3 2019
Liam O’Connor, hired to help build Lyft’s bike and scooter business, has left after 7 monthsWall Streets Journal - Apr, 20 2019
Uber’s Greater Clarity on Costs Not ReassuringTechCrunch - Apr, 7 2019
Equity transcribed: Funding news round-up, a16z’s future, an upcoming IPO and more LyftForbes - Apr, 7 2019
'Easy Money' Is Right Wing Speak For 'You Didn't Build That'New York Times - Apr, 6 2019
‘There Are Bad Actors Out There’: Readers Discuss Safety When Using a Ride-Sharetheinformation - Mar, 28 2019
Lyft IPO Brings Scrutiny to Bike, Scooter BusinessNew York Times - Mar, 27 2019
Lyft and Pinterest Won’t Be Giving Shareholders Much SayTechCrunch - Mar, 27 2019
Lyft increases IPO priceWall Streets Journal - Mar, 2 2019
Lyft’s IPO Could Start a Record Year For New Tech ListingsFast Company - Mar, 1 2019
10 things about Lyft’s business we found in its IPO filingTechCrunch - Mar, 1 2019
Lyft unveils its S-1 and nearly $1B in 2018 lossesNew York Times - Mar, 1 2019
Lyft’s I.P.O. Filing Reveals Nearly $1 Billion in LossesTechCrunch - Feb, 22 2019
Pinterest and Lyft move closer to IPO, and LPs question the Vision Fund’s investment strategyNew York Times - Feb, 15 2019
As Uber Prepares for I.P.O., Its Losses Pile UpFast Company - Feb, 6 2019
Lyft’s new Green Mode lets you request an electric vehicleTechCrunch - Jan, 18 2019
Veteran Googler heads to Lyft to lead 1,000-plus person engineering teamTechCrunch - Jan, 17 2019
How Lyft envisions bringing VR and AR to your rideFast Company - Jan, 4 2019
7 subtle ways design will change how you travel this yearTechCrunch - Dec, 23 2018
The electric scooter wars of 2018slashgear - Dec, 12 2018
Lyft Grocery Access Program brings discounted rides to grocery storesTechCrunch - Dec, 11 2018
Here’s how Lyft envisions self-driving cars communicating with pedestriansTechCrunch - Nov, 1 2018
Carpooling startup Scoop partners with LyftNew York Times - Oct, 17 2018
DealBook Briefing: Uber and Lyft Are in an IPO RaceTechCrunch - Oct, 17 2018
Lyft hires former United Airlines exec to lead market expansionTechCrunch - Oct, 16 2018
Report: Lyft picks JPMorgan to lead IPO in 2019Bloomberg - Oct, 9 2018
Lyft Hires Obama's Transportation Secretary as Policy ChiefBloomberg - Aug, 31 2018
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