5. 2013
Lyft sells Zimride and
focuses on short-haul ride
sharing instead of longer
rides for college students.
6. 2013: $15 million in Series B2007: Zimride raised $250,000 in
seed money from Facebook's fbFund.
2010: $1.2 million in seed founding
2011: $ 6 million in series A
Funding
7. Building a Brand Around Values
Lyft fosters human connection & builds up good user experience.
“Lyft is your friend
with a car, whenever
you need one” — Lyft
8. Building a Brand Around Values
Lyft is positioning itself to
expand to scooters,
bicycles, and other more
environmentally friendly
modes of transportation.
Environment Community Building
Lyft’s mission is to improve
people's lives through the
world's best transportation. Our
vision was to reinvent cities
around people, not cars.
9. Transportation Network Company
Lyft develops and maintenances mobile app to offer
car rides, scooters, and a bicycle-sharing system.
Core business is car-sharing.
15. The company set a price
of $72, but Lyft began
trading at $87.24, a more
than 20% increase.
IPO in 2019
24Billion
Valued at
16. Molecule
People
People want to arrive at the
destination in a short time
with an affordable way. Problem
Public transportation takes
too long and cabs are too
expensive.
A mobile platform can help
people get an affordable
ride in a few minutes.
Product