Ridepanda Helps Companies Offer Green Commuting Perks With E-Bike Subscriptions – CleanTechnica

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Companies can assist their workers tidy up their commutes by providing e-bike and e-scooter memberships as a business advantage, and Ridepanda is here to make that procedure as simple as possible. Ridepanda functions as a one-stop-shop for workers to choose the micromobility alternative that finest fits them, and after that uses a regular monthly membership service for the e-bike or scooter, which the worker’s business can either straight fund through Ridepanda, or can use the worker a repayment for the membership.

The e-mobility start-up, which initially started as direct-to-consumer organization however has actually rotated to assisting business clients to decrease their workers’ carbon footprint, uses a variety of vetted e-bikes and scooters from brand names such as Specialized, Giant, Brompton, Momentum, and more. Once a business has actually been onboarded with Ridepanda, workers can choose the e-bike or scooter they desire in the online website (which is tailored for each business), and either choose it up personally in Seattle, San Francisco, or New York, or have it delivered straight to them.

Along with the e-bike or scooter itself, the month-to-month membership, which begins at $45, likewise consists of a helmet, a lock, and a tire pump, along with totally free preventative upkeep (tune-ups) and labor for repair work for regular wear and tear. Ridepanda likewise offers theft insurance coverage with a $500 deductible, along with protection for mishap damage with a $100 deductible. Companies can pick the level of aid they wish to offer their workers, either partial protection or complete protection of the membership, and workers have the alternative to purchase out their e-bike or scooter after a year’s membership.

Ridepanda just recently got $7.5M in financing in a 2nd seed round led by Blackhorn Ventures and Yamaha Motor Ventures, and consisted of financial investments from Proeza Ventures, Porsche Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Somersault Ventures, General Catalyst, and others. The financing will assist Ridepanda in its objective of having “100,000 employees commuting to and from work, living an active lifestyle, on a Ridepanda vehicle by 2026.”

The business currently has a fantastic list of business customers who are utilizing the Ridepanda platform, consisting of Google, Amazon, Apple, SalesForce, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, to name a few.

Offering an aid on green travelling alternatives is a fantastic method for business to begin putting their sustainability programs to work not simply by providing an ESG report or purchasing carbon offsets, however by assisting to straight decrease CO2 emissions and air contamination in your area, while likewise offering an indirect bonus offer of supporting a much healthier way of life for its workers. Find out more at Ridepanda.

H/T Fast Company