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The materials developer formerly known as ELeather has a new name and $18 million in fresh growth funding from some of the world’s fanciest brands. Now going by Generation Phoenix,…

Gen Phoenix’s upcycled leather woos luxury brand investors

All is not well with the proposed acquisition of U.K. start bus platform Zeelo by Mass transit group Swvl. Back in April, we covered how a possible $100 million acquisition…

Swvl’s $100M acquisition of Smart Bus startup Zeelo is off, amid tech stocks slump

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Battery recycling could be the next investor darling of the EV era

Automakers and suppliers, keen to fortify an EV supply chain and avoid raw materials shortages, are turning to a domain once overlooked: battery recycling. Suddenly awash in interest from EV makers and venture firms, the sector has seen a spate of partnerships and funding deals in the past 18 months.…

Battery recycling could be the next investor darling of the EV era

Mass transit group Swvl has confirmed to TechCrunch its deal to buy U.K. startup Zeelo, estimated to be a $100 million acquisition, according to sources. The Egyptian-born startup that provides…

Mass transit group Swvl confirms estimated $100M acquisition of UK startup Zeelo

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“Obviously, we venture beyond electrification into autonomous vehicles and connectivity. There will be a lot of value creation once OEMs are able to surface their APIs.”

From electric charging to supply chain management, InMotion Ventures preps Jaguar for a sustainable future

“Transportation is important to basically all people and is a real mess, so it will likely continue to be a hot topic and a source of investor interest for years…

10 investors predict MaaS, on-demand delivery and EVs will dominate mobility’s post-pandemic future

Transit, a company that built a mobile app designed to help people in cities live without cars, has raised $17.5 million from two automakers in a Series B round. The…

Automakers invest in Transit, the app that helps people get around without a car

The Blockchain was created as an open-source, free, decentralized accounting system where transactions are recorded across multiple computers. Its first use was for tracking the first genuine crypto-currency, Bitcoin, but…

Jaguar Land Rover is backing DOVU to bring the Blockchain to the mobile future