| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.07.2026 | NEW REPORT RECOGNIZES OMNICOM MEDIA AS THE LEADING MEDIA MANAGEMENT NETWORK BY BILLINGS AND INDUSTRY SHARE | OMD Tops the Agency Ranking with $35.1 Billion in Billings and 10% Share
NEW YORK, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from the Research Company Evaluating the Media Industry (RECMA) reinforces Omnicom Media's leadership position fol... |
| 01.07.2026 | STUDY FROM OMNICOM MEDIA INTELLIGENCE INTRODUCES "CONNECTED CONTENT" AS A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR DRIVING ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS | Approach springs from report revealing what US consumers expect from advertising,
and how they punish brands that don't deliver
NEW YORK, July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Market Intelligence study from Omnicom Media Intelligence, the rese... |
| 29.06.2026 | IBM to Appoint Omnicom Media as Global Media Agency of Record | NEW YORK, June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Media, an Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) Connected Capability, today announced it will be named global media agency of record for IBM following a competitive review. The appointment includes media planni... |
| 19.06.2026 | NEW REPORT CONFIRMS OMNICOM MEDIA AS LARGEST GLOBAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT NETWORK FOLLOWING THE INTEGRATION OF OMG AND MEDIABRANDS | Scale and Performance Power Post-Close Enterprise to #1 on the Global Ranking with $75.6 Billion in Billings, Leading Closest Competitor by $12 Billion
NEW YORK, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Media, an Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) Connected ... |
| 06.02.2019 | The 3rd Party Doctrine: Or Why Lawyers May Not Ethically Be Able To Use Whatsapp | In December I went to install the Flywheel app on my new phone. Flywheel, for those unfamiliar, is a service that applies the app-dispatching and backend payment services typical of Uber and Lyft to the local medallion-based taxi business. ... |
| 02.11.2016 | San Francisco taxi company sues Uber for “predatory pricing tactics” | Another day, another lawsuit against Uber . This time it’s coming from DeSoto Cab, the oldest cab company in San Francisco. DeSoto, which recently rebranded as Flywheel Taxi, has accused Uber of things like monopolization, illegal and unfai... |
| 02.06.2016 | Dear auto entrepreneurs, please think outside the gearbox | David Frankel Contributor
David Frankel is a managing partner at Founder Collective.
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Ten pieces of friendly VC advice for when someone wants to buy your company
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| 04.05.2016 | How consolidations will play out in the transportation, food and entertainment industries | Arthur O'Keefe Contributor
Arthur O'Keefe is the CFO at Movile.
Out of the ashes of its predecessor the phoenix is born. People forget that the Hype Cycle exists because rational people with good vision see opportunity. Often the vision is ... |
| 23.11.2015 | Taxi medallions not totally worthless, in spite of Uber | Lyft and Uber completely transformed how we hail rides, but they haven't killed off taxis yet
If you follow the technology industry closely, you may be convinced that ride-hailing services Lyft and Uber are inevitably going to make taxis ex... |
| 29.05.2015 | Funding roundup - week ending 5/29/15 | DocuSig, Flywheel, Enervee, Notion, VitalFields, jobandtalent, EverCompliant, Tegile Systems, Ubimo
Seed stage
Home sensor startup Notion raised a $2 million seed round from Draper Nexus Ventures, Gabriel Investments, Galvanize Ventures, Fo... |
| 26.05.2015 | Taxi-Hailing App Flywheel Adds A Group Of New Investors | Cab-hailing startup Flywheel has been gradually expanding its availability in new markets, and also offering new ways for customers to pay. To do so, the company has extended its Series C financing to make room for a group of investors with... |
| 26.05.2015 | Flywheel raises new funding to continue expansion | The Flywheel mobile app lets passengers order and pay for taxi rides from licensed cab companies
Uber may have seemingly cornered the market in the on-demand vehicle market, but all of the bad press and scandals that the company has had to ... |
| 31.12.2014 | Want a cheap, reliable ride for NYE? Download these Uber alternatives before tonight | Getting a ride home on New Year’s Eve is like trying to get a Tickle-Me-Elmo at Walmart on Black Friday: To beat the crowds, you need a plan. Even if you want to pay +$200 for Uber’s crazy surge pricing, it can still be a nightmare trying t... |
| 04.12.2014 |
Uber Takes Lead In Ridesharing Fundraising With $1.2 Billion Round
| Los Angeles has been one of the hottest markets for ridesharing companies, with Uber, Sidecar, Lyft, Flywheel, TaxiMagic, and Opoli -- and probably others--all trying to take a piece of the transportation market. However, it looks like ride... |
| 23.11.2014 | Flywheel Closes $12M in Series C Funding | Flywheel, a Redwood City, CA-based taxi app, closed a $12m in Series C funding.
Backers included TCW/Craton, Rockport Capital and Shasta Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations.
Led by CEO Rakesh Mathur, CTO Perc... |
| 21.11.2014 | Funding roundup - week ending 11/21/14 | Kik, Accompani, LiveAuctioneers, Veradocs, Eyeview, Marley Spoon, Bellhops, CipherCloud, Kiip, Prezi
Seed stage
Managed by Q, a smart office cleaning platform, raised $1.65 million in seed funding fromHomebrew Ventures, RRE Ventures and Sem... |
| 20.11.2014 | Amid Uber controversy, taxi-hailing app Flywheel raises $12M, adds new management | At the end of Uber’s first full day of PR wreckage on Tuesday, one of my bosses announced she was downloading taxi-hailing app Flywheel and deleting Uber’s app — like many have tweeted they have done.
But while ride-sharing competitor Lyft ... |
| 20.11.2014 | Amid Uber controversy, taxi-hailing app Flywheel raises $12M, adds new management | 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!
At the end of Uber’s first full day of PR wreckag... |
| 20.11.2014 | Looking for a Ride? Here's a List of Uber Alternatives | Uber has lost some users this week following stories about executives proposing opposition research on critical journalists’ personal lives and tracking a journalist’s use of the service without her permission. Some customers publicly ended... |
| 20.11.2014 |
Flywheel Picks Up $12M, And A New CEO
| Mobile on-demand taxi app developer Flywheel, which has been attempting to leverage the existing taxi and transportation infrastructure in Los Angeles to go head-to-head against Uber, said Thursday that it has raised $12.0M in a Series C fu... |
| 20.11.2014 | Flywheel Gets $12 Million In Series C Funding, Slams Uber And Finds A New CEO | Flywheel, the app that hooks up taxi drivers with riders, announced Rakesh Mathur as the new CEO today. Mathur served as an Amazon VP in the early days, after the “The Everything Store” purchased his e-commerce startup Junglee.
Mathur has b... |
| 20.11.2014 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Pluto TV takes $13M for its free linear TV streaming service
Today Los Angeles-based streaming video platform Pluto TV annou... |
| 20.11.2014 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | 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’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| 04.03.2014 | How Modern Marketplaces Like Uber And Airbnb Build Trust To Achieve Liquidity | Anand Iyer Contributor
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Editor’s note: Anand Iyer is the Head of Product at Threadflip. Previously, he was co-founder and CTO of Hitpost, acquired by Yahoo, and managed product at IGN ... |
| 16.01.2014 | A third of registered cabbies in San Francisco are now driving for Uber, Sidecar, or Lyft | In San Francisco, where Uber and Lyft got their starts, resistance to these services seems futile.
While taxi drivers may be striking against the “unfair competition” in Paris, one-third of cabbies in San Francisco have ditched their regist... |
| 17.09.2013 | The Internet of Things: How technology is touching everything | This sponsored post is produced in conjunction with Ford.
We’re entering a new era of technology. The internet used to be focused on communication and the display of information. Then it became about e-commerce during the early dot-com boom... |
| 16.08.2013 | Taxi E-Hail Startup Flywheel Launches In Los Angeles To Take On Uber, Lyft, And SideCar | Mobile taxi-hailing app Flywheel is growing fast, doubling its number of rides over just the last two-and-a-half months. And with new funding in place, it’s looking to enter new markets to provide a way for passengers to hail a cab from the... |
| 04.08.2013 | Flywheel Raises $14.8M in Series B Funding | Flywheel (formerly called Cabulous), a San Francisco and Redwood City, CA-based provider of an app that allows users hail a cab, watch as it approaches, and pay using their smartphone, raised $14.8m in Series B funding.
The round was led by... |
| 31.07.2013 | Flywheel raises $14.8M to help taxi drivers keep up with Lyft, Uber, Sidecar | The tale of Silicon Valley’s taxi wars just keeps getting juicier.
Today Flywheel announced closing $14.8 million in its second round of funding to change the taxi industry from within. Flywheel builds technology to modernize the way cabs o... |
| 31.07.2013 | Flywheel Raises $14.8M in Series B |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Ride-for-hire app that integrates into existing taxis and fleets across the U.S., announces $14.8 million Series B funding.
>> Click here for more funding data on Flywheel
>> To export Flywheel funding dat... |
| 31.07.2013 | Flywheel Gets $14.8 Million To Double Down On Bringing Tech To The World Of Taxi Drivers | Flywheel, the San Francisco-based company that operates the mobile and web taxi-hailing app formerly known as Cabulous, has raised $14.8 million in a new round of venture funding.
The round, which serves as Flywheel’s Series B, was led by n... |
| 31.07.2013 | Flywheel raises $14.8M to help taxi drivers keep up with Lyft, Uber, Sidecar | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The tale of Silicon Valley’s taxi wars just keeps getting juicier.
Today Flywheel announced closing $14.8 million in its second round o... |
| 31.07.2013 | Funding Daily: Taxi cab confessions | 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!
The Silicon Valley taxi wars peaked yesterday whe... |
| 30.07.2013 | Taxi drivers protest ridesharing ‘road bandits’ at SF’s City Hall | Update 5pm PT 7/30/2013 The CPUC came out with a proposed decision for ridesharing startups, including new lightweight regulations, just hours after the protest ended.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco cab drivers protested ridesharing startups... |
| 30.07.2013 | Taxi drivers protest ridesharing ‘road bandits’ at SF’s City Hall | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Update 5pm PT 7/30/2013 The CPUC came out with a proposed decision for ridesharing startups, including new lightweight regulations, jus... |
| 12.06.2013 | Flywheel 4.0 drives through the traffic jam of taxi apps (exclusive) | While ride-sharing startups are changing the cab industry from the outside, Flywheel is taking it on from within.
Formerly known as Cabulous, Flywheel released major updates to its application today that provides existing taxis and fleets w... |
| 12.06.2013 | Flywheel 4.0 drives through the traffic jam of taxi apps (exclusive) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
While ride-sharing startups are changing the cab industry from the outside, Flywheel is taking it on from within.
Formerly known as Cab... |
| 18.04.2013 | Hailo Is Hiring To Bring Its On-Demand Taxi App To San Francisco And Washington, D.C. | Taxi e-hail startup Hailo is looking to expand the number of cities that it serves, and could soon add San Francisco and Washington, D.C., to that list. Based on a couple of job postings on the company’s website, the company is looking to h... |
