LimeBike has raised $12 million. The Series A round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from IDG, DCM, Seven Seas, and others.<\/p>\n
The Silicon Valley startup says it will use the venture capital to “revolutionize urban and campus mobility.”<\/p>\n
LimeBike says that all of its bikes will be GPS-enabled, making it simple for riders to find and pick-up a nearby bike, and will have a dockless network to offer flexibility to its riders, saving them the time and hassle of having to return bikes to a docking station.<\/p>\n
\u201cBike networks will hit a tipping point when we make bicycles widely available and universally affordable,\u201d says Toby Sun, cofounder of LimeBike. \u201cWhen we begin to have bikes within a couple of blocks and only pay a small amount to access them, we can turn the bicycle into a mass transportation network and redesign our cities for people instead of cars.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently, only 2% of trips in the Bay Area happen on bicycles compared to 27% in the Netherlands. LimeBike says it envisions a day in which biking, in conjunction with existing public transportation, will be a true and compelling alternative to every day car transportation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe think it\u2019s important to work together, identify the right bike program strategy for each region, and jointly add bike transportation as a widely used, and widely available option for getting around,\u201d added Sun.<\/p>\n
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