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Yamaha invests in Finnish marine startup

Skipperi, a shared-use boating subscription service and peer-to-peer boat rental platform, has successfully closed a €7m series A funding round. The round was led by Yamaha Motor, with Baltiska Handels Sverige, Matu Capital, and HP Capital also participating. The company will use the money to fund its international expansion to Brisbane, Australia, and several locations around the US […]

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Boat sharing platform launches electric model

Skipperi and Q Yachts have launched a new electric boat as part of the Skipperi fleet sharing service and plans to bring hundreds of electric boats to Finland and abroad in the next few years. The new electric boats will join the Skipperi fleets in Espoo, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden, this summer. The new model […]