TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Tier Mobility, the German micromobility giant that recently acquired Spin from Ford , is laying off 16% of staff, or 180 people, according to a LinkedIn post by CEO Lawrence Leuschner. Last month Lyft let go of 2% of its staff, or about 60 employees , as it shut down its in-house car rental program.

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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

MARCH 30, 2022

Shared micromobility company Tier Mobility said on Wednesday it has acquired Fantasmo , a U.S.-based Fantasmo has other micromobility operators in its portfolio, including Helbiz. Bird developed a similar tech in-house. With Tier’s backing, that number will likely grow, but not just for Tier’s benefit.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Zoomo also wants to build up its consumer model, which mainly serves couriers but is extending to commuters, and will invest in the development of its next generation of vehicle offerings. “We It also launched a new subsidiary to finance the vehicles, along with its software, to shared micromobility providers.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The startup says it is in talks with a range of micromobility and car-sharing operators that might be interested in diversifying their fleets with a compact, smart vehicle. Shared micromobility companies are beginning to add electric mopeds to their fleets of e-scooters and e-bikes. Kwh each and a collective range of about 62 miles.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Japanese shared micromobility startup Luup has raised $30 million (4.5 In light of the sector’s growing popularity, the Japanese government has been proactive in loosening e-scooter regulations to further stimulate the micromobility industry. billion yen) in a Series D financing round, which consists of 3.8

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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. 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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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

Other topics on our list for this year include exploring the opportunities and challenges for urban air companies and cities, the dual paths companies are taking to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, micromobility, self-driving trucks and autonomous delivery. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Other topics on our list for this year include exploring the opportunities and challenges for urban air companies and cities, the dual paths companies are taking to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, micromobility, self-driving trucks and autonomous delivery. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 28, 2022

Increasingly, cities are choosing to limit the number of micromobility operators by awarding long-term contracts to the best operators which prioritize managing e-scooters and e-bikes in a sustainable and responsible way. The company also increased its global footprint with city launches in the United Kingdom and South Korea.

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TechCrunch

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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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

SMART’s METL tire is the first fruit of the startup’s work with NASA’s Glenn Research Center, where NASA engineers Dr. Santo Padula and Colin Creager first developed their so-called “shape memory alloy” (SMA) technology. Image Credits: NASA. 5 consumer hardware VCs share their 2021 investment strategies.

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TechCrunch

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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HPA

AUGUST 10, 2021

The company is currently trusted by thousands of businesses across six continents in a variety of verticals, including healthcare, micromobility and manufacturing. With this new round of funding, Hologram plans to further develop its proprietary connectivity management technology and grow across key use-cases.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

Other topics on our list for this year include exploring the opportunities and challenges for urban air companies and cities, the dual paths companies are taking to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, micromobility, self-driving trucks and autonomous delivery. How to Unlock Profits in 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. 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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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Graham Gullans, VP Business & Corporate Development, Superpedestrian. Gullans is hopeful that the pandemic will also push the sector to become more cost-efficient and develop in additional locations, including in smaller cities and towns. Michael Dick, CEO, C2A Security. Adi Pinhas, CEO, Brodmann17. Watch the full episode here.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Last year, TechCrunch’s Natasha Lomas and I wrote a comprehensive overview of key policy developments in four major cities — Paris, Barcelona, London and Milan. How four European cities are embracing micromobility to drive out cars. VanMoof is now benefiting from these policy shifts.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Tortoise started by equipping electric scooters with cameras, electronics and firmware that allow teleoperators in distant locales to drive the micromobility devices to a rider or deliver it back to its proper parking spot. The company still remains bullish on its initial application in micromobility.

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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.

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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

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

MARCH 1, 2023

With half of its 74 employees working on R&D, the company develops its motor and battery management system (BMS) in-house, setting itself apart from most brands that assemble parts from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Between November 2022 and February 2023, its number of retail partners grew from 21 to 144.

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Dream It

APRIL 29, 2019

Micromobility scooter docking startup Charge is betting that a boom in e-scooters and electric bikes will increase the need for charging stations around cities. Sidewalk Labs is facing a number of lawsuits over privacy and data issues related to the Waterfront Toronto project.

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TechCrunch

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

JULY 15, 2021

Aurora more recently said it reached an agreement with Volvo to jointly develop autonomous semi-trucks for North America. ” Investors Clara Brenner, Quin Garcia and Rachel Holt on SPACs, micromobility and how COVID-19 shaped VC. This story is developing. The SPAC issued an additional 12.7

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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

MAY 10, 2022

While Moovit has integrated with various forms of new mobility lately, including a handful of micromobility companies , this is the first time the startup has integrated with an autonomous shuttle, as well as the first time Moovit users in the U.S. It has the potential to expand ever more into Lake Nona and other cities in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

These companies often have lengthy, sizable fundraising rounds and years-long product development timelines, which means they’re particularly vulnerable to external market forces. Startups that are trying to create scalable solutions to the slow-rolling climate disaster we’ve created for ourselves are not so resilient, however.

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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

Volta said it will also use some of the funding to continue developing smaller 7.5- tonnes of CO2 by 2025, the company claims — but have significantly better visibility (220 degrees, with the driver sitting in the center of the front seat) for its drivers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Anderson is best known for leading the development and launch of the Tesla Model X and the automaker’s Autopilot program. In the past year, Uber has dumped shared micromobility unit Jump, sold a stake in its growing but still unprofitable logistics arm, Uber Freight and acquired Postmates. What Aurora values.

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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

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 The company, which developed video analytics technology to monitor and manage curbsides for cities, said in February it had raised $1.2 A project in Los Angeles is also in the works.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

Co-founded in 2019 by ex-Uber executive Dmitry Shevelenko, the company began with a mission of being the operating system for micromobility vehicles , one that uses remote operators to reposition shared electric scooters to locations where prospective riders are or send them back to the warehouse for a charge.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

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. Climate tech changing the world : To stay up to date on the developments across climate tech, AI, and more, sign up for the Emerging Tech Brew newsletter for free.

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