{"id":50895,"date":"2020-07-22T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2666798"},"modified":"2020-07-22T14:50:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T14:50:00","slug":"soundclouds-co-founders-are-launching-an-e-bike-subscription-service-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/22\/soundclouds-co-founders-are-launching-an-e-bike-subscription-service-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"SoundCloud\u2019s co-founders are launching an e-bike subscription service in Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dance will deliver an e-bike to ride for €59 a month<\/p>\n

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Dance is a new electric bike subscription service launched by the co-founders of SoundCloud. The invite-only program, which includes delivery, maintenance, and theft protection, launches this month in Berlin. It’s the latest service to try to capitalize on the e-bike boom<\/a> by shifting toward a Netflix or Spotify model for transportation.<\/p>\n

Dance was founded by SoundCloud founders Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss and Alexander Ljung, along with the co-founder of web design startup Jimdo<\/a>, Christian Springub. Their proposition rests on a couple of hard truths about e-bikes: they are expensive, typically costing €1,700 ($2,000) or more, and they are prone to theft. Dance is hoping to address those concerns, while also replicating the success of various music subscription services.<\/p>\n

“Music was one of the first industries to experience the shift from ownership to subscription,” Ljung said in a statement. “At SoundCloud we helped usher in this transformation and established the world’s largest and most passionate music community. Now we want to transfer this experience to the mobility space and start a movement that will ultimately make our cities more livable.”<\/p>\n

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