2014 CNBC Disruptor 50

What
A smartphone and Web-based, on-demand professional car service ordering system.

Disrupting
Passenger car market, urban transportation market and professional car service industry.

Headquarters: San Francisco
CEO: Travis Kalanick
Year Founded: 2009
Number of Employees: N/A
Funding: $37 million (latest round)
Key Investors: Benchmark Capital, Jeff Bezos, Menlo Ventures and Goldman Sachs

• Benchmark Capital partner (and Uber investor) Bill Gurley says Uber is growing faster than eBay
• Recently denied reports it was pitching investors at a valuation of $1 billion
• New York City recently lifted a ban on Uber-like services
• Charges a 1 percent booking fee
• Available globally, including Rome, Singapore and Sydney
• You can gift Uber with Uber Credits
  
• Uber founder Garrett Camp is also behind private jet seat rental company BlackJet