Ridehailing

Eight years after ousting Kalanick from Uber, the ridehailing company is reportedly helping him with a deal

Estonian mobility specialist Bolt has raised more than $700 million as it looks to double down on its e-grocery bet, but the company is likely to face stiff competition in the sector.

PitchBook’s latest Emerging Tech Research analyst note presents and explores a model of robotaxi revenue and operating costs in a densely populated city versus a lower-density city.

A major ballot victory for gig-economy companies joins Ant’s adjourned IPO, telecom talks, a potential new unicorn and more in our recap of the week.

Micromobility startups have not been immune to the negative repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a post-crisis rebound could yet be on the horizon.

Voters in the nation’s technology capital will have a say on Tuesday as they decide on two measures that reflect growing public concern about ridehailing and vaping products.

Optimistic investors spent Thursday driving up the price of shares in Uber in anticipation of the company’s 2Q earnings. Once the results arrived, though, it was a very different story.

Firefly has closed a $30 million Series A funding round as it joins the emerging world of advertising-based income for rideshare drivers.

Lyft’s tumbling stock has quickly gone from a big problem to a bigger one, with multiple class-action lawsuits alleging the company, among other things, provided misleading market share data. Alleged impropriety aside, focusing on market share probably isn’t the best way to compare Lyft and Uber.

Lyft’s stock opened at a 21% premium to its final IPO price but fell throughout the day to close up 8.7% in its first day of trading. Here’s a deeper look at what could come next.

As Uber dealt with the fallout of several high-profile missteps, Lyft grabbed market share in the US. It also gained some mutual fund investors.

Lyft, the winner in the ridehailing race to the public markets, has debuted on the NASDAQ in the year’s biggest listing so far

Lyft has taken the lead in the ridesharing race to the public markets. We took a look at some key takeaways from the filing, including details on the company’s shift toward autonomous tech.

Zum, a California company that offers an on-demand ridehailing service for children, has announced a $40 million round led by BMW i Ventures.

A steep backlog of private companies are set to go public in 2019, including ridesharing rivals Lyft and Uber. This analyst note offers insight into each company’s IPO campaign.

Lyft might be just five weeks away from going public, news that joins pandas, insects and the PayPal Mafia in our rundown of the past week in VC.

Following the release of Uber’s 4Q 2018 financials, PitchBook analysts offer insight into the ridesharing giant’s progress ahead of its forthcoming IPO.

Where is ridesharing headed? What new tech is shaping the world of self-driving cars? Our emerging tech analyst shares his thoughts on the sector’s future—and why it still has a ways to go.