Analysis

February 19, 2020

What's next in Europe's scooter wars?

City tenders, operational costs and funding fatigue could all kill European scooter startups this year. But will they?


Amy Lewin

8 min read

Last month, Europe saw its first big electric scooter acquisition: German startup Circ was taken over by US competitor Bird. 

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Fredrik Hjelm, Voi cofounder and chief executive.
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Paris introduced scooter parking spaces last year.
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Lawrence Leuschner, Tier cofounder and chief executive.
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Tier's electric cargo bikes are used to replace scooter batteries.
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Tier now employs 450 people.
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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