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Dott rents shared electric scooters and bikes to city riders through a phone app.
Dott is a shared micromobility company: it puts electric scooters and e-bikes on city streets, and riders unlock them with a phone app, pay by the minute or ride, and leave them at designated spots. Cities get a flexible alternative to cars and crowded public transport, and riders get a cheap way to cover the last mile or two.
The company was formed by the 2024 merger of two European scooter operators, TIER and Dott, and it traded under the TIER-Dott name before simplifying to Dott. Its home base is in the Netherlands, and it operates across a long list of European cities, competing with players like Lime and Bolt — a market where scooter firms have historically struggled to make money because the hardware gets battered, batteries need swapping, and cities impose caps and fees. That is the core tension of the business. Riders pay per minute, but Dott has to buy the scooters and bikes, maintain them, move them around for charging, and negotiate permits with each city. The companies that survive tend to be the ones that keep hardware costs and vandalism down and win exclusive or long-term city contracts. Dott positions itself around reliable, well-maintained fleets and partnerships with cities rather than pure land-grab growth.
Dott is privately held, so it does not report public shares or dividends; its funding comes from investors and its own ride revenue. After the merger, the combined group became one of Europe's largest micromobility operators, though the sector remains crowded and the path to steady profit is still unproven.
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