Tag: Lyft

Uber Lyft poach from Twitter

Written by Reuters on September 7, 2015 in BillingViews with 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ride services Lyft and Uber have poached dozens of key Twitter Inc employees over the past year, including top engineering managers, to help personalize their apps. Twitter’s management turmoil and 44 percent stock fall over the last 12 months have helped Lyft and Uber recruit key talent, as the micro-blogging site’s […]

Icahn gives Lyft a boost

Written by Reuters on May 19, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – In an uncharacteristic move, activist investor Carl Icahn’s Icahn Enterprises LP made a $100 million investment in Lyft Inc., adding momentum to the ride-sharing company’s rapid expansion but leaving its cash pile far behind rival Uber. Icahn joins a long list of backers for the three-year old startup, including Andreessen Horowitz, New York-based […]