by RJ Shara | Aug 31, 2021 | Startups
German start-up Dance is launching its subscription service in its hometown Berlin. For a flat month-to-month cost of EUR79 (around $93 at today’s exchange rate), users will get a custom-designed electrical bike in addition to access to an on-demand repair and maintenance service. Established by the previous creators of SoundCloud and Jimdo, the business managed […] The factor why Dance required so much capital is that the company has actually designed its own e-bike internally. Like other popular e-bikes from VanMoof or Cowboy, you can lock and open the Dance bike from a mobile app. Dance has actually been trying out the service with hundreds of beta users and “thousands” of bikes are now readily available for new users. Dance appears like a well-designed offering with a nice-looking bike and a lot of versatility for the end user. 
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by RJ Shara | Oct 22, 2020 | Startups
Three months on since the former founders of SoundCloud launched their e-bike membership service, Dance today is revealing the close of a $17.7 million(EUR15 million) Series A financing round led by among the larger European VCs, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures. Established by Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss (ex-SoundCloud), Alexander Ljung (still at SoundCloud as chairman )and Christian […]
The bulk of e-bikes on the market today have some mix of bad design, high in advance costs, and troublesome upkeep. Many commuters are put off biking the average 10 kilometers(6.2 miles)commute however e-bikes make this range a breeze. Dance sits in that half-way home in between owning a costly bike and having to hunt down a rentable e-bike or electric scooter close to your area. …
by RJ Shara | Jul 21, 2020 | Startups
You’ve heard of e-bike and e-scooter rental start-ups spreading across cities. But today three veterans of the startup world will release what appears to be a brand name new take on the “e-revolution” sweeping cities in the wake of the international pandemic: subscription e-bikes, or, if you will, “EaaS” or “E-bikes-as-a-Service.” The previous founders of SoundCloud […] Former SoundCloud founders launch e-bike membership service, backed by BlueYard …
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