Dott (transportation company)

emTransit B.V.
IndustryMicromobility
Founded7 January 2019 (2019-01-07)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
FounderHenri Moissinac, Maxim Romain
HeadquartersAmsterdam, The Netherlands
Area served
Europe
Number of employees
ca. 300 (April 2021)
Websiteridedott.com

Dott is a micromobility company based in Amsterdam which was founded in January 2019.[1] Dott operates over 30,000[2] shared electric scooters and electric bikes[3] in 17 cities in Europe.[4] Dott is one of the three companies that are authorized to operate rentals of electric scooters in London during a one year trial of the use of e-scooters.[5]

History

Dott was founded in September 2019 by Henri Moissinac and Maxim Romain. It had its Series A round of funding in 2019, raising €30 million[6] led by EQT Ventures and Naspers;[7] this was followed by a Series B round in April for $85 million, led by Sofina.[8]

The company was selected along with companies TIER and Lime to participate in a year-long trial of the use of e-scooters as a method of transportation in London. It will deploy up to 6,600 scooters there during the course of the trial,[9] which will be available for rental use via an app.[10]

References
  1. "Transparency register". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  2. "Dutch-French e-scooter startup Dott raises $85 million as it plans to roll out e-bikes". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. "Dott to expand beyond e-scooters with bike-sharing service". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  4. O'Brien, Ciara (30 June 2021). "Escooter company to use smart technology ahead of Irish launch". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. O'Reilly, Gem (9 June 2021). "E-scooters 'not safe' without audible signals". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. "Amsterdam-based Dott raises another €30 million to roll out its safe e-bikes and scooters". 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  7. "Dott raises $34 million to build a sustainable scooter startup". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  8. "European e-scooter and micromobility startup Dott raises $85 million". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  9. Whitlock, Robin (10 June 2021). "Dott launches e-scooters on the streets of Londo". Renewable Energy Magazine.
  10. "E-scooter trial launches in London, but riders may 'race against clock' with pay per minute fee". inews.co.uk. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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