Start Pill
This list aims to provide a list of those recently active investors in the Taxi Service space.
Purpose of this list: Finding and meeting VC’s and investors is no easy task for any founder no matter how well connected they might be. This list is aimed to provide a starting point highlighting some of the most recently active investors.
Great list… now what: If you’re a founder looking to pitch your startup you first need to create a short list of investors you want to pitch to. This list could provide part of that. Pick a few companies in this list, see their past investments, which countries they invest in and craft a personal email or Linkedin message to them if you think they would be interested.
I sent a load of emails, but didn’t get any responses: Welcome to the startup world… But in all seriousness some VC’s will get back to you with feedback if you’re lucky, but most are simply too busy to deal with all the messages they get.
Do not get discouraged, send a follow up email asking for feedback and work on your pitching. Rejection is not a reflection on your company, just how you pitched it. There is countless stories of people getting rejected 100 times before finally getting funding. See the Qwil story.
Data sourced from Crunchbase.
Didi
Didi is a mobile transportation platform that offers app-based transportation services.
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Learn about their existing investments on Crunchbase
Founders: Bo Zhang, Wei Cheng
Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
Number of Employees: 5001-10000
MTN Group
MTN Group is a JSE-listed multinational company that offers voice and data, mobile financial, enterprise, and digital services.
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Founders: Koos Bekker
Location: Johannesburg, NA – South Africa, South Africa
Number of Employees: 10001
Ola
Ola is a mobility platform and ride-hailing company based in India.
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Founders: Ankit Bhati, Bhavish Aggarwal
Location: Kormangala, Karnataka, India
Number of Employees: 5001-10000
Michael Lynton
Michael Lynton is CEO of Sony Entertainment, where he oversees Sony’s global entertainment businesses, including Sony Music Entertainment, S…
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Founders:
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Number of Employees:
Signature Bank
New York-based full-service commercial bank with 27 private client offices throughout the New York metropolitan area.
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Founders:
Location: New York, New York, United States
Number of Employees: 1001-5000
Kakao Mobility
Kakao Mobility provides online taxi-hailing and parking services.
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Founders:
Location: Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
Number of Employees:
Hankyu Hanshin
Hankyu Hanshin operates in urban transportation, real estate, entertainment, and communications.
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Founders:
Location: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Number of Employees: 1001-5000
Alipay
Alipay offers a mobile and online payments platform that evolves from a digital wallet to a lifestyle enabler.
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Founders:
Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Number of Employees:
JapanTaxi
JapanTaxi is a Provider of taxi booking services designed to cater the needs of people in Japan.
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Founders: Kawanabe Jidosha Shokai, Shuzo Kawanabe
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Number of Employees:
SANTACO
SANTACO being the governing structure of the taxi industry in the country.
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Founders:
Location: Pretoria, NA – South Africa, South Africa
Number of Employees:
