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This german unicorn is flying high! Air-taxi startup Volocopter raises €154.23M at €1.54B valuation
Volocopter aims to build the ecosystem necessary to “Bring Urban Air Mobility to Life” by cooperating with partners in infrastructure, operations, and air traffic management.
Norwegian Spotify for electric cars imove.eco launches first electric car subscription service in the Netherlands
imove allows a company in automotive, finance, insurance or even electricity and telecoms to offer car subscriptions as an alternative to car ownership or leasing.
Berlin-based TIER Mobility enters North America with the acquisition of Ford-owned Spin
This is TIER Mobility's third acquisition in recent months and the company will now partner with cities in two new countries - Canada and the US.
Amsterdam’s Mokumono wants to bring back bike production to the Netherlands; raises €800K
Mokumono, an Amsterdam-based e-bike brand, announced on Wednesday that it has secured €800K in funding Rabobank in collaboration with a consortium of five informal investors.
After registering 700% revenue growth in 2021, Dutch shared e-moped startup Check raises €10M
Check is on a mission to make cities more liveable. It offers a mobile app through which users can reserve and use shared e-mopeds on a per minute basis.
UK-based Wejo secures up to €88M in committed equity financing for critical investment and market expansion
UK-based Wejo has secured up to $100M (€88M) in committed equity financing.
Vienna-based automotive software company TTTech Auto raises €248M, reaches unicorn status
TTTech Auto, a Vienna-based automotive safety software provider, announced that it has raised $285M (approx €248M) from Aptiv PLC and Audi in its latest round of funding.
Dutch mobility startup Gaiyo raises €1.5M to further develop its Mobility-as-a-Service app
Launched in 2020 by Innovactory, Gaiyo is a Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) app that functions as a personal travel assistant.
Amsterdam-based micro-mobility company Dott secures €62.2M in Series B extension round; eyes European expansion
Dott, an Amsterdam-based micro-mobility company, announced that it has raised a $70M (approx €62.2M) extension to its Series B funding round, bringing the total raised to over $150M (approx €133M) in a mix of equity and asset-backed debt.
Belgian e-bike startup Cowboy raises €71.3M from Tiger Global, Index Ventures, others
Cowboy is an e-bike startup that incorporates design, affordability, and technology to connect owners to their bikes through an app, featuring a secure key, live stats, and GPS tracking.
US-based investment firm KKR agrees to buy Dutch bike maker Accell Group for €1.56B
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