ebike

VC darling Rad Power Bikes hit with another round of layoffs

Rad Power Bikes, the Seattle-based e-bike startup that has raised more than $300 million from investors, went through another round of layoffs in July, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. This is the company’s fifth round since April 2021, when it cut back 100 staffers.  Rad’s latest layoffs follow a culling a year ago, where the e-bike […]

VC darling Rad Power Bikes hit with another round of layoffs Read More »

How VanMoof’s new owners plan to win over its old customers

When VanMoof declared bankruptcy last year, it left around 5,000 customers who had pre-ordered e-bikes in the lurch. Now VanMoof is up and running under new management, and the company’s current owners are courting those same customers by offering them a €1,000 discount off a new bike.  It’s an audacious strategy, one that bets on

How VanMoof’s new owners plan to win over its old customers Read More »

Whizz wants to own the delivery e-bike subscription space, starting with NYC

New York City, home to over 60,000 gig delivery workers, has been cracking down on cheap, uncertified e-bikes that have resulted in battery fires across the city.  Some e-bike providers may see such regulations as a problem for business. But e-bike subscription startup Whizz sees it as an opportunity.  “I think the market is moving

Whizz wants to own the delivery e-bike subscription space, starting with NYC Read More »

Onyx Motorbikes was in trouble — and then its 37-year-old owner died

James Khatiblou, the owner and CEO of Onyx Motorbikes, was watching his e-bike startup fall apart.  Onyx was being evicted from its warehouse in El Segundo, Los Angeles. The company’s unpaid bills were stacking up. His chief operating officer had abruptly resigned. A shipment of around 100 CTY2 dirt bikes from Chinese supplier Suzhou Jindao

Onyx Motorbikes was in trouble — and then its 37-year-old owner died Read More »