Lyft Acquires FREENOW to Create a Global Multi‑Mobility App
July 31, 2025
Lyft, Inc. has completed its acquisition of FREENOW, a Hamburg‑based European multi‑mobility/taxi app, creating one of the top global mobility platforms and expanding Lyft’s addressable market into Europe. The deal brings FREENOW’s operations and ~150,000 drivers across 180+ cities into Lyft’s ecosystem, enabling rider/driver roaming, cross‑promotion, and product integration to accelerate geographic and capability expansion.
- Buyers
- Lyft, Inc.
- Targets
- FREENOW
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Hamburg, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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