Interview with CEO on nextbike’s Journey: Expansion, TIER-nextbike Merger, and Return to Independence

In our latest interview, we spoke with Sebastian Popp, CEO of Nextbike, Europe’s leading public bike-share operator. With more than 400 cities and 20 years of experience, Nextbike has helped define the connection between bike-sharing and public transport.

Sebastian shares how Nextbike grew from a small local startup in Leipzig to a key partner for municipalities across Europe — and why public funding, fair competition, and policy consistency are now the biggest factors shaping the future of shared mobility.

If you work with cities or shared mobility, this one’s worth reading: Sebastian explains how hybrid bike-share models, equitable regulation, and partnerships with public transport can make cycling a true backbone of urban mobility.

Read the full interview with Sebastian Popp, CEO of nextbike here (4 minute read)

Topics covered in the interview:

• The origins and evolution of Nextbike

• Integrating bike-share with public transport

• Challenges in public funding and city tenders

• Lessons from the Tier–Nextbike merger

• Competing fairly with dockless systems

• Why hybrid models could define the future of micromobility

Read the full interview here, and let me know what you think!

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