| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.06.2026 | +++ Metaloop +++ Cortea +++ FinTech +++ André Schürrle +++ Venture Capital +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Freitag, 19. Juni). #STARTUPLAND: Super Early Bird-Tickets sind live!
STARTUPLAND is where the future beging... |
| 21.05.2026 | +++ SAP +++ Dance +++ Swapfiets +++ Aretea Group +++ Roll-ups +++ ZOHO.VC +++ Sereact +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Donnerstag, 21. Mai). #STARTUPLAND
STARTUPLAND: Founders. VCs. Visionaries
+++ Am 10. März 2027 findet im Rh... |
| 20.05.2026 | Unframe erhält 50 Millionen – Bunch sammelt 35 Millionen ein – Swapfiets übernimmt Dance | Im #DealMonitor für den 20. Mai werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arch... |
| 02.10.2025 | The biggest European transportation deals in H1 2025 | In the first half of 2025, European transportation companies raised €1.5 billion across 33 deals, around 4.5 per cent of total capital and 1.7 per cent of deal activity within European tech (€33.7 billion across 1,941 deals).
Funding in tra... |
| 16.09.2025 | German Startups Secure Major Funding, Drive Tech Consolidation | German startups attract major capital and witness significant consolidation. Munich's Agri-PV innovator feld.energy secures €10 million, led by HV Capital, to expand dual-use solar farming. Neumünster-based encentive lands €6.3 million for ... |
| 16.09.2025 | +++ André Schürrle +++ DRYLL +++ Zava +++ feld.energy +++ Autodoc +++ Heilbronn Slush’D +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Dienstag, 16. September). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt.... |
| 09.04.2025 | NOWOS raises €6M to expand lithium-ion battery repair and maintenance hubs | Lithium-ion battery repair and maintenance startup NOWOS today announced it has raised a €6 million equity funding round.
The round was led by Impact Venture Fund Shift4Good, with participation from Dutch investors Fair Capital Impact Fund ... |
| 13.03.2025 | The Surge of Innovation: A New Era for Startups in the DACH Region | The DACH region—Germany, Austria, and Switzerland—has become a hotbed for innovation and investment. Recent funding rounds highlight a growing trend: startups are not just surviving; they are thriving. With fresh capital flowing into variou... |
| 13.03.2025 | Dance Takes a Leap: €12 Million Funding Fuels E-Mobility Revolution | In the bustling cities of Europe, a quiet revolution is underway. Dance, an electric mobility subscription company, has secured €12 million in funding. This brings its total capital raised to over €79 million. The company, founded in 2020 b... |
| 12.03.2025 | Dance sammelt 12 Millionen ein – Vantis bekommt 10 Millionen – elea erhält 4 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 12. März werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arc... |
| 12.03.2025 | Riding the current: Dance bags €12 million for their e-bike subscription service | Berlin-based e-bike and moped subscription company Dance, today announced the successful closing of a €12 million funding round in equity and debt to expand its fleet and transform urban transportation.
New equity investors include Berlin-b... |
| 12.06.2024 | Driving evolution: 10 European startups transforming mobility | Mobility in Europe has seen a significant transition, driven by the need for sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. European startups are playing a crucial role in this transformation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and ... |
| 31.01.2024 | Who Are Germany’s Most Influential Electric Vehicle Startups in 2023? | Germany, a global leader in many technological sectors, has seen an incredible rise of Electric Vehicle startups in recent years. Companies focused on this increasingly important field are popping up left and right, with many gaining signif... |
| 12.09.2023 | sproof sammelt 3 Millionen ein – Dance erhält weiteres Geld – Springer kauft Homeday | Im #DealMonitor für den 12. September werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonito... |
| 12.09.2023 | Dance bags some groovy new investors and hits 10k members | Berlin-based e-bike and e-moped subscription startup Dance has reached a 10,000-member milestone, within its first year, across Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, and Vienna. With the successful growth comes a host of new investors in the firm... |
| 12.09.2023 | E-bike subscription service Dance reaches 10,000 active subscribers | Here are two interesting tidbits of news about Dance, the German startup that offers electric bikes and mopeds via subscription packages. First, the company just added a handful of investors to top up its recent €12 million funding round. S... |
| 12.07.2023 | Die (bisher) größten Startup-Investitionen des Jahres 2023 | Tagtäglich investieren deutsche und ausländische Risikokapitalgeber in junge Startups bzw. aufstrebende Scaleups und reifere Grownups. Auch im ersten Halbjahr des Jahres 2023 gab es schon wieder sehr viele spannende Geldströme in Deutschlan... |
| 12.04.2023 | Die (bisher) größten Startup-Investitionen des Jahres 2023 | Tagtäglich investieren deutsche und ausländische Risikokapitalgeber in junge Startups bzw. aufstrebende Scaleups und reifere Grownups. Auch in den ersten drei Monaten des Jahres 2023 gab es schon wieder sehr viele spannende Geldströme in De... |
| 08.03.2023 | 11 fette Investments, die jeder mitbekommen haben sollte | Hier wieder ein kurzer und schneller Rückblick auf die wichtigsten Investmentrunden im Februar 2023. Auch im vergangenen Monat konnten einige Startups, Scaleups und Grownups trotz anhaltender Krisenstimmung wieder üppige Millionenbeträge ei... |
| 18.02.2023 | +++ Wefox +++ Pliant +++ Dance +++ natural mojo +++ Flix +++ GoStudent +++ N26 +++ Bitwala +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker-Wochenrückblick liefern wir einen schnellen Überblick darüber, was in der deutschsprachigen Startup-Szene zuletzt wirklich wichtig war! #StartupTicker – Was zuletzt wirklich wichtig war! STARTUP-R... |
| 17.02.2023 | Dance Raises €12M in Additional Equity and Debt Capital | Dance, a Berlin, Germany-based electric mobility subscription company, raised €12M in additional Equity and Debt capital.
The equity raise was led by existing investors HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard. New investors included Winthrop Squar... |
| 16.02.2023 | Berlin-based electric mobility subscription service provider Dance cycles in another €12 million | Berlin-based electric mobility subscription service provider Dance has raised €10 million in an equity and debt financing round led by existing investors HV Capital, Eurazeo, and BlueYard.
The round also drew support from Winthrop Square Ca... |
| 16.02.2023 | Micro-EV subscription startup Dance pulls in another €12M from existing investors | Micro-EV subscription startup Dance, which launched in 2020, has raised an additional €12 million in an equity and debt round led by existing investors HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard. Dance was launched out of Berlin by former SoundCloud ... |
| 16.02.2023 | Dance bekommt 12 Millionen – Knowunity sammelt 9 Millionen ein – SPRK streicht 6 Millionen ein | Im #DealMonitor für den 16. Februar werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-... |
| 31.05.2022 | Upway lands $25 million to sell more refurbished electric bikes | French startup Upway has raised a $25 million Series A round led by Exor Seeds and Sequoia Capital. The company sells secondhand electric bikes that have been refurbished and are ready to roll.
In many ways, Upway reminds me of online marke... |
| 22.03.2022 | Dance dials up the tunes, adds €20 million to keep the tour rollin' | Berlin-based electric mobility subscription service provider Dance has raised €20 million in a debt financing round via TriplePoint Capital. Having recently announced market entries in Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, and Paris, the capital will be... |
| 09.03.2022 | Making pit stops in Hamburg, Munich, Vienna and Paris, Dance grows electric mobility subscription | With increased cycling infrastructure, public discourse and political will across Europe to create more sustainable cities, an ever-increasing number of commuters are choosing a more sustainable way for intra-travel.
Cashing in on the trend... |
| 08.03.2022 | E-bike subscription service Dance adds new cities and mopeds | After raising nearly $20 million a few months ago, Berlin-based startup Dance is expanding its electric bike subscription service to a handful of new cities. In addition to Berlin, people living in Hamburg, Munich, Vienna and Paris will be ... |
| 29.09.2021 | Dance Raises €16.5M in Funding | Dance, a Berlin, Germany-based ebike subscription company, raised an additional €16.5m in funding.
Eurazeo joined HV Capital and BlueYard as investors, alongside additional angels including:
Nicolas Berggruen, philanthropist and founder of ... |
| 27.09.2021 | E-Bikes | I used to ride a Vespa around NYC. I rode it to work and back for about ten years, from roughly 2003 to 2013. I stopped riding it when Bloomberg’s Traffic Enforcement people starting towing it when it was parked between cars on the street (... |
| 27.09.2021 | Dance raises another $19.4 million for its e-bike subscription service | German startup Dance has raised $19.4 million in new funding (€16.5 million). The news comes just weeks after the company started rolling out its e-bike subscription service in Berlin.
Eurazeo is leading today’s funding round. HV Capital an... |
| 08.09.2021 | Über 50 Gründer:innen, die es noch einmal wissen wollen | Immer mehr Gründerinnen und Gründer wagen es noch einmal und gründen nach dem Ausstieg aus ihrem vorherigen Startup erneut ein Unternehmen. Bodychange-Gründer Fredrik Harkort etwa startet derzeit mit Cleverly wieder durch. Die Soundcloud-Ma... |
| 31.08.2021 | Dance Launches Its Full Service in Berlin, Unveiling its First Generation Ebike | |
| 30.08.2021 | Dance launches its e-bike subscription service in Berlin | German startup Dance is launching its subscription service in its hometown of Berlin. For a flat monthly fee of €79 (around $93 at today’s exchange rate), users will get a custom-designed electric bike as well as access to an on-demand repa... |
| 11.12.2020 | Dance – Electric Bike Subscription by Alexander Gornyi | The post was originally published in Russian on Startup of the Day. Alexander kindly agreed to republish what we think is of great value to our readers.
As consumers get poorer, cheaper goods are offered to rent instead of purchase. If eve... |
| 23.10.2020 | E-bike subscription service DANCE secures €15M | E-bike subscription service DANCE secures €15M
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| 23.10.2020 | E-bike subscription service DANCE raises €15m | Less than three months since launching its pilot program, DANCE has closed a €15 million Series A funding round with the goal of bringing its joyful, sustainable and frictionless e-bike subscription service to the world.
Led by Eric Quidenu... |
| 22.10.2020 | Dance: The invite-only e-bike subscription service founded by SoundCloud founders raises €15M | E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular, and there is little to no evidence to suggest this growth will slow in the recent future. As Europeans are adapting to the ‘new normal’ post-COVID-19 pandemic, e-bikes are likely to play a crucial ... |
| 22.10.2020 | SoundCloud founders raise $17.8 million to bring subscription ebikes to market | Founders of music streaming platform SoundCloud are looking to bring subscriptions to the burgeoning ebike market with a European startup called Dance. The company today announced it has raised a €15 million ($17.8 million) round of funding... |
| 22.10.2020 | Berlin-based DANCE raises €15 million for its purpose-driven e-bike subscription service | Less than three months since launching its pilot programme, German startup DANCE closes a €15 million Series A funding round led by HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, with the goal of bringing its joyful, sustainable and frictionless e-bike subscript... |
| 22.10.2020 | E-bike subscription service Dance closes $17.7M Series A, led by HV Holtzbrinck Ventures | Three months on since the former founders of SoundCloud launched their e-bike subscription service, Dance today is announcing the close of a $17.7 million (€15 million) Series A funding round led by one of the larger European VCs, HV Holtzb... |
| 22.10.2020 | SoundCloud founders raise $17.8 million to bring subscription ebikes to market | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Founders of music streaming platform SoundCloud are looking to bring subscriptions to the burgeoning ebike market with a European start... |
| 22.10.2020 | DANCE, an e-bike subscription service from the founders of SoundCloud, closes €15 million Series A | Less than three months since launching its pilot program, the e-bike subscription DANCE has secured €15 million in Series A funding. HV Holtzbrinck Ventures led the round, with BlueYard and some entrepreneurs and angel investors joining as ... |
| 25.08.2020 | 6 neue Startups, die ihr euch unbedingt ansehen solltet | Jeden Tag entstehen überall in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz neue Startups. deutsche-startups.de präsentiert an dieser Stelle wieder einmal einige ganz junge Startups, die zuletzt, also in den vergangenen Tagen, Wochen und Monaten... |
| 07.08.2020 | Tech startups weekly: Twitter Fleets, Amazon stake in Deliveroo, e-bike startup from SoundCloud founders | As a part of a weekly roundup, we have listed some of the most important stories which grabbed attention in Europe technology news ecosystem this week.Stock photo from sdx15/ShutterstockTwitter Fleets, Stories-like feature expands to the Ne... |
| 27.07.2020 | The Station: Winners and losers in Paris, Rivian sets a delivery date, Waymo and FCA deepen ties | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox.
Hello and welcome back to The Station, a newsletter dedicated to all the present ... |
| 21.07.2020 | Former SoundCloud founders launch e-bike subscription service, backed by BlueYard | You’ve heard of e-bike and e-scooter rental startups spreading across cities. But today three veterans of the startup world will launch what appears to be a brand new take on the “e-revolution” sweeping cities in the wake of the global pand... |
| 21.07.2020 | So funktioniert Dance, das neue Startup der Soundcloud-Gründer | Wie bereits berichtet, arbeiten die Soundcloud-Gründer Alexander Ljung und Eric Quidenus sowie Jimdo-Macher Christian Springub seit einigen Monaten an Dance. Jetzt geht das neue Startup der Seriengründer mit einem Invite-only-Programm in Be... |
| - | Dance | “Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an ebike or emoped.” |
| - | Dance dials up the tunes, adds €20 million to keep the tour rollin' | Berlin-based electric mobility subscription service provider Dance has raised €20 million in a debt financing round via TriplePoint Capital. Having recently announced market entries in Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, and Paris, the capital will be... |
| - | Making pit stops in Hamburg, Munich, Vienna and Paris, Dance grows electric mobility subscription | With increased cycling infrastructure, public discourse and political will across Europe to create more sustainable cities, an ever-increasing number of commuters are choosing a more sustainable way for intra-travel.
Cashing in on the trend... |
| - | Dance | “Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.” |
