Lyft has always been a distant second to Uber in the ride-sharing market, and always will be, but considering how Uber is a $68 billion behemoth, that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Being a distant second hasn’t stopped the company from raising $2 billion in funding from the like of General Motors and Saudi Prince Al-Waleed, so there’s no reason to have any doubts about the company’s future… or is there? According to a report from The Seattle Times on Friday, Lyft has approached numerous companies in recent months to discuss a potential buyout. Amazon, Apple, General Motors, Google, and even Uber were among the companies that were approached, but all of them rejected Lyft.
