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In 2021, the economic activities with the highest percentage of startup in Mexico were the sector of softwaredata and fintech.
It is estimated that by 2022, both segments accounted for around 25.6 percent of the startup registered in the North American country.
In 2021, 3.1 million companies were created in the world.
Today there is an endless number of startups and companies belonging to various industries in the world. Recently, it was revealed that a startup co-founded by the legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, went bankrupt, which is why he left hundreds of scooter and unusable electric bikes throughout the United States.
A startup is a newly created company that, thanks to its scalable business model and the use of new technologies, has great potential for growth. This type of business is gaining strength in recent years, so, according to Sage Summit3.1 million companies are created in the world and in the United States, half a million new ones are created SMEs a month.
According to November 2020 data from the consultancy CB Insights, the company of this type that currently leads the global ranking is Bytedance, the owner of TikTok, valued at around 140 billion US dollars. In second place is the Didi Chuxing transport platform, whose value was estimated at 62 billion. Among the ten best-priced unicorns in the world, six are of American origin, for example, the aerospace manufacturing company SpaceX, valued at 46 billion, or the technology company Stripe, valued at 36 billion.
Usain Bolt startup bankrupt?
This Tuesday it was revealed that a startup co-founded by the legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ran out of money and abandoned hundreds of scooter and unusable electric bikes throughout the United States.
The company, Bolt Mobility, has abruptly stopped operating in eight US cities in recent weeks, leaving behind expensive mini-electric vehicles that can only be unlocked through its now-defunct mobile app.
According to reports from TechCrunch, areas with abandoned Bolt vehicles include Portland, Oregon; St. Augustine, Florida; Richmond, Virginia; Richmond, Calif.; and Burlington, South Burlington and Winooski, Vermont.
“All of our contacts at Bolt, including their CEO, have gone radio silent and have not responded to our emails,” Robert Goulding of the Burlington public works department told the outlet.
Richmond, California Mayor Tom Butt also wrote in July that Bolt “went bankrupt without notice or withdrawing his capital team from city ownership.”
“The City is developing a plan to remove all abandoned equipment,” Butt added.
Bolt, which was co-founded in 2018 by Usain Bolt with a mission to “revolutionize transportation through safe, smart and sustainable transit solutions,” had raised more than $40 million from investors, according to data from Crunchbase.
A notice on Bolt’s website says the company was forced to “significantly scale back operations” on June 30 after investors “failed to meet expected fundraising.”
Eight cities that had bikes and scooters directly operated by Bolt have been forced to close, while independent owners who control Bolt-brand operations in 25 other markets continue to operate, the company said.
According to the NY Post, Bolt did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
For its part, Electrek reported that Element LEV, which made the electric bikes used by Bolt, is working with local governments to take the bikes back and eventually get them back in operation.
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