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Einride has secured an oversubscribed $113 million PIPE (private investment in public equity) ahead of its public debut, which is expected for the first half of 2026.  The Swedish startup is most well-known for building both electric trucks and autonomous pods that are designed to carry freight with no room for a human driver. Einride announced its plans to go public via a merger with a special…

TechCrunch Mobility: The Robotaxi Expansion That Really Matters – Waymo’s Freeway Breakthrough Reshapes Urban Travel In the high-stakes race for autonomous dominance, Waymo’s latest move isn’t about claiming another city—it’s about conquering the freeways that stitch them together, slashing commute times and unlocking true scalability for robotaxis. As robotaxi expansion accelerates in 2025,…

Einride stated Wednesday it plans to go public through a merger with a particular objective acquisition firm, simply six weeks after the Swedish electrical and autonomous truck startup raised $100 million from buyers. The SPAC merger with Legato Merger Corp. values Einride at $1.8 billion in pre-money fairness, in response to the businesses. The deal is anticipated to generate about $219 million…

Robert Falck, the founder of electrical and autonomous trucking startup Einride, is stepping down from the function of CEO as the corporate works in direction of scaling its expertise, elevating extra funds, and exploring the potential of an IPO.  Falck will transition to the function of government chairman of the board the place he’ll concentrate on Einride’s long-term technique.  Einride’s CFO,…

Stories about snakes, legs (and lack thereof!), robotics, Swedish startups, the Humane AI Pin, composing your own games, and LEGO

Photo by Moritz Mentges on Unsplash Published 20 November 2023 Michael and Michael get together to talk tech while Andy is away.  They have an amazing episode, with many twists & turns.  The first turn begins with the traffic laws of the UK related to roundabouts, shared by friend of the podcast, Ian Hughes.   Next, is the first of a series of stories with legs – a snake in a tube controlling…

10 of the biggest funding rounds by female-led startups in Europe this year!

The startup world is one generally associated with fast action, forward-thinking and being at the forefront of pioneering new change, pushing into new frontiers and challenging boundaries. It’s an exciting space and Europe’s startup ecosystem is pretty tight-knit, full of supportive and collaborative initiatives.  Despite this, the outlook for gender parity is dismal.  While we… This content is…

Autonomous and electric truck company Einride raises $500M in equity and debt

Einride today announced a $500 million tranche of financing as it looks to expand its autonomous and electric trucks into new markets globally. The cash injection constitutes an equity-based $200 million Series C portion from backers including Northzone, EQT Ventures, Temasek, Swedish pension fund AMF, Polar Structure, and Norrsken VC. Additionally, the Swedish company said that it has also…