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EV startup Zypp Electric nabs $25M to hit 30 Indian cities by 2025

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The cash from Gogoro is an extension of a strategic partnership between the two companies, and a signal of Gogoro’s continued commitment to the Indian market. Zypp Electric will use the funds to expand its fleet from 10,000 to 200,000 bikes and widen its footprint to 30 Indian cities by December 2025. million, including $7.5

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Korean micromobility startup Gbike may buy up the competition before its 2025 IPO

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While micromobility companies around the globe have been in limbo and hitting snags like bankruptcy, shutdown and layoffs, a Seoul-based shared e-scooters and e-bikes operator called Gbike is gearing up to go public on the Korean stock market and is reviewing acquisition targets. All rights reserved.

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Growth marketing roundup: cool SaaS, marketing lies, VR ads and more

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holiday calls for a short weekly recap, but we have plenty to share about growth marketing from our coverage over the week. TechCrunch is collecting responses in this survey to find the best growth marketer for founders to work with. Marketer: Nikita Vorobyev. Marketer: Max van den Ingh , Unmuted.

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IPO Market Insiders ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ That Current Trickle Will Get Stronger

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With Microsoft -backed data security firm Rubrik set to enter the public market this week, talk about the rejuvenated IPO market has returned as many wonder who may be next, and when. However, the IPO market has significantly changed since those free money days of 2021. The current startup facing the market has some of that.

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SoftBank-backed Socar, South Korea’s largest car-sharing startup, tumbles on market debut

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Socar , South Korea’s largest car-sharing startup, tumbled in its Seoul stock market debut Monday even after pricing shares below the bottom end of a marketed range. Socar’s debut comes amid a sluggish period in the IPO market in South Korea that has prompted a series of Korean companies to delay their listing plans.

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Aument wants to power your next marketing message

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Aument is carving out a niche in marketing automation for e-commerce stores, raising $1.5 CEO Emilio Di Marco met his co-founders, Alan Helouani, Sacha Landesmann and Mario Leon Rojas, in Latin America while leading marketing efforts for WeWork. After talking to marketing leaders for a year, here’s my advice for CEOs.

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A second wave of consumer BNPL startups is taking the model to new markets

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The buy now, pay later (BNPL) market, estimated to be worth $120 billion in 2021 , has grown significantly over the last few years. In the past few months, large companies have joined the BNPL market, also hoping to quickly approve consumers for installment loans. trillion of transaction value will occur through BNPL by 2025.

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