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Ridepanda

Online marketplace for electric bikes, scooters, and mopeds

1-20 employees
  • B2C
  • Travel
  • Marketplace
  • Transport
  • Electric Vehicles
  • eCommerce
1515 Broadway, Suite 5, San Francisco, CA 94109

Company mission

To make city life more efficient, happy, and connected, all while being environmentally friendly.

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Otta's take

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Theo Margolius

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Two-wheel electronic vehicles have gone through an explosion recently, with hundreds of different varieties in each category available in the marketplace. While the benefits of electronic light vehicles are obvious - convenience, low running costs, environmentally friendly - it can be difficult for anyone to find the right one for them. Ridepanda, a company of self-described e-ride evangelists, aims to be a one-stop shop to help anyone find and purchase their ideal ride.

As the first online marketplace for micro-mobility, Ridepanda competes mostly against general marketplaces like Amazon and Facebook Marketplace, and against manufacturers' own e-commerce offerings. However with founders from Lime, Bird and Scoot, the company is experienced in the market and able to curate a wider range of vehicles and effectively target customers. Additionally it offers a range of support services such as assembly instructions, maintenance tips, repair assistance, and insurance, which are typically offered on a case-by-case basis if at all by competitors.

Ridepanda is focused on the US market for now, particularly in large urban centres, though it has eventual goals to expand. It is also planning a subscription service in the future, tapping into additional markets as demand for electric vehicles continues to grow.

Benefits

  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health insurance
  • Electric vehicles discounts
  • Cash bonuses
  • Vision and dental

Company values

  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Wonderful user experiences
  • Sustainability
  • Physical safety on the streets
  • Emotional safety in the workplace

Funding (2 rounds)

Nov 2023

$3.8m

SEED

Jul 2021

$3.8m

EARLY VC

$7.5m

Total funding

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Founders

Having studied at the Haas School of Business, they worked at AIESEC International and INSA Lyon, before co-founding foodpanda in October 2012. They worked at Delivery Hero and Lime for almost 4 years before co-founding Ridepanda in January 2020.

Was a software engineer at Bird and Backend Technical Lead at Scoot Networks.

Jobs (6)

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Finance, Legal & Compliance

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