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Luup raises $30M ahead of Japan’s new micromobility rules

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Japanese shared micromobility startup Luup has raised $30 million (4.5 billion yen) in a Series D financing round, which consists of 3.8 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 over $100 million.

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Bird to go public via SPAC, at an implied value of $2.3B

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and MidCap Financial Trust provided an additional $40 million asset financing. Micromobility’s next big business is software, not vehicles. Micromobility startup Helbiz to go public via a SPAC, and will expand into ghost kitchens. Apollo Investment Corp.

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Shift your startup into overdrive and demo at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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Networking done right with our AI-powered CrunchMatch platform. A full day of online networking and demos — expand beyond the confines of the San Mateo County Event Center and achieve global reach. Networking at TechCrunch is opportunity’s secret sauce. That price goes up $200 on May 15. You do the math.

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E-bike subscription service Zoomo raises $60M Series B to disrupt last-mile delivery

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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. The equity, Nada says, will be invested directly into the platform, including software and a servicing network. ” Companies like URB-E in the U.S.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility. with Alex Nesic (Drover AI), Janelle Wang (Acton) and speaker to be announced.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility. with Alex Nesic (Drover AI), Janelle Wang (Acton) and speaker to be announced.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility. with Alex Nesic (Drover AI), Janelle Wang (Acton) and speaker to be announced.