Compare and book airport transfers for taxi, private and premium vehicles.
Location: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Total raised: $5M
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | 25fifteen | 25fifteen.... |
| - | Kadima Gro... | kadimagrou... |
| - | TEN13 | ten13.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.03.2018 | IPO | $5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 14
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.04.2024 | Ola joins long list of departed rideshare competitors in Australia | Source: 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... |
| 03.04.2024 | Uber “tech bros” attempted to “destroy” GoCatch, lawyers say | Source: 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 ... |
| 13.03.2018 | Homegrown taxi booking and rideshare startup GoCatch to launch $5 million IPO | The 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... |
| 29.09.2015 | Host of angels: Innovation Bay dinner set for Melbourne | With 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... |
| 19.05.2015 | Uber lashes out at ATO’s “flawed” GST ruling while competitors welcome level playing field | Uber 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 budget | The 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... |
| 20.04.2015 | Taxi booking app goCatch weighs up offers from potential buyers | Taxi 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 ... |
| 10.02.2015 | Founder of booking app goCatch calls for deregulation of NSW taxi industry | Consumers 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... |
| 05.12.2014 | Competitor questions Uber’s burn rate after $US1.2 billion capital raise | Uber 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... |
| 28.11.2014 | Australian taxi-booking startup calls for urgent summit over UberX uncertainty | The 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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