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A Hellobike in Hangzhou in 2018 | |
Native name | 哈啰出行 |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Bicycle-sharing system |
Founded | May 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05) |
Headquarters | Shanghai, China |
Website | hello-inc |
Hellobike (Chinese: 哈啰出行; lit. 'Hello travel') is a transportation service platform based in Shanghai, China. Founded in 2016, the company merged with Youon Bike the following year.
Hellobike first focused on building market share for its bicycle-sharing service in China's second- and third-tier cities, before shifting its focus to China's largest urban regions.
In recent years, Hellobike has expanded aggressively in the areas of electric scooter and electric bike transportation. In 2019, Hellobike and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd announced a US$145 million electric battery joint venture. This operation aims to develop a network of stations that would enable riders to pick up fully-charged batteries.
In a series of fundraising rounds dating back to 2016, Hellobike has raised over US$1.8 billion from investors. Ant Group, the company's largest single investor, holds an estimated 36 percent share in Hellobike.
In the highly-competitive Chinese bike sharing market, Hellobike's primary rival is Mobike.
References
- "Meet Hellobike, the scrappy latecomer to China's bike sharing market". The Star. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ Choudhury, Saheli Roy (2018-08-29). "Still 'a lot of space' for competition in China's bike-sharing frenzy, says start-up exec". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- "China's CATL, Ant Financial and Hellobike set up e-bike battery firm". Reuters. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- Hancock, Tom. "Hellobike eases past China's cycle-sharing pack". Financial Times.