Top 40 Ride Sharing Startups in 2024

1) Bolt

Bolt is a transportation platform that offers services such as ride hailing, micromobility, and meal delivery.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Estonia
• State: Harjumaa
• City: Tallinn
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Markus Villig, Martin Villig, Oliver Leisalu
• Number of employees: 1001-5000
• Funding: $616,792,995
• Funding rounds: 11
• Number of investors: 27 (Daimler, Startup Wise Guys, International Finance Corporation, Taavet Hinrikus, Creandum)

You can find their website here.

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2) TIER Mobility

TIER Mobility is a micro-mobility firm that offers clients long-term ride-sharing options.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Germany
• State: Berlin
• City: Berlin
• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Julian Blessin, Lawrence Leuschner, Matthias Laug
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding: $447,948,158
• Funding rounds: 6
• Number of investors: 18 (Goldman Sachs, SoftBank Vision Fund, SOSV, Goodwater Capital, Speedinvest)

You can find their website here.

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3) Whim

Whim is a mobility-as-a-service provider that bundles all city transportation services into a single app for its customers.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Finland
• State: Southern Finland
• City: Helsinki
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Kaj Pyyhtia, Sampo Hietanen
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: € 53,700,000
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 12 (Mitsubishi Corporation, Business Finland, Denso, Ferrovial, NordicNinja VC)

You can find their website here.

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4) dott

Dott provides dockless, shared electric scooters and bikes as short-distance transportation options.

Details of the startup:

• Country: The Netherlands
• State: Noord-Holland
• City: Amsterdam
• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Henri Moissinac, Maxim Romain
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $140,844,538
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 17 (EQT Ventures, FJ Labs, DN Capital, Prosus Ventures, Felix Capital)

You can find their website here.

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5) Careem

Careem is a company that creates an app that assists Dubai commuters in finding a car to rent.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United Arab Emirates
• State: Dubai
• City: Dubai
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Abdulla Elyas, Magnus Olsson, Mudassir Sheikha, Wael Nafee
• Number of employees: 1001-5000
• Funding: $771,700,000
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 22 (Daimler, Rakuten, DCM Ventures, Coatue, Didi)

You can find their website here.

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6) Cabify

Cabify is a Latin American, Spanish, and Portuguese ride-sharing startup.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Spain
• State: Madrid
• City: Madrid
• Started in: 2011
• Founders: Adrian Merino, Francisco Montero, Juan De Antonio, Sam Lown, Vicente Pascual
• Number of employees: 1001-5000
• Funding: $477,000,000
• Funding rounds: 9
• Number of investors: 25 (AngelList, Endeavor Catalyst, M13, Western Technology Investment, Seaya Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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7) BlaBlaCar

BlaBlaCar is a long-distance carpooling website that links drivers with empty seats and passengers to split the expense of travel.

Details of the startup:

• Country: France
• State: Ile-de-France
• City: Paris
• Started in: 2006
• Founders: Francis Nappez, Frédéric Mazzella, Nicolas Brusson
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding: $563,534,130
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 15 (Accel, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Lead Edge Capital, Isai)

You can find their website here.

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8) BusUp

Global Commuter Shuttle Service Provider with a Ground-Breaking Solution that Enables Shared and Flexible Commuter Shuttle Programs

Details of the startup:

• Country: Spain
• State: Catalonia
• City: Barcelona
• Started in: 2016
• Founders: Alex Canals, Danilo Tamelini, Eva Romagosa, Rui Stoffel Fernandes
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $9,123,881
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 6 (Autotech Ventures, EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs, Proeza Ventures, IESE Business School, Finaves)

You can find their website here.

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9) Vulog

Vulog creates technology that powers the world's most successful shared mobility enterprises.

Details of the startup:

• Country: France
• State: Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
• City: Nice
• Started in: 2006
• Founders: David Emsellem, Georges GALLAIS
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: € 53,100,000
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 7 (Bpifrance, European Investment Bank, ETF Partners, Frog Capital, Inven Capital)

You can find their website here.

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10) Grab

Grab is a mobile app that offers transportation, logistics, and banking services.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Singapore
• State: Central Region
• City: Singapore
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Anthony Tan, Tan Hooi Ling
• Number of employees: 10001+
• Funding: $12,147,750,000
• Funding rounds: 33
• Number of investors: 54 (SoftBank, SoftBank Vision Fund, GGV Capital, Invesco, Microsoft)

You can find their website here.

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11) Wunder Mobility

Wunder Mobility is a technology and service platform that helps businesses and towns all over the world establish and grow new mobility initiatives.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Germany
• State: Hamburg
• City: Hamburg
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Gunnar Froh, Samuel Baker
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $70,000,000
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 25 (FJ Labs, FundersClub, TA Associates, Blumberg Capital, Kingsway Capital)

You can find their website here.

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12) Socar Malaysia

Socar is a car-sharing network in Malaysia.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Malaysia
• State: Kuala Lumpur
• City: Kuala Lumpur
• Started in: 2017
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $18,000,000
• Funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 2 (Eugene Private Equity, KH Energy.)

You can find their website here.

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13) Heetch

Heetch is a ride-sharing app that caters to late-night commuters by providing an alternative to taxis.

Details of the startup:

• Country: France
• State: Ile-de-France
• City: Paris
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Aylic Petit, Mathieu Jacob, Teddy Pellerin
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $75,250,000
• Funding rounds: 6
• Number of investors: 10 (Idinvest Partners, Kima Ventures, The Family, Cathay Innovation, Felix Capital)

You can find their website here.

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14) DUCKT

Duckt is a solution for micromobility infrastructure. For better operations, a better experience for people, and a better city, we dock, lock, and charge.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Estonia
• State: Harjumaa
• City: Tallinn
• Started in: 2019
• Founders: Cagri Selcuklu, Evren Yazıcı, Goksen Atalay
• Number of employees: 1-10
• Funding: € 800,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 2 (InnoEnergy, F+ Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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15) Bykea

Bykea is a social impact app that saves clients time and money by providing INSTANT transport and courier services.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Pakistan
• State: Sindh
• City: Karachi
• Started in: 2016
• Founders: Muneeb Maayr
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $18,700,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 3 (Prosus Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), Sarmayacar)

You can find their website here.

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16) Trafi

Trafi is a mobility-as-a-service platform that helps communities and businesses achieve their objectives by providing shared transportation solutions.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Lithuania
• State: Vilniaus Apskritis
• City: Vilnius
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Algimantas Krasauskas, Dr. Jurgis Pasukonis, Mantas Vizbaras, Martynas Gudonavicius
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $14,000,000
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 7 (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Octopus Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation, Practica Capital, Octopus Investments)

You can find their website here.

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17) Beat

Beat gives consumers a fresh transportation experience by connecting them in real time with nearby available drivers.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Greece
• State: Attiki
• City: Athens
• Started in: 2011
• Founders: Kostis Sakkas, Michael Sfictos, Nick Drandakis, Nikos Damilakis
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding: $6,870,081
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 3 (Hummingbird Ventures, Green Venture Capital, Openfund)

You can find their website here.

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18) Grin Scooters

Grin Scooters is a Latin American micromobility firm that combined with Yellow to form Grow Mobility.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Mexico
• State: Distrito Federal
• City: Mexico City
• Started in: 2018
• Founders: Bryan Zambrano, Guilherme Freire, Jonathan Lewy, Karime German, Luis Isaac Ramirez, Sergio Romo
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $72,652,616
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 18 (500 Startups, Y Combinator, DCM Ventures, Soma Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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19) tembici.

tembici. is a bike-sharing firm based in Brazil.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Brazil
• State: Sao Paulo
• City: Sao Paulo
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Maurício Villar, Tomás Martins
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding: $62,000,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 4 (International Finance Corporation, Valor Capital Group, Redpoint eventures, Igah, Ventures.)

You can find their website here.

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20) Yellow

Yellow is an online micromobility platform that allows users to rent bikes and e-scooters.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Brazil
• State: Sao Paulo
• City: Sao Paulo
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Ariel Lambrecht, Eduardo Musa, Renato Freitas
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding: $125,300,000
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 7 (GGV Capital, Monashees, WndrCo, Base10 Partners, Greyhound Capital)

You can find their website here.

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21) SWAT Mobility

A tech business established in Singapore that specializes in demand-responsive shared transportation, making commuting easier for everyone.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Singapore
• State: Central Region
• City: Singapore
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Arthur Chua, Jarrold Ong, Nicholas Jachowski, Shijing SJ Lin
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $12,263,720
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 8 (Global Brain Corporation, EDBI, UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, iGlobe Partners, SMRT Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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22) Bynd

Bynd creates a carpooling platform for individuals and businesses.

Details of the startup:

• Country: Brazil
• State: Sao Paulo
• City: Sao Paulo
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Abraão Barros, Gustavo Gracitelli, Leonardo Liborio
• Number of employees: 1-10
• Funding: R$1,185,000
• Funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 1 (EqSeed)

You can find their website here.

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23) Ola

Ola is an Indian mobility platform and ride-hailing firm.

Details of the startup:

• Country: India
• State: Karnataka
• City: Kormangala
• Started in: 2010
• Founders: Ankit Bhati, Bhavish Aggarwal
• Number of employees: 5001-10000
• Funding: $3,808,672,049
• Funding rounds: 25
• Number of investors: 45 (SoftBank, Tencent, DST Global, Sequoia Capital India, Temasek Holdings)

You can find their website here.

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24) BluSmart Mobility

BluSmart is an electric vehicle fast charging network and a zero-emission ridehailing service.

Details of the startup:

• Country: India
• State: Gujarat
• City: Ahmedabad
• Started in: 2019
• Founders: Anmol Jaggi, Punit Goyal
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $17,062,939
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 20 (Venture Catalysts, LetsVenture, Inflection Point Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Mumbai Angels)

You can find their website here.

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25) Yulu

Yulu is a micro-mobility platform in India that uses shared electric two-wheelers to alleviate traffic congestion and pollution.

Details of the startup:

• Country: India
• State: Karnataka
• City: Bengaluru
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Amit Gupta, Hemant Gupta, Naveen Dachuri, RK Misra
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $19,900,000
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 7 (3one4 Capital, Blume Ventures, rocketship.vc, Incubate Fund, Bajaj Auto Finance)

You can find their website here.

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26) eBikeGo

eBikeGo is a one-of-a-kind revolutionary enterprise that provides environmentally friendly transportation via eBikeGo rental and delivery.

Details of the startup:

• Country: India
• State: Maharashtra
• City: Mumbai
• Started in: 2019
• Founders: Hari Kiran P, Irfan Khan, Kedar Soman
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $2,200,000
• Funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 10 (Rohit Chanana, Rajesh Sawhney, Startup Buddy, Sukhbir Singh, Sumant Singhal)

You can find their website here.

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27) ONN Bikes

We're a micromobility platform that makes first- and last-mile transit easier.

Details of the startup:

• Country: India
• State: Maharashtra
• City: Mumbai
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Namit Jain, Shanky Munoth
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $791,935
• Funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 9 (Venture Catalysts, JITO Angel Network, Z Nation Lab, Grace Venture Partners, Jayesh Parekh)

You can find their website here.

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28) QuickRide

In Bangalore, there are apps for carpooling, bikepooling, and ridesharing.

Details of the startup:

• Country: India
• State: Karnataka
• City: Bengaluru
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Knm Rao
• Number of employees: 11-50
• Funding: $14,300,000
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 3 (Sequoia Capital India, Venture Highway, Prosus & Naspers)

You can find their website here.

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29) Zypp

Zypp is an e-scooter sharing and rental platform that helps businesses with last-mile mobility, delivery, and campus rentals.

Details of the startup:

• Country: India
• State: Haryana
• City: Gurgaon
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Akash Gupta
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $2,500,000
• Funding rounds: 3
• Number of investors: 6 (Venture Catalysts, IAN Fund, Venture Catalysts, Syed Faiz, Gaurav Juneja)

You can find their website here.

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30) Wicked Ride

Motor vehicle sharing on a peer-to-peer basis

Details of the startup:

• Country: India
• State: Karnataka
• City: Bengaluru
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Anil G, Varun Agni, Vivekananda Hallekere
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $24,444,940
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 6 (Sequoia Capital, Accel, InnoVen Capital, Omidyar Network, Prashant Priya)

You can find their website here.

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31) Didi

Didi is a mobile platform that provides transportation services via an app.

Details of the startup:

• Country: China
• State: Beijing
• City: Beijing
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Bo Zhang, Wei Cheng
• Number of employees: 5001-10000
• Funding: $23,246,700,000
• Funding rounds: 24
• Number of investors: 43 (SoftBank, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Silver Lake, Tencent)

You can find their website here.

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32) ofo

Ofo is a bike-sharing platform that operates entirely online and through a mobile app.

Details of the startup:

• Country: China
• State: Beijing
• City: Haidian
• Started in: 2014
• Founders: Wei Dai, Xue Ding, Yang Pinjie, Yu Xin, Zhang Siding, Zhang Yanqi
• Number of employees: 1001-5000
• Funding: $2,151,231,992
• Funding rounds: 9
• Number of investors: 23 (Alibaba Group, DST Global, Xiaomi, Didi, Ant Group)

You can find their website here.

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33) Hello TransTech

Hello TransTech (previously HelloBike) is a Chinese company that creates smart-sharing bikes for short-distance travelers.

Details of the startup:

• Country: China
• State: Shanghai
• City: Shanghai
• Started in: 2016
• Founders: Han Mei, Jiang Wei, Li Kaizhu, Yang Lei
• Number of employees: 1001-5000
• Funding: $1,754,944,610
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 7 (GGV Capital, Ant Group, WM Motor, Primavera Capital Group, Fosun International)

You can find their website here.

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34) Caocao Chuxing

Caocao Chuxing is a vehicle-sharing firm based in China.

Details of the startup:

• Country: China
• State: Zhejiang
• City: Hangzhou
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Jinliang Liu
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding: CN¥1,000,000,000
• Funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 1 (Zhejiang Geely Holding Group)

You can find their website here.

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35) T3 Mobile Travel Services

T3 Mobile Travel Services provides renewable energy-powered car-sharing services.

Details of the startup:

• Country: China
• State: Jiangsu
• City: Nanjing
• Started in: 2019
• Number of employees: 251-500
• Funding: CN¥9,760,000,000
• Funding rounds: 1
• Number of investors: 6 (Tencent, Alibaba Group, FAW Group, Changan Automobile, Dongfeng Motor Group)

You can find their website here.

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36) Bird

Bird creates a vehicle sharing network that offers low-cost transportation to communities all around the world.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: Santa Monica
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Travis VanderZanden
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding: $623,000,000
• Funding rounds: 9
• Number of investors: 32 (Index Ventures, Craft Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Target Global, Relay Ventures)

You can find their website here.

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37) Affectiva

Affectiva is a company that makes software that recognizes emotions by analyzing minor facial and speech cues.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: Massachusetts
• City: Boston
• Started in: 2009
• Founders: Rana el Kaliouby, Rosalind Picard
• Number of employees: 51-100
• Funding: $62,550,000
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 17 (National Science Foundation, Horizons Ventures, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, MIT Media Lab)

You can find their website here.

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38) Lime

Lime makes it possible for individuals to get around their cities in a cost-effective and convenient manner while reducing their carbon footprint.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2017
• Founders: Adam Zhang, Brad Bao, Caen Contee, Charlie Gao, Kazuma Furuki, Toby Sun
• Number of employees: 501-1000
• Funding: $945,000,000
• Funding rounds: 13
• Number of investors: 50 (GGV Capital, FJ Labs, Uber, Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity Management and Research Company)

You can find their website here.

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39) Ridecell

For automobile rental firms, Ridecell provides car-sharing, ride-sharing, short-term leases, and autonomous vehicle fleet services.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2009
• Founders: Aarjav Trivedi, ArunKumar Elangovan, Steve Dickerson
• Number of employees: 101-250
• Funding: $134,754,653
• Funding rounds: 9
• Number of investors: 29 (Square, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator)

You can find their website here.

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40) Via

Via is a re-engineering public transportation firm that develops and offers commuters with on-demand public mobility solutions.

Details of the startup:

• Country: United States
• State: New York
• City: New York
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Daniel Ramot, Oren Shoval
• Number of employees: 1001-5000
• Funding: $647,064,111
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 23 (Daimler, Kapor Capital, RiverPark Ventures, 83North, Millhouse LLC)

You can find their website here.

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