Strategic Sharing: Zipcar Leads $13.7M Investment In Campus Car-Sharing Startup Wheelz
February 22, 2012 – 8:25 am | No Comment

Well, you have to hand it to the strategy team over at Zipcar . Arguably the largest on-demand car-sharing network, Zipcar went public last year and not long after saw its market cap cross $1 billion . It’s since fallen back, and with collaborative consumption and the market for car-sharing heating up, the big players have to make moves. Zipcar has since forged a partnership with Ford, making it the largest provider of cars for Zipcar’s University program , and, in December, the company took a controlling stake in Spain’s largest car-sharing network, Avancar . Today finds Zipcar making another strategic move to get its mitts in fellow car-sharing companies, again with a focus on universities, whose students are among the most eager adopters of car-sharing models. What do I mean? The company today announced that it is a lead investor in the $13.7 million series A financing of Wheelz , a junior, university-focused version of itself. The Detroit-based Fontinalis…

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Verizon Attacks Sprint for “Most Dependable 3G Network” Ad Claim

Submitted by admin on November 25, 2009 – 7:42 pmNo Comment

220816330280x261.jpg Verizon Attacks Sprint for “Most Dependable 3G Network” Ad ClaimThe conflict with AT&T seems to be not enough for Verizon and the carrier is ready to open a second front against Sprint. If Apple didn’t like the 3G maps displayed in Verizon’s ads, Verizon doesn’t like Sprint’s “most dependable 3G network.” In fact it looks like Verizon is asking Sprint to remove that claim.

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