Lime completed their IPO on July 1, 2026 to list on NASDAQ with ticker LIME. They raised $167M at an implied valuation of $1.66B. Forge no longer actively tracks this company.
Lime was founded in 2017 by Toby Sun and Brad Bao. In February 2025 Bloomberg reported that Lime was looking to go public, however no official date has been confirmed by the company.
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.
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Is Lime a publicly traded company?
Lime became a public company following its IPO on 07/01/2026 and is now traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker LIME.
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Will Lime go IPO?
Lime became a public company following its IPO on 07/01/2026 and is now traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker LIME.
What is Lime’s IPO price?
The IPO price of Lime is not currently available.
When was Lime founded?
Lime was founded in 2017.
What is Lime funding to date?
Lime has raised $430.97M to date.
Lime major investors
Ajax Strategies
Akkadian Ventures
Andreessen Horowitz
Atomico
Bain Capital Ventures
Bling Capital
Coatue Management
Ethos Vc
Fidelity Investments
Gaingels
Prelude Ventures
Signalfire
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Lime pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds
Funding history chart
Funding round and deals details
Funding Date
Round
Amount Raised
Price per Share
Post-Money Valuation 3
Key Investors
05/07/2020
Series 3
$85M
$14.28
$475.31M
Ajax Strategies, Alphabet, Bain Capital Ventures, Gaingels, Green Bay Ventures, Gv, Ivp, Manhattan Venture Partners, Ngp Capital, Pescadero Pacific Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Squareone Capital, Suro Capital, Triplepoint Capital, Uber, Unicorn Venture Partners, West Quad Ventures
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
5,952,381
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
0.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Ajax Strategies, Alphabet, Bain Capital Ventures, Gaingels, Green Bay Ventures, Gv, Ivp, Manhattan Venture Partners, Ngp Capital, Pescadero Pacific Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Squareone Capital, Suro Capital, Triplepoint Capital, Uber, Unicorn Venture Partners, West Quad Ventures
05/07/2020
Series 2
$85M
$14.28
$475.31M
Ajax Strategies, Alphabet, Bain Capital Ventures, Gaingels, Green Bay Ventures, Gv, Ivp, Manhattan Venture Partners, Ngp Capital, Pescadero Pacific Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Squareone Capital, Suro Capital, Triplepoint Capital, Uber, Unicorn Venture Partners, West Quad Ventures
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
5,952,381
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
0.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Ajax Strategies, Alphabet, Bain Capital Ventures, Gaingels, Green Bay Ventures, Gv, Ivp, Manhattan Venture Partners, Ngp Capital, Pescadero Pacific Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Squareone Capital, Suro Capital, Triplepoint Capital, Uber, Unicorn Venture Partners, West Quad Ventures
02/06/2019
Series 1-D
$107.03M
$58.07
$2.4B
Acurio Ventures Partners, Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, Bling Capital, Coatue Management, Dcm Ventures, Dg Ventures, Fidelity, Fifth Wall Ventures, Fj Labs, Ggv Capital, Gic Private, Global Brain, Gr Capital, Gsv Capital, Gv, Ivp, Manhattan Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Ngp Capital, Notable Capital, Reform Ventures, Signalfire, St. Augustine Partners, Suro Capital, The Private Shares Fund
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,843,205
Liquidation Pref Order
3
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
0.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Acurio Ventures Partners, Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, Bling Capital, Coatue Management, Dcm Ventures, Dg Ventures, Fidelity, Fifth Wall Ventures, Fj Labs, Ggv Capital, Gic Private, Global Brain, Gr Capital, Gsv Capital, Gv, Ivp, Manhattan Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Ngp Capital, Notable Capital, Reform Ventures, Signalfire, St. Augustine Partners, Suro Capital, The Private Shares Fund
08/20/2018
Series 1-C
$136.17M
$43.78
$1.24B
Alphabet, Alpha Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Ascolta Ventures, Atel Capital Group, Atomico, Basis Set Ventures, Bild Alternative Investments, Bmw I Ventures, Coatue Management, Fidelity, Fifth Wall Ventures, Ggv Capital, Gic Private, Green Bay Ventures, Gv, Ivp, K5 Global, Moving Capital, Notable Capital, Uber
Price per Share
$ xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,110,254
Liquidation Pref Order
3
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
0.0%
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, Bild Alternative Investments, Bmw I Ventures, Coatue Management, Fidelity, Fifth Wall Ventures, Ggv Capital, Gic Private, Green Bay Ventures, Gv, Ivp, K5 Global, Moving Capital, Notable Capital, Uber
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Cerebras made its highly anticipated public debut on May 14. Founded in 2016, the Sunnyvale, California-based company develops AI compute systems designed for machine learning and high-performance computing applications across enterprise customers. Cerebras has distinguished itself through its wafer-scale processors, among the largest and most powerful AI chips ever built, positioning the company as a notable challenger to semiconductor giant NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA).
Uber-backed Lime is seeking a valuation of up to $1.66 billion in its U.S. IPO, as the electric bike and scooter network operator looks to capitalize on improving investor appetite for new listings.
Lime, the Uber-backed e-bike giant, filed for a Nasdaq listing over the weekend, joining a growing cohort of tech giants racing toward public markets this year.
Lime, a startup backed by Uber Technologies that operates an electric bike and scooter network, has hired investment banks to help it prepare for a long-awaited U.S. initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.
Lime Technologies, a Nordic CRM software provider, offers a 1.1% dividend yield and has increased dividends 28% annually over 5 years. The payout ratio of 56% appears sustainable given strong earnings growth of 26% and healthy cash flow coverage. Lime looks attractive for income investors seeking reasonable growth.
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