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Shared Mobility Startup Plentywaka Raises $1.2 Million Seed Round and Acquires Stabus Ghana
Plentywaka acquired Ghanaian mobility startup, Stabus as it looks to expand its African operations, starting with West Africa.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ZūM CEO Ritu Narayan Explains Why Equity and Accessibility Works for Mobility Services
Ritu founded Zūm in 2016 with brothers Abhishek and Vivek Garg to optimize routes, create transparency and make school commutes greener in India.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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Nigerian Mobility Startup Moove Raises $63.2 Million Series A to Democratise Vehicle Ownership
Moove is democratising vehicle ownership in Africa by providing revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, transportation
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Press Release: Lightrock Closed USD $900 Million Global Growth Fund, Investing In People, Planet and Productivity in Europe, India and Latin America
Lightrock, a global impact private equity firm closed its Lightrock Growth Fund I with investments from LGT and its private clients.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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South African Mobility Startup WhereIsMyTransport Raises $14.5 Million for Expansion
South African Mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport has raised a $14.5 million Series A extension round to continue its expansion across emerging markets.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, transportation
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Mobility Company Africa’s First to Become Carbon Neutral
South African-based Planet42 has become the first mobility company in Africa to be certified carbon neutral.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Impact Startup betteries Secures €2.1 Million Seed Funding to Upcycle Electric Vehicle (EV) Batteries and to Avert Climate Change
Impact startup betteries upcycles 2nd life electric vehicle (EV) batteries to accelerate the transition to renewables and is well positioned to deliver scalable CO2 savings and protect scarce resources.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology, Transportation
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Vietnam Launches First Autonomous Vehicle
The vehicle boasts AI features including 3D maps, Lidar sensors, simultaneous localisation and mapping technology, and incorporates machine and deep learning within its software
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- Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia