Overview
Location
United States, New York
Employees
501-1000
Founded date
2009
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Jul 2, 2018 | Lyft Bikes is now a thing | Lyft, the rideshare giant that last week closed on $600 million in fresh funding, just announced the latest move in its ongoing chess match with its older and better-funded competitor Uber. It has acquired Motivate, the oldest and largest e... |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Lyft Jumps Into the Bikesharing Space With Motivate | 11 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn In April, Uber acquired bikesharing company Jump. Now Uber’s main U.S. competitor, Lyft, is joining the game with its acquisition of Motivate. Follow Crunchbase News on Twitter & Facebook Founde... |
| Jan 8, 2018 | Ford GoBikes are going electric in San Francisco | Motivate, the company behind the San Francisco Yay (Bay) Area’s bike-share system, is adding pedal-assist e-bikes to its fleets this April. The one-year pilot will launch with 250 of these e-bikes in San Francisco, the company announced tod... |
| May 26, 2017 | 4 years in, Citi Bike has proved the critics wrong | There are many things in short supply in New York City: space on the L train, a beer under $6, sunlight. But there is no shortage of critics, which Citi Bike has certainly learned. “Our bike snob tests out the CitiBike — and finds it a weig... |
| May 25, 2017 | Spin raises $8 million as bike-sharing battle heats up in the US | Bike sharing has taken a turn in the U.S., following trends in China. The new mode is “dockless,” where companies distribute bikes around a city or campus to be rented per trip instead of dispensing them from one station. The bikes are trac... |
| Apr 15, 2017 | A new on-demand battle is speeding toward the US, and VCs are seeing dollar signs | While Uber’s woes take center stage in the U.S., a different on-demand battle that’s been playing out in China is coming to the states. The battle isn’t over car sharing. It’s not over bus sharing, either, though that, too, is a growing foc... |
| Mar 15, 2017 | LimeBike raises $12 million to roll out bike sharing without kiosks in the US | A startup called LimeBike has raised $12 million in venture funding to make Chinese-style bike sharing mainstream in the U.S. Andreessen Horowitz led the round, joined by IDG Ventures, DCM Ventures and other investors who declined to be nam... |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Spin wants to bring dock-less bike sharing to the US | Bikeshare programs in the US have mostly consisted of kiosks, or stations, where users can unlock a bike, take it off the rack, use it and return it once their errand or joy ride is done. Some only allow subscribers others charge by the hou... |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Ford backs massive bike-share expansion in the San Francisco Bay Area | At a press conference in San Francisco today, Ford Motor Co. president and CEO Mark Fields announced that the company had both acquired a rideshare startup called Chariot and made a significant investment in expanding the region’s bike-shar... |
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FAQ about Motivate
When was Motivate founded?
Motivate was founded in 2009.
What has the press written about Motivate?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning Motivate, among them “Lyft Bikes is now a thing” (Jul 2, 2018) and “Lyft Jumps Into the Bikesharing Space With Motivate” (Jul 2, 2018).
Is Motivate still active?
Yes, Motivate is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 5, 2018.