Smart E-Scooter Company Raises $50 Million

VOI Technology, a smart mobility startup that markets connected e-scooters in Europe, has raised $50 million for expansion into additional markets.

VOI, which already operates in markets including Stockholm and Madrid, collaborates with city authorities as it enters new markets.

“We strongly believe that using city streets and infrastructure to do business cannot be done without the full cooperation and support of the host city concerned,” stated the company’s funding announcement. “We decided to hold off launching in cities where regulation clearly states that we shouldn’t, whereas some of our competitors have launched anyway only to be kicked out 24 hours later.”

Investors include top executives from companies including Amazon, Tinder, King and Zillow.

Bird, another smart scooter company, recently raised $300 million, giving it an approximate $1 billion valuation. In another deal reportedly worth close to $100 million, the Ford Motor Company acquired the scooter-sharing company Spin.

Earlier this year, Uber acquired Jump, a connected bike and scooter-sharing startup.

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  1. R MARK REASBECK from www.USAonly.US , November 23, 2018 at 7:52 p.m.

    with the price of Euro-gas, this might make sense.
    Wonder if they have snow treads for about 4-6 months in Europe??
    I can see this on a college campus, but "fly-over" America will never
    even look at this.  Millennials who think this will save the planet will
    go for it till the temperature drops below 72.

  2. Chuck Martin from Chuck Martin replied, November 23, 2018 at 8:09 p.m.

    They are hot in the market, Mark. Not sure during snow conditions in New England, though most in the U.S. are in relatively friendly climates.

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