Who founded the Spanish ridesharing company Cabify?
Answer
Juan de Antonio
Juan de Antonio founded the Spanish ridesharing company Cabify.
De Antonio, a Spanish telecommunications engineer and entrepreneur, founded Cabify in May 2011. He was motivated partly by an earlier attempt to introduce electric vehicles in European cities, an experience that helped shape the idea of a technology-enabled vehicle-for-hire service.
Cabify began operating in Madrid with a premium, chauffeur-style service originally called “Executive.” The company later introduced Cabify Lite, using more affordable mid-range vehicles, and expanded across Spain and Latin America. De Antonio remained closely associated with the business as its chief executive.
The other names can cause confusion because some were investors, advisers or founders of different technology companies. Adeo Ressi is a startup investor and entrepreneur, Oscar Pierre co-founded Glovo, and Nicolás Brusson is associated with BlaBlaCar. Cabify’s early team also included Adeyemi Ajao and Brendan Wallace as advisers, but the canonical founder answer is Juan de Antonio.