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GoCatch

https://www.gocatch.com/
Last activity: 10.04.2024
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Categories: TaxiVehicles
Compare and book airport transfers for taxi, private and premium vehicles.
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Location: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Total raised: $5M

Investors 3

Funding Rounds 1

DateSeriesAmountInvestors
13.03.2018IPO$5M-

Mentions in press and media 14

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10.04.2024Ola joins long list of departed rideshare competitors in AustraliaSource: Facebook/ Ola Australia article-article-body Rideshare platform Ola appears to have departed the Australian market, leaving American juggernaut Uber as the dominant player in the sector. The Australian reports Ola has informed its d...
03.04.2024Uber “tech bros” attempted to “destroy” GoCatch, lawyers saySource: Getty article-article-body Uber “tech bros” set out to destroy an Australian taxi app when the company moved in on the nation’s hire car market and started running an illegal rideshare service, lawyers claim. Taxi Apps, the company ...
13.03.2018Homegrown taxi booking and rideshare startup GoCatch to launch $5 million IPOThe Australian rideshare space continues to heat up, with Indian player Ola this week launching in Sydney and local offering GoCatch announcing its plans to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in June ahead of a listing on the ASX. GoCa...
29.09.2015Host of angels: Innovation Bay dinner set for MelbourneWith a change in leadership and an increased focus on innovation and startups, it’s an exciting time for angel investing in Australia, Innovation Bay Melbourne organiser Jodie Imam says. Imam, the founder of Occasional Butler which was acqu...
19.05.2015Uber lashes out at ATO’s “flawed” GST ruling while competitors welcome level playing fieldUber has lashed out at the Australian Tax Office’s recent decision to apply the GST to its services regardless of how much drivers make, describing the ruling as “flawed” and announcing they will be challenging the determination. In changes...
14.05.2015‘We’re not small businesses’ – Australian startups react to the budgetThe latest federal government budget continues to confuse tech startups with small businesses. Here’s a definition of a startup, from Startmate and Blackbird Ventures founder Niki Scevak. “These lighthouse companies grow to tens and hopeful...
20.04.2015Taxi booking app goCatch weighs up offers from potential buyersTaxi booking app goCatch has appointed Pitt Capital Partners to advise them about a potential buy-out following the startup’s $5 million raise last year. Backed by Paul Bassat and James Packer, goCatch allows users to book nearby taxis and ...
10.02.2015Founder of booking app goCatch calls for deregulation of NSW taxi industryConsumers as well as competitors of the ride-sharing service Uber would benefit if the New South Wales government deregulates the highly monopolised taxi industry, according to the founder of taxi booking app goCatch. Ned Moorfield was in V...
05.12.2014Competitor questions Uber’s burn rate after $US1.2 billion capital raiseUber has announced it has completed a financing round of $US1.2 billion, valuing the company at a total of $US40 billion, as competitors point out the service continues to face substantial challenges. In a post on the company blog, Uber fou...
28.11.2014Australian taxi-booking startup calls for urgent summit over UberX uncertaintyThe chief executive and co-founder of taxi-booking app goCatch, Ned Moorfield, is calling for an urgent summit of transport ministers over the UberX ride-sharing service. Moorfield told StartupSmart the recent controversy at Uber (a competi...
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