GT GETTAXI (UK) LIMITED
FormerlyGetTaxi (in Israel)
TypePrivate
Industry
FoundedNovember 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)
FoundersDave Waiser
HeadquartersLondon
Area served
Israel, United Kingdom, Europe
Key people
Matteo De Renzi CEO
Products
Services
Revenue$ 166 million (2020)
Number of employees
773 (2020)
Websitegett.com
Gett's Tel Aviv development center

Gett, previously known as GetTaxi, is an Israeli B2B Ground Transportation Management (GTM) platform and marketplace,[1][2] and B2C ride-hailing app headquartered in London, and owned by GT GetTaxi (UK) Limited [3]


History

GetTaxi was founded by Israeli entrepreneurs Shahar Waiser and Roi More. In the summer of 2009, Waiser came up with the idea during a thirty-minute wait for a taxi to the airport in Palo Alto, California. GetTaxi's beta version in Hebrew started operating in Tel Aviv two years later, in the summer of 2011,[4] and the service was launched in London in August 2011.[5]

In March 2012, GetTaxi branched out to Moscow,[6][7] and opened its first United States offices in New York City.[8] In May 2016, the Volkswagen Group invested $300 million in Gett.[9]

In 2017 Gett acquired Juno, a ride-hailing company primarily operating in New York City.[10] Gett sold Juno in November 2019 in an agreement with Lyft, that saw Gett form a partnership with Lyft.[11]

Gett’s marketplace model saw further partnerships with Ola in 2020,[12] and Curb Mobility in 2021.[13]

Strategic partnership with the Volkswagen Group

In May 2016, Volkswagen Group announced that it would invest $300 million in Gett,[14] allowing the company to grow its operations across European markets, as well as marking the first foray into the mobility space by the Volkswagen Group.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gett company". Bloomberg.
  2. ↑ "Gett company profile". gett.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  3. ↑ "GT GETTAXI (UK) LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. ↑ Shalita, Hen, Hayut, Ilanit (February 16, 2012). "The Startups are killing Taxi Services". Globes. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Lacy, Sarah (July 11, 2011). "Get Taxi Launching in London". TechCrunch.
  6. ↑ Gilbert, Trevor (March 1, 2012). "Moscow, Meet GetTaxi. GetTaxi, Moscow". pandodaily. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ Taxi app development explained, archived from the original on 2016-03-04, retrieved 2015-02-27
  8. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Alex (June 7, 2012). "This App Will Revolutionize the NYC Taxi Experience". Mashable.
  9. 1 2 Volkswagen Group announces a strategic partnership with on-demand mobility provider Gett
  10. ↑ "On-demand ride service Gett confirms acquisition of Juno for $200M". TechCrunch. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  11. ↑ "Gett Shuts Down Juno, Announces Collaboration With Lyft | Ctech". m.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  12. ↑ "Ride-hailing firms Gett and Ola sign corporate partnership". CityAM. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  13. ↑ "Gett inks deal with Curb Mobility to bring yellow cabs to its enterprise-focused on-demand ride-hailing app". TechCrunch. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  14. ↑ "VW invests $300M in Uber rival Gett in new ride-sharing partnership". TechCrunch. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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