Company:Gett

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Short description: On-demand mobility company that connects customers with transportation, goods and services
GT GETTAXI (UK) LIMITED
FormerlyGetTaxi (in Israel)
TypePrivate
Industry
  • Transportation
  • SaaS
  • Corporate Travel Management
FoundedNovember 1, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-11-01)
FoundersDave Waiser
HeadquartersLondon
Area served
Israel, United Kingdom , Europe
Key people
Matteo De Renzi CEO
Products
Services
  • SaaS
  • B2B
  • Ridesharing
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". https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0852787D:IT. 
  2. "Gett company profile". https://gett.com/about/. 
  3. "GT GETTAXI (UK) LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK" (in en). https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07603404. 
  4. Shalita, Hen, Hayut, Ilanit (February 16, 2012). "The Startups are killing Taxi Services". Globes. http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000724926. 
  5. Lacy, Sarah (July 11, 2011). "Get Taxi Launching in London". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/19/get-taxi-launching-in-london-this-is-way-beyond-uber/. 
  6. Gilbert, Trevor (March 1, 2012). "Moscow, Meet GetTaxi. GetTaxi, Moscow". pandodaily. http://pandodaily.com/2012/03/01/moscow-meet-gettaxi-gettaxi-moscow/. 
  7. Taxi app development explained, http://yalantis.com/blog/uber-expertise-taxi-booking-mobile-app-development/, retrieved 2015-02-27 
  8. Fitzpatrick, Alex (June 7, 2012). "This App Will Revolutionize the NYC Taxi Experience". Mashable. http://mashable.com/2012/06/07/gettaxi/. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Volkswagen Group announces a strategic partnership with on-demand mobility provider Gett
  10. "On-demand ride service Gett confirms acquisition of Juno for $200M" (in en-US). 26 April 2017. https://social.techcrunch.com/2017/04/26/on-demand-ride-service-gett-confirms-acquisition-of-juno-for-200m/. 
  11. "Gett Shuts Down Juno, Announces Collaboration With Lyft | Ctech". https://m.calcalistech.com/Article.aspx?guid=3773972. 
  12. "Ride-hailing firms Gett and Ola sign corporate partnership" (in en-GB). 2020-08-06. https://www.cityam.com/ride-hailing-firms-gett-and-ola-sign-corporate-partnership/. 
  13. "Gett inks deal with Curb Mobility to bring yellow cabs to its enterprise-focused on-demand ride-hailing app" (in en-US). 18 April 2021. https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/04/18/gett-curb-mobility/. 
  14. "VW invests $300M in Uber rival Gett in new ride-sharing partnership" (in en-US). 24 May 2016. https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/05/24/vw-invests-300m-in-uber-rival-gett-in-new-ride-sharing-partnership/.