- Lyft was launched in 2012 my John Zimmer and Logan Green
- In 2014, Lyft hired two lobbying firms to address regulatory headwinds it faced since launching
- In 2017, Lyft expanded to Canada
- In 2019, Lyft became a public company via IPO
- In 2023, while the stock had been performing poorly, Lyft's founders resigned and were replaced by David Risher