Silicon Valley-based micromobility startup Bird is launching an in-app payments feature that enables its electronic scooter (eScooter) riders to buy from local merchants, Bird announced on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Bird Pay links its riders with local businesses to help drive purchases. The new payments feature...
China’s Segway-Ninebot has come up with an answer to everyone’s eScooter charging woes: make one that can drive itself to the charging station, The Verge reported Friday (Aug. 16). The KickScooter T60, the company’s new self-driving scooter, was recently unveiled at an event in Beijing....
The Santa Monica-based eScooter rental service Bird is being valued at $2.5 billion in a new funding round led by the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. The Series D funding round tips Bird’s valuation above the $2.3 billion where it was pegged last year, double...
Spin and Swiftmile are launching a pilot program in Washington, D.C. and Ann Arbor, MI, to test out an eScooter program. The 60-day pilot program will see dozens of electric docking stations installed, allowing riders to charge their devices, and giving them a designated place...
May 07, 2024
Estonian company Bolt Technology OU is reportedly looking to hire managers to launch eScooter rentals in several cities in the United States. The firm posted job listings on LinkedIn last week seeking general managers and operations managers for such a venture in Los Angeles; Seattle; Austin, Texas; and other cities, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (May 7). Bolt is active in more […]
February 25, 2020
Silicon Valley-based micromobility startup Bird is launching an in-app payments feature that enables its electronic scooter (eScooter) riders to buy from local merchants, Bird announced on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Bird...
August 18, 2019
China’s Segway-Ninebot has come up with an answer to everyone’s eScooter charging woes: make one that can drive itself to the charging station, The Verge reported Friday (Aug. 16). The...
July 23, 2019
The Santa Monica-based eScooter rental service Bird is being valued at $2.5 billion in a new funding round led by the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. The Series D funding...
