Category: Scooters

Gogoro will go public on Nasdaq after $2.35B SPAC deal
This post is by Catherine Shu from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Gogoro is going public. The company, which is best known for its electric Smartscooters and swappable battery infrastructure, announced today it will list on Nasdaq through a merger with Poema Global, a SPAC affiliated with Princeville Capital. The deal sets Gogoro’s enterprise valuation…
September 16, 2021
Bird shows improving scooter economics, long march to profitability
This post is by Alex Wilhelm from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Newly reported financial data from Bird, an American scooter sharing service, shows a company with an improving economic model, and a multi-year path to profitability. However, that path is fraught unless a number of scenarios all work out, in concert and without a…
August 20, 2021
Bird’s SPAC filing shows scooter-nomics just doesn’t fly
This post is by Kirsten Korosec from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Scooter unicorn Bird is going public, per an agreement to merge with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. After rumors and reports circulated for months about an imminent deal, it has finally arrived. First, a quick overview of the agreement and the…
May 12, 2021