TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

Belgium-based investment company Sofina is leading the investment. Dott is a micromobility startup that is better known for its colorful electric scooters that you can find across several European cities. During its early days, Dott positioned itself as a capital-efficient, sustainable e-scooter company.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

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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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

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

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. Instead, Uber handed over its equity in ATG and invested $400 million into Aurora, which gave it a 26% stake in the combined company.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

“Once you’ve already raised a bunch of ventures, you’re kind of building a business for venture scale, whereas if you are bootstrapped … you can be really really opportunistic about what that right time is,” he told Natasha Mascarenhas. Will once-bootstrapped startups turn to venture during a watershed moment?

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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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