Blacklane to 'double down' on London after Saudi cash injection

Monday 13 January 2025 1:16 pm | Updated: Monday 13 January 2025 2:53 pm

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<img width="742" height="495" src="https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blacklane.png?w=742" class="media " alt="" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager" decoding="sync" srcset="https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blacklane.png 1200w, https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blacklane.png?resize=630,420 630w, https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blacklane.png?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blacklane.png?resize=960,640 960w, https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blacklane.png?resize=1107,738 1107w, https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blacklane.png?resize=742,495 742w, https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blacklane.png?resize=304,203 304w, https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blacklane.png?resize=75,50 75w" sizes="(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px"/> Blacklane chief executive Dr Jens Wohltorf wants to see the chauffeur service used as a “day-to-day transportation” option by Londoners. Luxury chauffeur service Blacklane is looking to “double down” on London after announcing its largest-ever funding round late last year.

The Berlin-based firm, which counts Mercedes-Benz and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF)’s Tasaru Mobility among its investors, raised £53.5m in October amid long-running...