Lime

Watch out Stage 2

Lime made dockless scooters and e-bikes a normal part of city travel. Rides are pay-as-you-go, so there is little to keep you if a rival is closer. It listed on Nasdaq in 2026 while still losing money, which brings investor pressure, but no extraction criterion is documented yet. Stage 2.

Since
2017
Category
Mobility
VC-backed
Yes
Public
Since 2026 (NASDAQ: LIME)
Website
li.me
X
@limebike

The promise

Its first promise, and how much is kept · Scoring

100% kept

“Smart Mobility Made Simple”
Lime homepage, 2018 No extraction or decline criteria met.

Why it’s rated 2

The criteria it meets, with sources · Method

Alignment 0 of 3
None
Lock-in 0 of 4
None
Extraction 0 of 7
None
Decline 0 of 3
None

Result No extraction that meets the stage 3 test, and either some lock-in or no alignment criterion, so stage 2.

News signals

Sourced reporting, tagged by strategy

Jul 1, 2026
Lime prices its Nasdaq IPO at $25 a share
Liquidity eventInvestor pressure