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

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

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

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. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Rowe Price Associates.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

. “Once you’ve already raised a bunch of ventures, you’re kind of building a business for venture scale, whereas if you are bootstrapped … you can be really really opportunistic about what that right time is,” he told Natasha Mascarenhas. That’s real money. “They don’t have to give up any equity.

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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.

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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. TechCrunch reported in January that a deal was being shopped to investors.

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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. A full day of online networking and demos — expand beyond the confines of the San Mateo County Event Center and achieve global reach.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

It’s hard to pin down where Shein is from,” answered Richard Xu from Grand View Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm. Image Credits: MaC Venture Capital / Wonderschool. Rebecca Bellan interviewed Veo CEO Candice Xie about the micromobility startup’s “old-fashioned way” of doing business. “I

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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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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

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

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.

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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.

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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. Advanced rider assistance systems: Tech spawned by the politics of micromobility. Singapore’s micromobility startup Beam raises $26 million.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

Whether you’re focused on air taxis, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, micromobility, robotics or other boundary-pushing tech, you’ll connect with influencers who can help move your startup needle in the right direction. TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 takes place on May 18-19 in in San Mateo, California, with a virtual component on May 20.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

Whether you’re focused on air taxis, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, micromobility, robotics or other boundary-pushing tech, you’ll connect with influencers who can help move your startup needle in the right direction. TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 takes place on May 18-19 in in San Mateo, California, with an online component on May 20.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

MassMutual Ventures closed a $300 million fund to back Asian and European startups. 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 Lightspeed India Partners announced a half-billion-dollar fund. and Canada.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Whether you’re focused on air taxis, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, micromobility, robotics or other boundary-pushing tech, you’ll connect with influencers who can help move your startup needle in the right direction. TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 takes place on May 18-19 in in San Mateo, California, with an online component on May 20.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

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

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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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

When you think about shared micromobility, Veo isn’t exactly the first company that comes to mind. It’s not as widespread as competitors like Voi, Tier and Lime, and it hasn’t raised nearly as much in venture capital. That is, if CEO and co-founder Candice Xie is to be believed.

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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.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

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. Meanwhile, Duolingo and Coursera have seen their stock values slashed.

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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. There’s been an incident : Western Digital says hackers stole data in a “network security incident” that took place last week. Carly has more.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Amid the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic and the murky path to profitability for shared electric micromobility, an increasing number of companies have turned to subscriptions. But will this new playbook push the unit economics of micromobility in a positive direction? And what will determine which companies win at the subscription game?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Notable alumni include micromobility unicorn, Lime, and delivery robotics firm, Kiwi. Founded in 2012, the accelerator is focused on developing early-stage companies tied to the University of California system. In 2020, SkyDeck — along with much of the rest of the world — went virtual.

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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.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

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. The startup, a Y Combinator and Iterative alum, announced today it has raised $2.2 million in seed funding.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

Once a key point of discussion when the IPO market was alive , today we’re sifting through what is left of the micromobility sector, now freshly depopulated to a new local maximum. With the apparent demise of Bolt Mobility, the divide between technology businesses and those that are merely tech-enabled is back at the forefront of our minds.

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TechCrunch

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. The number of preventable cyclist deaths in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Down rounds : Mary Ann spoke with GGV’s Hans Tung and Robin Li about the firm’s position in a challenging venture environment. Redefining ‘founder-friendly’ capital in the post-FTX era. ” Redefining ‘founder-friendly’ capital in the post-FTX era. ” Redefining ‘founder-friendly’ capital in the post-FTX era.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

From Divvy to Brex to Ramp to Airbase to Teampay , investors have poured capital into startups working to help companies better track and manage their spend. The startup’s potential has caught the eye of more than General Catalyst, a well-known venture capital firm. The rest of the capital came later in the year.

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

Micromobbin’ Before we dive in, I just wanted to spotlight a piece from TechCruncher Annie Saunders on why micromobility might only ever just be a fun way to get around , rather than something that can truly augment public transit. You also can send a direct message to @kirstenkorosec. Check it out (TechCrunch+ subscription required).

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

and the conference was an excellent opportunity to gain a solid grasp of the micromobility space. Here’s what serial entrepreneur Parug Demircioglu, CEO at Invemo and a partner at Nito Bikes, told us about his experience. “We We were planning to launch Nito Bikes in the U.S., I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

and the conference was an excellent opportunity to gain a solid grasp of the micromobility space. Here’s what serial entrepreneur Parug Demircioglu, CEO at Invemo and a partner at Nito Bikes, told us about his experience. “We We were planning to launch Nito Bikes in the U.S., I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We’ve got your ticket to ride an e-scooter : Lyft wants to reshape shared micromobility with dockable e-scooter. In other news, Haje has to move house due to a flooded apartment, weather is real, and perhaps it’s time we start taking climate change seriously, y’all. Rebecca has more.

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