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TaxiBeat

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Taxibeat is a groundbreaking smartphone application that transforms the taxi-hailing process into a direct marketplace between taxi drivers and passengers.

Taxibeat enables passengers to locate nearby taxi drivers and hail the driver they prefer, based on distance, user ratings, car model and on-board amenities, at no additional cost. All this information is made available to the passenger through the app.

Founded in Greece by Nick Drandakis, Nick Damilakis, Kostis Sakkas and Michael Sfictos in 2010, Taxibeat received its first seed funding in February 2011 and launched its Athens operation in May. Eighteen months later, Taxibeat is available in 5 countries and 6 cities around the world. Taxibeat has so far raised more than EUR 1 million and is close to completing its Series A funding.

Taxibeat is available on iOS and Android platforms and online at www.taxibeat.com/now.

Recent Milestones

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  TaxiBeat — Paris launch (12/4/12)
  Posted 12/16/12 at 9:23am via techcrunch.com
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  TaxiBeat — Oslo launch (10/23/12)
  Posted 12/16/12 at 9:22am via taxibeat.com
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  TaxiBeat — Sao Paulo launch (10/22/12)
  Posted 12/16/12 at 9:21am via taxibeat.com
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  TaxiBeat — Bucharest Launch (9/1/12)
  Posted 10/18/12 at 6:36am via taxibeat.com
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  TaxiBeat — Rio de Janeiro Launch (7/16/12)
  Posted 8/2/12 at 4:17am via taxibeat.com
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  TaxiBeat added Nick Drandakis as Founder & CEO. (2/1/11)
  Posted 10/18/12 at 4:28am
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  TaxiBeat added Kostis Sakkas as Co-founder, CTO. (2/1/11)
  Posted 9/21/12 at 10:14am
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  TaxiBeat added Nikos Damilakis as Co-Founder, iOS Developer. (1/2/10)
  Posted 4/10/13 at 11:43am
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  TaxiBeat added Apostolos Apostolakis as Investor and advisor.
  Posted 8/2/12 at 4:12am
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  TaxiBeat added Nikos Moraitakis as Investor.
  Posted 3/2/12 at 5:24pm

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Search for taxi
Uploaded: 10/24/12

Sources

Alo Rio! :) (taxibeat.com) [edit]
Salutare Bucuresti! (taxibeat.com) [edit]
Ola Sao Paulo! (taxibeat.com) [edit]
Hallo Oslo! (taxibeat.com) [edit]
Taxibeat Launches Its Taxi Driver Marketplace And Smartphone App In Paris Just In Time For LeWeb (techcrunch.com) [edit]