Karhoo has announced its expansion into Eastern Europe with the launch of its new office in Krakow, Poland.

Karhoo Co-CEO Nicolas Andine

The Polish office will serve as a development, engineering and operational hub for Karhoo’s expansion into Eastern Europe. Karhoo plans to form partnerships with local regulated, licensed taxi and private hire fleets, with its business model well-suited to the region’s markets, the company believes, which has strict rules in place to protect public safety.

Karhoo claims local fleets using the platform will benefit from increased exposure, and enable them to win big contracts but not at the expense of their autonomy.

The Poland office adds to the company’s offices in London, Paris and New York. The opening of the new office follows the recent news of Karhoo’s roaming partnership with Spain’s biggest corporate mobility platform Taksee, and its European Startup Gold Prize for mobility accolade.

In April, Karhoo beat out over 500 other rising mobility companies to win the prestigious European Startup Gold Prize for mobility at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Karhoo is creating a ride-hailing marketplace that brings together regulated, licensed taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) fleets from around the world in the form of an electronic platform that can integrate with other travel and leisure operators’ platforms and apps. Karhoo currently has more than 1.8 million vehicles within its network across six continents.

Karhoo Co-CEO Nicolas Andine said: “The opening of our Eastern European office in Krakow represents a milestone moment in the journey of Karhoo.

“The current iteration of the company was formed in 2017, with just a handful of people in a London office.

“Just two years later, we are now leading the mobility revolution not just at home but in markets around the world.”