The scooter “unicorn” is said to be fundraising on a flat pre-money valuation of $2 billion.
View More E-scooter startup Bird is raising another $300MCategory: electric scooters
Segway unveils a more durable electric scooter and autonomous delivery bot
Wear and tear is a major issue in the realm of electric scooters, resulting in a short lifespan of individual scooters and poor unit economics. At the Consumer Electronics Show today, Segway -Ninebot unveiled the Model Max scooter that is designed to help services like Bird and Lime, for example, reduce their respective operating and […]
View More Segway unveils a more durable electric scooter and autonomous delivery botThe electric scooter wars of 2018
This was was undoubtedly the year of the electric scooter. Between massive fundraising rounds, lofty valuations and both Uber and Lyft’s entrance into the space, it’s clear these scooters are here for the long haul. But just because investors have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into these companies in the past year, the electric scooter […]
View More The electric scooter wars of 2018Skip unveils scooters with cameras and locks
Under the guidance of Shalin Mantri, a former product lead at Uber for its advanced technologies group, Skip is gearing up to make its scooters smarter and improve its businesses unit economics. “When I think about opportunities to figure out our unit economics,” Mantri, who joined Skip from Uber in November, told TechCrunch, “it’s no […]
View More Skip unveils scooters with cameras and locksLime continues to battle San Francisco’s electric scooter decision
Electric scooter and bike-share company Lime is not giving up on San Francisco. This afternoon, Lime plans to protest on the steps of SF City Hall to petition the city’s scooter selection process. “We are calling the SFMTA to expand equitable transportation options throughout the City by allowing more choice and greater options, by requiring […]
View More Lime continues to battle San Francisco’s electric scooter decisionA former Ofo exec is launching his own scooter startup
With €20 million in VC backing, Dott plans to release a fleet of multi-colored e-scooters in Paris in early-2019.
View More A former Ofo exec is launching his own scooter startupElectric scooters are flimsy, so Superpedestrian is making more robust ones to sell to operators
If you’ve been on an electric scooter from Bird, Lime, Lyft, JUMP via Uber, Skip, Scoot or others, you’re probably familiar with that feeling of impending doom. Superpedestrian, makers of the Copenhagen Wheel, is today emerging with a sturdier, safer and smarter electric scooter. But instead of operating a shared electric scooter network, the plan […]
View More Electric scooters are flimsy, so Superpedestrian is making more robust ones to sell to operatorsWill Uber gobble up Lime or fly off with Bird?
Lime or Bird will inevitably sell to Uber, it’s just a question of when.
View More Will Uber gobble up Lime or fly off with Bird?For a small fee, entrepreneurs can now manage their own fleet of Bird e-scooters
Bird wants to help you start your own electric scooter business.
View More For a small fee, entrepreneurs can now manage their own fleet of Bird e-scootersFord buys electric scooter startup Spin
Ford is buying electric scooter startup Spin, Axios reports. Spin currently operates its scooters in Coral Gables, Fla., Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C., Durham, N.C., Lexington, Ky., Denver, Colo., Detroit, Mich. and Long Beach, Calif. In addition to operating throughout specific cities, Spin is live on five college campuses. Spin was one of the three companies […]
View More Ford buys electric scooter startup SpinFantasmo pivots to scooter cameras that keep them off sidewalks
GPS is too inaccurate to tell if a scooter is being driven or parked in off-limits areas. But as scooter startups compete for permits from city governments, they need a way to prove their riders play by the rules. That’s where Fantasmo’s new scooter positioning camera comes in. The augmented reality mapping startup had been […]
View More Fantasmo pivots to scooter cameras that keep them off sidewalksFantasmo pivots to scooter cameras that keep them off sidewalks
GPS is too inaccurate to tell if a scooter is being driven or parked in off-limits areas. But as scooter startups compete for permits from city governments, they need a way to prove their riders play by the rules. That’s where Fantasmo’s new scooter positioning camera comes in. The augmented reality mapping startup had been […]
View More Fantasmo pivots to scooter cameras that keep them off sidewalks