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Formerly | GetTaxi (in Israel) |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | |
Founded | November 1, 2010 |
Founders | Dave Waiser |
Headquarters | London |
Area served | Israel, United Kingdom, Europe |
Key people | Matteo De Renzi CEO |
Products | |
Services | |
Revenue | $ 166 million (2020) |
Number of employees | 773 (2020) |
Website |
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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]
In May 2024, it was reported that Pango will purchase the "Gett" transportation service application at a price of approximately 175 million dollars. [4]
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, [5] and the service was launched in London in August 2011. [6]
In March 2012, GetTaxi branched out to Moscow, [7] [8] and opened its first United States offices in New York City. [9] In May 2016, the Volkswagen Group invested $300 million in Gett. [10]
In 2017 Gett acquired Juno, a ride-hailing company primarily operating in New York City. [11] Gett sold Juno in November 2019 in an agreement with Lyft, that saw Gett form a partnership with Lyft. [12]
Gett's marketplace model saw further partnerships with Ola in 2020, [13] and Curb Mobility in 2021. [14]
In May 2024, Pango announced its acquisition of Gett and its operations in Israel and internationally for $175 million. The deal is subject to the approval of the Competition Commissioner. [1]
In May 2016, Volkswagen Group announced that it would invest $300 million in Gett, [15] 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. [10]
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