micromobility

also referred to as: micro-mobility

8 statements across 4 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 29, 2019 by Sarah Smith · across every show →

Everything said about micromobility, oldest first

Apr 29, 2019 neutral
Insight
Smith: Proximity, not brand loyalty, drives consumer choice in shared micromobility
“The bigger driver is really going to be proximity and location. So when you step out and you're trying to get from point A to B, you're going to really just care about which one is the closest to you.”
Sarah Smith Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 18:27 20VC: Why Lead Lime's Series D Funding Round, Why Engineers Are Underpaid & Why 74% of US Venture Firms Still Do Not Have Female GPs
Apr 29, 2019
Insight
Smith: Data and market experience drive micromobility utilization more than capital
“The company who has the most experience in the most markets are also going to have the most data to use in optimizing and driving the highest utilization.”
Sarah Smith Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 14:03 20VC: Why Lead Lime's Series D Funding Round, Why Engineers Are Underpaid & Why 74% of US Venture Firms Still Do Not Have Female GPs
Apr 29, 2019 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Smith: Optimized fleet disbursement will determine the winner in micromobility
“Our view is that really, again, this comes back to the fleet that is best to Optimized in terms of its disbursement of the vehicles throughout the city. We believe that that is the player that's going to win the most revenue and the most trips”
Sarah Smith Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 18:47 20VC: Why Lead Lime's Series D Funding Round, Why Engineers Are Underpaid & Why 74% of US Venture Firms Still Do Not Have Female GPs
Nov 13, 2024 bullish
Insight
Villig: Micromobility works in almost every city in Europe
“I think what actually, what we underestimated was that micro-mobility is just a category that will work in almost every city in Europe.”
Markus Villig Nov 13, 2024 ▶ 1:08:19 Markus Villig, Founder @Bolt: The Most Insane Story in Startups & The Future of Self-Driving| E1225 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Nov 13, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Villig: Scooter contribution margins top out around 20%
“So in good markets, you are maybe able to get to 20% contribution margins, but in bad markets, it can be negative.”
Markus Villig Nov 13, 2024 ▶ 1:09:02 Markus Villig, Founder @Bolt: The Most Insane Story in Startups & The Future of Self-Driving| E1225 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 27, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Micromobility Will Replace Urban Personal Car Ownership Within 20 to 30 Years
“I believe micromobility is the future of urban transportation. That in 2030 years, we're going to be shocked that we had a system where each person owned a car and drove themselves in a 4005 thousand pound tank around the city.”
Wayne Ting Jan 27, 2025 ▶ 52:52 Wayne Ting, CEO @Lime: From Losing $3 on Every $1 to $90M in EBITDA | E1252 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 27, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Increasing Lime's Fleet Supply Counterintuitively Boosts Per-Unit Utilization
“This is why when we increase our fleet in a market, we actually see our trips per vehicle per day go up. Our utilization goes up. It's counterintuitive. When you grow your supply in most businesses, the utilization per unit goes down because the demand usually…”
Wayne Ting Jan 27, 2025 ▶ 15:55 Wayne Ting, CEO @Lime: From Losing $3 on Every $1 to $90M in EBITDA | E1252 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 11, 2025 bullish
Prediction Held up
Mignot: Lime and Dott will ultimately succeed in micromobility
“I still think that some companies will do well, actually, in that space. I think Lime is, is doing well. I think Dot is doing pretty well. I think they will be okay at the end, but it's clearly, you know, it's been a really, really difficult space.”
Martin Mignot Aug 11, 2025 ▶ 15:53 Index Ventures Partner, Martin Mignot: Figma, Scale, Wiz: Inside Index’s Decacorn Factory · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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