Freenow

Overview

• Industrybusiness travel, taxi service¹
• HeadquartersHamburg¹
• Websitewww.free-now.com

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Freenow, a division of Lyft, is a mobility-as-a-service provider headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It operates a mobile app that allows users to book taxis, private hire vehicles and various micromobility options such as e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds and carsharing services.²

Corporate structure

Freenow sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

• business travel
• taxi
• vehicle for hire

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

• Lyft since 2025

Subsidiaries

• Kapten

Former owners and parents

• BMW 50% 2019 to 2025
• Mercedes-Benz Group 50% 2019 to 2025

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. 2019Acquired Kapten¹

Timeline

1. 2025Acquired Acquired by Lyft¹
2. 2014Acquired Acquired by Mercedes-Benz Group¹
3. 2009Founded Founded¹

Links

• Websitewww.free-now.com¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/FreeNow_DE¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/freenow.de¹
• WikipediaFreenow
• More imagesWikimedia Commons
• WikidataQ48781517