scooter-sharing
Singapore’s e-scooter ban will disappoint some, but there’s a silver lining for others
The country’s shock PMD ban will have a big impact on sharing services and food-delivery businesses, but shared bikes could be making a comeback.
Jack Ellis · · 9 min read
In brief: US scooter-sharing service Lime picks Singapore as regional HQ
Lime’s downtown office is set to open in Q3 2019.
Aya Lin · · 1 min read
With Mobike leaving, Singapore’s bike-sharing boom looks over. Here’s what’s next
I, for one, welcome our new e-scooter overlords.
Jack Ellis · · 8 min read
Is scooter-sharing another tech bubble or the real deal?
Superficial similarities with bike-sharing have driven some analysts to question whether the scooter-sharing industry is doomed to suffer the same fate.
Peter Guest · · 8 min readIn brief: Neuron takes its shared e-scooters to Malaysia
The Singapore-based startup raised US$3.66 million in funding last month.
Jack Ellis · · 1 min readApplications for Singapore e-scooter operator licenses open tomorrow
The city-state will also be accepting new applications from bike-sharing service providers.
Jack Ellis · · 2 min readThese Singaporeans built a scooter startup and sold it to Ford for $100m in 20 months
Spin is counting on its affordability, its civil-minded approach, and its government links to win America’s last-mile race.
Jack Ellis · · 9 min readNeuron’s e-scooters set to roll across Asia after $3.7m seed injection
The Singaporean startup nabbed funding from SeedPlus and 500 Startups, among others.
Jack Ellis · · 3 min readWhat scooter-sharing startups can learn from bike-sharing
There are two major operational challenges that scooter-sharing startups can tackle differently.
Charmaine de Lazo · · 3 min readIn brief: Indian scooter startup acquires Ofo’s local assets
Sequoia-backed Bounce is using the purchase to make a move into bike-sharing.
Jack Ellis · · 1 min read