Dott (transportation company)
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| dott | |
| Formerly | TIER |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Micromobility |
| Incorporated | Germany |
| Founded | 24 July 2018 in Berlin, Germany[2][3] |
| Founder | Julian Blessin, Lawrence Leuschner[2] |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Europe, Middle East |
Number of employees | 1677 (2024[6]) |
| Website | ridedott |
Dott (formally Tier Mobility SE) is a German[1] company based in Berlin, Germany[4] which was founded in July 2018.[3][2] In January 2024, TIER and Dott announced the closing of a financial transaction to merge the two companies. With revenues of €250m, supporting over 125M trips a year in more than 20 countries, the newly combined business creates the European champion of shared micromobility.[7] Dott is one of the three companies that are authorized to operate rentals of electric scooters in London during a one-year trial of the use of e-scooters.[8]
History
The company had been selected along with Lime and the then operator of the dott brand to participate in a year-long trial of the use of e-scooters as a method of transportation in London.[9][10]
In March 2024 the company acquired emTransit B.V.,[6] which was then operating under the dott brand name.[5] emTransit had been founded in September 2019 by the French Henri Moissinac and Maxim Romain. It had its Series A round of funding in 2019, raising €30 million[11] led by EQT Ventures and Naspers;[12] this was followed by a Series B round in April for $85 million, led by Sofina.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Tier Mobility SE, Berlin". North Data (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tier Mobility GmbH Eintragung" (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b "PwC Legal advises Tier Mobility on Seed and subsequent Series A financing round of approx. EUR 27m". PwC Legal Germany. 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Imprint". Dott. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ a b "TIER and Dott to form the European champion of shared micro-mobility". Dott. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "TIER-Dott Sustainability report 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "TIER and Dott merger completes".
- ^ O'Reilly, Gem (9 June 2021). "E-scooters 'not safe' without audible signals". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Whitlock, Robin (10 June 2021). "Dott launches e-scooters on the streets of London". Renewable Energy Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10.
- ^ "E-scooter trial launches in London, but riders may 'race against clock' with pay per minute fee". inews.co.uk. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Amsterdam-based Dott raises another €30 million to roll out its safe e-bikes and scooters". 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "Dott raises $34 million to build a sustainable scooter startup". 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "European e-scooter and micromobility startup Dott raises $85 million". 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
