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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One million Lumia smartphones sold gives Nokia a light of hope

Submitted by admin on January 26, 2012 – 3:11 pmNo Comment

b08a664f6777213.jpg One million Lumia smartphones sold gives Nokia a light of hope

Betting big on Windows Phone and its new Lumia smartphones was a ballsy move for Nokia. Despite minor shortcomings on the Lumia 800 and 710, Nokia’s managed to sell 1 million Lumias, putting the company back on track to growth.

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