Hailo
Hailo was a British technology platform that matched taxi drivers and passengers through its mobile phone application. Founded in London in 2011, the Hailo taxi service was available in 16 cities (as of December 2013).
| Industry | Taxi management |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 in London, United Kingdom |
| Founders | Russel Hall Gary Jackson Terry Runham Jay Bregman Caspar Woolley Ron Zeghibe |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | myTaxi |
| Headquarters | London New York City |
| Products | Taxi e-hailing marketplace, mobile commerce network |
| Website | hailoapp |
By May 2013, Hailo had enabled more than three million rides for passengers from over 30,000 registered taxi drivers.
The Hailo Passenger App was available as a free download from the App Store and Google Play for both iOS and Android devices.
In late 2016, Hailo was absorbed by myTaxi, a German e-hailing company belonging to Daimler Financial Services, to form the largest e-hailing operator. The resulting company, branded mytaxi, is based in Hamburg.
By July 1, 2019, mytaxi was rebranded to Free Now serving over 100 European cities including Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, Paris, and London. Free Now customer care and support teams operate from Dublin, Hamburg, Madrid, Warsaw among other European countries.