TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility. Vehicle Spotlight: Zoox. with Jesse Levinson (Zoox).

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Zoomo, the Australian startup with a mission to electrify delivery fleets through e-bike subscriptions, announced a $12 million interim capital raise on Monday. We initially built our products to service the demands of gig workers in the food delivery industry,” Mina Nada, Zoomo CEO and co-founder, said in a statement.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility. Vehicle Spotlight: Zoox. with Jesse Levinson (Zoox).

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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

JULY 23, 2021

“You have to consider three metrics: gross churn rate, the magic number and gross margin ,” says Tae Hea Nahm, co-founder and managing director of Storm Ventures. “I firmly believe that every founder should try their hand at growth,” said Su. Startups and investors are turning to micromobility subscriptions.

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TechCrunch

JULY 10, 2022

When Ford micromobility subsidiary Spin first launched a fleet of electric scooters in my hometown of Pittsburgh last summer, my immediate instinct was very old-man-yells-at-cloud. Founders of micromobility startups made plenty of good arguments for why fleets of electric scooters and bikes make sense.

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TechCrunch

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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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Companies like electric scooter providers Lime and Bird have raised tons of capital to change how the urban population gets around, but that growth has come at the cost of a bottom line still in the red. So it’s striking to see electric scooter company Veo take a different approach to the business. That was pretty bold. . Thank you!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

You’ll also have time to explore the show and hear speakers from game-changing companies share trends and insights on air mobility, micromobility, investing, cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles and more. You might just find the co-founder or engineer who can help you put the proverbial pedal to the metal.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Startups and VC Greycroft, the self-styled “seed-to-growth” venture capital firm, today announced the closing of over $1 billion in capital commitments across new funds, Kyle reports. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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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. However, there’s also space to push micromobility companies to provide more protections. . a special purpose acquisition company led by Callaway Capital with $146.6

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2022

Some of Aria’s predictions are : “The main story of 2022, it’s definitely going to be certification,” Sergio Cecutta, founder and partner at SMG Consulting, said. Micromobbin’ Since we’re making predictions, I’d be remiss if I didn’t share some thoughts about what 2022 may hold for the world of micromobility.

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TechCrunch

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. “We really see ourselves disrupting Rivian,” Mina Nada, CEO and co-founder of Zoomo, told TechCrunch. . ” Companies like URB-E in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

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. Veo, which was founded in 2017, has sought venture funding a bit later in the game than other micromobility companies. Bird, Lime and Veo selected for NYC e-scooter pilot.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Success breeds IPO : Shared vehicle company Lime reported its first profitable year, with Rebecca writing that “Lime has figured out how to make shared micromobility a sustainable business.” “Capital is more expensive now than it’s been in years,” he writes in TC+. Aria has more. You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 will feature an incredible lineup of speakers, presentations, fireside chats and breakouts all focused on the current and future state of mobility — like EVs, micromobility and smart cities for starters — and the investment trends that influence them all.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today, Haje has been running around at Micromobility America. They insist on using the MMA acronym, so he’s expecting a fist to the face any moment, but so far the only risk of injury has been from neck-breaking micromobility in the form of electric rollerblades. Ivan has more. Startups and VC. Series A deck. You can sign up here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Now, surging demand for delivery — and the pressure it places on curb space — is helping the transportation data startup attract new capital and expand to more cities. Populus plans to use that capital to expand to more cities, growth that the company believes will be driven by demand for street and curb management.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The round is being led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation also from Darsana Capital Partners. We are excited to partner with Bolt as they continue to build a market-leading mobility platform across Europe and Africa,” said Dan Sundheim, founder of D1 Capital, in a statement. France, South Africa and Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

. “ If you’re a bootstrapped company who is not yet on the treadmill , you have that kind of optionality or that ability to choose when to get on,” says Cavan Klinsky, co-founder of payments processor Healthie. Priyanka Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of food tech startup Live Green Co., That’s real money.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

The deal announced Thursday confirms TechCrunch’s reporting in June that the startup was in final talks with the SPAC launched by LinkedIn co-founder and investor Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and managing partner Michael Thompson. Venture capital at scale. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Rowe Price Associates.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

The traditional world of vehicle insurance is not built for newer mobility models, like peer-to-peer, which is currently DigiSure’s bread and butter, or shared micromobility, which the company sees a lot of potential in. DigiSure is still new, so there’s room to grow, says Shim. valuation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

It’s the new venture of Adam Zhang , the hardware co-founder of Lime, the shared e-scooter company that is gearing up for an IPO ; Xiao Xiaotao, who managed Lime’s hardware R&D; and Sun Zhen, former chief designer of Chinese ride hailing giant Didi’s shared-bike program.

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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 Several micromobility companies once operated in my city, but consolidation has reduced that to a small handful. European VC soars in Q1.

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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. Serve Robotics didn’t share specifics of the funding except to confirm that the round, which will be a Series A, has not been completed yet.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The startup’s CEO and co-founder Frank Reig didn’t place the entire blame on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused ridership to fall across shared micromobility services as well as public transit, for the company’s decision. ” A statement from our CEO & Co-Founder: pic.twitter.com/Cl5LSgGv5C.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Are founders in fundraising mode short-sighted when it comes to working with Chinese venture funds ? ET on Twitter Spaces , Managing Editor Danny Crichton and immigration law attorney Sophie Alcorn will discuss whether remote work is making H-1B visas less critical for international founders. Is India’s BNPL 2.0

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Crypto-focused Dragonfly Capital officially announced its third fund , weighing in at $650 million. million Series B round, bringing its total capital investment to $77.7 million, to deepen its micromobility presence in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the U.K. Lightspeed India Partners announced a half-billion-dollar fund.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

EDT, we’re talking with M13 partner Anna Barber about what today’s founders can learn from the dot-com bubble bursting. Olsen spent six years with Sequoia Capital in California before co-founding Drive Capital in Columbus, Ohio, in 2013. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

The event is taking place in San Mateo on May 18-19, so join the mobility community’s greatest visionaries, founders, builders and investors to connect and go deep. For example, this year, we’ll have Jiajun Zhu, co-founder of Nuro , to explain how he drove the AV company to a $8.6 billion valuation. Deal of the week.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Beam , a Singaporean shared micromobility operator, announced today that it has raised $93 million in a Series B round to accelerate growth into new countries in Asia. The Series B brings Beam’s valuation up into the triple digits, says CEO and co-founder of Beam Alan Jiang who declined to provide exact numbers. .

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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. Big Tech Inc.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

Another company conjuring up some capital is Magical, which is out to prove that robotic process automation isn’t ready for consolidation , and there are still a few rabbits left to pull out of its hat. Over in software, Alex writes that software startups have some things to be happy about , even in this venture capital slowdown. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

If you’re itching to get your game-changing product out of the garage, onto the streets or into customers’ driveways, we not-so-humbly suggest that you do whatever it takes to attend TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in San Mateo, California on May 18-19.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

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. New investors include Ben Bear, Derrick Ko, and Zaizhuang Cheng of micromobility company Spin. The startup is still small, with just 11 full-time employees.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2022

If you’re itching to get your game-changing product out of the garage, onto the streets or into customers’ driveways, we not-so-humbly suggest that you do whatever it takes to attend TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in San Mateo, California on May 18-19.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

Startups and VC In a major blow to shared micromobility companies, Paris has voted to ban rental e-scooters from its streets, Rebecca reports. Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz appeared onstage with WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann to talk about their firm’s $350 million investment in Flow, Neumann’s new residential real estate company.

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