Lyft, Inc. is an American ridesharing company offering ride-hailing services, motorized scooters, and bicycle-sharing systems in the United States and Canada. The company is the second-largest ridesharing platform in the United States.
Lyft is publicly traded
IPO'd on Mar 29, 2019
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under LYFT.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2012
Employees
3,913
Total Funding
$6.4B
10 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$15.1B
Jun 27, 2018
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $6.4B across 10 rounds
Last updated 06-25-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2019 | IPO VentureBeat | $2.34B | $24.3B | Public markets |
| Jun 27, 2018 | Series I TechCrunch | $600M | $15.1B | Fidelity |
| Oct 19, 2017 | Series H TechCrunch | $1B | $11B | CapitalG |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Entry · Series E
$2.5B
Mar 2015
Lyft today
$24.3B
Mar 2019 · latest mark
Lyft multiple
9.7x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
David Risher
Chief Executive Officer
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
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Yes, Lyft is publicly traded under the ticker symbol LYFT on the NASDAQ. The company went public in Mar 29, 2019.
Lyft trades under the ticker symbol LYFT on the NASDAQ. It began trading in Mar 29, 2019.
Lyft (LYFT on the NASDAQ) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker LYFT to place an order.
Lyft went public in Mar 29, 2019 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $15.1B. Lyft went public on March 29, 2019 on the NASDAQ exchange under ticker symbol LYFT. The company priced shares at $72.00 per share and raised approximately $2.34 billion in the offering, valuing the company at $24.3 billion.
Lyft raised $6.4B across 10 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Lyft is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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