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Ann Miura-Ko
A computer-security PhD who co-founded Floodgate and got into Lyft at its $1.2 million seed round, which is about as early as a well-known company can be caught.
Who backs it
Lyft
Backed at the $1.2M seed round; she also sat on the board, and the stake was reported to have grown enormously by the 2019 IPO.
1 profiled backer
The backers
Who invested in Lyft
What the record doesn't say
Read this with the gaps in mind.
This page lists the celebrity backers of Lyft that we have been able to source, not its full cap table. Institutional investors, founders and private angels are outside what this site covers, and terms are rarely disclosed on either side.
Frequently asked questions
Which celebrities have invested in Lyft?
Ann Miura-Ko is the profiled backer of Lyft on this site. Each entry links to the reporting it comes from. Other investors — funds, founders and angels who are not public figures — are not covered here.
How much did they invest in Lyft?
Cheque sizes are almost never disclosed. Where a round size, stake or valuation has been reported we cite it above; where it has not, we say so rather than estimate.