From: Future of Mobility Club
Date: April 20, 2021
Subject: 💥 Job Opportunities x Grab x Space Conquest - FoM Newsletter #28



Newsletter #28 - Future of Mobility Club

Dear mobility enthusiasts, welcome to this 28th edition of the FoM newsletter. From the space industry, to electric vehicles and micro-mobility, we featured below our favorite articles of the last two weeks. If you only have 1 min, I would recommend you to register to our next event with the CEO of a great VC-backed mobility startup.

πŸ‘‰ Club's Upcoming Events
[Soon] - 27/04 - Speaker Event with Tobias Taupitz CEO & Co-founder at Laka. The company develops a peer to peer bicycle insurance platform to insure bicycles and cycling equipment against theft or damage. Total Funding: $9.4M with LocalGlobe!


πŸ” Looking for a job?
As always, check out our section Jobs to be done at the end of this email

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[Podcast] - The first shared micromobility company on the Nasdaq

 

As Helbiz preps to become the first shared micromobility player listed on Nasdaq, Salvatore Palella their CEO, explains how their $408m valuation was reached, the retail response, and what possibilities public markets enable for the industry.

Listen here

Top news & reports

πŸ›Έ Europe's space sector has lift off 

As the space industry moves from larger, single satellites to constellations of smaller satellites, the market for small rocket launches is forecasted to grow. 

This article features Isar, the first fully privately-financed European launch vehicle bringing satellites into earth’s orbit.


Full Article

🚲  If You Build It, They Will Bike 

Pop-Up Lanes Increased Cycling During Pandemic. A study of European cities adds to a growing body of evidence that investments in cycling infrastructure can encourage bike commuting, which helps cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Another great NY Times article about mobility, with arguments backed by data, and in-depth analysis. 

🟒 The world’s largest Spac deal has lift-off. Please welcome: Grab

Grab, south-east Asia’s most valuable start-up, has agreed to the largest-ever merger with a special purpose acquisition company, raising $4.5bn in cash to go public in a US deal that will value its shares at close to $40bn.

Full Article

πŸ› Oxbotica x Autonomous Vehicle 

Ocado, is making an investment today into what it believes will be the next chapter of how that business will grow: it is taking a £10 million stake in Oxbotica, a U.K. startup that develops autonomous driving systems.

Full Article

πŸ”‹ GM’s second $2.3B battery plant with LG Chem to open in late 2023

GM and LG Chem announced Friday plans to build a second U.S. battery cell factory — a $2.3 billion facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee that will supply the automaker with the cells needed for the 30 electric vehicle models it plans to launch by mid decade.

Full Article

πŸ—Ί Map of the week

Electricity Map is a live visualization of where your electricity comes from and how much CO2 was emitted to produce it. It is very interesting to understand better what countries are more prepared for the shift to (trully green) EVs for example.



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Mobility Events

Urban Future Global Conference - 19/05

The URBAN FUTURE global conference is Europe’s largest event for sustainable cities. It’s the place to meet the most passionate and inspiring CityChangers from all over the world.

Register here

TechCrunch Virtual Mobility Week - 09/06

Join TechCrunch’s editors during this virtual event as they break through the hype to understand the current state of the mobility revolution and reveal the future of transportation.

Register here

Jobs to be done

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πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί  EUROPE πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί
🌍  Rest of the World πŸŒ
Do you want to share a nice job offer? Please email our Co-President, Julien: jtrost.mba2021@london.edu

Club's upcoming events (coming soon)

Speaker Event with Tobias Taupitz CEO & Co-founder at Laka Logo

EVENT

Speaker Event with Tobias Taupitz CEO & Co-founder at Laka

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Dear Future of Mobility Members,

The Future of Mobility Club is happy to welcome Tobias Taupitz, CEO & Co-founder of Laka, for a great talk about Mobility and InsurTech.

Laka is a London-based start-up that offers bicycle insurance with a disrupting approach, instead of paying a premium, customers are charged a monthly contribution based on the collective’s claims. Laka has been impressively good at building a strong community of riders and is now expanding in Europe. Having worked in the insurance industry, Tobias knows all the flaws to correct in this industry.

During this presentation, you will have the chance to know more about Laka and the micromobility space to hear about the experience as founder of Tobias.

Hope to see you (virtually) there!

Your Future of Mobility ExCo

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