Lyft shares surge over 20% in market debut

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Lyft co-founder and chief executive Logan Green (C) and co-founder and president John Zimmer (L) are multi-millionaires following the flotation

Lyft联合创始人兼首席执行官Logan Green（C）和联合创始人兼总裁John Zimmer（L）是千百万富翁浮动

Shares in Lyft have jumped by 21% after the ride hailing company listed its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York.

Lyft公司在纽约纳斯达克证券交易所上市后股价上涨了21％。

The company's stock rose from a starting price of $72 each to $87.24, valuing Lyft at $28.2bn.

该公司的股票从每股72美元的起始价格上涨至87.24美元，估价Lyft为282亿美元。

The initial public offering (IPO) has made multi-millionaires of the seven year old company's founders, Logan Green and John Zimmer.

首次公开发行（IPO）使得百万富翁七岁公司的创始人Logan Green和John Zimmer。

Their combined stake in Lyft is worth more than $1bn.

他们在Lyft的合并股份价值超过10亿美元。

Lyft is yet to make a profit and reported widening losses of $911m last year compared to $688m in 2017 despite revenues rising to $2.1bn.

Lyft尚未盈利，去年报告的亏损额为9.11亿美元，而2017年为6.88亿美元，尽管收入增至21亿美元。

The IPO is seen as a litmus test for a number of technology flotations that are expected this year, including Lyft's bigger rival Uber which could be valued at as much as $120bn when it lists its shares.

首次公开招股被视为试金石对于今年预计的一系列技术上市，包括Lyft的更大竞争对手优步，它的价值可能高达1200亿美元。列出其股票。

Lyft is raising $2.3bn which it plans to use for operating costs as well as making investments in acquisitions and technology.

Lyft筹集了23亿美元，计划用于运营成本以及对收购和技术的投资。

At the float price, Mr Green's stake is worth around $600m while Mr Zimmer's is valued at $415.8m.

以浮动价计算，格林先生的股份价值约为6亿美元，而齐默先生的股权价值为4.158亿美元。