Bolt Mobility, a micromobility company co-founded by Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, has launched an in-app navigation system for its e-scooters dubbed “MobilityOS.” To make this feature easy to use, Bolt’s […]
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Back to news homeBird nabs $150M, up from $40M, in vehicle financing from Apollo Investment Corp.
Shared micromobility operator Bird announced that it has secured commitments from Apollo Investment Corporation to raise its existing $40 million vehicle financing credit facility to $150 million. The upsize goes […]
VC Mark Suster: “The bet we’re making now is on founder skills,” instead of customers or products
We recently caught up with longtime VC Mark Suster of L.A.-based Upfront Ventures, which last raised both an early-stage fund and a growth stage fund several years ago and, according […]
Bird shows improving scooter economics, long march to profitability
Newly reported financial data from Bird, an American scooter sharing service, shows a company with an improving economic model, and a multi-year path to profitability. However, that path is fraught […]
The Station: Bird has drama in San Francisco, drone delivery startup Zipline raises $250M
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Bird launches shared e-bikes and opens its app to local shared operators
Bird has announced the launch of shared e-bikes to its fleet of e-scooters, which it says can be found in over 250 cities around the world. The shared micromobility provider […]
Micromobility software provider Joyride raises $3.7 million seed round
Joyride, a Toronto-based company that provides white label apps, back-end analytics and multi-modal fleet management for shared micromobility startups, has raised $3.7 million — seed money that it says will […]
The Station: Rivian rolls towards an IPO and Quantumscape makes a big battery hire
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The Station: Exits at Waymo and Bird’s SPAC reveals its scooter-nomics
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Bird, Lime and VeoRide selected for NYC e-scooter pilot
Lime, Bird and VeoRide have scored coveted permits to New York City’s first e-scooter pilot. The New York City Department of Transportation, which originally released a request for proposals in October […]