TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

Looking for a co-founder to help you build your mobility-centric startup? Join more than 2,000 attendees — representing the mobility community’s leading visionaries, founders and builders (like you) — and make essential connections that can move your professional aspirations forward.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Some existing investors also put some more money on the table, such as Norwest Venture Partners, Felix Capital, Balderton Capital and TriplePoint Capital. Growing a company like VanMoof is a capital-intensive business. How four European cities are embracing micromobility to drive out cars.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility. Vehicle Spotlight: Zoox. with Jesse Levinson (Zoox).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The European e-scooter market is currently the main battleground for companies playing in the micromobility space, taking advantage as they are of Europe’s relatively compact cities and the desire of populations to move to more sustainable transportation. In 2021, players like Tier, Voi and Dott continued to raise VC backing. and Europe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

Looking for a co-founder to help you build your mobility-centric startup? Join more than 2,000 attendees — representing the mobility community’s leading visionaries, founders and builders (like you) — and make essential connections that can move your professional aspirations forward.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Micromobbin’ The North American Bikeshare and Scooter Association released its 2021 shared micromobility state of the industry report — and it has some interesting findings. Trips on e-scooters accounted for 49% of total trips taken on shared micromobility. 63% of riders said they used micromobility to connect to public transit.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. How to Unlock Profits in Micromobility. Vehicle Spotlight: Zoox. with Jesse Levinson (Zoox).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The round is being led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation also from Darsana Capital Partners. We are excited to partner with Bolt as they continue to build a market-leading mobility platform across Europe and Africa,” said Dan Sundheim, founder of D1 Capital, in a statement. France, South Africa and Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Looking for a co-founder to help you build your mobility-centric startup? Join more than 2,000 attendees — representing the mobility community’s leading visionaries, founders and builders (like you) — and make essential connections that can move your professional aspirations forward.

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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. Serve Robotics didn’t share specifics of the funding except to confirm that the round, which will be a Series A, has not been completed yet.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

The deal announced Thursday confirms TechCrunch’s reporting in June that the startup was in final talks with the SPAC launched by LinkedIn co-founder and investor Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and managing partner Michael Thompson. Venture capital at scale. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Rowe Price Associates.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, has reached an agreement with Uber to buy the ride-hailing firm’s self-driving unit in a complex deal that will value the combined company at $10 billion. Aurora is not paying cash for Uber ATG, a company that was valued at $7.25

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

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. “We really see ourselves disrupting Rivian,” Mina Nada, CEO and co-founder of Zoomo, told TechCrunch. . ” Companies like URB-E in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

The traditional world of vehicle insurance is not built for newer mobility models, like peer-to-peer, which is currently DigiSure’s bread and butter, or shared micromobility, which the company sees a lot of potential in. DigiSure is still new, so there’s room to grow, says Shim. valuation.

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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. You might just find the co-founder or engineer who can help you put the proverbial pedal to the metal.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Companies like electric scooter providers Lime and Bird have raised tons of capital to change how the urban population gets around, but that growth has come at the cost of a bottom line still in the red. So it’s striking to see electric scooter company Veo take a different approach to the business. That was pretty bold. . Thank you!

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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. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2022

Some of Aria’s predictions are : “The main story of 2022, it’s definitely going to be certification,” Sergio Cecutta, founder and partner at SMG Consulting, said. Micromobbin’ Since we’re making predictions, I’d be remiss if I didn’t share some thoughts about what 2022 may hold for the world of micromobility.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 will feature an incredible lineup of speakers, presentations, fireside chats and breakouts all focused on the current and future state of mobility — like EVs, micromobility and smart cities for starters — and the investment trends that influence them all.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Crypto-focused Dragonfly Capital officially announced its third fund , weighing in at $650 million. million Series B round, bringing its total capital investment to $77.7 million, to deepen its micromobility presence in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the U.K. Lightspeed India Partners announced a half-billion-dollar fund.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

. “ If you’re a bootstrapped company who is not yet on the treadmill , you have that kind of optionality or that ability to choose when to get on,” says Cavan Klinsky, co-founder of payments processor Healthie. Priyanka Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of food tech startup Live Green Co., That’s real money.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

This week, we published a four-part series about how Klaviyo co-founders Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen bootstrapped their startup into an e-commerce marketing automation platform now valued at $4.15 Several micromobility companies once operated in my city, but consolidation has reduced that to a small handful. European VC soars in Q1.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2023

I spoke to some founders who had moved over most or all of their funds; there are others who were not as successful. and execs ( Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt , GM CEO and Chair Mary Barra ) are here this week. Ah, yes, “desperation” among some companies running low on capital.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today, Haje has been running around at Micromobility America. They insist on using the MMA acronym, so he’s expecting a fist to the face any moment, but so far the only risk of injury has been from neck-breaking micromobility in the form of electric rollerblades. Ivan has more. Startups and VC. Series A deck. You can sign up here.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The startup’s CEO and co-founder Frank Reig didn’t place the entire blame on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused ridership to fall across shared micromobility services as well as public transit, for the company’s decision. ” A statement from our CEO & Co-Founder: pic.twitter.com/Cl5LSgGv5C.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Some people are more excited by emerging areas like artificial intelligence, which has been a focus of the country’s military for years, and like cybersecurity is now producing many fresh teams of founders. The investors: Boaz Dinte , managing general partner, Qumra Capital. Adi Levanon Chazan , partner, Flint Capital.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The investment will enable us to transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of drivers across the continent, accelerate international expansion, and continue our pioneering initiatives in the mobility space,” said MAX co-founder and CEO Adetayo Bamiduro. Chinedu Azodoh is the startup’s other co-founder.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Are founders in fundraising mode short-sighted when it comes to working with Chinese venture funds ? ET on Twitter Spaces , Managing Editor Danny Crichton and immigration law attorney Sophie Alcorn will discuss whether remote work is making H-1B visas less critical for international founders. Is India’s BNPL 2.0

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Now, surging demand for delivery — and the pressure it places on curb space — is helping the transportation data startup attract new capital and expand to more cities. Populus plans to use that capital to expand to more cities, growth that the company believes will be driven by demand for street and curb management.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

It’s the new venture of Adam Zhang , the hardware co-founder of Lime, the shared e-scooter company that is gearing up for an IPO ; Xiao Xiaotao, who managed Lime’s hardware R&D; and Sun Zhen, former chief designer of Chinese ride hailing giant Didi’s shared-bike program.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Notable alumni include micromobility unicorn, Lime, and delivery robotics firm, Kiwi. Applicants must be affiliated with either one of the 10 UC schools or their national laboratories in Berkeley, Livermore and Los Alamos. In 2020, SkyDeck — along with much of the rest of the world — went virtual.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

The event is taking place in San Mateo on May 18-19, so join the mobility community’s greatest visionaries, founders, builders and investors to connect and go deep. For example, this year, we’ll have Jiajun Zhu, co-founder of Nuro , to explain how he drove the AV company to a $8.6 billion valuation. Deal of the week.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

If you’re itching to get your game-changing product out of the garage, onto the streets or into customers’ driveways, we not-so-humbly suggest that you do whatever it takes to attend TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in San Mateo, California on May 18-19.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

Another company conjuring up some capital is Magical, which is out to prove that robotic process automation isn’t ready for consolidation , and there are still a few rabbits left to pull out of its hat. Over in software, Alex writes that software startups have some things to be happy about , even in this venture capital slowdown. .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

“Every time a recurring meeting is added to a calendar, a kitten dies,” says Chuck Phillips, co-founder of MeetWell. 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.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

million in a seed round led by Quake Capital, Techstars Ventures, Kevin Uhlenhaker (the co-founder & CEO at NuPark, which was acquired by Passport) and Baron Davis. New investors include Ben Bear, Derrick Ko, and Zaizhuang Cheng of micromobility company Spin. The startup is still small, with just 11 full-time employees.

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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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