March 28, 2020
Bird lays off about 30% of workforce amid COVID-19 pandemic
Bird is the latest startup hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Bird laid off...
January 28, 2020
Bird confirms acquisition of Berlin scooter rival Circ
If you didn’t see this coming, then clearly you didn’t have your...
January 22, 2020
Inside Skip’s plan to appeal San Francisco’s scooter permit decision
Electric scooter operator Skip is gearing up to appeal San Francisco’s...
January 10, 2020
Layoffs at Lime and Getaround herald rise of profit-hungry unicorns
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public...
December 17, 2019
Uber doubles down on micromobility
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public...
December 9, 2019
Singapore’s Neuron Mobility raises $18.5M to bring its electric scooters to more international markets
Neuron Mobility, a Singapore-based startup, has closed an $18.5 million...
October 4, 2019
Bird raises $275 million Series D round at a $2.5 billion valuation
Bird has closed a $275 million Series D round led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital,...
October 3, 2019
How Lime, Scoot, JUMP and Spin plan to deploy adaptive scooters
As part of San Francisco’s program to operate shared electric scooters in...
October 1, 2019
Defining micromobility and where it’s going with business and mobility analyst Horace Dediu
Micromobility has taken off over the last couple of years. Between electric...
July 26, 2019
How top VCs view the new future of micromobility
Earlier this month, TechCrunch held its annual Mobility Sessions event, where...