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Yango divests Israeli taxi operations to local investors
21.03.24|Omer KabirEstablished by the Russian technology firm Yandex, Yango is restructuring its operations amid sanctions imposed on Russian companies due to the Ukraine invasion. This includes transitioning taxi operations to local franchisees across various countries
Keep inhaling those fumes: Tesla Israel is refusing to sell its vehicles as taxis
14.02.21|Udi EtsionThough the electric vehicle’s range is suited to the Israeli cab driver, the company says it prefers to focus on private buyers for now
Yandex's Yango Now Welcomes Independent Taxi Drivers
12.03.20|Meir Orbach To date, the company worked with drivers only through taxi companies, but now it will offer all independent, unaffiliated drivers the option of working directly with Yango
Gett's NYC Failure Could Leave it Out of the Exchanges
20.11.19|Sophie Shulman and Meir OrbachGett is getting farther away from unicorn status and an IPO, at least partly due to its failed investment in New York-based Juno. Since its launch in 2010, Gett has raised $800 million; for shareholders to see a return on their investments, the company will need to list at a much higher valuation
Yandex’ Cab-Hailing Service Yango Expands to Additional Israeli Cities
12.11.19|Lior Guttman Operating in the greater Tel Aviv area since December 2018, Yandex’s service will expand to the northern Israeli city Haifa and its surroundings, and the southern city of Be’er Sheva
Gett CEO Preparing Employees For IPO
06.03.19|Meir OrbachIn an email sent to company employees, Gett’s founder and CEO Dave (Shahar) Waiser wrote to the company’s employees that the company wants “to be ready” for an IPO offering by the end of the year
Mobileye CEO Outlines Israel’s Robotaxi Future
10.01.19|Galit AltsteinIntel’s Mobileye and Volkswagen AG plan to have hundreds of autonomous taxis on Tel Aviv’s streets by 2022, according to Mobileye co-founder and CEO Amnon Shashua
Yango to Award Drivers in Israel With $530 Bonus for Working on New Year’s Eve
31.12.18|Tofi StolerThough not an official holiday in Israel, New Year’s Eve is widely celebrated in parties while the country’s Russian-speaking population celebrates “Novy God”
To Make Inroads Into Local Market, Yandex Partners with Israeli Taxi Firm
10.12.18|Meir OrbachYango, a taxi-hailing service by Russian technology company Yandex, began operating in Israel Monday
Yandex's Yango Taxi Hits Israel's Roads
05.12.18|Nitsan SadanThe company, which uploaded its Hebrew-language app to Google and Apple's stores last week, wants to challenge local market leader Gett
Intel, Mobileye, Volkswagen Team on Israeli Self-Driving Taxi Venture
30.10.18|Lilach BaumerThe project, destined to roll out in early 2019, is supported by the Israeli government
Russian Private Equity Firm Da Vinci Acquires 8% Stake in Ride-Hailing Company Gett
25.09.18|Hagar Ravet and Tofi StolerDa Vinci acquired shares from existing Gett shareholder Moscow-based venture capital firm InVenture Partners as well as new shares issued as part of Gett’s latest $80 million funding round
In Face of Cash-Heavy Competitors, Gett CEO Touts Margins
12.09.18|Hagar Ravet and Meir OrbachGett’s overall equity funding stands at $700 million, a sum dwarfed by the funding raised by some of its competitors
Russia's Yandex is Moving in on Gett's Home Turf
04.09.18|Meir OrbachThe decision to start operations in Israel is part of the company’s global taxi expansion plans. In 2017, Yandex announced a merger between its taxi booking service and Uber’s Russian operations
Ride-Hailing Company Gett Generates Around $1 Billion in Revenues a Year
16.08.18|Meir OrbachIn its financial report, Vostok, which holds a 5.5% stake in Gett, attributed most of the taxi-hailing app developer’s revenues to its London and New York activity
Gett Intends to Pull Out of U.S. Market, Report Says
15.07.18|Hagar RavetGett plans to sell New York-based ride-hailing app Juno, which it acquired as a foothold in the U.S. in April 2017, Bloomberg reported Sunday
Volkswagen CEO Visits Israel to Meet with Startups, Prime Minister
24.06.18|CTechIn May, the group opened an innovation and scouting campus in Tel Aviv called Konnect

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