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Careem

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14 articles decelerating

Careem has appeared in 14 articles since 2016-12. Coverage peaked in 2019Q1 with 4 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Dubai, Bloomberg, Pakistan, Pakistani.

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14
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Velocity
-50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.500
velocity change
Sources
5
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-03-26
Rest of World

Q&A with Careem CEO Mudassir Sheikha on the MENA ride-hailing giant becoming a super app, the spinout of its non-ride-hailing services from Uber, AI, and more

• DUBAI, THE UAE  —  Mudassir Sheikha likes to tell the story of Careem's growth in chapters. Bluesky: @anup Bluesky: Anup Kaphle / @anup : I met with Mudassir Sheikha, the CEO and co-founder of Caree...

2024-06-10
Rest of World 1 related

How Uber-owned Careem went from Pakistan's ride-hailing leader to a distant third player after deprioritizing the country due to its unstable economy

Zuha Siddiqui / Rest of World : X: @restofworld , @restofworld , @restofworld , @mvzelenks , and @russellbrandom . LinkedIn: Sophie Schmidt X: @restofworld : Careem was once the main ride-hailing app...

2024-06-09
Rest of World

How Uber-owned Careem went from Pakistan's ride-hailing leader to a distant third player after deprioritizing the country due to its unstable economy

After falling from dominance, Careem is experimenting — from corporate rides to price bidding — to maintain its presence in Pakistan. X: @restofworld , @restofworld , @russellbrandom , @restofworld , ...

2023-04-10
Bloomberg 7 related

Emirates Telecom plans to buy a 50.03% stake in Careem, the super app owned by Uber's Middle East unit, for $400M; Uber will own Careem's ride-hailing business

Emirates Telecommunications Group will buy a $400 million stake in the super app developed by Uber Technologies Inc.'s Middle Eastern subsidiary …

2021-10-18
Bloomberg

Sources: Uber and its Dubai-based Careem subsidiary are facing a combined tax bill of around $100M in Saudi Arabia, driven by a dispute over calculating VAT

Bloomberg : Tweets: @viviannereim Tweets: Vivian Nereim / @viviannereim : Scoop: Saudi Arabia has hit several technology firms, including Uber and Careem, with tax bills worth tens of millions of dol...

2019-12-30
Bloomberg 8 related

Egypt approves Uber's $3.1B acquisition of Careem after setting price caps and other measures designed to keep the local market competitive

Egypt signed off on Uber Technologies Inc.'s acquisition of ride-hailing peer Careem Inc. after setting price caps and other measures designed to keep the local market competitive.

2019-03-26
CNBC 22 related

Uber to acquire Middle East rival Careem in a $3.1B deal with $1.7B in convertible notes and $1.4B in cash

- Uber's $3.1 billion agreement to buy Careem consists of $1.7 billion in convertible notes and $1.4 billion in cash.  — Dubai-based Careem claims more than 30 million registered users …

2019-03-25
Bloomberg 11 related

Sources: Uber to announce the $3.1B acquisition of Dubai-based Careem soon, paying $1.4B in cash and $1.7B in convertible notes at a price of $55 per Uber share

Uber Technologies Inc. is set to announce a $3.1 billion cash-and-share deal to acquire its Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ …

2019-03-24
Bloomberg

Sources: Uber to announce the $3.1B acquisition of Dubai-based Careem soon, paying $1.4B in cash and $1.7B in convertible notes at a price of $55 per Uber share

Uber Technologies Inc. is set to announce a $3.1 billion cash-and-share deal to acquire its Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ … Tweets: @umarsaif and @thisisaby Tweets: Umar Saif / @umarsaif : If t...

2019-03-02
CNBC 44 related

Lyft S-1: 2018 revenue of $2.2B up 100% YoY, gross bookings of $8.1B from 1B+ rides, loss of $911M, up 32% YoY, 39% market share in the US, up from 22% in 2017

So Are Losses Walter Frick / HBR.org : The Strategy Question at the Center of Lyft's IPO Axios : Lyft files first for IPO in litmus test for the industry Harper Neidig / The Hill : Lyft files to go pu...

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

TEXXR tracks 23 Techmeme articles mentioning Careem, dating back to December 2016. The biggest stories include Uber to acquire Middle East rival Careem in a $3.1B deal with $1.7B in convertible notes... and Uber to acquire Middle East rival Careem in a $3.1B deal with $1.7B in convertible notes.... Frequently covered alongside Uber, Careem Networks FZ, and Uber Technologies Inc..

Key Moments

2025Q1consumer +100pts; competition -100pts
2025Q2developer +100pts; consumer -50pts; competition +50pts

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