Tagged: uber

May 10, 2019 @ 2:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

What do Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, ‘Jay Z’, Jeff Bezos, Softbank, Tencent, Axel Springer, and OurCrowd all have in common? They all invested in Uber before it went public today (May 10, 2019). Where OurCrowd stands out from the pack is the fact that OurCrowd… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after announcing the launch of its new financial services, ride-hailing company Grab announced on Monday it has acquired Uber’s Southeast Asia operations. This deal is the largest-ever of its kind in Southeast Asia. Grab reported it will integrate Uber’s ridesharing and food delivery business in… Read More

January 3, 2018 @ 1:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hindsight is usually 20-20. And there are times when maybe you just want to close your eyes and go back in time. Below is an interesting tweet back that shares some interesting information from the early days of AngelList and Uber, when the ride sharing… Read More

February 7, 2017 @ 4:00 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Singapore-based company Grab, self-described as “Southeast Asia’s Leading Ride-Hailing Platform”, is investing $700 million in Indonesia to make the country ASEAN’s most digital economy.  Grab’s project will focus on mobile fintech features in the country, and in particular, on mobile payment. According to the company, the… Read More

December 29, 2016 @ 8:40 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in November that the country would no longer use its R500 and R1000 (approximately $7.50 and $15.00) currencies — which make up 86 percent of all cash in circulation in India — observers questioned the wisdom of the… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 8:50 am By Jessica Pham  |  

Victor is looking to disrupt the “flying on demand” jet charter market with a similar business model to that of Uber.  The company describes itself as such: “On-Demand Private Jet Charter. The widest choice of jets, times, routes and prices, all at your fingertips, with… Read More

November 5, 2016 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Uber and Mexican fintech bank Bankaool announced they have team up to launch Uber’s first ever debit card in Latin America. The online transportation network company revealed that the Uber Bankaool card has been available since October 21st and offers users who do not have… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vakay, a holiday search platform, recently launched a campaign on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The company is seeking to raise £100,000 for the development of its website features and marketing. The new travel website, which was incorporated in 2015, offers users destination recommendations based on their budget… Read More

July 7, 2016 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Bank’s are not known for taking on risk – they are known for avoiding it as much as possible. This is not the case with Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, and their venture fund as they see opportunity in the digital future. Sberbank’s SBT… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedByMe and Uber are partnering on a forthcoming event scheduled this month (March 18) in Malmö.  The duo are both said to be expanding operations into the city and combining as they both launch services with ‘Världens Bästa After Work’ at Media Evolution City.  The event… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London’s black cabbies have taken to Crowdfunder UK with a mission to secure £600,000 as a way to challenge the Uber’s license to operate in the city. The Action for Cabbies campaign is on a mission to help save the iconic black cab trade and the… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Uber competitor Lyft has received a $500 million investment from General Motors that now values the company at approximately $5.5 billion.  According to a statement from GM, the two companies will work together as part of a long-term strategic alliance to create an integrated network… Read More

November 30, 2015 @ 6:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Anthony Jenkins, is a former CEO of Barclay’s Group having managed the global firm from 2012 to 2015. He was sacked by John “Mack the Knife” McFarlane in the summer of 2015. Jenkins had set out to tackle a “culture of self-enrichment” and to refocus… Read More

October 22, 2015 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Uber is a poster child for the collaborative economy and the new breed of unicorns cropping up. The profound success of Uber and their disruptive approach to public transport has flipped the taxi-cab industry upside down – for the better. Sure, they are marching in… Read More

August 7, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Giles Andrews  |  

This is a question I get asked a lot. And the usual line of thinking of those asking the question is that it does matter.  The common assumption is that the increased activity of “institutional” funds is crowding out the core retail investors that platforms… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Swedish-based startup Cinemeet  launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on FundedByMe to raise €190,000 for its Tinder-like app that’s set to help singles go on a date at the movies. Cinemeet started in Sweden 2014 and is now headquartered in California. The company secured a crowd funding… Read More

May 29, 2015 @ 12:54 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Valuation Placed at $100 Million. You might not expect a taxi to win on the racetrack, but Australian taxi app Ingogo is setting records for making the (funding) rounds. The company, launched in 2011, just announced that it closed A$12 million in a new funding round through… Read More

May 6, 2015 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, the first peer to peer lender in the UK, has partnered up with another innovative firm UBER. The now (almost) ubiquitous ridesharing / cab replacement company is entering into a new service.  UBER and Zopa have created a new marketplace that will assist UBER drivers… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 9:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past March, UBER competitor Lyft closed a Series E funding round that delivered $530 million in capital to the young company and a hefty $2.5 billion valuation.  This funding round was led by Japanese firm Rakuten, but earlier rounds (and perhaps this one) included big… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, transportation giant Uber Detroit announced the launch of the #UberPartnerKen Movement, which was to help a GoFundMe campaign for one of its drivers, Ken Broskey, as he tries to pay off his mortgage before he passes away from cancer. As previously reported, Uber announced that it… Read More