# John Zimmer, Co-Founder & CEO > John Zimmer, Co-Founder & CEO. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/john-zimmer (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Angel # John Zimmer Co-Founder & CEO at [Lyft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lyft) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +3 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Lyft - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-zimmer)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=john-zimmer) ## The firm [**Lyft** Corporate VC · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lyft) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Deel](https://millionrounds.com/company/deel) - [KoBold Metals](https://millionrounds.com/company/kobold-metals) ## Also at Lyft - [**Bala Muthiah** Head of Engineering - Vehicles *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bala-muthiah) - [**Brian Irving** Chief Marketing Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-irving) - [**Deb L** Driver *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/deb-l) - [**Jeremy Bird** Executive Vice President, Global Growth *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeremy-bird) - [**Joan Hanawi** Chief of Staff to the CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joan-hanawi) - [**Shahzada Mansoor** Cofounder & Software Engineer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/shahzada-mansoor) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) · 9 Feb 2026 · 42 min John Zimmer: Pink Mustaches, Rideshare Wars, and the Legacy of Lyft With [John Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-zimmer) Mentions [Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick)[Logan Green](https://millionrounds.com/person/logan-green) About this episode Lyft co-founder John Zimmer helped spark a movement to revolutionize transportation, but the road was never a smooth one. Zimmer and co-founder Logan Green had to outmaneuver entrenched taxi monopolies and rewrite the rules of urban mobility on the fly, all while scaling a business model that many… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 23 Oct 2025 · 55 min Advice Line with John Zimmer of Lyft With [John Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-zimmer) About this episode Lyft co-founder John Zimmer joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, John talks about his recent decision to step away from the company he founded in 2012. First, Alan from England asks about the best strategy for expanding his patented shower… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 26 Sept 2020 · 28 min How I Built Resilience: John Zimmer of Lyft With [John Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-zimmer) About this episode This year has brought unexpected challenges to Lyft, starting with a 75 percent drop in rideshares at the beginning of the pandemic. But co-founder John Zimmer says ride-hailing is returning, and the company is continuing to diversify with car, scooter, and bike rentals. John also answers questions… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 16 Apr 2020 · 27 min Rapid Response: Lyft’s John Zimmer: How to keep an essential business running With [John Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-zimmer) About this episode Everything starts with transportation, says John Zimmer, co-founder and president of Lyft. And even though ride sharing is sharply down, transportation remains key – for essential workers and for our supply chain. So Lyft is flexing some new muscles, says John. They recently launched a delivery… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 29 Nov 2018 · 20 min Lyft's John Zimmer At The HIBT Summit With [John Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-zimmer) Mentions [Guy Raz](https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-raz) About this episode Next up in our series of episodes from the How I Built This Summit: John Zimmer, co-founder of Lyft. John sat down with Guy Raz in front of a live audience in San Francisco last month to talk about Lyft's visions for the future of transportation – and their fierce competition with Uber. Coming up… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 25 Jun 2018 · 45 min Lyft: John Zimmer (2017) With [John Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-zimmer) About this episode In 2006, John Zimmer was a college student and ride-hailing wasn't yet "a thing." But a class on green cities got him thinking about the glut of underused cars on the road. Eventually, he co-founded Lyft, a company that has helped make ride-hailing a fixture of American urban living. PLUS in our… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name John Zimmer in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) · 20 Feb 2025 · 1h 25m Inside Guideline's mission to modernize 401(k)s | Building from first principles, finding strategic edges, and rewiring retirement | Kevin Busque (Co-founder and CEO) Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut)[Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity)[John Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-zimmer)[Josh Reeves](https://millionrounds.com/person/josh-reeves) About this episode Kevin Busque is the co-founder and CEO of Guideline, a 401(k) management company revolutionizing the retirement space for small and medium-sized businesses. Prior to Guideline, Kevin co-founded Taskrabbit, where he encountered firsthand the complexity and low participation rates of traditional… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 29 Jul 2024 · 1h 16m #201 CEO Lyft, David Risher: The Ride Mentions [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Bucky Moore](https://millionrounds.com/person/bucky-moore)[John Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-zimmer)[Logan Green](https://millionrounds.com/person/logan-green) About this episode Guest: David Risher, CEO of Lyft David Risher can measure his career in phone calls, from the one that introduced him to Jeff Bezos in 1995, to the call from the Lyft board in 2023, asking him to vie for the CEO job. But initially, he believed his life’s legacy might be the nonprofit Worldreader,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 20 Sept 2023 · 54 min Growing Deel to $300M+ ARR in Four Years with Co-founder and CEO Alex Bouaziz Mentions [Alex Bouaziz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-bouaziz)[Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)[Dara Khosrowshahi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dara-khosrowshahi)[Justin Mateen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-mateen)[Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) About this episode Alex Bouaziz is the Co-founder and CEO of Deel, a full stack global HR and payroll platform. But the company didn’t start that way, and we’ll talk through Alex and his co-founder Shuo’s journey from zero to one, starting with a product that helped startups hire international employees. Alex and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-zimmer). ## Find people like John Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)