Micro-Mobility in 2026

Grand View Research estimates the global micro-mobility market to reach USD 91.2 billion by 2030. This sizing explicitly covers light vehicles like e-bikes and e-scooters, and is useful as a core market benchmark.

McKinsey’s city-mobility lens suggests demand expansion is structural rather than cyclical. For example, micromobility trips grew about 10% per year between 2018 and 2023, and argues micromobility could double or triple by 2030. It has the potential to reach a USD 340 billion global value pool by 2030 if cities scale infrastructure, operations, and unit economics.

Shared micromobility ridership in North America grew 31% to at least 225 million trips in 2024 across 415 cities. This indicates that post-consolidation operators are still finding product-market fit where cities sustain permitting and curb/parking rules.

At the same time, cities are now pricing safety externalities into regulation. In Great Britain, the Department for Transport reports 1390 casualties in collisions involving e-scooters in 2024. This includes 6 fatalities, with an adjusted estimate of 444 serious and 940 slight injuries.

Demand Signal: Shared Micromobility reaches 225M Trips in North America

There were 157 million shared micromobility trips in 2023 across the US and Canada, with 20% year-over-year growth. Station-based bike share contributed to 81 million trips, and the US alone grew 16% (Canada 40%). These figures indicate adoption and utilization as they separate station-based and dockless dynamics.

In the UK trial areas (excluding London), DfT reports Voi captured 68% of trips from Jan 2022 to May 2024, with the next largest operators Tier (10%) and Wind (6%).

Further, electrification in light mobility continues to scale globally. The IEA reports electric models held about a 15% global sales share in 2024, with 10 million electric two and three-wheeler sales that year. More than 9% of the global 2/3W fleet is now electric.

According to Grand View Research, the global micro-mobility market size is projected to reach USD 91.2 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 14.5% from 2025 to 2030.

According to our database, the micro-mobility ecosystem includes 2000 companies, of which 345 are startups. Also, the industry records a yearly growth rate of 11.93%. It reflects steady expansion as cities continue to integrate shared and electric micro-mobility solutions into urban transport systems.

 

 

Micro-Mobility Solutions to Watch

Ride Today enables Sustainable Mobility Solutions

Irish startup Ride Today designs micromobility vehicle solutions for urban transport across bikes, e-bikes, cargo bikes, scooters, and mopeds.

It operates an integrated delivery model that employs direct sales, vehicle subscriptions, and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to structure access by ownership or usage needs.

The startup deploys region-based operations to manage vehicle sourcing, configuration, deployment, and lifecycle support, ensuring consistent fleet availability.

Moreover, it enables businesses and individuals to combine hardware access with subscription management and turnkey mobility services within a single framework.

LISA Solutions specializes in Fleet Management for Micro-Mobility

Norwegian startup LISA Solutions provides fleet management software for micro-mobility and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) operations. It operates a unified digital platform that connects vehicles, sensors, and mobile applications to monitor fleets, manage connectivity, and coordinate daily operations in real time.

The startup integrates fleet tracking, business management, financial oversight, and customer support tools to support bike and scooter sharing at scale.

Moreover, it employs data analytics and operational dashboards to reduce downtime, optimize asset utilization, and support sustainability objectives across urban mobility networks.

STRIM Mobility provides Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS) for e-Bike and e-Scooter Rental Fleets

French startup STRIM Mobility designs compact charging and locking infrastructure for micro-mobility fleets and shared electric vehicles. It offers an ultra-compact charging point that connects to standard electrical outlets and supports cascade charging for multiple e-bikes and scooters from a single unit.

The startup integrates a universal smart lock with steel cables, alarm systems, shock sensors, and GPS tracking to secure vehicles. It also maintains a continuous high-current power supply to support reliable daily charging operations.

Moreover, it deploys flexible installations across walls, poles, fences, and urban furniture. This approach reduces space requirements and limits dependency on complex municipal approval processes.

Vuumly offers Shared Mobility Analytics for Micromobility Operators

Latvia-based startup Vuumly provides market intelligence and analytics software for micromobility operators and urban mobility stakeholders. The software aggregates real-time and historical shared mobility data to analyze demand patterns, fleet usage, and location-based performance.

The startup applies big data processing and comparative analytics to track scooters, bikes, e-bikes, and mopeds across operators and time periods.

Moreover, the software enables benchmarking against competitors, demand forecasting, and hotspot identification to improve fleet placement and utilization.

GridXenergy designs Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) for Micromobility Electric Vehicles

Indian startup GridXenergy provides modular battery and energy infrastructure solutions for electric two-wheelers in the micro-mobility sector.

The startup deploys an integrated system built around the PowerPod battery, Power Access Card, Home Dock, SwapNest swapping stations, and the GridX app. This system supports home charging, fast charging, and battery swapping across electric two-wheelers in micro-mobility use cases.

GridXenergy designs the PowerPod for multi-mode energy access. Also, the Power Access Card standardizes vehicle compatibility and enables seamless swapping.

Moreover, the Home Dock supports fixed and portable charging. SwapNest enables rapid battery exchange, and the GridX app connects hardware to manage energy access and usage.

Where Innovation Is Concentrating in 2026

Discover the emerging trends in the micro-mobility market along with their firmographic details:

 

 

Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I)

This segment includes 1800 companies, employing 153 000 professionals, with 39 new employees added in the last year. An annual growth rate of 6.49% reflects gradual adoption as cities deploy connected signals, curbside management systems, and infrastructure-linked mobility networks.

Within micro-mobility, V2I enables better fleet routing, safer micromobility lane integration, and data exchange between vehicles and smart city systems.

Computer Vision

This domain drives intelligence across micro-mobility operations by enabling real-time perception, monitoring, and automated decision-making. The segment spans 26 600 companies and supports a workforce of 1 300 000 employees, with 803 new employees added in the last year.

An annual growth rate of 5.07% signals sustained expansion as operators adopt visual analytics for parking compliance, rider behavior detection, asset condition monitoring, and theft prevention. In micro-mobility ecosystems, computer vision strengthens fleet control, regulatory compliance, and operational transparency at scale.

Smart Charging

This segment accounts for 2400 companies, employing 223 100 professionals, with 58 new employees added in the past year. An annual growth rate of 6.79% positions smart charging as one of the fastest-growing segments.

It is driven by battery swapping, demand-responsive charging, and grid-connected charging networks. For micromobility operators, smart charging reduces downtime, optimizes energy usage, and supports dense urban deployment without heavy grid strain.

Funding, Capital Flows, and What They Signal

Public funding is becoming a direct lever for micro-mobility readiness as it finances protected lanes, crossings, and traffic calming that correlate with sustainable ridership. USDOT positions the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program as a USD 5 billion initiative over FY2022-FY2026.

Within that envelope, USDOT reports FY2025 SS4A awards of USD 982 million supporting 521 communities.

For bike-and-walk infrastructure that directly expands micromobility trip capacity, FHWA’s Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside shows scale. The FAST Act apportionment table lists roughly USD 1.498 billion for FY2026 under TA (Set-Aside).

At the operator level, capital markets are reopening for scaled platforms. Lime’s revenue grew 32% to USD 686 million in 2024, has been free-cash-flow positive for two consecutive years, and operates in 280+ cities across ~30 countries. This is a decision-grade signal of investor expectations for durable unit economics in shared fleets.

Dott raised EUR 85 million in October 2025 via a EUR 70 million Nordic bond plus a EUR 15 million Series D extension.

FJ Labs joined a USD 16 million Series A round for shared scooter and bike operator Veo. D1 Capital Partners led a EUR 150 million funding round for Bolt. Google Ventures participated in a USD 170 million funding round for Lime.

Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, which is a global bicycle-sharing system provider, for USD 160 million in 2022. Rowe Price also participated in a USD 150 million minority investment in Rad Power Bikes.

The micro-mobility industry records an average investment value of USD 22.2 million per funding round. The investment landscape includes more than 2800 active investors, highlighting broad participation from venture capital firms, corporates, and institutional funds.

Scope and Market Definition

This micro-mobility outlook is built on the StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, which we use to triangulate market direction across 9M+ companies, 25K+ technologies & trends, and 190M+ signals spanning patents, funding activity, news, and market reports.

The report aligns platform signals with external market and demand anchors, as well as tracks how cities are underwriting the safe-streets prerequisite for micromobility scale. This allows mobility businesses to better understand where to expand reliably and where pilots remain stalled by governance and infrastructure gaps.