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Singapore’s Neuron is taking the slow and steady approach to micromobility

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million Series B round, bringing its total capital investment to $77.7 The shared micromobility company with a presence in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the U.K. “That’s the only way to run both a sustainable business as well as a responsible service in a city in the long run.”

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

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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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Uber spins out delivery robot startup as Serve Robotics

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Other investors included Uber as well as Lee Jacobs and Cyan Banister’s Long Journey Ventures, Western Technology Investment, Scott Banister, Farhad Mohit and Postmates co-founders Bastian Lehmann and Sean Plaice. Image Credits: Serve Robotics. Aurora didn’t pay cash for Uber ATG.

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Daily Crunch: Pentagon locks down unsecured email server that exposed sensitive military data

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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.” Manish writes that this investment marks the largest check Amazon’s Smbhav Venture Fund has written thus far. Aria has more.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: SBA startup loans, quarterly board decks, bootstrappers’ delight

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A lot of times it is investors approaching them, so it kind of depends on the climate, and if folks aren’t investing, maybe they’re just gonna keep chugging along.” Beyond volatility: How semiconductor companies can thrive with a focused sector strategy. ” Thanks very much for reading TC+ this week. Walter Thompson.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more

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Aimed at managers, this post offers several testable strategies that will help you boost productivity and say goodbye to poorly run, lazily planned meetings. Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. “Help them feel empowered to decline a bad meeting.” a16z’s new $2.2B

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Daily Crunch: London-based SumUp pins $8.5B valuation with $624M debt-equity round 

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Citing “economic downturn and investment markets tightening up,” CEO Robin Reecht said that the company failed to procure the necessary funding and struggled to scale its business model, which relied on selling meals to individual and corporate customers at $3 a head. billion valuation, reflecting its sustained growth.