Wejo’s SPAC merger gets green signal, to begin trading on Nasdaq
Virtuoso Acquisition's shareholders on Wednesday approved it’s proposed merger with General Motors-backed Wejo, a connected car data pioneer.
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Berlin-based unicorn TIER acquires German bikeshare company Nextbike: Know more here
TIER will acquire the shares from the previous majority shareholder Co-Investor Partners, and all other shareholders in an all-cash transaction.
Amsterdam-based VC Ponooc backs French urban mobility management platform Vianova in €2.6M Seed round
Vianova, a Paris-based urban mobility management platform, announced that it has secured $3M (approx €2.6M) funding in the Seed round.
Turkey's unicorn Getir launches US operations; starts with Chicago
Getir, a Turkish online grocery delivery company, announced on Thursday that it has started operations in Chicago.
German parking app Parkamo bags €2.1M to be the 'Booking.com for parking'
Parkamo, a Munich-based startup that offers price comparison and aggregation of parking apps, announced that it has raised €2.1M in a Series A round of funding.
Lime raises €452.7M in a mix of convertible debt and debt financing; plans to go public in 2022
Lime aims to provide a sustainable solution to the first and last-mile transportation problem.
UK-based Vertical Aerospace raises €177M to support certification and scale production of its zero-emission eVTOL aircraft
Vertical Aerospace, a Bristol-based company that's pioneering electric aviation, announced that it has secured $205M (approx €177M) in additional funding to support certification and scale production of the VA-X4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Estonian e-bike producer Ampler Bikes raises €7.4M; looks to open new showroom in Amsterdam
Ampler Bikes, an Estonian D2C brand that produces and sells light e-bikes, has secured a €7.4M equity funding round on Monday.
After entering the Netherlands, Berlin-based TIER Mobility raises €171.4M; now valued at €1.72B
TIER Mobility is a shared micro-mobility provider of e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds integrated with 30 different public transport providers.
Klarna makes third acquisition of 2021, buys travel planner Inspirock: Here’s more
Klarna, a global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, announced that it has acquired Inspirock, an online trip planner platform that utilises local expertise and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Dutch-based Hardt Hyperloop receives €15M from the European Commission: All you need to know
In 2013, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk shared a white paper on Hyperloop Alpha.
After entering the Netherlands, TIER Mobility partners with Dutch transport app Gaiyo; here’s why
Gaiyo is the first Dutch app with which TIER has entered into a collaboration like this.