Beat (app) explained

Beat
Type:	Private Ridesharing
Industry:	, Apps, etaxi, Ride-hailing
Founders:	Nikos Drandakis, Nikos Damilakis ^[1]
Hq Location City:	Athens, Greece and Amsterdam, Netherlands
Area Served:	South America, Greece, Mexico
Owner:	Free Now
Parent:	Mercedes-Benz Group BMW Group

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]}

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]

External links

• Official website (archived)

Notes and References

1. News: Pioneering Greeks – Taxibeat founders N. Drandakis, N. Damilakis, K. Sakkas, M. Sfiktos . 28 September 2018 . news.gtp.gr.
2. News: Koutantou . Angeliki . Greek plan to regulate taxi apps draws customers' ire . 28 September 2018 . Reuters.
3. News: Latin America is the next stage in the race for dominance in the ride-hailing market . 28 September 2018 . TechCrunch.
4. News: Beat Taxi Service Joins Forces with Athens Hotels . 28 September 2018 . GTP Headlines.
5. Web site: Can Uber's Global Business Be Beaten One City At A Time? Here's Daimler's Bet. Walmsley. Julie. Forbes. en. 2019-02-08.
6. News: Uber’s next battleground: Latin America . 28 September 2018 . . 30 March 2018.
7. News: Beat: Lima será nuestro ‘hub’ regional . 28 September 2018 . . 18 May 2018 . es-PE.
8. Web site: Bloomberg - Uber Now Has Another Rival in the World’s Most Congested City. 15 November 2018. www.bloomberg.com. 2019-02-08.
9. Web site: ENTER.CO. ENTER.CO. 2019-05-27.
10. News: Beat expands into Argentina to take on Uber and Lyft .
11. News: Ν. Δρανδάκης, Ν. Δαμηλάκης, Κ. Σακκάς, Μ. Σφικτός . 28 September 2018 . LoveGreece.com . 15 June 2014 . el-GR.
12. News: Kyvrikosaios . Deborah . Taxi drivers protest against Uber 'invasion' in Greece . 28 September 2018 . Reuters.
13. News: Daimler’s MyTaxi acquires Greek rival Taxibeat to take on Uber in Europe . 28 September 2018 . . 16 February 2017.
14. Web site: Daimler and BMW invest $1.1 billion in urban mobility services. TechCrunch. en-US. 2019-05-27.