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29/04/202229/04/2022

Mass transit group Swvl confirms estimated $100M acquisition of UK startup Zeelo

Mass transit group Swvl has confirmed to TechCrunch its deal to buy U.K. startup Zeelo, estimated to be a $100 million acquisition, according to sources. The Egyptian-born startup that provides shared transportation services for intercity and intracity trips, recently expanded into Turkey with its acquisition of Volt Lines. Earlier this year it went public (NASDAQ: SWVL) via a SPAC. The agreement to acquire Zeelo, which claims to be the U.K.’s …

28/04/202228/04/2022

Jaguar Land Rover partners with Plug and Play to test new technologies and business models

Jaguar Land Rover have announced a new partnership with Plug and Play to launch a first-of-its-kind innovation hub in the …

13/04/202213/04/2022

Why we invested in Carmoola, a UK-based startup rewriting the rules of car financing

InMotion Ventures has participated in a £27M seed round for Carmoola, a UK-based startup rewriting the rules of car financing. …

13/04/202213/04/2022

CNBC reports on Ascend Elements: a start up focused on upcycling lithium-ion batteries.

Lithium-ion batteries are vital to a lower-carbon future. But they come with a downside: It requires a lot of energy …

12/04/202212/04/2022

InMotion Ventures backs Carmoola, a game changing way to pay for your next car

Carmoola, a new online motor financing platform trying to slash car financing paperwork, has been backed by Jaguar Land Rover. …

15/02/202215/02/2022

Alex Smout, Principal at InMotion Ventures, speaks to Automotive World about transforming the customer buying experience

Consumers today are used to having things their own way. Whether it’s recommendations on Netflix and Spotify, or bespoke shopping …

04/02/202204/02/2022

InMotion portco Circulor wins DIGITALEUROPE’s Future Unicorn Award 2022

Circulor, the leading provider of supply chain traceability, has been selected from thousands of companies across Europe as the winner …

18/01/202218/01/2022

Battery Resourcers and Circulor feature in the Global Clean Tech 100

We’re incredibly proud to see two portfolio companies featured in the Global Cleantech 100. Battery Resourcers and Circulor were selected by Cleantech Group for their …

05/01/202206/01/2022

Why we invested in Bumper, the UK’s leading ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ payment provider for car repairs

InMotion Ventures has participated in a $12m Series A round for Bumper, a UK-based startup providing buy now pay later …

20/12/202120/12/2021

Apex.ai raise $56.5million Series B, with additional investment from InMotion Ventures

The four years that Apex.ai spent rewriting — and then safety certifying — the robot operating system to give automakers …

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