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In 2003 already, through word of mouth, mitfahrgelegenheit.de became the largest carpooling site in
Germany and by 2008, the founders decided to focus on it full-time. As the popularity of the platform grew, the business began to generate revenue through key partnerships (i. e. with German automobile
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Siedler and Dr. Michael Reinicke. The intention of the original website, mitfahrgelegenheit.de, was to enable people with limited budget to travel, while addressing
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In 2012, carpooling.com became a global leader in ridesharing with 1 million people transported each month across 40 countries in Europe. The site teamed up with the United
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Carpooling.com enabled drivers to offer available seats online and passengers to find a ride. People could select the users that they want to ride with, how much space and comfort they needed, where they wanted to meet and what they were willing to pay. People could also book and pay for a seat
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service that connected drivers and passengers so they can share a ride. It was Europe's largest carpooling network. In 2015, it was acquired and folded into
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senior executive as its new CEO in
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online and drivers and passengers could rate each other after a ride. The service could be accessed from a computer, a mobile phone (
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109:carpooling
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194:Facebook
179:Features
35:2001 in
190:Android
119:History
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408:GigaOM
231:Forbes
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