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| 09.01.2024 | Is Car-On-Demand The Future of Urban Transportation In Europe? | Key Takeaways:
Virtuo, a French startup, is providing innovative car-on-demand services, reshaping the urban transportation landscape.
This platform allows users to book, unlock and drive premium cars through their app, eliminating the usua... |
| 16.06.2022 | Wisecars.com reports rapid changes in the car rental industry | Wisecars logo ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, June 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wisecars.com reports that the car rental industry is rapidly changing as car rental companies invest in electric vehicles and smart rental solutio... |
| 21.05.2021 | French on-demand car service startup Virtuo raises €78.5M; aims to electrify 100% of its fleet by 2030 | Paris-based Virtuo, an on-demand car service startup, announced that it has raised $96M (approx €78.5M) in its Series C round of funding. This round includes a combination of funding.
The amount of €50M capital was led by AXA Venture Partne... |
| 21.05.2021 | Virtuo Raises $96 Million for Car Rental: Travel Startup Funding This Week | Startups announced funding rounds this week for businesses to make it easier to rent a car, to help hotels manage sales and catering for events, to help consumers plan in-destination meetings, to help travel companies create and sell wellne... |
| 20.05.2021 | Parisian car-on-demand service Virtuo kicks things into overdrive with €50 million in Series C | Paris-based car-on-demand service Virtuo has raised €50 million in a Series C round led by AXA Venture Partners. Naturally, the ubiquitous Bpifrance participated alongside Alpha Intelligence Capital and H14, as well as existing investors Ba... |
| 20.05.2021 | Parisian car-on-demand service Virtuo kicks things into overdrive with $96 million in equity and debt funding | Paris-based car-on-demand service Virtuo has raised $60 million in a Series C round led by AXA Venture Partners. Naturally, the ubiquitous Bpifrance participated alongside Alpha Intelligence Capital and H14, as well as existing investors Ba... |
| 20.05.2021 | Paris-based Virtuo raises €78.7 million to scale its car-on-demand service | Virtuo, the car-on-demand service helping drive the shift away from car ownership across Europe, has raised €50 million in a Series C funding round led by AXA Venture Partners.
The round, which also saw participation from Bpifrance through ... |
| 20.05.2021 | Virtuo Raises $96M in Series C Funding | Virtuo, a Paris, France based provider of car-on-demand solutions, raised €50m ($60m) in a Series C funding.
The round was led by AXA Venture Partners with participation from Bpifrance, Alpha Intelligence Capital and H14, as well as existin... |
| 19.05.2021 | Virtuo raises $96M for its streamlined take on car rentals | Car ownership has become pricey and untenable in many towns and cities in Europe: between congestion charges to reduce emissions, parking fees, and traffic, many consumers opt instead to use public transportation, two wheels, cabs or their ... |
| 11.03.2019 | These 8 French tech startups had the biggest funding rounds in February 2019 | France is home for many tech startups such as BlaBlaCar, Virtuo, Shift Technology and more.
The tech is flourishing in cities like Paris, Lyon because there is a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation in the country. And, there are man... |
| 15.02.2019 | Virtuo Raises $23 Million for Car Rentals: Travel Startup Funding This Week | Three interesting companies announced investments this week: Virtuo, a car rental service, aims to replace service counters with mobile-first customer service. May Mobility builds autonomous vehicles for smart cities. NuStay offers hotel pr... |
| 13.02.2019 | Paris-based startup Virtuo aims to disrupt car rental market with fresh funding of €20M | The car rental market in Europe is getting competitive with each year. One of the French startups Virtuo has now become a strong contender in the car rental arena after the fresh capital inflow of £17.3 million (€20 million) from Iris Capit... |
| 12.02.2019 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, February 12 | A $20 MILLION BET
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| 12.02.2019 | Daily funding roundup - February 12th, 2019 | Zoovu $14M; Chainalysis raised $16M; Second Measure raised $20M; Nuvaira raised $79M
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| 12.02.2019 | Top startup news for today, Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, February 12.
Amazon buys home mesh router startup, Eero. Amazon is buying Eero, the first company of note to solve Wi-Fi issues at home through what... |
| 12.02.2019 | Paris-based digital car rental service Virtuo raises €20 million Series B to roll out across Europe | Parisian startup Virtuo is the first player on its market to offer 100% paperless car rental services, eliminating rental desks through a mobile app.
Founded in 2016, the startup has just raised €20 million in Series B funding led by Iris C... |
| 12.02.2019 | Virtuo Raises £17.3M in Series B Funding | Virtuo, a Paris, France-based car rental startup, raised £17.3m in Series B funding.
Backers included Iris Capital, Balderton Capital and Raise Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its business... |
| 11.02.2019 | Car rental startup Virtuo picks up €20M Series B | Virtuo, the Paris-headquartered car rentals startup, has raised €20 million in Series B funding. The round is backed by Iris Capital, Balderton Capital and Raise Ventures, and will be used to continue expanding across the U.K. and other Eur... |
| 14.09.2017 | Term Sheet — Thursday, September 14 | UNICORN STATUS
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| 14.09.2017 | Car rental app Virtuo raises €7.5 million from Balderton Capital | French car rental mobile app Virtuo has raised €7.5 million in funding from Balderton Capital.
Virtuo provides its own fleet of cars deployed at airports and rail stations. The service is mobile-only where travellers book their car through ... |
| 14.09.2017 | Press release: Virtuo, the leading start-up in Europe for 100% mobile car leasing, raises €7.5m from Balderton Capital | - |
| 14.06.2016 | Paris-based Virtuo wants to make airport car rental as easy as booking an Uber | Paris-based Virtuo is a new startup in the car rental space that wants to make renting a car at airports and train stations a lot less painful. Targeting the so-called ‘Uber generation’ who have become accustomed to summoning a car with a s... |
| - | Virtuo raises $96M Series C to become the leading alternative to owning a car | Virtuo was founded in 2016 to revolutionise the car rental industry, an industry typically fraught with long queues, arduous paperwork and hidden fees.
Balderton first invested in Virtuo a year later in 2017.
With its 100% digital app exp... |
| - | Parisian car-on-demand service Virtuo kicks things into overdrive with $96 million in equity and debt funding | Paris-based car-on-demand service Virtuo has raised $60 million in a Series C round led by AXA Venture Partners. Naturally, the ubiquitous Bpifrance participated alongside Alpha Intelligence Capital and H14, as well as existing investors Ba... |
| - | Virtuo raised $60m in a Series C funding round | Virtuo – the car-on-demand service helping drive the shift away from car ownership across Europe – has raised €50 million ($60 million) in a Series C funding round led by AXA Venture Partners.
The round, which also saw participation from B... |
| - | Virtuo raises €7.5m to expand its 100% mobile-powered car rental platform | This 100% mobile car rental company plans rapid expansion in France and Europe, expanding its service to Belgium and Switzerland before approaching the UK.
Premium cars are bookable through Virtuo's mobile app at railway stations and airpo... |
| - | Virtuo raises €20 million to roll its rental service out across europe | Only two years after its launch, the start-up has already raised close to €30 million to support its mission to digitalize
and lead the car rental industry across Europe.
Virtuo raised €7.5 million in September 2017 and announces today a ... |
| - | Virtuo expands European presence with first Spanish location | Virtuo, the mobile-only car rental service, has expanded into its fourth European country with its launch in the Spanish city of Barcelona, offering tourists and locals a new way to explore the city and surrounding areas.
Virtuo’s fleet of... |
| - | Virtuo raises €20m Series B to expand its hassle-free truly mobile car rental across UK | We are excited to announce we participated in this round alongside Iris Capital and Raise Ventures, having led the company’s Series A in September 2017.
The Virtuo app eliminates the stresses of traditional car rental, allowing users to bo... |
| - | Car services. Are you Lazy or just looking for convenience? | Human and vehicles have had a love-hate relationship, not least when it comes to inherently lazy humans taking care of their hard-working cars. But, perhaps some things are not what they seem. Most of the cars spent is supposed-hard work-li... |
