Former UBER Director takes an Investment & Advisory stake with DRIFE
We are delighted to announce today that we are welcoming Daniel Mangabeira Dantas as both Investor and Policy and Government Relations Advisor. As a professional Daniel has previously advised the UK Ambassador to Brazil on political matters, as well as was one of the architects of the ridesharing regulatory debates in Brazil and Latin America, Mangabeira has over 20 years of experience in regulatory, policy, Government and institutional relations and has recently served as Uber’s Head of Policy for Latam.
Relationship with DRIFE
When coming across DRIFE’s business model and technology, Daniel promptly stepped forward and engaged in conversations on how to both invest and contribute to the growth of the project. With great experience in the tech-intensive mobility industry and also enormous exposure to giving scale to high-growth companies, Daniel quickly spotted the unique opportunity DRIFE presents. His engagement with DRIFE will also bring strategic contributions on both regulatory and compliance fronts, which would enable the project to scale more effectively thus consolidating a global footprint.
“I have for a while now been an enthusiast of blockchain-based technologies as an enabler of decentralized projects”, commented Daniel. “But more than that, I have long been an enthusiast of projects that directly impact the lives of people. That largely explains why, when I first came across the DRIFE project and DRIFE’s whitepaper, I immediately wanted in. I truly believe that DRIFE’s business model, supported by token-based blockchain-intensive governance protocols, can come to strengthen ridesharing businesses as we know it today. It is the sort of innovation that, beyond conflicting, has what it takes to add great value to the ride-hailing ecosystem at large.”
What value DRIFE’s decentralised model can add to urban mobility?
In the Ridesharing space, DRIFE takes inspiration from more consolidated ridesharing models — but makes use of distinct blockchain-based technology and innovative crypto-intensive economics. DRIFE also introduces a new, decentralized language to the ride-hailing environment: the platform’s flexible peer-to-peer marketplace allows for significantly increased customization. DRIFE’s unique decentralized, NFT-based franchise model will seek to enable riders, drivers, fleet owners, and local transportation companies to govern themselves more efficiently, thus making use of innovative and powerful technology to run a fair and cost-effective business model.
CEO and Co-founder Firdosh Sheikh comments:
“We are proud to partner with Daniel and are happy to have him sharing some of his incredible tech-related skills and experience. We, at DRIFE, always seek to tag along with like-minded individuals who back our values and beliefs, and of course that can also help us stay on the cusp of innovative thinking. We believe that this partnership will help us to progress on our path to a completely fair, green, and sustainable global mobility infrastructure.”
Stay tuned for more upcoming and exciting announcements!
Drife Team
