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

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“Their expectations for quality commercial vehicles, on demand service, flexible financing and tech enabled security features spurred us to innovate. It’s a tall order, and Zoomo’s strategy could be leading a new trend in micromobility of being a one-stop shop that promises quick scalability.

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Nigerian mobility-tech startup MAX bags $31 million in Series B round, set to expand across Africa, build EV infrastructure

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The funds will also be used to extend vehicle financing credit to over 100,000 drivers in the next two years. The startup introduced vehicle financing in 2018, and in just over two years, CFO Guy-Bertrand Njoya told TechCrunch, the churn rate by drivers affiliated to them has crashed to “close to zero.”. “We

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The Station: Uber seals a deal with NYC taxis, Aurora rolls into ride-hailing and LG Energy invests in North America

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Finally, i f you, like me, are curious about how micromobility platforms are unlocking profits, and what tech is enabling this, you’re going to want to pay attention to this one. Voi says it has just reached 100 million micromobility rides across 80 cities in less than four years. .

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The Station: Elon’s Tesla share sale, Ford teases a second EV truck and GM’s Cruise spending ramps

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Meanwhile in the land of shared micromobility. Populus is partnering with cities and operators like Bolt , Tier and Voi in a European Union-funded, data-sharing initiative that will measure carbon reductions of micromobility. He launched in 2013 a flexible rideshare financing company called Breeze that was purchased by Ford in 2016.

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The Station: Intel eyes an IPO for Mobileye and how Elon influenced Autopilot

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Micromobbin’ I don’t want to get ahead of myself here, but are we close to reaching the point of no return on our micromobility revolution? All of the stars appear to be aligning towards the potential for exponential growth in micromobility adoption. You also can send a direct message to me at Twitter — @kirstenkorosec.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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SaaS models and cloud technologies have eliminated some of the barriers for Israeli companies and enable companies to quickly set up and set up a proof of concept. Riskified makes e-ommerce easier and safer and enables a thriving e-commerce environment. Fintech (specifically embedded finance or financial SaaS), synthetic bio.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

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The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment. The solution enables podcasters to edit their recordings with the click of a button, as a sort of digital audio technician in your pocket.