# Lyft — Capital Time Machine

Explore 9 documented private funding stages and their hypothetical value at the IPO offer price.

Canonical citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft

Dataset revision: ctm-research-2026-10-01; evidence register reviewed: 2026-09-19. Each observation retains its own check date.

Publisher: CapitalTimeMachine. Methodology: https://capitaltimemachine.com/methodology



## What this supports

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Preferred shares convert 1:1 to public common-share equivalents. No additional split adjustment. No holder-specific adjustment is assumed. IPO offer-price mark only; no sale, investment availability or realized return is established.

## Limitations

- Historical research and hypothetical arithmetic, not live quotes, investment advice or an offer to invest.

- Company valuation changes are not shareholder returns. Financing, dilution, security rights and exit access matter.

- IPO offer-price marks are not realized sale proceeds; minimum investments and access are not established.

- User-entered prices and valuations are assumptions, not sourced observations. Fee and carry treatment is stated by each method; taxes and distributions are excluded.

- Selected surviving companies are not representative of private-market outcomes; investments may lose all value.

## Sourced observations

### LYFT-SEED — Seed

Value: 0.23 USD; scope: per_share_issuance_price

Date: 2018-12-31; precision: day; role: historical_table_snapshot; actual investment date: not established

Security: Series Seed preferred; share basis: as_reported_reviewed_no_additional_split

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Reference date is not an assumed purchase date.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Note 8: December 31, 2018 preferred-stock table and Conversion

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-SEED

### LYFT-A — Series A

Value: 0.76 USD; scope: per_share_issuance_price

Date: 2018-12-31; precision: day; role: historical_table_snapshot; actual investment date: not established

Security: Series A preferred; share basis: as_reported_reviewed_no_additional_split

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Reference date is not an assumed purchase date.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Note 8: December 31, 2018 preferred-stock table and Conversion

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-A

### LYFT-B — Series B

Value: 2.10 USD; scope: per_share_issuance_price

Date: 2018-12-31; precision: day; role: historical_table_snapshot; actual investment date: not established

Security: Series B preferred; share basis: as_reported_reviewed_no_additional_split

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Reference date is not an assumed purchase date.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Note 8: December 31, 2018 preferred-stock table and Conversion

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-B

### LYFT-C — Series C

Value: 4.25 USD; scope: per_share_issuance_price

Date: 2018-12-31; precision: day; role: historical_table_snapshot; actual investment date: not established

Security: Series C preferred; share basis: as_reported_reviewed_no_additional_split

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Reference date is not an assumed purchase date.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Note 8: December 31, 2018 preferred-stock table and Conversion

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-C

### LYFT-D — Series D

Value: 10.13 USD; scope: per_share_issuance_price

Date: 2018-12-31; precision: day; role: historical_table_snapshot; actual investment date: not established

Security: Series D preferred; share basis: as_reported_reviewed_no_additional_split

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Reference date is not an assumed purchase date.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Note 8: December 31, 2018 preferred-stock table and Conversion

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-D

### LYFT-F — Series F

Value: 26.79 USD; scope: per_share_issuance_price

Date: 2018-12-31; precision: day; role: historical_table_snapshot; actual investment date: not established

Security: Series F preferred; share basis: as_reported_reviewed_no_additional_split

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Reference date is not an assumed purchase date.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Note 8: December 31, 2018 preferred-stock table and Conversion

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-F

### LYFT-G — Series G

Value: 32.15 USD; scope: per_share_issuance_price

Date: 2018-12-31; precision: day; role: historical_table_snapshot; actual investment date: not established

Security: Series G preferred; share basis: as_reported_reviewed_no_additional_split

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Reference date is not an assumed purchase date.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Note 8: December 31, 2018 preferred-stock table and Conversion

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-G

### LYFT-H — Series H

Value: 39.75 USD; scope: per_share_issuance_price

Date: 2018-12-31; precision: day; role: historical_table_snapshot; actual investment date: not established

Security: Series H preferred; share basis: as_reported_reviewed_no_additional_split

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Reference date is not an assumed purchase date.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Note 8: December 31, 2018 preferred-stock table and Conversion

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-H

### LYFT-I — Series I

Value: 47.35 USD; scope: per_share_issuance_price

Date: 2018-12-31; precision: day; role: historical_table_snapshot; actual investment date: not established

Security: Series I preferred; share basis: as_reported_reviewed_no_additional_split

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Reference date is not an assumed purchase date.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Note 8: December 31, 2018 preferred-stock table and Conversion

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-I

### LYFT-OFFER — IPO offer

Value: 72.00 USD; scope: public_offer_price_per_share

Date: 2019-03-28; precision: day; role: offering_pricing; actual investment date: not established

Security: Class A common; share basis: undefined

Verification: primary_verified; checked: 2026-09-17

Prospectus pricing date. This is not the first trading close or a realizable sale price.

Source: [SEC · Lyft filing — IPO prospectus (Form 424B4)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000119312519091446/d721841d424b4.htm)

Source location: Prospectus cover: offering price and prospectus date

Citation: https://capitaltimemachine.com/private/lyft#LYFT-OFFER

## Calculation options

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        "Prospectus cover: IPO offering price; Description of Capital Stock"
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      "label": "Series C → IPO offer-price mark",
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      "id": "LYFT-D-IPO",
      "company": "lyft",
      "start": "LYFT-D",
      "end": "LYFT-OFFER",
      "label": "Series D → IPO offer-price mark",
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      "split_adjustment": "already_reflected_do_not_apply_again",
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      "basis_note": "Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Preferred shares convert 1:1 to public common-share equivalents. No additional split adjustment. No holder-specific adjustment is assumed. IPO offer-price mark only; no sale, investment availability or realized return is established.",
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        "Prospectus cover: IPO offering price; Description of Capital Stock"
      ]
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      "id": "LYFT-F-IPO",
      "company": "lyft",
      "start": "LYFT-F",
      "end": "LYFT-OFFER",
      "label": "Series F → IPO offer-price mark",
      "conversion_factor": "1",
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      "reviewed_on": "2026-09-17",
      "basis_note": "Table prices are rounded to cents by the issuer; these are approximate share-price models. The snapshot is not a purchase date. Series E, which had a related warrant, is excluded. Preferred shares convert 1:1 to public common-share equivalents. No additional split adjustment. No holder-specific adjustment is assumed. IPO offer-price mark only; no sale, investment availability or realized return is established.",
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      "id": "LYFT-G-IPO",
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      "start": "LYFT-G",
      "end": "LYFT-OFFER",
      "label": "Series G → IPO offer-price mark",
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      "end": "LYFT-OFFER",
      "label": "Series H → IPO offer-price mark",
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        "Prospectus cover: IPO offering price; Description of Capital Stock"
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      "LYFT-SEED-IPO",
      "LYFT-A-IPO",
      "LYFT-B-IPO",
      "LYFT-C-IPO",
      "LYFT-D-IPO",
      "LYFT-F-IPO",
      "LYFT-G-IPO",
      "LYFT-H-IPO",
      "LYFT-I-IPO"
    ],
    "from_date": "2024-06-10",
    "through_date": "2026-09-19",
    "reviewed_on": "2026-09-19",
    "status": "reviewed_user_price_scenario",
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        "title": "Original IPO share basis",
        "locator": "Prospectus / offering and capital-stock terms; the existing private-to-IPO model supplies the entry conversion."
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000162828026054499/lyft-20260630.htm",
        "title": "Issuer 10-Q · 2026-08-07",
        "locator": "Common-stock presentation and corporate-action screening. A missing split keyword alone is not evidence of a complete history."
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.stocksplithistory.com/?symbol=LYFT",
        "title": "Supplemental split-history screen",
        "locator": "Dated post-IPO corporate actions only. Ticker reuse can introduce unrelated pre-IPO events; those are excluded. No market quote was copied."
      }
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  },
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}

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