Lime IPO: Investment Opportunities & Pre-IPO Valuations

Company Details

Lime was founded in 2017 by Toby Sun and Brad Bao. TechCrunch reported in September 2023 that Lime is eyeing a potential IPO. CEO Wayne Ting spoke to TechCrunch saying: “we have the economics, the growth, the profitability to take Lime public hopefully as soon as the market permits.”

Lime is a transportation company that provides an operated network of bikes and scooters. Per Forge data, Lime raised $1.5 billion in funding over 11 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 5, 2021. Key investors include Uber, Bain Capital Ventures, Google Ventures, Croatue, Rainbow Technologies, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, and Fifth Wall.

These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.

limebike.com

Sector

Transportation

Subsector

Ridesharing

Founded

2017

Forge Price ¹

Price not yet available

Post-Money Valuation ³

$2.51B

Total Funding

$744.97MM

LFR Price per Share

$xx.xx

Last Funding Share Class

Series D

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Can you invest in Lime pre-IPO?

Lime is a privately held company and is not publicly traded, therefore investing in Lime pre-IPO is only available to accredited investors. If you meet the accreditation criteria, you can learn more about Forge’s Secondary Marketplace and how to invest in private companies before their potential IPO. If you are not accredited, find out how to begin the process and qualify for new investment opportunities.

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Will Lime go IPO?

Lime has not yet filed for an IPO. However, it’s important to note that IPOs are not the sole avenue for a private company to transition to public trading. Private companies can also go public through alternative methods such as but limited to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), direct listings, or mergers and acquisitions. Find out which companies are eyeing an IPO on our Tech IPO Calendar 2025.

What is Lime’s IPO price?

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When was Lime founded?

Lime was founded in 2017.

What is Lime funding to date?

Lime has raised $744.97MM to date.

Lime Major Investors

Fidelity Investments

Andreessen Horowitz

Bain Capital Ventures

Prelude Ventures

Gaingels

Akkadian Ventures

Coatue Management

SignalFire

Bling Capital

Atomico

Ethos VC

Ajax Strategies

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Lime Funding Rounds and Valuation

Funding History Chart

Funding Round Details

	Funding Date	Share Class	Amount Raised	Price per Share	Post-Money Valuation	Key Investors
	02/06/2019	Series D	$310MM	$xx.xx	$2.51B	Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, Bling Capital, Coatue, Dcm, Fidelity Investments, Fifth Wall, Fj Labs, Ggv Capital, Gic, Gr Capital, Gsv Capital, Gv, Ivp, St. Augustine Partners
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 1,278,350,515 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 6.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, Bling Capital, Coatue, Dcm, Fidelity Investments, Fifth Wall, Fj Labs, Ggv Capital, Gic, Gr Capital, Gsv Capital, Gv, Ivp, St. Augustine Partners
	08/20/2018	Series C	$335.1MM	$xx.xx	$1.24B	Alphabet, Alpha Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Ascolta Ventures, Atel Capital Group, Atomico, Basis Set Ventures, Bmw I Ventures, Coatue Management, Fidelity Management & Research, Fifth Wall Ventures, Ggv Capital, Gic Private, Green Bay Ventures, Gv, Ivp, Moving Capital, Uber
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 1,832,747,945 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 6.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Alphabet, Alpha Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Ascolta Ventures, Atel Capital Group, Atomico, Basis Set Ventures, Bmw I Ventures, Coatue Management, Fidelity Management & Research, Fifth Wall Ventures, Ggv Capital, Gic Private, Green Bay Ventures, Gv, Ivp, Moving Capital, Uber
	02/16/2018	Series B	$87.36MM	$xx.xx	$260MM	Ame Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Cbre Group (Los Angeles), Coatue Management, Dcm Ventures, Equity Residential, Fifth Wall Ventures, Franklin Templeton Investments, Ggv Capital, Hines Corporation, Host Hotels & Resorts, Imo Ventures, Lennar, Macerich, Ngp Capital, Prologis, Rainbow Technologies, Section 32, Startx, The Durant Company
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 1,305,511,387 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 6.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Ame Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Cbre Group (Los Angeles), Coatue Management, Dcm Ventures, Equity Residential, Fifth Wall Ventures, Franklin Templeton Investments, Ggv Capital, Hines Corporation, Host Hotels & Resorts, Imo Ventures, Lennar, Macerich, Ngp Capital, Prologis, Rainbow Technologies, Section 32, Startx, The Durant Company
	04/06/2017	Series A-1	$510,132.00	$xx.xx	$30.2MM	Andreessen Horowitz, Danhua Capital, Dcm Ventures, Decent Capital, Free Wu, Gang Wang, Idg Capital, Immersion Ventures, Jason Zeng, Stanford University Venture Fund, Uphonest Capital
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 172,932,100 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 6.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Andreessen Horowitz, Danhua Capital, Dcm Ventures, Decent Capital, Free Wu, Gang Wang, Idg Capital, Immersion Ventures, Jason Zeng, Stanford University Venture Fund, Uphonest Capital
	04/06/2017	Series A	$12MM	$xx.xx	$42.2MM	Andreessen Horowitz, Danhua Capital, Dcm Ventures, Decent Capital, Free Wu, Gang Wang, Idg Capital, Immersion Ventures, Jason Zeng, Stanford University Venture Fund, Uphonest Capital
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 747,164,100 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 6.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Andreessen Horowitz, Danhua Capital, Dcm Ventures, Decent Capital, Free Wu, Gang Wang, Idg Capital, Immersion Ventures, Jason Zeng, Stanford University Venture Fund, Uphonest Capital

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Private Companies Exploring an IPO

					Last Funding Round
Company		Forge Price	Forge Price Change ⁵	Last Closed Trade	Share Class	Post-Money Valuation	Price per Share	Amount Raised
	Cerebras	$40.08	+9.9%	$xx.xx	Series F-1	$2.84B	$xx.xx	$85MM
	CoreWeave	$1,149.84	+18.78%	$xx.xx	Series C	$19B	$xx.xx	$1.15B
	Chime	$24.86	-0.04%	$xx.xx	Series G	$24.93B	$xx.xx	$1.1B
	Klarna	$370.00	-1.33%	$xx.xx	Unknown	$6.7B	$xx.xx	--
	Turo	$13.55	+4.47%	$xx.xx	Series E	$1.24B	$xx.xx	$240.52MM
	Circle	$24.71	+2.49%	$xx.xx	Series F	$8.05B	$xx.xx	$401MM
	Netskope	$11.07	+2.98%	$xx.xx	Series H	$7.5B	$xx.xx	$300MM
	Liquid Death	$9.47	-0.11%	$xx.xx	Series F-1	$1.4B	$xx.xx	$67.61MM
	Cohesity	$15.66	-18.31%	$xx.xx	Series H-1	$4.69B	$xx.xx	$27.5MM
	MNTN	--	--	$xx.xx	Series D	$2.21B	$xx.xx	$119MM

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