Spin cycle maker Peloton set to open Seattle-area showroom, hits $1B valuation Peloton, the freshly-minted unicorn company that makes $2,000 high-tech spin bikes, is opening up a showroom in the Seattle area.… Read More
Why this early Amazon investor bet on Jeff Bezos’ vision, and how the tech giant created its ‘flywheel’ In early 1995, when Amazon.com was still just an idea in Jeff Bezos’ head, a lawyer friend of venture capitalist Tom… Read More
Flywheel lets taxis replace old hardware with smartphone meter to compete with Uber, Lyft Taxis in California can now ditch their legacy metering hardware and use smartphone-based technology to calculate fares. Flywheel, the San… Read More
Taxi-hailing app Flywheel raises more cash as it takes on Uber, Lyft Flywheel is reeling in more cash to help build out its taxi-hailing platform. The San Francisco-based company, which develops an app… Read More
Taxi-hailing app Flywheel offers $5 flat-rate rides in Seattle, 4 other cities Flywheel wants to attract new users, and it’s giving out dirt-cheap rides as a way to do so. The company, which develops a… Read More
Flywheel partners with taxi company to create ‘FlywheelTaxi,’ reaches deal with SFO Those who take taxis in San Francisco should expect to see more Flywheel branding. Flywheel, which develops a hailing app for… Read More
Flywheel lambasts Uber’s surge pricing strategy, offers $10 flat-rate rides on New Years Eve If you dislike surge pricing and want to hail a ride from your smartphone on New Years Eve, Flywheel might be a… Read More
Flywheel raises $12M for taxi-hailing app; new CEO says company can grow bigger than Uber Flywheel has a new executive team, a fresh round of funding, and serious ambitions to scale bigger than competitors like Uber.… Read More
Amazon explores use of taxis for speedy package delivery Amazon has partnered with the taxi-hailing app Flywheel to test package delivery in some markets. Amazon conducted tests this fall in… Read More
Battling Uber: Flywheel rolls out scheduled for-hire pickups to Seattle airport While UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar have been approved by lawmakers to operate in Seattle, for-hire companies are trying to stay competitive… Read More
Taxi companies using their own smartphone apps in Seattle, but some are illegal Amid all the hoopla in Seattle over the legality of app-based transportation companies like Lyft, Sidecar and UberX, many supporters… Read More
Hail a legal taxi with your smartphone: Flywheel app arrives in Seattle There’s a new way to hail a taxi in Seattle and it doesn’t involve standing in the street and waving… Read More
