The taxi and ride-sharing company, founded in Israel in 2010, is courting potential strategic partners to head off competition from Uber and Lyft in the US.

The new round brings the company's valuation at $1.4 billion

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A new Israeli app rolling out in Israel, London and then Paris, Berlin, Moscow and beyond points the way for changing the century-old tradition of hailing a cab and standing around waiting. GetTaxi has developed an phone application that delivers requests to call centers with a tap on the screen and allows you to view the taxi's route to you live.