TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

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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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. Luup has now amassed a total of $68 million in equity, debt and asset financing to date, at what sources said valued the firm at more than $100 million.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

The new round boosts the one-year-old startup’s total financing to $12 million. Brad Bao, Lime’s current CEO, and Toby Sun, the mobility company’s former CEO, both participated in Velotric’s Series A financing round. Other investors included Redpoint China Ventures, Fosun RZ Capital and Uphonest.

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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

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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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Mary Ann starts us off by reporting on SoftBank writing down an almost $100 million investment into FTX. 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. And with that, let’s dig in!

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

In fact, since the beginning of 2021, Revel has launched an e-bike subscription service , an EV charging station venture and an all-electric rideshare service driven by a fleet of 50 Teslas. million in September 2019, in a round that included funding from Ibex Investments, Toyota Ventures, Maniv Capital, Shell and Hyundai, according to Reig.

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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. This round brings the total investment in Aurora Labs to about $100 million. also participated.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

Micromobility is feeling the pain as well. Everrati , EV conversion startup, has landed an investment from former Nest CEO Matt Rogers, the Verge reported. Department of Energy revived an old loan program and its first recipient is the joint battery venture between GM and LG Energy Solution , which received a $2.5

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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. MaC Venture Capital founding managing partner Marlon Nichols and Wonderschool CEO Chris Bennett joined Extra Crunch Live to tear down the company’s early deck.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

I’m interested in hearing what investors from Intel Capital , GM Ventures and Snow Bull Capital have to say about the industry and what strategic mobility investors are looking for in a startup. Voi says it has just reached 100 million micromobility rides across 80 cities in less than four years. . Deal of the week. in a big way.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Why wouldn’t you act now to save $300 on this two-day, programming-packed summit spanning the full spectrum of mobility tech and investment? We refer, of course, to early-bird pricing on passes to TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 , which takes place in-person on May 18-19 in San Mateo, California, with an online component on May 20.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Here are the investors in their own words, for any TechCrunch reader who is interested in hiring, investing or founding a company in the country. Daniel Cohen , partner, Viola Ventures. Ben Wiener , partner, Jumpspeed Ventures. Inbal Perlman , partner, TAU Ventures. Dror Nahumi , partner, Norwest Venture Partners.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Micromobbin’ A range of 15-minute grocery delivery companies are cropping up around the world, and they’re fueled by gig workers on micromobility vehicles. In some less bleak news, Spin did some research on mode-shifts and found about 25% of trips on the company’s micromobility vehicles replaced private or rideshare car trips.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

It’s the shared micromobility operator that has gained a rep for growing at a steady, sustainable pace, rather than moving fast and breaking things? NABSA ’s fourth annual state of shared micromobility report shows that ridership in North America has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Micromobbin’ You remember Veo , right?

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

Meanwhile in the land of shared micromobility. Bolt said it will invest about $158 million (€150 million) in 2022 to scale its scooter and e-bike operations to more than 230,000 scooters and e-bikes across 250+ cities. million in a seed funding round co-led by Powerhouse Ventures and VoLo Earth Ventures. SWTCH Energy Inc.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

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? Milan , for example, is investing €250 million into its Urban Biking Strategy that’ll see the birth of fast cycle corridors with better public transit integration. Rebecca Bellan.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment. Investments highlighted included Fairown, Kahoot, Spacemaker, Cognite, Pexip, PortalOne, Dignio, Speiz, Plaace, Glint Solar, variable.co Magne Uppman , managing partner, SNÖ Ventures.

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