Umuyapani wasanganywe amashanyarazi y’amashanyarazi “Luup” yakusanyije miliyoni 30 z'amadorali mu nkunga ya Series D kandi azaguka no mu mijyi myinshi yo mu Buyapani

Nk’uko ibitangazamakuru byo mu mahanga TechCrunch bibitangazabasanganywe ibinyabiziga byamashanyarazi“Luup” iherutse gutangaza ko yakusanyije JPY miliyari 4.5 (hafi miliyoni 30 USD) mu cyiciro cyayo cyo gutera inkunga D, igizwe na miliyari 3.8 z'amafaranga y'u Rwanda angana na miliyoni 700 z'amadorali.

Iki cyiciro cyo gutera inkunga cyari kiyobowe na Spiral Capital, hamwe n'abashoramari bariho ANRI, SMBC Venture Capital na Mori Trust, hamwe n'abashoramari bashya 31 Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust na Banking Corporation, babikurikiranye. Kugeza ubu, “Luup” imaze gukusanya miliyoni 68 USD. Nk’uko abari mu gihugu babitangaza ngo agaciro k’isosiyete karenze miliyoni 100 USD, ariko isosiyete yanze kugira icyo itangaza kuri iri gaciro.

Mu myaka yashize, guverinoma y’Ubuyapani yagiye yorohereza amategeko agenga ibinyabiziga by’amashanyarazi kugira ngo irusheho gushimangira iterambere ry’inganda zitwara abantu. Guhera muri Nyakanga uyu mwaka, ivugurura ry’itegeko ry’imihanda y’Ubuyapani rizemerera abantu gukoresha moto z’amashanyarazi badafite uruhushya rwo gutwara cyangwa ingofero, igihe cyose bemeza ko umuvuduko utarenze kilometero 20 mu isaha.

Umuyobozi mukuru Daiki Okai mu kiganiro yavuze ko intego ikurikira ya “Luup” ari iyo kwagura moto y’amashanyarazi kandiubucuruzi bw'amagaremu mijyi minini n’ibikurura ba mukerarugendo mu Buyapani, bigera ku gipimo cyagereranywa n’ubwikorezi rusange kugira ngo abantu babarirwa mu bihumbi amagana batwara abagenzi buri munsi. “Luup” irateganya kandi guhindura ubutaka budakoreshwa mo parikingi no kohereza ahantu haparika ahantu nko mu biro, mu nzu, no mu maduka.

Imijyi yUbuyapani yateye imbere hafi ya gari ya moshi, bityo abaturage batuye mu turere twa kure y’ahantu ho gutwara abantu bafite ingendo zitoroshye. Okai yasobanuye ko intego ya “Luup” ari ukubaka umuyoboro mwinshi wo gutwara abantu kugira ngo huzuzwe icyuho cyorohereza abatwara abaturage batuye kure ya gari ya moshi.

“Luup” yashinzwe mu 2018 iratangizwaibinyabiziga bisanganywe amashanyarazimuri 2021. Ingano y’amato imaze kwiyongera igera ku modoka 10,000. Isosiyete ivuga ko ibyifuzo byayo bimaze gukururwa inshuro zirenga miliyoni kandi byohereje ahantu haparika 3000 mu mijyi itandatu yo mu Buyapani uyu mwaka. Intego y'isosiyete ni iyo kohereza ahantu haparika 10,000 mu 2025.

Abanywanyi b'iyi sosiyete barimo abasangizi baho ba Docomo Bike Gusangira, Umuhanda ufunguye, hamwe n’inyoni zo muri Amerika hamwe na Swing yo muri Koreya y'Epfo. Ariko, "Luup" kuri ubu ifite umubare munini wa parikingi muri Tokiyo, Osaka, na Kyoto.

Okai yavuze ko hamwe n’ivugururwa ry’itegeko ry’umuhanda wo mu muhanda ritangira gukurikizwa muri Nyakanga uyu mwaka, umubare w’abantu batwara imodoka n’amashanyarazi uziyongera cyane. Byongeye kandi, umuyoboro mwinshi wa traffic-traffic ya “Luup” uzanatanga imbaraga zo kohereza ibikorwa remezo bishya byo gutwara abantu nka drones na robo zitanga.