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{{Infobox company
| name = Karhoo
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| industry = Technology
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| founded = 2017, United Kingdom
| founder = Boris Pilichowski and Nicolas Andine
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| hq_location_city = London
| hq_location_country = United Kingdom
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| products = Mobility solutions
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| parent = Flit Technologies
| website = {{url|karhoo.com}}
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'''Karhoo''' is a British company that develops business solutions (B2B) in the form of SaaS products for mobility. The company offers a white-lable platform with open APIs to book a partner taxi or VTC. It was founded by Boris Pilichowski and Nicolas Andine, headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Thomas|last1=Ohr|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=London-based Karhoo chosen for one-stop shop transport app of Spain's national rail operator Renfe|url=https://www.eu-startups.com/2019/11/london-based-karhoo-chosen-for-one-stop-shop-transport-app-of-spains-national-rail-operator-renfe/|date=8 November 2019}}</ref> The company offers a white-label platform with open APIs to book a partner taxi or VTC from any website and mobile application.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=Travel companies partner for last-mile offerings|url=https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/news/news/travel-companies-partner-for-last-mile-offerings-5516|website=Smart Cities World}}</ref>

==History==
The company was founded in 2017<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=London-based Karhoo collaborates with Spanish rail giant Renfe for first and last-mile travel|url=https://siliconcanals.com/news/london-based-karhoo-collaborates-with-spanish-rail-giant-renfe-for-first-and-last-mile-travel/|date=8 November 2019}}</ref> by Boris Pilichowski and Nicolas Andine in partnership with the Renault Group,<ref>{{cite web|first1=Perry|last1=Richardson|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=Karhoo appoints Edmund Read as new Chief Operating Officer|url=https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/post/karhoo-appoints-edmund-read-as-new-chief-operating-officer|date=28 January 2020|website=TaxiPoint Taxi News}}</ref> which is investing $15 million through its subsidiary RCI Bank and Services in a model favouring new shared mobility.<ref>{{cite web |title=Renault s'empare du comparateur de taxis Karhoo |url=https://www.usine-digitale.fr/article/renault-s-empare-du-comparateur-de-taxis-karhoo.N487449 |work=usine-digitale.fr}}</ref>

In 2017, Karhoo started the development of its global mobility exchange platform, connecting demand partners to supply partners such as taxi and private hire vehicles providers.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=Subscribe to read |url=https://www.ft.com/content/0bb3cba0-a69b-11e6-8898-79a99e2a4de6|website=www.ft.com}}</ref><ref name="FR">{{cite web |language=fr-FR |first1=Par Erwan BenezetLe 17 juin 2019 |last1=à 23h54 |title=Les trains, mais aussi les bus, les VTC… l’appli SNCF devient l’Assistant |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/economie/les-trains-mais-aussi-les-bus-les-vtc-l-appli-sncf-devient-l-assistant-17-06-2019-8095590.php |work=leparisien.fr |date=2019-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-10-03|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/10/30/car-who-karhoo-is-the-little-known-taxi-app-with.html|title=Car- who? Karhoo is the little known taxi app with big plans for N.Y.website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

The company won the European Startup Gold Prize in 2019<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frank|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=Karhoo wins European Startup Gold Prize|url=https://www.fleeteurope.com/en/maas/europe/news/karhoo-wins-european-startup-gold-prize|date=12 April 2019|website=Fleet Europe}}</ref> and signed commercial partnerships with several European rail operators: Mon Chauffeur TGV Inoui, Thalys MyDriver,<ref>{{cite web |language=en |title=‘My Driver by Thalys’ service adds new mobility options |url=https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/96405/my-driver-by-thalys-new-mobility-options/ |work=Global Railway Review}}</ref> L'Assistant SNCF<ref name="FR" /> L'Assistant SNCF<ref name="FR" /> and Renfe-as-a-Service.<ref>{{cite web |language=en-US|title=London-based Karhoo chosen for one-stop shop transport app of Spain's national rail operator Renfe |url=https://www.eu-startups.com/2019/11/london-based-karhoo-chosen-for-one-stop-shop-transport-app-of-spains-national-rail-operator-renfe/ |work=EU-Startups |date=2019-11-08}}</ref> At the start of 2020, Karhoo and its sister company Yuso merged and Yuso’s demand-responsive transport product was renamed Karhoo Pool.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{url|karhoo.com|Official website}}
* {{cite web
|language=fr
|title=RCI (Renault) relance, Karhoo, plateforme de taxis et VTC
|url=https://pro.largus.fr/actualites/rci-renault-relance-karhoo-plateforme-de-taxis-et-vtc-8916391.html
|work=pro.largus.fr
|date=2017-12-19}}
* {{cite web
|language=fr
|title=Karhoo ou le retour de la comète
|url=https://blog.eurecab.com/2017/11/karhoo-retour-de-comete/
|work=blog.eurecab.com
|date=2017-11-10}}
* {{cite web
|language=fr
|title=Karhoo : "Nous entrons dans une phase de déploiement de très grands volumes"
|url=https://www.observatoire-map.org/actualites?id=240
|work=observatoire-map.org
|date=}}
* {{cite web
|language=fr
|title=Nouvelles mobilités : Rci Bank and Services annonce la relance de l’activité commerciale de Karhoo
|url=https://fr.media.groupe.renault.com/renault-nissan/nouvelles-mobilites-rci-bank-and-services-annonce-la-relance-de-lactivite-commerciale-de-karhoo-21201012-e3532.html
|work=fr.media.groupe.renault.com
|date=2017-12-05}}
* {{cite web
|language=fr
|title=La relance de l’activité commerciale de karhoo
|url=https://www.livretzesto.fr/karhoo
|work=livretzesto.fr
|date=}}
* {{cite web
|language=fr
|title=RATP Dev digitalise son offre de Transport à la Demande à Mantes-la-Jolie
|url=https://www.ratpdev.com/fr/newsroom/news/ratp-dev-digitalise-son-offre-transport-demande-mantes-jolie
|work=livretzesto.fr
|date=2019-04-09}}
* {{cite web
|language=fr
|title=Renault lance sa filiale dédiée aux nouvelles mobilités Renault MAI
|url=https://www.usine-digitale.fr/article/renault-lance-sa-filiale-dediee-aux-nouvelles-mobilites-renault-mai.N892729
|work=usine-digitale.fr
|date=2019-10-09}}

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