# Lime

> Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company, renting dockless e-scooters and e-bikes through a single app across more than 200 cities in nearly 30 countries. Founded in 2017 as LimeBike, it pitches micromobility as the practical alternative to short car trips: cheaper, electric, and carbon-free. After surviving a brutal industry shakeout, Lime has turned cash-flow positive and filed to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker LIME.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Brad Bao (Co-founder & Chairman), Toby Sun (Co-founder & former CEO)
- **Team size:** ~2,700 employees
- **Products:** Lime e-scooters (Gen4), Lime e-bikes (Gen4), LimeBike & LimeGlider, Lime app
- **Notable:** Grew into the world's largest shared electric vehicle operator, in 200+ cities across nearly 30 countries., First micromobility company with a net-zero carbon target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (Scope 1, 2 and 3)., Reported its first profitable quarter and three consecutive years of positive free cash flow.

## Products & services

- **Lime e-scooters (Gen4)** — Dockless shared electric scooters built for durability, with swappable batteries; 35,000+ Gen4 units deployed across 30+ cities.
- **Lime e-bikes (Gen4)** — Shared electric bikes with an interchangeable battery shared with the Gen4 scooter fleet, designed for longer urban trips.
- **LimeBike & LimeGlider** — Newer modular vehicle types piloting an inclusive, longer-lasting design aimed at a wider range of riders.
- **Lime app** — Single mobile app to find, unlock, ride, and pay for Lime vehicles; also surfaces parking rules and city compliance info.

## Achievements

- Grew into the world's largest shared electric vehicle operator, in 200+ cities across nearly 30 countries.
- First micromobility company with a net-zero carbon target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (Scope 1, 2 and 3).
- Reported its first profitable quarter and three consecutive years of positive free cash flow.
- Recycles roughly 97% of materials from retired scooters.
- Filed S-1 to list on Nasdaq under ticker LIME (2026), with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan leading.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Parent company Neutron Holdings filed for a Nasdaq IPO under ticker LIME, with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan leading; Uber remains the largest shareholder.
- **2025-12** — Reported 2025 revenue of ~$886.7M (up ~29%) and ~$103.8M in positive free cash flow.
- **2025-01** — Reported a roughly 30% year-over-year increase in e-bike and e-scooter rides.

## Links

- Website: https://li.me
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/limebike
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/limebike
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/limebike

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Last updated: 2026-06-02