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Sweep Eyes Nationalwide Electric Scooter Maintenance, Logistics

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The startup, led by CEO Rich Banning, is harnessing an "on-demand" workforce to sweep up scooters from the streets, for inventory checks, and also says it has specialized mechanics working on maintenance of the scooers. Sweep says it already has operations in Long Beach, Denver, Detroit, Washinton, D.C., READ MORE>>.

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With a $3.5 million haul, Dray Alliance joins a booming logistics startup scene in LA

TechCrunch LA

With an angle on a long-neglected part of the shipping industry — the short-haul movement of cargo from docks to logistics centers — Dray Alliance is joining a growing startup scene for logistics businesses based in Los Angeles. This is not in the best interest of anyone involved,” said Steve Wen, CEO of Dray Alliance.

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