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Lyft

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Lyft, Inc.
Company typePublic
NASDAQLYFT (Class A)
IndustryVehicle for hire
FoundedJune 9, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-09) (as Zimride)
FoundersLogan Green
John Zimmer
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
United States, Canada
Key people
Logan Green, CEO
John Zimmer, President
Brian Roberts, CFO
Revenue700,000,000 United States dollar Edit this on Wikidata
OwnerRakuten (11%)
Number of employees
5,683 (2020)
SubsidiariesMotivate
Websitelyft.com

Lyft is a taxi service which is publicly traded and based in San Francisco, California, USA. Lyft allows users to find, through a website or mobile app, drivers who are partnering with the service and are ready to give them a ride for a reasonable fee. Lyft's motto is “your friend with a car”.[1] According to the company, their service allows its clients to travel by Lyft at a cost 30% lower than using traditional taxis.

The service operates in 644 cities in the United States and 12 cities in Canada.[2]

Lyft started in the summer of 2012.

References

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  1. "Lyft Hits The East Coast With A Launch In Boston, Its First Big Post-Funding Expansion City". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-01-25.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Take a ride with Lyft in your city | Cities | Lyft". web.archive.org. 2019-11-19. Archived from the original on 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)