TTuvalum
Tuvalum is a Spanish online marketplace and re-commerce platform for certified pre-owned and refurbished bicycles, buying bikes from individuals and professionals, reconditioning them in its own 'Tuvalum Lab' and reselling them with a 1-year warranty. Founded in Valencia in 2015 by Alejandro Pons and Ismael Labrador, it operates across Spain, France, Italy, Germany and Portugal in the circular-economy/sustainable-mobility space. It raised a €3M Series A in November 2022 led by Demium and Athos Capital, complemented by debt from the Institut Valencià de Finances, ENISA and Banco Sabadell for a total of ~€5M.
SectorsMarketplace, E-commerce, Mobility, Circular economy, Sports & Cycling
Start-up MapMarketplace & E-commerce › Recommerce & second-hand marketplaces
Founders
A
Alejandro Pons
Co-Founder & CEO
Global models 4
UUpway
France · upway.co ↗
Buys used e-bikes, refurbishes and certifies them in its own workshops, then resells them online with a warranty, the same model as Tuvalum.
$60MComparable
TThe Pro's Closet
United States · www.theproscloset.com ↗
Buys pre-owned high-end bikes from riders, inspects and reconditions them in-house, and resells them certified with a warranty.
$50MComparable
BBuycycle
Germany · buycycle.com ↗
Pan-European online marketplace for used road and mountain bikes, selling to the same buyers across Europe that Tuvalum targets.
$45MComparable
RRebike
Germany · www.rebike.com ↗
Sells refurbished and ex-rental e-bikes that it reconditions in-house and resells online with a warranty.
$35MComparable
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Investors 8
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44Founders Capital
www.4founderscapital.com
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Athos Capital
www.athos-cap.com
MMission
demium.com
SStartupxplore
startupxplore.com
I
Institut Valencià de Finances
ivf.gva.es
A
Andreas Mihalovits
DDaruan Venture Capital
J
Joshua Novick
Funding rounds 2
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-06 | Series A | €3M |
Demium, Athos Capital
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| 2018-11-21 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €257K |
SeedRocket 4Founders
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