TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. Buy your general admission or early-stage startup demo package today before prices increase. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility. How to Land Early-Stage Funding.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Micromobbin’ The North American Bikeshare and Scooter Association released its 2021 shared micromobility state of the industry report — and it has some interesting findings. Trips on e-scooters accounted for 49% of total trips taken on shared micromobility. 63% of riders said they used micromobility to connect to public transit.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Micromobbin’ A range of 15-minute grocery delivery companies are cropping up around the world, and they’re fueled by gig workers on micromobility vehicles. In some less bleak news, Spin did some research on mode-shifts and found about 25% of trips on the company’s micromobility vehicles replaced private or rideshare car trips.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle startup that acquired Uber’s self-driving unit in December, is going public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners Y. Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora in final talks to merge with Reid Hoffman’s newest SPAC. . Venture capital at scale.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Shared electric micromobility giant Lime has closed a $523 million raise in convertible debt and term loan financing, money that Lime CEO Wayne Ting says is the next step on the company’s path to going public next year. That debt will convert into shares automatically when Lime goes public.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. Subscribe to access all of our investor surveys, company profiles and other inside tech coverage for startups everywhere. The investors: Boaz Dinte , managing general partner, Qumra Capital. Boaz Dinte, Qumra Capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

A number of startups such as Coord and curbflow have popped up in recent years, all aiming to solve this supply and demand problem. One entrant, the three-year-old startup Automotus , is beginning to rack up deployments in zones within cities like Santa Monica, Pittsburgh, Bellevue, Washington and Turin, Italy.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

Bolt had appeared to be on an upward trajectory last year after acquiring the assets of Last Mile Holdings, which opened up 48 new markets to the micromobility operator. We’re still working that one out, but Alex Wilhelm and Annie Saunders have been pondering the effect that asset depreciation can have on startups like Bolt.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

You want to make the most of your time at this one-day virtual intensive featuring interactive presentations with the mobility industry’s top movers, shakers and startup dream makers, amirite? You’ll cover more ground and discover more opportunities with your whole team at your side. Take your team to increase your ROI.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2022

Aria writes that it’s not a given, “but the high capital demands of aviation could mean more startups are still looking for a huge injection of cash via the public markets.” Crystal ball says… More e-bikes will hit the shared micromobility space. More SPAC deals. Everything. New, heavier, form factors.

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OurCrowd

JULY 25, 2021

Startup of the Week: GoDaddy bets on Tailor Brands. The Startup Nation’s startup government. Startup of the Week: GoDaddy bets on Tailor Brands. Join us on Sunday to meet the CEO of Tailor Brands , a fast-growing startup backed by GoDaddy and other top-drawer investors, as noted in TechCrunch. Introductions.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 18, 2021

With the right message, even a small startup can connect with established and emerging stars on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube who will promote your products and services — as long as your marketing team understands the influencer marketplace. As the economy reopens, startups are uniquely positioned to recruit talent. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

This two-day deep dive — dedicated to mobility tech, early-stage startups and the investors who fund them — is a prime networking opportunity you don’t want to miss. Looking for a co-founder to help you build your mobility-centric startup? Searching for your next gig where you can put your mad maker skills to the test?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

This week, we published a four-part series about how Klaviyo co-founders Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen bootstrapped their startup into an e-commerce marketing automation platform now valued at $4.15 Part 4: Drama and quirk aren’t necessary for startup success. Micromobility’s next big business is software, not vehicles.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In the midst of a major second wave of coronavirus infections across Europe, an Estonian startup that’s building an on-demand network to move food and people around in cars, on scooters and ( most recently ) on bikes across developed and emerging markets in EMEA is announcing a major round of funding. France, South Africa and Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

This two-day deep dive — dedicated to mobility tech, early-stage startups and the investors who fund them — is a prime networking opportunity you don’t want to miss. Looking for a co-founder to help you build your mobility-centric startup? Searching for your next gig where you can put your mad maker skills to the test?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

New York-based Luxor Capital, which led the company’s €37 million Series B in September 2021 , is also leading this round. Real estate investment firm Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström (like Volta, based in Stockholm), supply chain services giant Agility, and B-FLEXION (formerly Waypoint Capital) also participated.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

The startup will use the funds to hire more than 50 engineers, data scientists, business development, insurance and compliance specialists, as well as scale into new industry verticals and across into Europe. million pre-Series A funding round. DigiSure is still new, so there’s room to grow, says Shim. valuation.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Runa Capital’s Asia business development manager Denis Kalinin studied data from iTjuzi, a database of Chinese venture capitalists, and found: “…Chinese funds invested around $250 billion in 2020 (three times higher than the figure reported in Crunchbase). ” Is it so bad to take money from Chinese venture funds?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

This two-day deep dive — dedicated to mobility tech, early-stage startups and the investors who fund them — is a prime networking opportunity you don’t want to miss. Looking for a co-founder to help you build your mobility-centric startup? Searching for your next gig where you can put your mad maker skills to the test?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Happy new week, startup nerds! Startups and VC. Olsen spent six years with Sequoia Capital in California before co-founding Drive Capital in Columbus, Ohio, in 2013. Here, have a fresh battery : Magna enters the micromobility and battery swapping market with a $77 million investment in Yulu, Rebecca reports.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised a $12 million Series A led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from Trail Mix Ventures and Alteria Capital. The round also included returning investors Nordic Eye Venture Capital and Motion Ventures. million in seed funding.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

Brrr, it’s cold in here : Manish writes that a “venture capital winter” will last a little longer, according to SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son. Startups and VC. Rebecca ’s transportation and mobility roundup, the Station, was particularly good too, breaking down what is happening in the land of micromobility and much more.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Whether it’s bundling bookings, payments or just trip planning, startups are selling these mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) offerings as a lifeline to make transit agencies the backbone of urban mobility. Superpedestrian might not be a household name, but it is an up-and-coming player in the micromobility world.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

From 1,300 applicants, the company picked its first cohort to start building opportunities with the startups. ” I spoke with Dr. Rhee in great detail earlier this year, to figure out how startups can work with LG Nova: LG and the hunt for the next-gen corporate incubator. ” I spoke with Dr. .

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Startup of the Week: PulmOne: Complete lung testing on desktop. Our freshly squeezed startup BlueTree Technologies has figured out a way to naturally and dramatically reduce the amount of sugar in fruit juice and it still tastes great, Joy Pincus writes in the Times of Israel. How well are your lungs working? Invest Now. Invest Now.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 15, 2022

Startup of the Week: NeuReality: Slashing AI costs across the board. Join this $20M Series A Round led by Cardumen Capital and Varana Capital. Israeli startup Sufresca has figured out a way to considerably extend the shelf life of produce using its natural and cost-effective technology, Noa Shapira writes in the Times of Israel.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 15, 2022

Startup of the Week: NeuReality: Slashing AI costs across the board. Join this $20M Series A Round led by Cardumen Capital and Varana Capital. Israeli startup Sufresca has figured out a way to considerably extend the shelf life of produce using its natural and cost-effective technology, Noa Shapira writes in the Times of Israel.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Populus, the San Francisco-based transportation data startup, got its start as shared scooter mania took hold and cities tried to make sense of how infrastructure was being used by fleets of tiny vehicles. That opportunity is being driven by rising demand for same-day and next-day delivery.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Time is running out on a serious savings opportunity. You’ll find dozens of exciting new early-stage mobility startups in the expo area. This prime networking real estate can beget ample opportunity — discover a unicorn-in-the-making, find that co-founder or the engineer you’ve been searching for. Spoiler alert: It ain’t easy.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The startup, a Y Combinator and Iterative alum, announced today it has raised $2.2 The round included Cathexis Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, Taurus Ventures, Capital X and Sketchnote Partners. The next big market opportunity for micromobility is commercial, not consumer. million in seed funding.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

and the conference was an excellent opportunity to gain a solid grasp of the micromobility space. How about checking out the latest and greatest in early-stage mobility startups. We’re expecting more than 50 startups in our expo hall, which means opportunities galore to get your hands on the newest in transportation tech.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Leoparda Electric, a São Paolo–based startup, wants to be the Gogoro of Latin America. While Leoparda’s core business is battery swapping, the startup aims to do something similar by putting together a subscription package that includes an electric motorcycle or seated scooter, unlimited battery swaps, maintenance and insurance.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

Attention mobility startups, professionals, investors and enthusiasts! and the conference was an excellent opportunity to gain a solid grasp of the micromobility space. We not only have fantastic speakers and companies onstage, but we have the future of mobility on our expo floor with more than 50 early-stage startups.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Startups and VC Lex, the hookup and social app that launched in 2019 with a nod to lesbian personal ads from the ’80s, is changing. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. Only, precisely how much will change is still an open question, Harri writes. You can sign up here.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The San Francisco-based startup has developed an API for precise location that can be applied to any vehicle that moves, from urban air taxis and drones to scooters, ADAS-equipped vehicles, autonomous vehicles and even farm equipment. The 20-person company is now focused on expanding to new segments, including micromobility.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

We’re inviting mobility’s best and brightest to take the stage and share their deep knowledge and extensive experience navigating the ups and downs of building, scaling and funding mobility startups. It takes capital, and gobs of it, to scale an autonomous vehicle or EV startup. Here’s just one example.

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