The scooter startups are taking over the world or trying to.Earlier this week, Bird debuted its electric scooters in Londons Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; today, Lime is announcing its foray into the land down under with the launch of a three-month scooter pilot atMonash University in Melbourne, Australia.Lime has also released several hundred of its dockless electric bikes in Sydney and plans to introduce its scooters there, aswell as in Brisbane, soon.Sydneys need for innovative transport solutions, which cater to the first and last mile, gives us confidencewe will see high uptake of Lime electric bikes within the community, said Mitchell Price, Limes director of government affairs and strategy in Australia and New Zealand.The company is also announcing that its clocked in 20 million rides just two months after itsurpassed 10 million.Using the nearly half a billion dollars its raised to date, Lime is rapidly expanding across the globe and filling out its C-suite.
Last week, it brought on David Richter as its first-ever chief business officer, followed by the appointment of GV general partner Joe Kraus as its chief operating officer.Headquartered in San Francisco, thestartup is backed by GV, Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, Section 32, GGV Capital and more.