# Skip

> Skip was a San Francisco company renting shared electric scooters through a mobile app. Founded in 2017 and launched in 2018, it emphasized durable vehicles, rider education and permitted city operations, developing the modular S3 scooter before losing its San Francisco permit in 2019. Helbiz later leased its Washington, D.C. operating license; Skip Transport filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in August 2021.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Sanjay Dastoor (Co-founder and CEO), Matt Tran (Co-founder; research and development), Mike Wadhera (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** App-based shared electric scooter rentals, Camera and lock-equipped scooter pilots, Skip S3, Rider education and training
- **Notable:** Selected with Scoot as one of two operators in San Francisco’s 2018-2019 scooter pilot., Participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2018 batch., Developed and announced the custom, modular S3 scooter in August 2019.

## Products & services

- **App-based shared electric scooter rentals** — Locate, unlock and rent electric scooters for short urban trips. Historical May 2018 pricing was $1 to unlock plus $0.15 per minute; pricing changed by time and market.
- **Camera and lock-equipped scooter pilots** — Test vehicles introduced rear-facing cameras for parking and riding research, swappable batteries and retractable locks.
- **Skip S3** — Custom fleet scooter announced in August 2019 with modular repairable components, swappable batteries, larger wheels, wider deck, rear-wheel drive, redundant braking and lock-to hardware.
- **Rider education and training** — Safety education and rider training accompanied the rental service.

## Achievements

- Selected with Scoot as one of two operators in San Francisco’s 2018-2019 scooter pilot.
- Participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2018 batch.
- Developed and announced the custom, modular S3 scooter in August 2019.
- Attracted investment from Toyota AI Ventures in September 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2021-08** — Skip Transport filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Northern District of California.
- **2022-04** — Helbiz’s SEC registration filing described the 2021 transaction as a lease of Skip’s D.C. operating license and temporary app rights, excluding other assets.
- **2022-06** — Sanjay Dastoor discussed Skip, Boosted and hardware business models in an Atoms and Bits interview.

## Links

- Website: https://rideskip.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rideskip/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SkipScooters
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skipscooters/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skipscooters/

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