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Revel to lay off 1,000 staff ride-hail drivers, saying they’d rather be contractors anyway
New York-based Revel has made a lot of pivots since initially launching in 2018 as a dockless e-moped sharing service. The BlackRock-backed startup briefly stepped into the e-bike subscription business.…
Revel ends moped sharing, focuses on EV charging and ride-hail
Electric mobility startup Revel is officially shutting down its shared moped business in New York City and San Francisco, according to a company-wide email that CEO and co-founder Frank Reig…
Revel, the car subscription startup from Spain, raises $123M to take its business up a gear
The market for car sales has been on rocky ground in the last several years as consumers, facing tougher economic conditions, get presented with an ever-larger range of alternatives, from…
The Station: Cruise turns on the meter, Bird fails to take flight, layoffs come for micromobility
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Welcome back to…
Ballooning US EV registrations raise opportunities for startups
Surging EV adoption is certain to drive even more opportunities for startups to capitalize on the sector’s growth.
Revel founder Frank Reig a year later on driving EV adoption in big cities
“We literally have millions of vehicles that need to transition to electric, and there’s really no charging in sight, which is where our strategy comes into play.”
Revel to expand EV fast-charging network with backing from BlackRock
Revel, the Brooklyn-based startup that first made a name for itself with its iconic shared blue electric mopeds in New York City, has raised a $126 million Series B in…
Inspiration, an EV asset financing firm, comes out of stealth with $200M and Revel as first customer
Inspiration wants to help commercial fleets go electric, and it has already started by financing electric mobility company Revel’s ride-hail fleet of blue Teslas. The startup, which finances electric vehicles…
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Startups and investors are turning to micromobility subscriptions
Micromobility vendors are keen to follow other industries into the subscription model for a few reasons: ease of scaling, return on investment and cost-per-mile to operate.
Revel turns to software to keep its e-moped fleet powered without straining NYC’s grid
Revel is turning to an app that gamifies energy use to keep its fleet of more than 3,000 electric mopeds charged without putting a strain on New York City’s power…
Revel unveils electric vehicle fast charging superhub with 25 chargers in Brooklyn
On a muggy Tuesday morning in Brooklyn, electrified mobility company Revel unveiled its first electric vehicle fast charging superhub. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm joined the New York-based startup, alongside…
At TC Sessions: Mobility 2021, Revel CEO and co-founder Frank Reig, Remix CEO and co-founder Tiffany Chu, and lawyer Tamika L. Butler discussed how mobility…
The Station: Robotaxi apps on the rise, an AI pioneer’s new startup and mobility event highlights
Hello and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages move (today and in the future) from Point A to Point B.…
Autonomous vehicle pioneers Karl Iagnemma and Chris Urmson are coming to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021
Long before the multimillion-dollar acquisitions and funding rounds pushed autonomous vehicles to the top of the hype cycle, Karl Iagnemma and Chris Urmson were researching and, later, developing the foundations…
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Revel’s Frank Reig shares how he built his business and what he’s planning
Revel’s founder and CEO discusses what he learned from building the company, how its business strategy has evolved, and what lies ahead.
The Station: Lyft sells its self-driving unit, Uber makes a big product push and Revel jumps into ride-hailing
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hi there, new…
Revel launches an all-electric rideshare service with a fleet of 50 Teslas
Revel started out in 2018 with shared, dockless e-mopeds in Brooklyn, which later expanded to Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx and a handful of other U.S. cities. This year, the company…
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Does the science, technology — and yes, art — of creating new ways to transport people and parcels get your EV motor running? Then join us on June 9 at…
Tamika Butler, Remix’s Tiffany Chu and Revel’s Frank Reig to discuss how to balance equitability and profitability at TC Sessions: Mobility
The race among mobility startups to become profitable by controlling market share has produced a string of bad results for cities and the people living in the them. City officials…
Shared scooter startup Revel adds electric bike subscriptions to its business
Shared electric moped startup Revel will start offering monthly electric bike subscriptions in New York, the second new business venture the company has announced in the past several weeks. Revel…
Electric moped startup Revel launches an EV charging business
Revel, the shared electric moped startup, is building a DC fast-charging station for electric vehicles in New York City, the first in a new business venture that will eventually spread…
The Station: Luminar takes the SPAC path and Voyage lifts the hood on its next-gen robotaxi
Welcome back to The Station, a newsletter dedicated to all the present and future ways people and packages move from Point A to Point B.
Maniv Mobility General Partner Olaf Sakkers is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
In case you haven’t heard, TC Sessions: Mobility is back for a second year. This one-day event, which will be held May 14 in San Jose, promises to feature some…
Top mobility VCs discuss their current investment strategies
The mobility industry is rapidly shifting to readjust for an electric and autonomous future. Automotive companies are increasingly looking outside the manufacturing sector to fuel growth, and companies that used…
No one knows how effective digital therapies are, but a new tool from Elektra Labs aims to change that
Depending on which study you believe, the wearable and digital health market could be worth anywhere from $30 billion to nearly $90 billion in the next six years. If the…
Earlier this month, TechCrunch held its annual Mobility Sessions event, where leading mobility-focused auto companies, startups, executives and thought leaders joined us to discuss all things autonomous vehicle technology, micromobility…
Equity transcribed: Slack’s IPO, the VCs behind Facebook Libra, founder salaries and trouble in scooter-land
Welcome back to this week’s transcribed edition of Equity. This week, TechCrunch’s Danny Crichton filled in for co-host Alex Wilhelm – who was out in preparation…
Toast launches a new handheld device and kitchen display system for restaurants
Toast, the Boston-based technology developer for the restaurant industry, has launched a new handheld point-of-sale device and a kitchen display system to integrate the front and back of any restaurant.…
Many of us have tried new services, like online food ordering, subscription meals and signing with your finger on a tablet-based point-of-sale system; but the reality is that we are…
iPad Point-Of-Sale Company Revel Systems Raises $13.5M To Expand In Asia And Europe
iPad point-of-sale platform maker Revel Systems has raised $13.5 million in funding from ROTH Capital Partners to fuel its rapid growth. A follow-up to Revel’s Series C, which it announced…
