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News briefsZwift raises new funding
Zwift has raised $620 million from backers including Amazon’s Alexa Fund, KKR & Co. and Permira Holdings. According to Bloomberg, Zwift expects these investments to enable it to increase subscription prices, reach the milestone of ten million subscriptions (from roughly one million), take the company public and eventually invest in ...
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News briefsNew Zwift co-CEO comes from Amazon
Zwift founder Eric Min announced that he will share CEO duties with former Amazon executive Kurt Beidler as co-CEO going forward. Min, who has been CEO of Zwift since its inception in 2014, will remain chairman of the company’s board of directors. Beidler spent 17 years at Amazon, most recently ...
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News briefsZwift partners with UCI Cycling World Championships
Zwift, the online fitness platform for cyclists, has been appointed as the official virtual fitness platform for the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023. The event will take place from 3 to 13 August 2023 in venues and locations in Glasgow and across Scotland. The organizers expect more than ...
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News briefsStrava, Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift sign partnership agreement
Digital community platform Strava has signed a three-year partnership with Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Strava will build a content hub on the two bike races in its app. Here, fans will be able to follow the athletes’ daily Tour routines. They can also view ...
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News briefsZwift is the presenting partner of the new women’s Tour de France
The online fitness platform Zwift has been named the presenting partner of the new Tour de France for women, organized by Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO). The inaugural edition of the women’s cycling event, which will be called Tour de France Femme avec Zwift, is scheduled to take place from July ...
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News briefsZwift appoints two new high-profile board members
Global virtual cycling and running training platform Zwift has confirmed the appointment of Patrick Pichette and Celeste Burgoyne to its board of directors. The appointments follow the U.S.-based provider’s recent Series C funding round. According to Eric Min, co-founder and CEO of Zwift, Pichette and Burgoyne bring a wealth of ...
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News briefsGerman ultra runner sets inofficial treadmill world record
Source: Red Bull Content Pool Florian Neuschwander German ultra and trail runner, Florian Neuschwander, broke the indoor world record for 100 km on a treadmill. Just 11 months after breaking the 50 km indoor running world record, Neuschwander set a time of 6h 26m 14s at his ...
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ArticleZwift appoints two new executives
Last September, Zwift Inc., a virtual cycling, running and triathlon training platform, raised $450 million (€371.22 million) from various investors to further expand its business. In January, the Californians announced two senior appointments: Shortly after Mark Cote was named senior director, content programming, YuChiang Cheng joined the Zwift team as ...
