Flywheel raises $12 million to take on Uber

Flywheel, the app-enabled cab hailing startup and Uber rival, announced Thursday that it had raised $12 million in Series C funding The timing couldn't be better for the company's new CEO, Rakesh Mathur, who isn't shy about his criticisms of Uber, a company with recent actions that he calls "almost NSA-like." See also: Uber will probably ride out the latest scandals, brand experts say "Travis has used the word 'asshole' to describe the taxi industry," Mathur said during an interview with Mashabl...