Cabify
Madrid-based platform for urban rides with a driver and taxis for individuals and companies, with business deliveries in Latin America. A unicorn since 2018 ($1.4B).
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About Cabify
Cabify lets individuals and companies book urban rides with a driver and taxis through an app, with visible pricing and digital payment. Its business service centralises bookings and expense control; the group also offers deliveries for companies in Latin America. Founded in Madrid in 2011 by Juan de Antonio with Sam Lown, it raised rounds from Seaya, Rakuten ($120M Series C in 2016) and, in 2018, $160M that took it to a $1.4B valuation. In 2022-2024 it added EIB and BBVA loans and a €18.7M injection from shareholders. For 2025 it reports revenue of €839M and EBITDA of €27M, with operations in more than 40 cities across six countries.
The Story
Cabify began in Madrid in 2011 to compete with Uber in Spain and Latin America; from 2014 it raised money from Spanish funds and Rakuten up to its $160M round in 2018.
Products & Services
Key Products
- App di trasporto con conducente e taxi
- Servizio mobilità per aziende
- Consegne per imprese in America Latina
Core Use Cases
- Booking urban rides with a driver
- Managing employee mobility expenses
- Business deliveries in Latin America
Market & Clients
Geographic Presence
Funding & Investors
Total Funding
Latest Valuation
Funding Rounds
- 2014 - Series A: $8M
Lead: Seaya Ventures - 2014 - Series B (prima parte): $4M
Lead: Seaya Ventures, Black Vine - 2015 - Series B: $12M
Lead: Rakuten - 2016 - Series C: $120M
Lead: Rakuten - 2017 - Equity Maxi Mobility: $99.999.994
- 2018 - Series E: $160M
- 2024 - Iniezione di capitale 2024: €18,7M (oltre $20M)
Lead: Orilla (Francisco Riberas), Rakuten, Mutua Madrileña
Key Investors
Founding Team
Founders
Key Executives
- Juan Barbolla - CFO
- Carlos Herrera - CTO
- Vicente Pascual - VP Logistics
Key Metrics
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Read AnalysisSources
- Termini e condizioni (Spagna) — Cabify
- Informativa privacy passeggeri — Cabify
- About us — Cabify
- Maxi Mobility, Inc. - Form D — SEC
- Everything will be 8 million times better — Cabify
- 4 million reasons to be better — Cabify
- Cabify Series B (intervista) — Novobrief
- We have 12 million reasons to grow — Cabify
- Cabify raises $12M — Novobrief
- We keep growing: $120M Series C led by Rakuten — Cabify
- Spain's Cabify scores $120 million — Tech.eu
- Cabify fecha ronda de 160 milhões de dólares — ECO
- Uber rival Cabify has raised another $160M at a $1.4B valuation — TechCrunch
- IDB Invest e Cabify: alleanza strategica — IDB Invest
- Mutua rafforza la relazione strategica con Cabify — Grupo Mutua
- Cabify receives EUR 40 million EIB loan — EIB
- Cabify closes $110M — PhocusWire
- Cabify says it has raised $110M in new funding — TechCrunch
- BBVA e Cabify: 15 milioni di euro di venture debt — BBVA
- Cabify capta 18,7 millones de tres de sus accionistas — Cinco Días
- Presentazione aziendale Cabify — Cabify
- Cabify: risultati 2025 — El Conciso