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Comics Music. Filed under: Report Transportation Rideables. By Andrew J. Hawkins andyjayhawk Oct 28, , pm EDT. Linkedin Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Like most shared scooter companies, Lime was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Next Up In Transportation. Sign up for the newsletter Verge Deals Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.

Just one more thing! The San Francisco-based company said the money it had raised from convertible debt and term loan financing included fresh capital from ride-hailing company Uber UBER. N , which became an investor in Ting told Reuters that depending on market conditions, he was hoping for a listing in the summer of He said he was "agnostic" as to whether the company will pursue a more traditional initial public share offering IPO , or opt for a listing via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company SPAC.

Until Thursday, Lime was arguably tied for the title of the largest scooter start-up in operation today with the other big guy, Bird. Consumers will soon be able to take Jump bikes and scooters on the Lime app, and Lime scooters on the Uber app.

The news was a welcome financial relief to Lime, which, like many transportation companies, has struggled during the pandemic. The micromobility giant made an early decision to pull its fleets in nearly every country in an attempt to safeguard the safety of its workers and discourage unnecessary travel that could spread COVID — a move that drew criticism from some advocates, since many smaller micromobility companies remained in operation to provide a sustainable solo transportation option for essential workers.

But as COVID lockdowns slowly begin to ease around the world — and Lime scooters return to the roads — the company is observing early signs of what could prove to be a global surge in ridership. In South Korea, which has done a famously good job of containing the virus and speeding a return to normal life, riders are using Lime 14 percent more than they did before the pandemic. Users in Columbus, Ohio. Lime, which was on track to be profitable in nearly all of its markets prior to the pandemic, is betting that it can use its wealth of experience in making the notoriously challenging scooter market profitable to turn Jump into an asset.