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South Korean e-scooter company Gbike acquires Hyundai Motor’s micromobility platform ZET 

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Gbike , a South Korea-based micromobility Gcooter operator, is acquiring Hyundai Motor’s shared micromobility sharing platform ZET as it wants to increase its market share and create technological synergies via ZET’s fleet management system. . The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. .

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Korean micromobility startup Swing grabs $24M for growth, expands to Japan 

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Swing , a South Korean electric scooter and micromobility startup, announced today it has raised $24 million in a Series B round to spur its growth and expansion to Japan. . The funding was led by White Star Capital, which also invested in Berlin-based Tier Mobility, and included existing backer Hashed, among others.

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Zoomo raises $12 million to expand e-bike subscription offerings

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Zoomo, the Australian startup with a mission to electrify delivery fleets through e-bike subscriptions, announced a $12 million interim capital raise on Monday. “Their expectations for quality commercial vehicles, on demand service, flexible financing and tech enabled security features spurred us to innovate.

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E-scooter operator Neuron Mobility bags $43.5m to expand globally

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million in Series B funding, co-anchored by global venture firms GSR Ventures and Square Peg. 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.

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The Station: Arrival slashes EV targets, more Tesla FSD controversy and NHTSA loses its captain

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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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Veo CEO Candice Xie has a plan for building a sustainable scooter company, and it’s working

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The rush to grow, outrun, and disrupt runs in the lifeblood of today’s entrepreneurs, driving their fervor and enabling them to capture markets from giants of industries too big to maneuver in a quickly changing landscape. That has been truer for the mobility landscape than most other industries. In your Medium post titled “Sorry, Boys.

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The Station: TuSimple loses the driver, Nikola settles and transpo predictions for 2022

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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. Better integration of micromobility offerings with public transit.