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AUGUST 10, 2021

Bullpen Capital, NextView Ventures, and Mucker Capital also participated in the round. The company is currently trusted by thousands of businesses across six continents in a variety of verticals, including healthcare, micromobility and manufacturing.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Some existing investors also put some more money on the table, such as Norwest Venture Partners, Felix Capital, Balderton Capital and TriplePoint Capital. Growing a company like VanMoof is a capital-intensive business. How four European cities are embracing micromobility to drive out cars.

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JULY 23, 2021

.” In conversation with Managing Editor Eric Eldon, Su delved into several issues, including tips on how founders should discuss growth with investors, and her methods for developing a sample qualitative growth model. Startups and investors are turning to micromobility subscriptions. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Bolt Mobility , the Miami-based micromobility startup co-founded by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, is expanding to 48 new markets after acquiring the assets of Last Mile Holdings. Although, the company was already developing its own line of e-bikes that it plans to launch later this year. Image Credits: Bolt Mobility.

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APRIL 28, 2022

The fresh capital will fuel Neuron’s unique international expansion strategy, which is laser-focused on winning highly prized competitive tenders, according to the announcement. This vertically integrated approach – which differs from most other shared micromobility companies – allows Neuron to innovate quicker and more efficiently.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Zoomo, the Australian startup that builds e-bikes and offers micromobility subscriptions to gig workers and couriers, wants to be the next disruptive electric vehicle company. That said, with this funding round, Zoomo wants to start developing light vehicles to address parcel delivery and other urban last-mile form factors.

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JULY 13, 2021

Shared micromobility operator Veo has raised $16 million in new funding as the company ramps up its expansion plans in the United States. The Series A funding round, which follows permit awards in Santa Monica, San Diego and New York, will be used to expand Veo’s fleet and focus on developing city and community partnerships.

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JULY 15, 2021

PRIMECAP Management Company, Reinvent Capital, XN, Fidelity Management and Research LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital, as well as strategic investments from Uber, PACCAR and Volvo Group. Venture capital at scale. This story is developing. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Serve Robotics, a name taken from the autonomous sidewalk delivery bot that was developed and piloted by Postmates X, has raised seed funding in a round led by venture capital firm Neo. It plans to ramp up research and development in the San Francisco Bay Area and expand its market reach through new partnerships.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

Other investors included Redpoint China Ventures, Fosun RZ Capital and Uphonest. “We also have relatively good payment terms with our suppliers so we can achieve rapid growth with less capital,” he adds. “These are all important factors that are key to a successful consumer business with a healthy cash flow.”

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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

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

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

APRIL 23, 2021

Several micromobility companies once operated in my city, but consolidation has reduced that to a small handful. This in-depth industry analysis shows how increased regulation on the local level and changing consumer habits are pushing micromobility providers to adapt and innovate. Image Credits: TechCrunch/Bryce Durbin.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Even so, she interviewed founders at a handful of bootstrapped startups and found that “even if they don’t want to,” some “may choose to turn to venture capital to get to the next level of sales” or keep hiring on track. Priyanka Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of food tech startup Live Green Co., That’s real money.

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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 India’s BNPL 2.0 set to disrupt B2B?

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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. “The

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, has reached an agreement with Uber to buy the ride-hailing firm’s self-driving unit in a complex deal that will value the combined company at $10 billion. Aurora is not paying cash for Uber ATG, a company that was valued at $7.25 What Aurora values.

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APRIL 7, 2021

Founded in 2012, the accelerator is focused on developing early-stage companies tied to the University of California system. Notable alumni include micromobility unicorn, Lime, and delivery robotics firm, Kiwi. The technology was developed by Hurd’s CTO, Charles Cai. Image Credits: EndoCrine Bio, Inc. Image Credits: Humm.

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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. 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. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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MARCH 25, 2021

The company, which developed video analytics technology to monitor and manage curbsides for cities, said in February it had raised $1.2 million in a seed round led by Quake Capital, Techstars Ventures, Kevin Uhlenhaker (the co-founder & CEO at NuPark, which was acquired by Passport) and Baron Davis.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

The biggest deal this week had to have been German micromobility operator Tier’s acquisition of Spin from Ford. Regardless, this deal not only gives Tier the highest city count of any micromobility operator, but it also gives Tier access to the U.S. Deal of the week. Tier had tried to enter the U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Nova itself is a counterpoint to profit-focused corporate venture capital outfits, and is instead focusing on abilities to collaborate with the LG conglomerate across the board, in a few key verticals: the metaverse, connected healthcare, smart homes, electric vehicles (EV) and the wonderfully fuzzily named tech for good. Tanvas, Inc.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Oops : Bird, a micromobility company, told the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had included unpaid customer rides in its revenue, thus having overstated that particular number for two years. Oh no, Quix is developing event-driven applications with Python. The real-time data startup grabbed $12.9

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JUNE 23, 2022

The new cash will be put toward acquisitions, more hiring and product development. Micromobility ain’t looking so hot these days, either, unfortunately. Carv, which came to venture capital by way of Kickstarter, claims its product can be retrofitted to any boot. billion valuation, reflecting its sustained growth.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

TechCrunch reporter Rita Liao examined how the company’s agile supply chain has become hot talk among e-commerce experts, but beyond a strong logistics game and data-driven product development, Shein’s close relationships with suppliers are integral to its success. Image Credits: MaC Venture Capital / Wonderschool.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Indian crypto regulation : Under its G20 presidency, India has said it will look to prioritize the development of a framework for the global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, stablecoins and decentralized finance, writes Manish. Redefining ‘founder-friendly’ capital in the post-FTX era. Startups and VC. Requires TC+ subscription.).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The UAE-based international venture capital firm, Global Ventures, also took part in the round, as did existing investors Novastar Ventures, and Proparco, the French development finance institution, through their Digital Africa initiative.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

While LatAm is the second largest two-wheeler market after Southeast Asia, electrification in the region has been slow to develop. Swobbee , a Berlin competitor, is doing something similar in Europe with smaller micromobility vehicles.). ” The next big market opportunity for micromobility is commercial, not consumer. .

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Streetlogic isn’t the first to come up with a micromobility ADAS system. More recently, c omputer vision companies like Luna or Drover AI have developed similar tech for e-scooters that’s operated by the likes of shared micromobility operators Voi and Spin, respectively.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The fresh capital pushes Via’s valuation up to $3.5 Either through in-house development or mergers and acquisitions, Via wants to use the funds to add more products to its suite of tools. billion at the same price per share as the company’s previous financing in November of 2021.

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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

MARCH 28, 2022

I’m interested in hearing what investors from Intel Capital , GM Ventures and Snow Bull Capital have to say about the industry and what strategic mobility investors are looking for in a startup. Voi says it has just reached 100 million micromobility rides across 80 cities in less than four years. . Electric vehicles.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Micromobility company Lime says it has moved beyond the financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching a milestone that seemed unthinkable earlier this year. Lime underwent a round of layoffs in April, taking on capital from Uber the next month in a down-round that brought its valuation under the $1 billion mark.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Next week, Extra Crunch will feature stories on the state of holographic tech in vehicles, the second-life battery marketplace and software plays in the micromobility industry. Superpedestrian might not be a household name, but it is an up-and-coming player in the micromobility world. million in Series B capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2023

The team at Micromobility Industries has put together a helpful database of all the known micromobility subsidies in the world to help consumers find financial assistance for their small EV. Ah, yes, “desperation” among some companies running low on capital. Lyft has ended its bikeshare service in Minneapolis.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

GoTo Global, an Israeli mobility company that offers shared micromobility and car sharing services in Spain, Israel, Malta and Germany, is going public on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange through a merger with shell company Nera Tech Media.

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