‘Tinder of Transport’ BlablaCar Asks Investors to Join Ride

Hitching a long-distance ride with a stranger may not be for everyone, but France’s BlablaCar is betting investors will want a piece of the business when it goes public.

With its app linking car owners and riders heading in the same direction, Europe’s biggest carpooling company boasts about 89 million subscribers in 22 countries. For BlablaCar’s co-founder and chief executive officer, Nicolas Brusson, charting its future includes taking it public.