# Lyft

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/lyft

- Industry: Transportation Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.lyft.com
- Total disclosed funding: $4.7B
- Latest round: Series I (Jun 27, 2018)
- Investors on record: 54

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2012, Lyft, Inc., formerly known as Zimride Inc. provides a mobile transportation application that allows users to book and track shared rides, electric scooters, and public transportation online. The company was co-founded by Logan Green and John Zimmer and in 2013, it changed its name to Lyft. In June 2018, Lyft raised USD 600 million in Series I funding led by Fidelity Investments, with participation from Comcast Ventures, Light Street Capital Management, and Senator Investment Group. The series I funding valued the company at USD 15.1 billion post-money. 
In 2019, Lyft, Inc. became a publicly listed company on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol LYFT, and in 2021, the company’s self-driving unit was acquired by Toyota Motor Corp. As of December 2020, Lyft had 4,675 employees. 

Lyft, Inc. offers a mobile application that allows commuters to book and rent rides such as cars, bikes, and electronic scooters. The transportation solution enables users to manage rides, track the distance of the destination, book public transportation, and rent cars, bikes, and scooters. The company also offers Level 5, a self-driving system for cars.

In 2020, Lyft, Inc. reported a revenue of USD 2.36 billion, compared to USD 3.6 billion in 2019. 

Following its acquisition by Toyota Motor Corp., the company plans to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology.

## Funding rounds

- Series I, Jun 27, 2018, $600M — Fidelity Investments, Artha Venture Partners
- Series H, Nov 21, 2017, $500M — KKR, Fidelity Investments, Janus Henderson Investors, AllianceBernstein, CapitalG, Rakuten Capital, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Baillie Gifford
- Series H, Oct 18, 2017, $1B — KKR, Olympus Partners, Fidelity Investments, Janus Henderson Investors, Magna International Inc., Rakuten Group, Inc., Fisher Capital, AllianceBernstein, JUMP Investors, CapitalG, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, UTA Capital, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Odum Capital, Graphene Ventures, Valia Ventures, Rancilio Cube, Oceanic Partners, FORD, StraightPath Venture Partners, Decacorn Capital, Baillie Gifford, Apeiron Ventures, Chromo Invest
- Series G, Apr 5, 2017, $600M — KKR, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Baillie Gifford, Janus Henderson Investors, Rakuten Group, Inc., AllianceBernstein, UTA Capital, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Graphene Ventures, InMotion Ventures, Flat World Partners, Chromo Invest
- Series F, Dec 17, 2015, $1B — Kingdom Holding Company, General Motors Co., Rakuten Group, Inc., Alibaba Group, Janus Capital Group, Autotech Ventures, Manhattan Venture Partners, Didi Chuxing
- Series E, May 14, 2015, $150M — Tencent Investment, Fontinalis Partners, Alibaba Group, G Squared, Sailing Capital, Didi Chuxing, Icahn Enterprises, Machine Shop Ventures, M13, Green Bay Ventures, Cherry Tree Investments
- Series E, Mar 11, 2015, $530M — Olympus Partners, Fortress Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Rakuten Group, Inc., Fontinalis Partners, Didi Chuxing
- Series D, Mar 6, 2014, $250M — Mayfield Fund, Founders Fund, Third Point, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue Management, Alibaba Group
- Series C, May 21, 2013, $62M — Mayfield Fund, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz
- Series B, Oct 31, 2012, $15M — Mayfield Fund, Founders Fund, K9 Ventures, Floodgate, Ooga Labs
- Series A, Aug 15, 2011, $6.2M — Mayfield Fund, K9 Ventures, Floodgate
- Seed, Aug 6, 2010, $1.3M — K9 Ventures, Floodgate

## Investors

- K9 Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/k9-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Floodgate (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/floodgate) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Mayfield Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mayfield-fund) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
- Founders Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/founders-fund) — Series B, Series C, Series D
- Ooga Labs — Series B
- Andreessen Horowitz (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/andreessen-horowitz) — Series C, Series D, Series E
- Third Point (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/third-point) — Series D
- Coatue Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/coatue-management) — Series D
- Alibaba Group — Series D, Series E, Series F
- Olympus Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/olympus-partners) — Series E, Series H
- Fortress Investment Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fortress-investment-group) — Series E
- Rakuten Group, Inc. — Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H
- Fontinalis Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fontinalis-partners) — Series E
- Didi Chuxing — Series E, Series F
- Tencent Investment — Series E
- G Squared (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/g-squared) — Series E
- Sailing Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sailing-capital) — Series E
- Icahn Enterprises (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/icahn-enterprises) — Series E
- Machine Shop Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/machine-shop-ventures) — Series E
- M13 (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/m13) — Series E
- Green Bay Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/green-bay-ventures) — Series E
- Cherry Tree Investments — Series E
- Kingdom Holding Company (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kingdom-holding-company) — Series F
- General Motors Co. — Series F
- Janus Capital Group — Series F
- Autotech Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/autotech-ventures) — Series F
- Manhattan Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/manhattan-venture-partners) — Series F
- KKR (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kkr) — Series G, Series H
- Public Sector Pension Investment Board — Series G
- Baillie Gifford (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/baillie-gifford) — Series G, Series H
- Janus Henderson Investors — Series G, Series H
- AllianceBernstein (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alliancebernstein) — Series G, Series H
- UTA Capital — Series G, Series H
- Glade Brook Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/glade-brook-capital-partners) — Series G, Series H
- Graphene Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/graphene-ventures) — Series G, Series H
- InMotion Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/inmotion-ventures) — Series G
- Flat World Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/flat-world-partners) — Series G
- Chromo Invest — Series G, Series H
- Fidelity Investments (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fidelity-investments) — Series H, Series I
- Magna International Inc. — Series H
- Fisher Capital — Series H
- JUMP Investors (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/jump-investors) — Series H
- CapitalG (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/capitalg) — Series H
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan — Series H
- Odum Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/odum-capital) — Series H
- Valia Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/valia-ventures) — Series H
- Rancilio Cube (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rancilio-cube) — Series H
- Oceanic Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/oceanic-partners) — Series H
- FORD — Series H
- StraightPath Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/straightpath-venture-partners) — Series H
- Decacorn Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/decacorn-capital) — Series H
- Apeiron Ventures — Series H
- Rakuten Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rakuten-capital) — Series H
- Artha Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/artha-venture-partners) — Series I
