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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Startups and VC. 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.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

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. Rebecca Bellan interviewed Veo CEO Candice Xie about the micromobility startup’s “old-fashioned way” of doing business. “I

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Same as VC funds are deeply acquainted with Silicon Valley, tech investors cannot ignore this hub of innovation that has produced global market leading companies and serial entrepreneurs. The cliche VC answer: strong team, big market. This is how we have successfully created a strong familial culture at our VC.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Startups and VC. It’s fundraising season for venture funds, apparently! MassMutual Ventures closed a $300 million fund to back Asian and European startups. 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.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

Startups and VC. 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. Would you like some more? Fighting the “copycat” stigma in SaaS: Three tricks that work.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Oops : Bird, a micromobility company, told the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had included unpaid customer rides in its revenue, thus having overstated that particular number for two years. Startups and VC. If VCs aren’t investing in you, who are they investing in? Jaclyn has more. You can sign up here.

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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. There’s been an incident : Western Digital says hackers stole data in a “network security incident” that took place last week. Carly has more.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Startups and VC. Micromobility ain’t looking so hot these days, either, unfortunately. Carv, which came to venture capital by way of Kickstarter, claims its product can be retrofitted to any boot. SumUp claims that more than 4 million small- and medium-sized businesses are using its platform.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Startups and VC. Rebecca has some ideas about what is in store for the micromobility market in 2023 — after what she said was a “tumultuous” year. Recall this : Catherine writes that Recall.ai Ron took a look at the private equity that dominated the top 10 enterprise M&A deals this year. The deals totaled nearly $154 billion.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Micromobbin’ A range of 15-minute grocery delivery companies are cropping up around the world, and they’re fueled by gig workers on micromobility vehicles. In some less bleak news, Spin did some research on mode-shifts and found about 25% of trips on the company’s micromobility vehicles replaced private or rideshare car trips.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 18, 2021

Investors Clara Brenner, Quin Garcia and Rachel Holt on SPACs, micromobility and how COVID-19 shaped VC. They’re paying close attention to what startups and tech companies are doing to develop and commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, electrification, micromobility, robotics and so much more. Image Credits: TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Startups and VC Greycroft, the self-styled “seed-to-growth” venture capital firm, today announced the closing of over $1 billion in capital commitments across new funds, Kyle reports. But seriously, it is a cute compact hatchback electric vehicle meant to navigate the country’s tight mobility needs. Jagmeet has more.

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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.” “Capital is more expensive now than it’s been in years,” he writes in TC+. So what happens when you are good at what you do?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

Brrr, it’s cold in here : Manish writes that a “venture capital winter” will last a little longer, according to SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son. Startups and VC. Rebecca ’s transportation and mobility roundup, the Station, was particularly good too, breaking down what is happening in the land of micromobility and much more.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Startups and VC. Here, have a fresh battery : Magna enters the micromobility and battery swapping market with a $77 million investment in Yulu, Rebecca reports. Africa’s hot and heavy fintech sector : Kippa, a Nigerian financial management app for merchants, closed on $8.4 million in new funding.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Startups and VC Lex, the hookup and social app that launched in 2019 with a nod to lesbian personal ads from the ’80s, is changing. We’ve got your ticket to ride an e-scooter : Lyft wants to reshape shared micromobility with dockable e-scooter. Only, precisely how much will change is still an open question, Harri writes.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment. That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. This is super hard to pinpoint and it is really challenging to label an industry as overlooked.

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