| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.03.2019 | Taxify rebrands as Bolt to expand its transport options beyond private cars | Taxify, the ride-hailing company from Estonia backed by Didi and Daimler and now active in 30 countries, is making a key shift in its business today as it gears up for its next stage of growth. The company is removing “taxi” from its name a... |
| 20.02.2019 | Autotech 2018 - 100 M&A Deals and Record Venture Capital Investment Lay the Foundations for Automotive Future | Disclosed VC funding to automotive start-ups hits $8 billion
Electrification, connectivity, autonomy and mobility are driving investments and deals in a race for market leadership
London, UK – 20 February 2019. The latest Automotive Technol... |
| 14.02.2019 | 2018: Records for the Estonian startup sector + a new wave of entrepreneurs in the community | (Editor’s note: This post was syndicated from the Startup Estonia blog, with permission)
In summer 2018, we published our semi-annual statistics (see blogpost) where our seasonal startup entrepreneurs and investors were forecasting a record... |
| 23.01.2019 | Ride or Die – The Economic Case For Online Cab-hailing Services In Enugu | Before I moved to Lagos, I had spent over two decades growing up in the coal city, eating breakfasts of ọkpa (and accompanying bowls of custard or pap), suffering the crackling dryness of harmattan and enduring the red-earthed muddiness of ... |
| 03.01.2019 | 10 European startups that raised mega-rounds of €100 million or more in 2018 | According to Atomico’s State of European Tech report, investment in European tech reached a record €20 billion in 2018 – up from just €4.3 billion in 2013. A clear sign of the maturation of the European tech startup ecosystem is the number ... |
| 24.12.2018 | Taxify expands its operations to Benin City | Taxify
Following Taxify’s recent expansion across Nigeria – in Lagos, Abuja, Owerri and Ibadan, the company has expanded its Nigerian operations to Benin.
In June 2018, the ride-hailing service said that it had completed an investment round... |
| 26.11.2018 | Pitching in Georgia – a hidden market for tech travel startups? | Estonian travel startup Guide.me recently competed in the Welcome Challenge, a tourism-focused pitching competition in the country of Georgia. The rapid growth in tourism activities in Georgia is a major reason why investors sees Georgia as... |
| 15.10.2018 | Taxify expands service to more African cities | Taxify
Taxify has expanded its services to Ibadan and Owerri, becoming the first leading e-hailing service to expand beyond Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria.
The new development comes in response to requests from passengers and drivers, becoming ... |
| 09.10.2018 | Taxify now allows riders to book via Google Maps | Taxify has announced that their customers will now be able to get estimates for the rides, fares, and duration through Google Maps.
Taxify General Manager East Africa, Shivachi Muleji said the service tab will display information on the pro... |
| 05.09.2018 | Taxify is entering the e-scooter game | Estonian ride-hailing company Taxify will compete with Bird and Lime in Europe with its new brand of e-scooters, called Bolt, launching in Paris on Thursday.
The company has rolled the scooter sharing service into its mobile app, which has ... |
| 11.06.2018 | European rideshare service Taxify closes $175m investment round led by Daimler | - |
| 06.06.2018 | Taxify Raises $175m Investment | Taxify, Estonia based transportation network company with operations in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, has completed an investment round of $175 million.
According to Markus Villig, CEO and co-founder, Taxify: “We’re on a mission to build the f... |
| 05.06.2018 | Uber rival Taxify raises $175 million as Daimler weighs in | Taxify country manager Sam Raciti. Source: Supplied.
Uber rival Taxify last week raised $US175 million (around $231 million) in a funding round that has seen German multinational Daimler take a stake in the ride-sharing company.
The funding... |
| 31.05.2018 | Estonian on-demand car app Taxify raises $175M led by German car manufacturer Daimler | Martin and Markus Villig, founders of Taxify / Photo: Taxify Press Kit
Taxify, the Estonian ride-sharing platform, Uber’s European biggest rival, raises $175M in a funding led by the German automotive giant, Daimler, the startup reported. T... |
| 31.05.2018 | Taxify Raises $175M in Funding; Valued at $1 Billion | Taxify, an Estonia-based taxi hailing company, raised $175m in funding.
The round, which brings Taxify’s valuation to $1 billion, was led by Daimler, with participation from Korelya Capital, and Taavet Hinrikus, which joined existing invest... |
| 31.05.2018 | Rideshare startup Taxify raises US$175 million round led by auto giant Daimler | Automotive giant Daimler has led a US$175 million ($231 million) funding round for Estonian rideshare startup Taxify, bringing the company’s valuation to US$1 billion.
The round also saw participation from European venture capital fund Kore... |
| 30.05.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Wednesday, May 30 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, May 30.
Daimler acquired stake in ride-hailing startup Taxify. Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has acquired a stake in Taxify, the... |
| 30.05.2018 | Daimler leads $175 million investment in Uber's EMEA rival Taxify | By Eric Auchard
2 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: The Taxify logo is pictured on a taxi cab in Riga, Estonia January 15, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - Estonia's Taxify is set to step up its fight against global rival Uber [U... |
| 30.05.2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, May 30 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
Melinda Gates needs no introduction.
Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop
“I am a big believer in disruptive innovation, but it’s been incredibly disappointing to watch how few women-led busin... |
| 30.05.2018 | Эстонский такси-сервис Taxify привлёк $175 млн, повысил оценку до $1 млрд и запланировал выход в Россию Статьи редакции... | Лидером раунда стал автопроизводитель Daimler.
92 92 комментария
6425 просмотров
Основанный в Эстонии такси-сервис Taxify закрыл инвестиционный раунд на сумму $175 млн, в результате его оценка выросла до $1 млрд. Об этом vc.ru сообщили пред... |
| 30.05.2018 | Эстонский сервис такси Taxify стал «единорогом» и решил выйти на рынок России | Возглавил инвестиционный раунд автопроизводитель Daimler, который войдет в совет директоров Taxify. Со-инвесторами выступили европейский венчурный фонд Korelya Capital и сооснователь TransferWise Таавет Хайнрикус, уточняется в сообщении.
Се... |
| 29.05.2018 | Uber’s European rival Taxify raises $175M led by Daimler at a $1B valuation | There’s a new unicorn in the global ride-hailing space after Taxify, a startup born in Estonia that does battle with Uber across Europe and Africa, closed $175 million in new funding that takes it valuation to the $1 billion mark.
Daimler, ... |
| 05.10.2017 | Taxify is now live in Paris to compete with Uber, Chauffeur-Privé and all the others | Estonian startup Taxify just opened in Paris. It’s a ride-hailing company that is offering lower prices and taking a lower cut on each ride so customers end up paying less and drivers make roughly the same money.
There are so many transport... |
| 08.09.2017 | Taxify’s London launch halted after transport regulator mounts investigation | So much for a smooth launch. Ride-hailing startup Taxify launched this week in London to a big PR-push and fanfare. Most of the coverage was about how this plucky startup was going to take on the Uber giant. But Taxify has now had to pause ... |
| 05.09.2017 | Taxify launches in London, acquiring a cab firm to scale and discounting prices | London’s long-suffering Black Cabs have yet another competitor to deal with, alongside Gett, and Uber.
Estonian start-up Taxify has launched this week in the UK capital, after previously concentrating on emerging markets in eastern Europe a... |
| 01.08.2017 | China’s Didi invests in Taxify, an Uber rival operating in Europe and Africa | Didi Chuxing, the ride-sharing company that forced Uber out of China, has expanded its increasingly global empire after it made an investment in Taxify, an Uber-like service that operates in Europe and Africa as it prepares to launch in Lon... |
| 01.08.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, Aug. 1 | REALITY CHECK
UBER MARKDOWNS: The daily headlines of new drama at Uber slowed down in July, but that doesn’t mean the company is in recovery mode yet. Reports over the weekend painted an ugly picture of a leaky board struggling to hire a CE... |
| 01.08.2017 | Китайский конкурент Uber вложился в эстонский сервис по заказу такси Taxify | Фото: Taxify
Компания Didi Chuxing, специализирующаяся на онлайн-заказах такси, инвестировала в эстонский стартап по заказу машин Taxify, работающий на рынках Европы и Африки. Об этом сообщила компания из Эстонии.
Стороны не раскрывают фина... |
| 26.05.2017 | Q&A: Taxify reveals plans to take on Uber in Nigeria by being more ‘driver friendly’ | The ride-hailing sector may remain attractive in Lagos, with 15 ride-hailing apps competing for a portion of Nigeria’s biggest city’s vast taxi market, but until now only Uber seems to have achieved some success.
Estonian ride-hailing app T... |
| 26.05.2017 | Q&A: Taxify reveals plans to take on Uber in Nigeria by being more ‘driver friendly’ | The ride-hailing sector may remain attractive in Lagos, with 15 ride-hailing apps competing for a portion of Nigeria’s biggest city’s vast taxi market, but until now only Uber seems to have achieved some success.
Estonian ride-hailing app ... |
| 16.11.2016 | The State of Ridesharing in Africa | Ridesharing in Africa is not a new phenomenon – Africans have moved around by sharing vehicles for decades. Traditional ridesharing was more about getting from one point to another than the technology that powered it. Today, though, real-ti... |
| 07.10.2016 | Estonian Taxify enters Ukrainian taxi market | Taxify, an Estonian copycat of Uber, started operating in Ukraine last month, reported Ukrainian high tech blog AIN.UA. The service has already enrolled 20 drivers to offer rides in Kyiv (Kiev) after training at Taxify’s office.
While Taxif... |
| 31.07.2016 | In Kenya, Safaricom’s Little Cab app goes head to head with Uber | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
More posts by this contributor
African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
Nigeria’s Autochek raises ... |
| 29.01.2015 | New E-Hailing App, Taxify, Launches in South Africa Next Month | A new e-hailing taxi app called Taxify will launch on the 1st of February 2015 in South Africa and is certain to face stiff competitions with other taxi apps like Uber and Snappcab. The app acts as a link between taxi users and drivers at t... |
| 19.12.2014 | Funding roundup - week ending 12/19/14 | Serviz, SurveyMonkey, Clever, Quikkly, First Opinion, Boxbee, Geenio, Adyen, Redfin, Mixpanel, Dots
Seed stage
Quikkly, which creates personalized action tags, received $1 million in seed funding in a round led by Initial Capital, along wit... |
| 18.12.2014 | Estonia’s Taxify, An Anti-Uber Taxi App, Raises €1.4M For Further European Expansion | Estonian startup Taxify is one of a number of taxi apps aiming to help traditional taxi firms and drivers fight back against behemoth Uber and its ilk. It does this by providing an iOS, Android and mobile web app that lets you order a cab o... |
| 23.04.2014 | Another Taxi Company App, Estonia’s Taxify, Takes In $100K To Grow In Eastern Europe | Another funding round for another taxi app company — albeit this one, Estonian startup Taxify, is focusing on helping existing taxi companies fight the encroaching threat on their business from independent drivers making like cabbies with h... |
| - | TMT Investments инвестировал в сервис эстонского такси | Фонд TMT Investments инвестировал в эстонскую компанию Taxify OÜ. Это мобильный сервис, позволяющий вызвать такси с помощью смартфона. Приложение доступно на платформах iOS, Android и на десктопе.
В раунде также участвовали компании AdCash ... |
| - | В Киеве запустился эстонский клон Uber — сервис Taxify | В Киеве запустился эстонский клон Uber — сервис Taxify
23 Сентября, 2016, 14:00
Павел Красномовец
7206
6
Сегодня в Украине начал работу эстонский сервис вызова такси Taxify. Компания отобрала для работы в столице 200 водителей, которые уже ... |
| - | Taxify Raises $175m Investment | Taxify, Estonia based transportation network company with operations in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, has completed an investment round of $175 million.
According to Markus Villig, CEO and co-founder, Taxify: “We’re on a mission to build the f... |
| - | Taxify перезапускается в Киеве и выйдет в другие города Украины | Taxify перезапускается в Киеве и выйдет в другие города Украины
15 Июня, 2018, 08:55
Майя Яровая
10890
6
Популярная европейская платформа для заказа поездок Taxify объявила о перезапуске своего сервиса в Киеве. Также сообщается, что в компа... |
| - | LOGIN Startup Fair 2017: Overview
| Last week, on May 24-25th Vilnius Tech Park, a former home to the palace of Lithuanian nobility and then a military hospital which was later turned to a 9000+ sq. m. startup and tech hub became a home for one of the biggest startup events i... |