Beat_(app)

Beat (app)

Beat (app)

Peer-to-peer-ridesharing mobile application

Beat operates a taxi and ride-hailing mobile app for smartphones and other mobile devices. Beat's headquarters are located in Athens, Greece.[2] About 90 percent of the company’s ride-booking activity is in Latin America, where more than 250,000 drivers work with the app.[3][4][5]

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Beat is currently available in Greece, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina.[6][7][8][9][10]

Background

Formerly known as Taxibeat, the company was founded in 2011 by Nikos Drandakis and Nikos Damilakis in collaboration with associates, Kostis Sakkas and Michael Sfictos.[11][12] The ride-hailing service was acquired by MyTaxi in February 2017, and was soon renamed to Beat. MyTaxi is a subsidiary of the automotive manufacturer Daimler AG.[13]

Today the company is part of the FREE NOW group, the ride-hailing joint venture of BMW and Daimler.[14]

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    "Ν. Δρανδάκης, Ν. Δαμηλάκης, Κ. Σακκάς, Μ. Σφικτός". LoveGreece.com (in Greek). 15 June 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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    "Daimler's MyTaxi acquires Greek rival Taxibeat to take on Uber in Europe". VentureBeat. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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    "Daimler and BMW invest $1.1 billion in urban mobility services". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
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