Tag: Uber

SparkCharge Raises $23M in Series A Funding

SparkCharge, a Somerville, Mass.-based mobile EV charging network, raised $23m in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Tale Venture Partners and Pendulum with participation from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, the Mark Cuban Companies, and Silicon Valley Bank, as well as Pusha-T and Summer Watson. SparkCharge has seen record-breaking growth over the… Continue reading SparkCharge Raises $23M in Series A Funding

Four-month-old Doppel is helping some of the biggest NFT projects spot scams

As NFTs have gained popularity, so, too, has NFT fraud. Copycats can quite easily upload images to an NFT marketplace, mint them and sell them to customers for profit without verifying that those images are their own intellectual property. The problem has become even more widespread as NFTs have popped up on chains like Solana,… Continue reading Four-month-old Doppel is helping some of the biggest NFT projects spot scams

SparkCharge Raises $23 Million to Scale On-Demand Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Delivery Service App Currently

SOMERVILLE, Mass., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SparkCharge, the world’s first mobile EV charging network, announced today it is continuing its journey to scale the first mobile and intelligent EV charging network in the U.S. with a Series A funding investment of $23 million co-led by Tale Venture Partners and Pendulum. SparkCharge has also received… Continue reading SparkCharge Raises $23 Million to Scale On-Demand Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Delivery Service App Currently

Whipsaw Wins Five Red Dot Design Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Whipsaw, the creatively driven, full-scale global product design and innovation company specializing in industrial design, engineering, strategy and digital design, celebrates five new wins by the internationally recognized Red Dot Award. Whipsaw and its clients Uber, TP-Link, Tile, and Midea, received recognition for its unique product aesthetic, smart… Continue reading Whipsaw Wins Five Red Dot Design Awards

Airbnb to shut down domestic operations in China

Airbnb is shutting down its business in mainland China this summer due to mounting costs and domestic competition, reported CNBC. The online vacation rental platform first launched operations in China in 2016, spurred by enthusiasm from Chinese tourists who frequently use it while traveling abroad. But according to sources who spoke to CNBC, Airbnb’s China… Continue reading Airbnb to shut down domestic operations in China

Snap says it will miss this quarter’s revenue goals and slow hiring

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel wrote in an internal memo that the company will miss its revenue goals for this quarter. Snap will also slow its pace of hiring, a tactic that companies like Meta and Uber have employed as a way to cut costs. Though Snap continues to grow year over year, Spiegel says the… Continue reading Snap says it will miss this quarter’s revenue goals and slow hiring

The Station: All the news out of TC Sessions: Mobility, #PoorElon and a sobering NHTSA report

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 frens, welcome back to The Station, your weekly guide to everything going on in the world of transportation. First up, TechCrunch finally got back onstage and in-person… Continue reading The Station: All the news out of TC Sessions: Mobility, #PoorElon and a sobering NHTSA report

Y Combinator-backed fintech Pebble uses stablecoins to offer 5% yield on cash

As equities continue to trade down from recent peaks, investors are searching for higher returns. Some have turned to the crypto-based decentralized finance (DeFi) realm, where yields from lending and staking cryptocurrency can range from 1% to as high as 15% for riskier projects. Others are looking at high-yield savings accounts like the one from… Continue reading Y Combinator-backed fintech Pebble uses stablecoins to offer 5% yield on cash

Ex-Uber executive reveals how driver earnings were slashed in Kenya

New details have emerged showing that Uber was planning to further reduce commuter charges in Kenya, months after the 35% cut of 2016, which is the subject-matter of a civil suit filed by drivers against Uber BV and its local subsidiary. Alissa Orlando, a former Uber executive in Kenya, said that she left the ride-hailing… Continue reading Ex-Uber executive reveals how driver earnings were slashed in Kenya