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'''Karhoo''' is a British company that develops business solutions (B2B) in the form of SaaS products for mobility. The company was founded by Boris Pilichowski and Nicolas Andine, headquartered in London, United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Thomas|last1=Ohr|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=London-based Karhoo chosen for one-stop shop transport app of Spain's national rail operator Renfe|url=https://www.eu-startups.com/2019/11/london-based-karhoo-chosen-for-one-stop-shop-transport-app-of-spains-national-rail-operator-renfe/|date=8 November 2019}}</ref> The company offers a white-label platform with open APIs to book a partner taxi or VTC from any website and mobile application.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=Travel companies partner for last-mile offerings|url=https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/news/news/travel-companies-partner-for-last-mile-offerings-5516|website=Smart Cities World}}</ref>

The company was founded in 2017<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=London-based Karhoo collaborates with Spanish rail giant Renfe for first and last-mile travel|url=https://siliconcanals.com/news/london-based-karhoo-collaborates-with-spanish-rail-giant-renfe-for-first-and-last-mile-travel/|date=8 November 2019}}</ref> by Boris Pilichowski and Nicolas Andine in partnership with the Renault Group,<ref>{{cite web|first1=Perry|last1=Richardson|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=Karhoo appoints Edmund Read as new Chief Operating Officer|url=https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/post/karhoo-appoints-edmund-read-as-new-chief-operating-officer|date=28 January 2020|website=TaxiPoint Taxi News}}</ref> which is investing $15 million through its subsidiary RCI Bank and Services, in a model favouring new shared mobility.<ref>{{cite web |title=Renault s'empare du comparateur de taxis Karhoo |url=https://www.usine-digitale.fr/article/renault-s-empare-du-comparateur-de-taxis-karhoo.N487449 |work=usine-digitale.fr}}</ref>  

In 2017, Karhoo developed a taxi comparison app that provides users with access to minicabs and taxis run Carmel and Dial,<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=Subscribe to read |url=https://www.ft.com/content/0bb3cba0-a69b-11e6-8898-79a99e2a4de6|website=www.ft.com}}</ref><ref name="FR">{{cite web |language=fr-FR |first1=Par Erwan BenezetLe 17 juin 2019 |last1=à 23h54 |title=Les trains, mais aussi les bus, les VTC… l’appli SNCF devient l’Assistant |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/economie/les-trains-mais-aussi-les-bus-les-vtc-l-appli-sncf-devient-l-assistant-17-06-2019-8095590.php |work=leparisien.fr |date=2019-06-17}}</ref> and by the British minicab company Addison Lee.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-10-03|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/10/30/car-who-karhoo-is-the-little-known-taxi-app-with.html|title=Car- who? Karhoo is the little known taxi app with big plans for N.Y.website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

The company won the European Startup Gold Prize in 2019<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frank|accessdate=2020-10-03|title=Karhoo wins European Startup Gold Prize|url=https://www.fleeteurope.com/en/maas/europe/news/karhoo-wins-european-startup-gold-prize|date=12 April 2019|website=Fleet Europe}}</ref> and signed a commercial partnership with the European rail operators: Mon Chauffeur TGV Inoui5, Thalys MyDriver,<ref>{{cite web |language=en |title=‘My Driver by Thalys’ service adds new mobility options |url=https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/96405/my-driver-by-thalys-new-mobility-options/ |work=Global Railway Review}}</ref> L'Assistant SNCF<ref name="FR" /> and Renfe-as-a-Service.<ref>{{cite web |language=en-US|title=London-based Karhoo chosen for one-stop shop transport app of Spain's national rail operator Renfe |url=https://www.eu-startups.com/2019/11/london-based-karhoo-chosen-for-one-stop-shop-transport-app-of-spains-national-rail-operator-renfe/ |work=EU-Startups |date=2019-11-08}}</ref> At the start of 2020, Yuso joined Karhoo, and become Karhoo Pool.