Tier Mobility, a European micro-mobility leader, has secured $60m of asset-backed financing from Goldman Sachs. The debt facility from the leading investment banking, securities and investment management firm is the first of such scale in micro-mobility and will fuel Tier’s e-scooter fleet expansion for 2021.
In what is a proven model in the automotive sector, climate-neutral TIER has now unlocked significant asset-backed financing in micro-mobility. The innovative move by Goldman Sachs signals another major vote of confidence in a business that has performed strongly despite the Covid-19 crisis, following Tier’s recent $250m Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. It also follows news that Tier has won the hugely competitive London e-scooter tender, after enjoying similar success in the highly-prized Paris and Dubai bids.
As well as helping to extend Tier’s international coverage across strategic growth markets and enabling investment in a multi-modal fleet of electric scooters, bicycles and mopeds, the new capital will drive expansion of the Tier Energy Network. With this unique innovation, battery charging stations will be installed in retail stores across Europe and the Middle East to power electric vehicles in a way that drives operational efficiency whilst giving the high street a financial boost and enabling users to enjoy free trips.
“The size of this highly scalable asset-backed debt facility is a game-changing first in micro-mobility, accelerating our expansion and cementing our market leadership in Europe,” said Alex Gayer, chief financial officer at Tier. “This facility leverages our recent equity raise and will enhance our capital-efficient growth.”
