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Virta Closes 30M€ Investment Round, Accelerating Global Transition to Sustainable Mobility
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Virta, one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe ranked by the Financial Times, announces today that it has attracted significant funding from major technology investors in Europe and Asia, the globally leading electric vehicle markets. The Virta platform allows industries to expand their business in EV charging with a market-proven solution integrating electric mobility as a flexibility element of the sustainable energy system.
Virta raised 30 million euros funding in the round, which will catalyze electrification of mobility on a global scale. Today the Virta platform is used in more than 30 countries by nearly a thousand B2B customers, including several of the largest companies in the world representing a variety of industries. The company’s mission is to accelerate the global transition to sustainable mobility by empowering large enterprises to
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This week, travel startups announced more than $45 million in funding.
DidaTravel, a tech-savvy hotel wholesaler, said it had raised “hundreds of millions of yuan”, or at least $30 million, in a Series B round of investment.
Alibaba led the round, ChinaTravelNews reported.
Past investors Shenzhen Capital Group and Guolong Venture Capital, also took part. The startup previously announced raising about $7 million, according to Pitchbook.
Bob W, the ‘tech-driven’ hospitality provider, raises €10M in seed funding
Bob W, the self-described “tech-driven” hospitality provider that offers an alternative to traditional hotels and short-stay rentals, is disclosing €10 million in seed funding.
Leading the round, which included a first tranche of €4 million last year, is byFounders VC and private equity firm Finnish Industry Investment (Tesi). Other European real estate and venture capitalist investors participating include Kaamos, Superangel, United Angels and NREP (via its anchor investment into the 2150 venture capital fund, which promises to back sustainable urban technologies).
Founded in 2018 by Niko Karstikko and Sebastian Emberger, Bob W which is a play on the phrase “best of both worlds” is described as offering tech-powered short-stay apartments that combine hotel-like quality with the authenticity of individual rentals.
Bob W raises €10m in seed funding and expands into the UK
Finland: Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality provider Bob W has announced that it has secured ten million euros in seed round funding.
The investment round was led by byFounders VC and private equity outfit Finnish Industry Investment [Tesi]. Other top European real estate and venture capitalist investors include Kaamos, Superangel, United Angels and NREP through its 2150 investment wing, which just launched with 200 million euros to back sustainable urban technologies.
The startup, which aims to offer a “smarter and more sustainable alternative” to hotels and short-term rentals, saw the first tranche of the seed round garner four million euros in funding last year. That round was then extended to raise an additional six million euros in majority equity recently.