Gotcha (company)

Gotcha
Company typePrivate
IndustryBicycle-sharing
FounderSean Flood
HeadquartersCharleston, South Carolina
Websiteridegotcha.com

The Gotcha Group LLC, doing business as Gotcha, was an electric bike and scooter-sharing company based in Charleston, South Carolina. Gotcha began operating bike share systems on college campuses in the United States and later expanded to scooter-sharing and other electric vehicles such as electric trike scooters. Gotcha was purchased by Last Mile Holdings in 2020 which was in turn purchased by Bolt Mobility, an American electric scooter company co-founded by Usain Bolt which stopped operating [1] in 2022.

History

Gotcha first offered dockless bike sharing systems on college campuses and certain housing developments, and later offered taxi-like rides in electric vehicles for select markets.[2] As scooters became popular, Gotcha expanded to scooters in some markets.[3] Citing caution about the long-term durability of light-weight two-wheeled scooters, Gotcha began expanding service to electric trike scooters which it believed were more durable, and would allow two riders at a time.[4][5]

Gotcha was based in Charleston, South Carolina, and also had offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and San Francisco.[6]

Equipment and usage

Gotcha offered bikes, scooters, and rides in electric vehicles to various areas, and had announced electric trike service in certain areas. Because the company operated its bike and scooter share systems in conjunction with other organizations, the rates of service varied, but typically included a per-mile rate and sometimes an initial usage fee. In markets where rides in Gotcha's taxi-like electric vehicle service were available during certain hours of operation, rides were available at a flat-rate.

Locations

Colleges and Universities

Cities and Localities

Before its operations were suspended, Gotcha had announced service for the following localities and educational institutions: Little Rock, Arkansas;Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky; Syracuse, New York and; Villanova University.

References

  1. ^ https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/31/bolt-mobility-has-vanished-leaving-e-bikes-unanswered-calls-behind-in-several-us-cities/
  2. ^ Musulin, Kristin (2018-07-23). "Gotcha Group expands to offer electric scooter systems". SmartCitiesDive. Industry Dive. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. ^ Moore, Thad (2018-07-23). "Charleston startup Gotcha Group rolling out electric scooter business". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. ^ Hawkins, Andrew (2019-03-01). "Electric trikes are the latest battery-powered gadgets to enter the ride-sharing world". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  5. ^ Chapter, Casey (2019-03-03). "FSU alumnus electrifies mobility company with sustainable solutions". FSU News. Florida State University. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  6. ^ Gotcha. "Who is Gotcha?". ridegotcha.com. The Gotcha Group, LLC. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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