The start-up specialized in car pooling has just changed its name to become Citygo. Which corresponds to a change of dimension expected.
One less letter to signify the entry into the age of maturity. The start-up Citygoo has just given up its name for Citygo, it was learned on July 18, 2018. ” The objective of this new name is to support our growth in France and internationally: we want to further strengthen our position as leader in the urban carpool market by opening new cities in France and begin our development in France. foreign “, has explained Patrick Robinson Clough , the president and founder of the young shoot appeared on the market in early 2016.
On the occasion of this name change, Citygo offers a new graphic charter that will now be discovered by the 500,000 users of the claimed application. According to the figures communicated, 3 million requests have been made since the launch of the service and 500,000 trips have been made. On this last indicator, Citygo reports a growth of 20% per month, thanks to partnerships with Connecthings Mappy, RATP and Vianavigo.
This name change strategy is common among start-ups. We remember that in February 2018, WayzUp, a direct competitor of Citygo, gave up his birth name to become Klaxit.