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Didi Chuxing And Alibaba’s Ant Financial Offer $2B for Bike-Sharing Startup Ofo
Didi Chuxing And Alibaba’s Ant Financial Offer $2B for Bike-Sharing Startup Ofo
August 03, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Didi Chuxing and Alibaba’s Ant Financial are negotiating a deal for a joint buyout of bike-sharing startup Ofo for $2 billion, according to a new report that cited a...

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From Payment To Pavement: The Challenges Of Bikesharing
From Payment To Pavement: The Challenges Of Bikesharing
April 10, 2018  |  Ridesharing

The bikesharing trend has really gotten rolling in many cities around the world. Whether or not you’ve ridden one, you’ve surely seen them: Fleets of...

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China’s Bike-Share Ofo Raises $1B
China’s Bike-Share Ofo Raises $1B
December 08, 2017  |  Investments

Ofo, the Chinese bicycle sharing company, has raised $1 billion or more from Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, and other investors. According to a report...

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Mobike And Ofo Deny Mismanaging User Deposits
Mobike And Ofo Deny Mismanaging User Deposits
December 01, 2017  |  South East Asia

Shared bike giants Mobike and Ofo deny they used 6 billion yuan ($909 million) of user deposits to support their rapidly expanding businesses. Anonymous sources...

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Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle
Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle
July 17, 2017  |  Mastercard

Bike-sharing has become big business worldwide in a relatively short span of time.  Virtually unheard of even a few years ago, these days there are...

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Ofo Names Ant Financial As A New Investor
Ofo Names Ant Financial As A New Investor
April 25, 2017  |  Startups

Ofo, the bike sharing startup based in China that was able to obtain Unicorn status recently, announced that Ant Financial, the payment arm of Alibaba, is...

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