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| Apr 2, 2024 | After reaching profitability, carpooling platform BlaBlaCar secures $108M debt line | BlaBlaCar is an iconic name in the French startup ecosystem. The carpooling and bus ticketing company has been around for so long that it’s hard to consider it a startup anymore. Still, BlaBlaCar is an extremely interesting company today du... |
| Jun 2, 2015 | Jekalo’s Lagos Carpooling App Is Exactly What I Wish Someone Would Have Built Three Years Ago | First, let me tell you a story. The year is 2012
January.
President Goodluck Jonathan in his genius has decided to abruptly remove the petrol subsidy. In the aftermath of nationwide protests, getting from place to place has not only become ... |
| Jan 28, 2015 | Zimride Is Closing Its Public Ride-Sharing Service To Focus On Corporates And Students | Zimride, the long-distance ride-sharing service in the U.S. which spawned Lyft, is closing down its consumer-facing business to focus on corporate and university partners.
“As of January 30, 2015, Zimride is no longer taking reservations fo... |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Car rental giant Enterprise acquires Lyft’s Zimride ride-sharing service | Lyft‘s founders are selling Zimride, its lesser-known ride-sharing service that has been around since 2007.
Car rental giant Enteprise Holdings will acquire Zimride; the final sum for the acquisition has not yet been disclosed. The buy-up i... |
| Mar 23, 2013 | SideCar launches in D.C., but trouble may be ahead | Recent law says that drivers need to be licensed as taxi operators, but SideCar uses everyday people
Ride sharing service SideCar has just added a new city to its roster, and may already be in violation of the law by doing so.
The company a... |
| Feb 25, 2013 | SideCar - a victim of Philadelphia 'sting operation' | Three SideCar vehicles were impounded and the drivers fined $1,000 each
(Updated to reflect comment from the Philadelphia Parking Authority)
Ride-sharing services are notoriously unpopular with local taxi commissions and city governments, t... |
| Jan 30, 2013 | Ahead Of Expansion, Lyft Parent Zimride Closed $15M In New Funding From Founders Fund And Existing Investors | It’s been a pretty big news day for Lyft, but let’s make it even bigger. TechCrunch has learned that Zimride, parent company behind the ride-sharing service, has closed a new, $15 million round of funding led by Founders Fund. Existing inve... |
| Jan 19, 2013 | Uber lowers San Francisco fares, expands UBERx | UBERx is the hybrid alternative to Uber's usually black sedans
Uber is one of the most popular demand car services out there, but it has also become known as being a little expensive, and confusing. With increased competition out there, fro... |
| Oct 10, 2012 | In the face of strife, SideCar cruises on with investors riding shotgun | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
As debates over foreign policy and the state of the economy rage onscreen, another battle is sweeping our nation’s streets. Transportat... |
| Oct 10, 2012 | Ridesharing app SideCar raises $10 million Series A | Funding comes only days after receiving cease and desist letter from the government
As someone without a car, I know how hard getting around a city without great public transportation can be. You can spent forever waiting for a bus or train... |
| Oct 7, 2012 | Iterations: Reinvention And Re-Rolling The Dice | Editor’s Note: Semil Shah is currently an EIR with Javelin Venture Partners and has been a contributor to TechCrunch since January 2011. You can follow him on Twitter at @semil.
The topic of this week’s column is time-honored when it comes ... |
| Sep 28, 2012 | Transportation innovation: How Lyft and SideCar are changing commuting | Lyft drivers sport "carstaches" on their vehicles while on duty.
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| Sep 20, 2012 | With the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Getaround gets to Chicago | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Getaround has some high-profile supporters. The p... |
| Sep 6, 2012 | On-Demand Ride-Sharing Service Lyft Adds $1 Million In Excess Liability Insurance For Drivers | Zimride’s local, on-demand ride-sharing service, Lyft, has gotten a lot of positive press since launching as an alternative to cabs and Ubers in San Francisco. But it’s always had some legal, regulatory, and safety questions hanging over it... |
| Aug 16, 2012 | Ridejoy launches mobile app to keep people on-the-go, on-the-go | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Ah, the road trip. How I love to cruise down open roads with the top down or a trunk filled with camping equipment, belting out America... |
| Aug 3, 2012 | Zimride Brings Ride Sharing To New York And Washington D.C. | Zimride, a San Francisco-based startup that helps commuters share rides, is bringing itself to the East Coast with a new route between New York and Washington D.C.
With an already popular route between San Francisco and Los Angeles, this wi... |
| Jul 19, 2012 | Announcing K9 Ventures II – A $40M technology-focused micro-VC fund | I am pleased to announce the formation of K9 Ventures II, L.P. – A $40M technology-focused micro-VC fund.
K9 Ventures started investing in 2009 with our first fund, K9 Ventures, L.P., which was a $6.25M fund designed to be deployed over 3-... |
| Jul 5, 2012 | Ridejoy Will Roll Out Drivers’ License Verification, Re-Launch ‘BurningManRides’ On Tuesday | Seeking to stand out in a crowded field of questionably differentiable ride-sharing companies, Ridejoy will release digital identification verification for driver’s licenses and passports on Tuesday. They will also offer optional background... |
| May 22, 2012 | Zimride’s Lyft Is Going To Give Uber Some Lower-Priced Competition | If you’re like me and you live in San Francisco where cabs are few and far between, Uber has been a godsend. But the marketplace for on-demand transportation is about to get a lot more interesting. That’s because there are a few startups th... |
| Apr 19, 2012 | “In the Studio,” Why Zimride’s John Zimmer Left Wall Street to Start a Company | Editor’s Note: TechCrunch columnist Semil Shah currently works at Votizen and is based in Palo Alto. You can follow him on Twitter @semil
“In the Studio” has a special segment this week, hosting a Valley entrepreneur who grew up on the East... |
| Apr 16, 2012 | 35 Israeli startups — making virtual SIM cards, emotion-sensing bracelets, and more | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Here are the 35 startups that presented at the re... |
| Apr 16, 2012 | 35 Israeli startups — making virtual SIM cards, emotion-sensing bracelets, and more | Here are the 35 startups that presented at the recent Israel Innovation Marathon event in Tel Aviv.
Israel is a fun country, because it shows strength in a variety of markets — from chips, to security, to web development. The startups in Is... |
| Apr 5, 2012 | Zimride Nabs LinkedIn Design Lead, Brings Its Ridesharing Service To Mobile | There’s a lot of exciting action in collaborative consumption, much of it being inspired by the early success of carsharing and ridesharing networks. After hitting 100 million miles served last year, Zimride is now one of the biggest online... |
| Apr 1, 2012 | April Fools 2012: We Ruin Every (Tech-Related) Joke On The Internets | Happy April 1st, Everybody! It’s that very special time of year — the day when tech companies break out their clown shoes to make their annual attempt at being funny. As a public service, we’ve rounded up every tech-related April Fools joke... |
| Mar 31, 2012 | The ‘So What’ Of The Quantified Self | Editor’s note: Tim Chang is a managing director at Mayfield Fund. This is the second in a three-part series about the Quantified Self movement. Follow Tim on Twitter @timechange.
Assuming that each of us has a picture of the “real world sup... |
| Feb 6, 2012 | Social Ridesharing Startup Ridejoy Raises $1.3M From Freestyle Capital, Lerer Ventures And Others | Ridejoy, a YC-backed startup that brings people together via ridesharing on long-distance trips, has raised $1.3 million in seed funding led by Freestyle Capital
with Lerer Ventures, Start Fund, SV Angel, Founder Collective, Y Combinator, B... |
| Oct 28, 2011 | YC-Funded Ridejoy: Make Some Dough Back On Your Next Roadtrip (And Maybe Some New Friends) | Looking to take a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles without putting a major dent in your wallet? Ridejoy, a YC-backed startup that’s launching today, might have exactly what you’re looking for. The service allows drivers who are alread... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Zimride Closes $6M Series A Funding | Zimride, a San Francisco, CA-based online ride-sharing service, has closed a $6m Series A funding.
The round was led by the Mayfield Fund, with participation from existing investors FLOODGATE and K9 ventures.
Launched in 2007 by CEO Logan G... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Zimride raises $6M for ride-sharing car service | Zimride is hoping to change transportation one seat at a time. The San Francisco startup is announcing today it has raised $6 million in funding for its online ride-sharing service.
The company lets drivers sell the empty seats in their car... |
| Sep 21, 2011 |
LA To San Francisco Ridesharing Firm Gets Funding
| Zimride, a startup which recently launched an online service to promote ridesharing between Los Angeles and San Francisco, said today that it has scored funding. The firm said it raised $6M from Mayfield Fund for its efforts to connect ride... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Zimride raises $6M for ride-sharing car service | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Zimride is hoping to change transportation one se... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Ride-sharing service Zimride closes $6M Series A | The company gets support for its online ride-share booking service from The Mayfield Fund
When we last covered Zimride back in August 2010, the ride-sharing company had just raised $1.2 million in seed funding from Floodgate, K9 Ventures, a... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Ride-Sharing Platform Zimride Raises $6 Million Series A | Zimride, a service that makes it easy to find people to ride-share with, has raised a $6 million Series A funding round led by Mayfield Fund. This round brings Zimride’s total funding to around $7.2 million, after a $1.2 million seed round ... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Ning, Rearden, Adchemy, ArcSoft & More: The Bay Area Deals Roundup, By the Numbers | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The venture funding and merger & acquisition news flies so fast in Silicon Valley that we have a bit of trouble keeping up, to be frank. We’re experimenting with different... |
| Jul 27, 2011 | You Can’t Buy Tickets For Our Mobile First CrunchUp, But You Can Watch | The next phase of the web will be ruled by mobile. It’s already happening. Just think about how many killer apps and products are mobile-first or mobile-only. This Friday right before our 6th annual summer party at August Capital, we’ll be ... |
| Jul 1, 2011 | Carpooling Startup Zimride Hits 100 Million Miles Served [Infographic] | Though The American Automobile Association (AAA) is only expecting a relatively marginal 2.5 percent decrease in travel over the holiday weekend compared to last year, gas prices are currently averaging $3.57 across the U.S. — an 82-cent in... |
| Aug 25, 2010 | Zimride Gases Up with $1.2M | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
San Francisco-based Zimride, a three-year-old social ride sharing startup that participated in Facebook’s fbFund incubator program, said this week that it has raised $1.2 mill... |
| Aug 24, 2010 | Ride-Share startup fuels up with $1.2M | Zimride attracts financing from Floodgate and K9 Ventures, and prominent angel investors
Show of hands: Who has a horrible public transportation story? If you’re one of the millions of Americans who live in a major urban center, you probabl... |
| Aug 24, 2010 | What you need to know, Tuesday - 8/24/2010 | AppleITunes tops 300M downloads, Google bets on Scoop, Facebook deletes accts, Stumble hits iPhone
It's another business day, and you know what that means: The news roundup is here to give you a quick look at the news that matters.
iTunes U... |
| Aug 23, 2010 | Carpool Community Zimride Lands $1.2 Million In Seed Funding | Social ride-sharing start-up and FBfund recipient Zimride announces today a round of seed funding led by FLOODGATE, K9 Ventures and a group of angels including Keith Rabois and Teddy Downey.
Co-founded by Logan Green and John Zimmer, Zimrid... |
| Aug 23, 2010 | Zimride raises $1.2M to fill your car’s empty seats | Ride-sharing startup Zimride has raised a $1.2 million seed round of funding.
Zimride offers customizable tools to companies and universities that want to encourage carpooling. Users looking for or offering rides create profiles with inform... |
| Sep 1, 2009 | Live From fbFund REV's Demo Day | I’m here at the demo day for fbFund REV, Facebook’s new incubator program that’s jointly put on by Accel Partners and Founders Fund. We’ve embedded a live stream of the event below, and I’ll be updating with notes on each company that prese... |
| Mar 25, 2009 | Zimride: A Carpooling Startup That Actually Makes Money | Zimride – a startup with a tagline that reads “A Carpool Community” – sounds exactly like the sort of benevolent Web 2.0 service that will never make a cent. As it turns out, since launching in 2007 and winning fbFund last summer, the compa... |
| Nov 29, 2008 | Ecorio: Tracking Your Carbon Footprint via Mobile Phone | How can your mobile phone help you live a greener life? Quite easily, it turns out – if you have a G1.
Ecorio is a carbon footprint calculator developed by five guys from Ontario, and one of the ten apps awarded $275,000 by the recent Andro... |
| Liveblogging: TC Disrupt em San Francisco – Dia 1 | Confira aqui o Dia 02 & Dia 03! Não deixe de conferir a nossa página especial, com todos os conteúdos da nossa Valley Mission 2013!
– “Queremos manter a vida das pessoas e empresas simples, sem frustrações”
(inicia da conversa com CEO d... |
