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| Company type | Rideshare |
|---|---|
| Industry | Service |
| Founded | May 22, 2007 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Key people | Logan Green, co-founder John Zimmer, co-founder Rajat Suri, co-founder |
| Products | Rideshare |
| Parent | Enterprise Holdings |
| Website | www |
Zimride by Enterprise Holdings was an American carpool program that matched inter-city drivers and passengers through social networking services. It was offered to universities and businesses as a matchmaking service.[1][2][3] The company was founded in May 2007. After the launch of the Lyft app in May 2012 for intra-city rides, the Lyft app rapidly grew and became the focus of the company. Zimride officially renamed as Lyft in May 2013, and the Zimride service was sold to Enterprise Holdings in July 2013.[4][5] As of July 2013, the service had over 350,000 users and had partnerships with Facebook and Zipcar.[6][7][8][9]
In January 2015, the service removed the public ride sharing option and was offered solely as a matching service within universities and businesses.[10] On December 31, 2020, Zimride suspended their Service indefinitely according to an announcement on their homepage.[11]
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- ^ Yeung, Ken (2013-07-12). "Lyft Founders Sell Carpooling Startup Zimride To Enterprise Rent-A-Car". The Next Web. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Lyft-Off: Zimride's Long Road To Overnight Success". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ Lazlo, Luz. Zimride offers college students cheap -- and checked out -- rides. The Washington Post. December 30, 2011.
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- ^ Kessler, Sarah. Zimride Brings Carpooling to the Masses. Mashable. August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Why Enterprise Bought Ride Share Upstart Zimride | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Zimride Is Closing Its Public Ride-Sharing Service To Focus On Corporates And Students". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Important Update". Zimride. Retrieved 2021-01-31.