Nextbike

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nextbike by TIER

Company type	Societas Europaea
Traded as	nextbike
Industry	Urban transport
Predecessor	Nextbike GmbH
Founded	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Founder	Ralf Kalupner
Headquarters	Erich-Zeigner-Allee 69-73, Leipzig , Germany
Area served	Europe
Key people	Leonhard von Harrach (CEO),[1] Sebastian Popp (COO) [2]
Products	Bicycle sharing systems
Services	Mobile app, website
Website	www.nextbike.net

nextbike is a German company that develops and operates public bike-sharing systems. The company was founded in Leipzig, Germany, in 2004. As of June 2024, it operates in cities of 20 countries including Germany, UK, Poland, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland.^[3] The headquarters with about 100 employees are based in Leipzig. The bicycles and stations are maintained by local service partners. Since 2021, nextbike GmbH has been a wholly owned subsidiary of TIER Mobility.^[4] As part of the merger, nextbike turned into the joint brand nextbike by TIER.

The bike sharing schemes can be initiated by cities and franchise partners. The operating costs are financed by contracts with public transport providers & municipalities, rental fees and the sale of advertising space on the bikes themselves. nextbike also provides mobility programmes for colleges or universities and companies. Their bike sharing service can be used as an elementary component of urban and regional mobility in over 300 cities worldwide.