# Mobility

The latest news, analysis and developments covering Europe’s mobility startups, including cities, logistics, transport and travel.

Embattled Cazoo to restructure $630m debt burden
News
May 23, 2023
Embattled Cazoo to restructure $630m debt burden
The debt facility is one of the reasons, insiders say, why the share price continues to trade so low
Freya Pratty
Mobility giant Bolt likely to acquire rival Tier in weeks
News
May 16, 2023
Mobility giant Bolt likely to acquire rival Tier in weeks
If you can’t beat ‘em, get bought
Amy Lewin and Mimi Billing
Struggling scooter scaleup Tier raises convertible note from existing investors as it looks for a buyer
News
May 16, 2023
Struggling scooter scaleup Tier raises convertible note from existing investors as it looks for a buyer
The fundraise comes as the company is still posting losses
Mimi Billing, Amy Lewin and Eleanor Warnock
Shareholder upheaval and a $630m debt burden: end of the road for Cazoo?
Analysis
April 19, 2023
Shareholder upheaval and a $630m debt burden: end of the road for Cazoo?
Cazoo floated on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 with a lofty $8bn valuation. Today, its market cap stands at just $83m
Freya Pratty
'Mini-revolt' as TravelPerk U-turns on remote work
Analysis
April 12, 2023
'Mini-revolt' as TravelPerk U-turns on remote work
A group of TravelPerk engineers have sent a signed letter of disagreement to the CEO, Avi Meir, sources tell Sifted
Anna Freeman
The European startups transforming supply chains, according to VCs
Analysis
February 23, 2023
The European startups transforming supply chains, according to VCs
Supply chains can be precarious things — here are the startups working to shore them up
Freya Pratty
Was the $5bn that VCs plugged into escooters worth it?
Analysis
February 16, 2023
Was the $5bn that VCs plugged into escooters worth it?
VCs loved escooters — but has this micromobility option lived up its hype five years on, or has the sector fallen behind on expectations?
Sadia Nowshin, Tim Smith and Mimi Billing
Heart Aerospace hopes to build a plane even Greta Thunberg would fly on
Analysis
February 13, 2023
Heart Aerospace hopes to build a plane even Greta Thunberg would fly on
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace has already sold 200+ electric planes to the US and Canada
Mimi Billing
Ecommerce in 2023: How ecommerce fulfilment providers can help D2C brands weather the downturn
Analysis
February 2, 2023
Ecommerce in 2023: How ecommerce fulfilment providers can help D2C brands weather the downturn
Could tech-savvy fulfilment companies be the saving grace for the ecommerce industry?
Sponsored by: Huboo
Autonomous vehicles everywhere: Oxbotica raises $140m
News
January 11, 2023
Autonomous vehicles everywhere: Oxbotica raises $140m
The company develops software to make any vehicle autonomous, with applications in agriculture, energy and mining
Sadia Nowshin
Health in stealth, a decacorn downround and bootstrapping: Nordic tech's highlights in 2022
Analysis
December 22, 2022
Health in stealth, a decacorn downround and bootstrapping: Nordic tech's highlights in 2022
How the Nordics got out alright from the ongoing market crunch
Mimi Billing
10 smart city startups to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
November 11, 2022
10 smart city startups to watch, according to VCs
Cities are a key contributor to the climate crisis, as well as being front and centre of the need to adapt to our changing climate
Freya Pratty
Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises Germany’s largest deeptech round in 2022
News
November 1, 2022
Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises Germany’s largest deeptech round in 2022
Volocopter has raised over $350m to fund the launch of its first flying taxi services
Clara Rodríguez Fernández
Brunch with Sifted: Omio founder Naren Shaam on bringing a travel company back from the brink
Interview
October 4, 2022
Brunch with Sifted: Omio founder Naren Shaam on bringing a travel company back from the brink
We caught up with Shaam to learn from his Covid-19 battle scars and hear his advice for founders navigating similar crises
Miriam Partington in Berlin
Smart parcel startups Instabox and Budbee merge
News
September 19, 2022
Smart parcel startups Instabox and Budbee merge
The new company, Instabee, would be valued at €1.8bn
Mimi Billing
Cazoo exits EU and extends layoffs to 1,500 people
News
September 8, 2022
Cazoo exits EU and extends layoffs to 1,500 people
Exiting the EU means the total number of people laid off by Cazoo in 2022 has hit 1,500.
Freya Pratty
Meet the startup creating a travel 'superapp' to make holiday planning smooth sailing
Interview
August 18, 2022
Meet the startup creating a travel 'superapp' to make holiday planning smooth sailing
When a road trip took more than a dozen apps to coordinate, Lambus’s cofounder decided to build the industry’s next superapp
Amelie Bahr
The Sifted Podcast — will Street Fleet's riders ever get paid?
Podcast
July 8, 2022
The Sifted Podcast — will Street Fleet's riders ever get paid?
This week on the pod, we’ve got some juicy scoops — namely, the latest employee casualties connected to Gorillas
The Sifted Podcast Team
Meet the startups building the Teslas of the sea
Analysis
July 7, 2022
Meet the startups building the Teslas of the sea
Five European startups that bring electrification to our waterways
Mimi Billing
German travel booking unicorn Omio raises $80m Series E
News
June 21, 2022
German travel booking unicorn Omio raises $80m Series E
Omio CEO Naren Shaam talks to Sifted about Covid battle scars, the need for humility and a much-changed travel industry
Kit Gillet
The proptech trend that lets you co-own a second home
Analysis
May 13, 2022
The proptech trend that lets you co-own a second home
Real estate is stubbornly analogue — but could co-ownership be the next big prop-ortunity?
Sponsored by: Flyway
Which companies are set to benefit from the EU carbon tax on shipping?
Analysis
May 5, 2022
Which companies are set to benefit from the EU carbon tax on shipping?
From the beginning of 2023 the EU carbon tax on shipping will target one of the world's dirtiest industries. But who could benefit?
Isabelle Gerretsen
A city of 3D-printed fish? 7 Viennese startups reinventing urban life
Places
April 28, 2022
A city of 3D-printed fish? 7 Viennese startups reinventing urban life
As cities get hotter and hotter, these startups are getting smarter and smarter
Sponsored by: ViennaUP
Germany announces world-first “Battery Passport” project
News
April 25, 2022
Germany announces world-first “Battery Passport” project
The three-year project brings together industry, academia and startups to create a full battery passport that will help to manage the digital identities of batteries, from creation to end-life.
Kit Gillet

# Mobility

Embattled Cazoo to restructure $630m debt burden

Mobility giant Bolt likely to acquire rival Tier in weeks

Struggling scooter scaleup Tier raises convertible note from existing investors as it looks for a buyer

Shareholder upheaval and a $630m debt burden: end of the road for Cazoo?

'Mini-revolt' as TravelPerk U-turns on remote work

The European startups transforming supply chains, according to VCs

Was the $5bn that VCs plugged into escooters worth it?

Heart Aerospace hopes to build a plane even Greta Thunberg would fly on

Ecommerce in 2023: How ecommerce fulfilment providers can help D2C brands weather the downturn

Autonomous vehicles everywhere: Oxbotica raises $140m

Health in stealth, a decacorn downround and bootstrapping: Nordic tech's highlights in 2022

10 smart city startups to watch, according to VCs

Flying taxi startup Volocopter raises Germany’s largest deeptech round in 2022

Brunch with Sifted: Omio founder Naren Shaam on bringing a travel company back from the brink

Smart parcel startups Instabox and Budbee merge

Cazoo exits EU and extends layoffs to 1,500 people

Meet the startup creating a travel 'superapp' to make holiday planning smooth sailing

The Sifted Podcast — will Street Fleet's riders ever get paid?

Meet the startups building the Teslas of the sea

German travel booking unicorn Omio raises $80m Series E

The proptech trend that lets you co-own a second home

Which companies are set to benefit from the EU carbon tax on shipping?

A city of 3D-printed fish? 7 Viennese startups reinventing urban life

Germany announces world-first “Battery Passport” project