At Ember, we're building the future of public transpot – fully electric and tech enabled.
First, we're developing a fully electric, intercity bus network. Our initial route from Dundee to Edinburgh launched in October 2020 and is the UK's only electric coach service. In future, we'll integrate final mile transport – bikes, scooters, trams, taxis and more. The goal is to make the whole journey, from A to B, seamless.
Ember is product led, with tech in our DNA. That's in contrast to the legacy providers which tend to treat software as something you buy, rather than build. We also have a relentless customer focus – our background was as bus users, not bus operators, so we have a good idea of the pain points.
Our main office is based in Edinburgh but we have a team of drivers based in Dundee. We'll be adding more locations across Scotland in the future.
First, we're developing a fully electric, intercity bus network. Our initial route from Dundee to Edinburgh launched in October 2020 and is the UK's only electric coach service. In future, we'll integrate final mile transport – bikes, scooters, trams, taxis and more. The goal is to make the whole journey, from A to B, seamless.
Ember is product led, with tech in our DNA. That's in contrast to the legacy providers which tend to treat software as something you buy, rather than build. We also have a relentless customer focus – our background was as bus users, not bus operators, so we have a good idea of the pain points.
Our main office is based in Edinburgh but we have a team of drivers based in Dundee. We'll be adding more locations across Scotland in the future.
Location: United Kingdom, Scotland, City of Edinburgh
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +44 131 510 4007
Total raised: $21.08M
Founded date: 2019
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 26.06.2024 | - | $7.08M | - |
| 28.03.2024 | Series A | $14M | Inven Capi... |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.06.2024 | Scots All-electric Intercity Bus Operator Ember Gets £5.6M Loan | Ember, the UK’s first all-electric intercity bus operator, has increased its fleet of zero emission coaches with a loan totalling £5.6 million from Triodos Bank UK, the ethical bank. The transport startup launched in Scotland in 2020, with ... |
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| 29.03.2024 | TCab Tech Raises $20 Million for Flying Taxi: Startup Funding Roundup | Flying taxis raised hundreds of millions of dollars last year, and they’re continuing to raise money in 2024. Some are further along in development than others, but the one featured this week has already begun testing. Four travel tech star... |
| 28.03.2024 | Inven Capital co-leads a $14M investment for Scottish company Ember | Inven Capital co-leads a $14M investment for Scottish company Ember 28 March, 2024, 16:56 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Ember, a Scottish company building all-el... |
| 26.03.2024 | How Ember is building an all-electric intercity bus network in the UK | A Scottish company building one of the U.K.’s first all-electric intercity bus networks has raised $14 million (£11 million) in a Series A round as it looks to expand across the entire country. Building any bus network from scratch — electr... |
| 26.03.2024 | Scots All-electric Intercity Bus Operator Raises £11M in Funding | Ember, the Scottish all-electric intercity bus operator, has announced today (26 March 2024) that it’s raised £11 million in Series A funding. The oversubscribed funding round was led by investment firms Inven Capital, 2150, and AENU, and s... |
| 26.03.2024 | Ember Raises £11M in Series A Funding | Ember, an Edinburgh, UK-based electric bus network company, raised £11M in Series A funding. The round was led by Inven Capital, 2150 and AENU with participation from existing investors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate th... |
| 08.09.2020 | Introducing: The 30 companies joining Net Zero 1.0 | Today we are excited to announce the 30 companies (and 4 fellows) chosen to join Net Zero 1.0. The Net Zero growth programme is the very first in the world to focus on sustainable, carbon conscious companies that are helping the UK work tow... |
| - | Ember | “Travel by electric bus between Edinburgh, Dundee, Perth, Kinross and more. Brand-new buses, affordable fares and real-time tracking.” |