HealthLeaders Media May 10, 2019
Six weeks after rival Lyft’s initial public offering, the San Francisco-based ridesharing company debuted on Wall Street.
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As with Lyft’s IPO in March, Uber’s debut has been long-awaited and has an explicit healthcare focus.
The ridesharing giant has plans to continue building upon its existing Uber Health operations.
Dan Trigub, a former regional vice president of healthcare partnerships for Lyft, is leading Uber Health.
Uber Technologies Inc. began trading publicly on the Nasdaq Friday morning, joining its primary rival Lyft Inc. as another Silicon Valley ridesharing company making its Wall Street debut with healthcare ambitions.
Uber officially announced its initital public offering (IPO) Thursday evening, issuing class A common stocks at $45...