Electric scooter maker Gogoro has now raised $180m altogether, after closing a round backed by its battery cell supplier, Panasonic.
Gogoro, a US-based manufacturer of smart electric scooters for urban use, closed a series B round sized at more than $130m featuring electronics manufacturer Panasonic on Friday.
Samuel Yin, chairman of Taiwan-based retail group Ruentex, led the round, which also included the state-backed National Development Fund of Taiwan.
Founded in 2011, Gogoro produces electric scooters equipped with a motor of its own design, and has so far sold almost 2,000 such scooters and deployed close to 90 charging stations across…
