Scooter-Rental Startup Lime Is Expanding in Israel, Vienna
- Company plans to expand to Israeli cities within 30 days
- Startup is in fierce international turf war with rival Bird
A person unlocks a Lime scooter in San Francisco, Calif.
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U.S. electric scooter-rental startup Lime will launch in Vienna on Thursday and is preparing to hit the ground in Israel next month, the latest moves in the rapid international expansion of the companies.
Lime, most recently valued at $1.1 billion, plans to release its scooters onto the streets of “at least one, but most likely two cities,” in Israel within the next 30 days, said Caen Contee, vice president of international expansion for the San Mateo, California-based startup.