Bounce的无桩滑板车赌注因新冠疫情而终结；筹集1.9亿美元，现转向电动汽车重建

做的是什么生意

Started as dockless scooter-sharing (unlock via app, park anywhere legal); after the pandemic it became an EV maker and fleet operator, selling Bounce Infinity e-scooters with battery-as-a-service and renting e-scooters to gig delivery riders.

启动资金：~$72M Series C in 2019, $105M Series D in 2020; total funding passed $190M.

起因

Launched in 2014 as Wicked Ride, a premium motorcycle-rental platform, by Vivekananda Hallekere and co-founders; it pivoted to urban commuting, rebranded as Bounce, and in May 2018 introduced dockless scooter rentals in Bengaluru.

经过

Grew to tens of thousands of scooters and became one of India's largest shared-mobility platforms; raised $72M (Series C, 2019) and $105M (Series D, 2020). COVID lockdowns then cut shared-mobility revenue sharply, forcing Bounce to sell fleet assets and shut large parts of the rental network. In late 2021 it pivoted: acquired 22 Motors' Bhiwadi plant for $7M, launched the Infinity E1 e-scooter with a battery-as-a-service subscription (Dec 2021), and announced a $100M push into manufacturing and battery swapping; by January 2022 it had crossed 30M rides and 1M+ battery swaps and was building swapping partnerships aimed at supporting a million scooters.

结果

Still rebuilding: after layoffs and cost cuts in 2021–2023, Bounce repositioned around EV production, battery swapping and rentals to gig-economy riders, and in March 2026 raised $5M from existing investors as it pursues a more measured second act.

可借鉴之处

基于使用的实物资产赌注会在习惯一夜之间消失时死亡；Bounce通过从租赁滑板车转向为必须每天工作的零工骑手制造和租赁电动汽车而幸存。