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Uber will get $ 100 million from Microsoft

Microsoft will invest in Uber taxi service $ 100 million. The deal will be closed on Friday night, reports Bloomberg.

The company will use the raised funds for further business development around the world. "Megamind" wrote that in the development of business in India, Uber will invest a billion dollars. The company's goal is to bring the number of daily trips to a million. In China, Uber has already managed to reach this level. India is the second largest market for Uber after China.

In May, Uber announced that in the near future it plans to attract investments of $ 1.5–2 billion.
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Now Uber operates in 57 countries, including Russia. According to the American company Clarify, in the second quarter of this year, for the first time, Uber was able to get ahead of traditional taxi services in the business travel market in the United States. The share of the service in the second quarter was 55%, while taxi services accounted for only 43% of the market.

Previously, the company's capitalization was estimated at $ 40 billion. If the company attracts another round of investments, it can become the most expensive startup in history.

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/293228/


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