Lyft Stock
Transportation-as-a-Service Company
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About Lyft Stock
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
Andreessen Horowitz
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Floodgate
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Mayfield Fund
Lyft, Jawbone, Tonal, Alchemy, Grove Collaborative, Outreach, HashiCorp, MapR Technologies, Fungible, Versa Networks
Funding History
June 2010 | $1.4M |
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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 Please