Bikesharing

A critical juncture for micromobility has arrived. The astronomical growth in VC activity has slowed, with deal count and value currently on pace to hit three-year lows.

Despite its skyrocketing valuation, scooter startup Bird is in dire financial straits and seeking to raise more funding as investor interest in micromobility wears down.

As Lyft announced it had pulled 3,000 e-bikes due to braking issues, Uber’s S-1 revealed more about its Jump bikes and other short-distance travel. Here’s how each company could approach the future.

In recent months, an ever-growing crop of startups centered on personal mobility have raised billions from venture capitalists. But the bike and scooter crazes haven’t been without controversy.

Explore our interactive market map, which highlights some of the largest VC-backed companies in the ridesharing, carsharing and personal mobility sectors.

The latest in scooter-mania: Lime has expanded its affordability program nationwide and Bird’s anxiously awaiting approval to relaunch its scooters in San Francisco.

The bike and scooter-sharing space is ripe for further consolidation amid red-hot investor interest and a scramble for market share.

Lime has released its electric scooters on the sidewalks of Paris, and it isn’t the only company of its kind to launch international expansion plans.

Yellow scooters are on the way. Ofo is among the 12 companies that have met San Francisco’s June 7 deadline to apply for a permit to operate scooters in the city.

It looks like all three members of the scooter startup trifecta will pull in fresh venture capital in 2018.

The founder of electric scooter startup Bird, Travis VanderZanden, seems to be taking his cues from another Travis.

Real estate tech-focused firm Fifth Wall Ventures has led the round for the bikesharing startup, which raised $50 million just four months ago.

The bikeshare startup is launching a blockchain-based protocol for its network of bikes, as well as a corresponding cryptocurrency.

LimeBike has raised a $50 million Series B, and with the new funds, the company is planning its expansion into new markets.

Do Silicon Valley’s own Spin and LimeBike stand a chance against the Chinese bikesharing behemoth Ofo? Spin’s co-founder says so.