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Bolt raises $182M to expand its on-demand transportation network in Europe and Africa

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In the midst of a major second wave of coronavirus infections across Europe, an Estonian startup that’s building an on-demand network to move food and people around in cars, on scooters and ( most recently ) on bikes across developed and emerging markets in EMEA is announcing a major round of funding. France, South Africa and Nigeria.

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Extra Crunch roundup: finding GTM, China’s edtech clampdown and how to define growth

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Startups and investors are turning to micromobility subscriptions. “Amid the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic and the murky path to profitability for shared electric micromobility, an increasing number of companies have turned to subscriptions,” Rebecca Bellan writes in a roundup about the future of micromobility.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

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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. How Your Startup Should Think About Collaboration, Not Just Capital.

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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. How Your Startup Should Think About Collaboration, Not Just Capital.

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The Station: Arrival slashes EV targets, more Tesla FSD controversy and NHTSA loses its captain

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

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The announcement also provided new information about a previously undisclosed $208 million, which Bird raised privately as part of an April 2021 Senior Preferred Convertible equity offering led by Bracket Capital, Sequoia Capital and Valor Equity Partners. Micromobility’s next big business is software, not vehicles.

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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. How Your Startup Should Think About Collaboration, Not Just Capital.