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タクシーもドライバーも直接雇わないタクシービジネスのUber。
既存の仕組みとは考え方が違うので法的な扱いで各国でもめている。
それでもビジネスを展開するエリアは増えている。
今回のファンド募集でアジアへの展開を強化するようだ。

yahooより。
Uber taxi firm valued at $40bn after $1.2bn fundraising
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30338889

Taxi booking firm Uber has completed the latest stage of a fundraising, valuing the fast growing business at $40bn (£25.5bn).

The San Francisco company has raised another $1.2bn from investors in a deal that confirms its status as one of most highly valued new technology start-ups.

In June, a sale of shares to investors valued Uber at $17bn.

In a blog post on Thursday, Uber's co-founder Travis Kalanick said the new money would help expansion in Asia.

The company, which a year ago operated in 60 cities in 21 countries, is now in 250 cities in 50 countries.

At its current valuation Uber, which was only founded in 2009, is worth about three times as much as either ITV or Marks and Spencer, says BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones.

Last month, the company was forced to issue an apology after being accused of planning smear tactics against journalists and of tracking its users without their permission.

In his blog, Mr Kalanick said: "Events of the recent weeks have shown us that we also need to invest in internal growth and change."

"Acknowledging mistakes and learning from them are the first steps," he added.•••