Zipp Mobility has closed a €1.3 million funding round, securing a total of €500,000 from two prominent angel investors, including Barry Maloney, €250,000 from Enterprise Ireland and raising €562,000 through a crowdfunding campaign on the Spark Crowdfunding platform. Earlier this year, Maloney was appointed chairman of Workhuman, the HR technology …
Read More »Spin adds e-cargo bikes to logistics fleet in Essex
Spin has reaffirmed its commitment to become carbon negative by 2025 by investing in two new e-cargo bike trials in Essex. In Colchester, working with a new local community-based initiative – the Colchester E-Cargo Bike Delivery Project – Spin is trialling an e-cargo bike delivery service to replace and recharge …
Read More »HumanForest raises £2.3 million, company valuation rises to £31.3 million
HumanForest has raised £2.3 million at the close of its pre-series A funding round. The company, founded by former-Cabify lead Agustin Guilisasti and backed by Cabify founders Juan de Antonio and Vicente Pascual, has announced the funding ahead of its launch in London this September. HumanForest e-bikes operate a unique …
Read More »Voi raises $45 million to invest in building a sustainable micromobility company
Voi has raised $45 million in a Series C extension round led by The Raine Group. The funding will help Voi invest in building a sustainable company that will continue to ‘revolutionise’ urban mobility over the coming decade. This brings the total Series C funding raised by Voi to $205 …
Read More »Product partner: Introducing e-bike manufacturer EBFEC
Nico Law introduces Polish e-bike manufacturer EBFEC as it seeks new distribution deals ‘An electric bike for every customer’. This is how Nico Law, EBFEC’s general manager, defined his brand in a brief and powerful statement. “We want to make e-bikes that everyone can afford, ride and enjoy,” said Law. …
Read More »E-bike company WAU opens new Essex factory
Nottingham-based e-bike company WAU has opened a new factory in Essex as the firm continues to expand to meet ‘surging’ demand. The site, which officially opened for production last month, is based in a central point for the firm in South Woodham Ferrers. After taking more than a year to …
Read More »HumanForest partners with Nutmeg ahead of London launch
E-bike sharing app HumanForest has partnered with digital wealth manager Nutmeg. The deal will see Nutmeg benefit from HumanForest’s advertising-led revenue model, where consumers receive an advert from partners before and after using a HumanForest e-bike. This model allows customers to ride for free for ten minutes each day and …
Read More »Over half of UK adults ‘considering buying an e-bike’
A study by Bosch eBike Systems has revealed that over half of UK adults (55%) are considering purchasing an e-bike. The study polled over 2,000 people across the UK on their perceptions of e-mobility and how these have changed since the start of the pandemic. 32% said they would use …
Read More »Spin partners with Moovit in UK, Spain and Germany
Spin has partnered with Moovit in the UK, Spain and Germany, enabling Moovit users to find Spin e-scooters. Moovit users can now opt to complete the first and last-mile leg of their journeys with Spin e-scooters that offer a COVID-safe way of getting around instead of driving private cars. A …
Read More »Tier partners with Captur to encourage reporting of e-scooter misuse as London trial expands
Tier will further tackle e-scooter safety issues in the capital by encouraging riders and pedestrians to report misparking, misuse and abandonment through a new QR code feature. The feature, launched in partnership with AI startup Captur, is just one of the several initiatives rolled out to improve the safety of …
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