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  Scooters

  Lime departs 12 cities, lays off 100 employees in a push for profits

  January 8, 2020

  Lime is the latest tech upstart to embrace the industry’s new calling: be profitable.

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  Bird reveals $275M funding as its CEO, other leaders mull mobility’s future

  October 2, 2019

  Scooter startup Bird unveiled $275 million in new funding Thursday led by Silicon Valley stalwart Sequoia and Canadian pension investor CDPQ at a $2.75 billion valuation.

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  Mobility Tech

  Have we already reached peak micromobility?

  September 8, 2019

  A critical juncture for micromobility has arrived. The astronomical growth in VC activity has slowed, with deal count and value currently on pace to hit three-year lows.

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  Scooters

  Running low on cash, Bird seeks another $300M

  July 10, 2019

  Despite its skyrocketing valuation, scooter startup Bird is in dire financial straits and seeking to raise more funding as investor interest in micromobility wears down.

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  Uber

  Uber could buy Bird, makes key hire as 2018 winds down

  December 2, 2018

  From developments in its autonomous vehicle offerings to electric scooters to food delivery, here’s a look at the latest news involving Uber.

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  PlayBook 3Q 2018

  The future of urban mobility has two wheels (or so VCs think)

  September 20, 2018

  In recent months, an ever-growing crop of startups centered on personal mobility have raised billions from venture capitalists. But the bike and scooter crazes haven’t been without controversy.

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  Ridehailing

  On the move: Mapping where Uber, Bird and other startups fit into personal mobility

  August 14, 2018

  Explore our interactive market map, which highlights some of the largest VC-backed companies in the ridesharing, carsharing and personal mobility sectors.

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  Scooters

  Scooter beat: Lime expands its affordability program, VCs plead for Bird’s return to SF

  August 8, 2018

  The latest in scooter-mania: Lime has expanded its affordability program nationwide and Bird’s anxiously awaiting approval to relaunch its scooters in San Francisco.

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  Venture Capital

  With Lime partnership, Uber scooters are on the way

  July 8, 2018

  The bike and scooter-sharing space is ripe for further consolidation amid red-hot investor interest and a scramble for market share.

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  Venture Capital

  US electric scooter startups go global

  June 24, 2018

  Lime has released its electric scooters on the sidewalks of Paris, and it isn’t the only company of its kind to launch international expansion plans.

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  Venture Capital

  Ofo, Uber, Lyft among those vying for SF scooter permits

  June 7, 2018

  Yellow scooters are on the way. Ofo is among the 12 companies that have met San Francisco’s June 7 deadline to apply for a permit to operate scooters in the city.

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  Venture Capital

  Lime eyes another $500M while Spin weighs funding offers worth ‘tens of millions’

  May 14, 2018

  It looks like all three members of the scooter startup trifecta will pull in fresh venture capital in 2018.

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  Venture Capital

  Even with a $400M valuation, scooter startup Bird faces an uphill battle

  April 19, 2018

  The founder of electric scooter startup Bird, Travis VanderZanden, seems to be taking his cues from another Travis.

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