Electric Scooter

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German police reportedly reprimanded hundreds of revelers driving e-scooters under the influence of alcohol during the Munich Oktoberfest. Law enforcement caught 414 people who had been drinking and scooting. Officers took away the drivers license of 254 of …

(CNN) German police have revealed that hundreds of electric scooter users lost their driving licenses after riding while drunk at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich. A total of 414 people were caught riding an e-scooter while under the influence, and 25…

Berlin-based TIER Mobility has raised $60 million in venture capital to expand its electric scooter sharing service, a sign of how bullish investors remain even as cities struggle to regulate the new transportation mode. Proponents hail electric scooters, an…

On the heels of Bird closing a $275 million round to help put itself in pole position in the electric scooter market, a smaller European rival has also raised some money to grow its own business. Tier Mobility, a Berlin-based startup that operates a fleet of …

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(Reuters) - Scooter company Bird has raised $275 million in a funding round led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital, it said on Thursday, in a deal valuing the firm at $2.5 billion before the investment. Santa Monica, California-based Bird is an electric scooter se…

US electric scooter-sharing service Bird founder and CEO Travis VanderZanden poses for a picture in Paris on July 10, 2019. AFP/Getty Images Bird is refreshing its coffers and has raised an additional $275 million in Series D funding, the company announced…

Electric-scooter company Bird said today it has raised $275 million in fresh funding at a $2.5 billion valuation, bringing its total financing to about $700 million. The funding, led by Canadian asset manager CDPQ and Silicon Valley venture firm Sequoia Capi…