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E-scooter startup Lime raises $523 mln, eyes going public in 2022

New York Tech Editorial Team by New York Tech Editorial Team
November 5, 2021
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E-scooter startup Lime raises $523 mln, eyes going public in 2022
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A man rides an e-scooter from Lime, a U.S. based transportation-rental company running bicycle-, scooter- and car-sharing systems, in Cologne, Germany, July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Nov 5 (Reuters) – Urban mobility company Lime said on Friday it had raised $523 million from investors to scale up production of its latest e-scooters and e-bikes and its top executive said the startup is aiming for a stock market listing in 2022.

The San Francisco-based company said the money it had raised from convertible debt and term loan financing included fresh capital from ride-hailing company Uber (UBER.N), which became an investor in 2020. The funding round was “significantly oversubscribed,” Lime Chief Executive Officer Wayne Ting told Reuters.

“I think it’s a recognition that Lime is now the undisputed leader in this space,” Ting said. “It’s a real milestone that shows investor confidence that Lime will be going public and we’ll use this as a launching pad to go public next year.”

Ting told Reuters that depending on market conditions, he was hoping for a listing in the summer of 2022. He said he was “agnostic” as to whether the company will pursue a more traditional initial public share offering (IPO), or opt for a listing via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

Santa Monica-based electric scooter rental company Bird is merging with Switchback II Corp , a SPAC, and will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday under the ticker symbol “BRDS” in a deal valuing the scooter startup at $2.3 billion. read more

Lime said its latest funds will go to scaling up its “Gen4” e-scooters and e-bikes that include “swept handlebars for a more comfortable ride”, additional reflectors to improve rider visibility and a swappable battery between both vehicles.

Lime has launched operations in 80 new cities this year, bringing its global total to more than 200.

The scooter rental business is expected to undergo further consolidation as larger operators seek greater scale to handle tougher regulations from cities. read more

Reporting By Nick Carey;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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