Vancouver’s Damon Motors officially unveiled the newest edition to its family of motorcycles today at CES in Las Vegas. The mobility startup introduced the HyperFighter Colossus motorcycle, as well as a future model, HyperFighter Unlimited. HyperFighter is a raw, muscular-silhouetted, electrifying streetfighter motorcycle built for a new generation of urban riders. The HyperFighter is derived […]
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Damon Raises $30 Million More & Will Introduce Second Model At CES 2022
Motorcycles have seen a resurgence in the wake of COVID-19 as people adopt personal modes of transportation in an effort to maintain social distancing. Concurrently, the increased attention toward global warming and the effects of climate change have resulted in riders demanding cleaner alternatives that are not reliant on harmful fossil fuels. Vancouver’s Damon Motors […]
Damon Motors Is Heading To Europe With HyperSport Motorcycle
Vancouver’s Damon Motors is heading to Europe. The mobility startup announced today that it is expanding to Europe to bring its multi-award-winning HyperSport motorcycles across the continent. Targeted countries will include Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands. With $46 million in HyperSport orders to date, an increasing number of Damon customers originate from Europe. […]
Damon Motorcycles To Build Flagship HyperSport Electric Bike In Surrey
Vancouver’s Damon Motors has over $40 million in preorders for its flagship HyperSport electric motorcycle. And now we know where the mobility startup will be manufacturing the world’s smartest, safest, fully electric motorcycle. Damon will be moving into a 110,000 square-foot manufacturing and research & development plant at 12850 112B Avenue in Surrey. The plant is […]
Damon Motors Hits $35 Million In Preorders For HyperSport Motorcycle
Vancouver’s Damon Motors has hit a new $35 million milestone in preorders for its flagship HyperSport, the world’s smartest, safest, fully electric motorcycle. The company also announced the expansion of its leadership team with Broc TenHouten as chief strategy officer and board member, Chris Efstathiou as VP, supply chain, and Mike Galbraith as chief financial […]
Damon Motors Names World-Class Creative Team to Elevate Brand and Design
Damon Motors is expanding its creative team to take the company’s HyperSport motorcycle brand and design to the next level. A day after being recognized by Fast Company magazine with a 2021 World Changing Idea Award for their fully connected electric motorcycle, Doug Penman joins the company as Chief Marketing Officer & VP, Brand and […]
CubicFarms, Damon Motorcycles, & PrecisionOS Receive Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards
Three Vancouver companies have been recognized by Fast Company magazine with a 2021 Fast Company World Changing Idea Award. CubicFarms, Damon Motors, and PrecisionOS were all recognized with Honorable Mentions. The Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards honor the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes […]
Damon Motorcycles Raises $30 Million; Secures $20 Million in Preorders
Damon Motorcycles announced today that it has raised more than $30 million in funding, completing a bridge round led by Benevolent Capital, SOL Global Investments, Zirmania, and others. Along with the financing announcement Damon also updated preorder sales numbers. The Vancouver-headquartered mobility startup has now reached $20 million in pre-sales, selling nearly 1,000 motorcycles and […]
5 Vancouver Startups That Got Their Start At Techstars
Founded in 2006 in Boulder, Colorado, Techstars is a seed accelerator with a founder-first philosophy that fuels startups across a range of verticals, linking them to a network of successful mentors, partners, and investors. Getting accepted into one of Techstars’ 3-month accelerator programs is not easy. Fewer than 1% of startups that apply for Techstars […]
Damon Motorcycles Wins 2020 Popular Science Best of What’s New Award
Vancouver’s Damon Motorcycles has received a 2020 Popular Science Best of What’s New Award in the auto category for its critically acclaimed HyperSport motorcycle. The HyperSport is the world’s smartest, safest, fully connected electric motorcycle with innovative features including the CoPilot™ 360° advanced warning system; Shift™, which transforms the riding position between sport and commuter […]