Silicon Canals
TRENDING
  • Mobility
  • AI
  • FinTech
  • Software & SaaS
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • COVID-19
    • Startups
    • Scaleups
    • FinTech
    • AI and chatbots
    • Travel & Mobility
    • Software & SaaS
    • Health & Medtech
    • (Crowd)funding
    • Blockchain
    • Internet of things
    • Hardware
    • Accelerators
    • E-commerce
    • Cybersecurity
    • Gaming & Virtual Reality
    • Drones
  • Features
    • Promoted content
    • How-to
    • Knowledge & Insights
    • Guest Contributions
    • Scaling-up in Europe
  • Amsterdampartner
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Partner with us
  • About us
    • About
    • Contact
    • Newsletter
    • Team
  • Home
  • News
    • COVID-19
    • Startups
    • Scaleups
    • FinTech
    • AI and chatbots
    • Travel & Mobility
    • Software & SaaS
    • Health & Medtech
    • (Crowd)funding
    • Blockchain
    • Internet of things
    • Hardware
    • Accelerators
    • E-commerce
    • Cybersecurity
    • Gaming & Virtual Reality
    • Drones
  • Features
    • Promoted content
    • How-to
    • Knowledge & Insights
    • Guest Contributions
    • Scaling-up in Europe
  • Amsterdampartner
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Partner with us
  • About us
    • About
    • Contact
    • Newsletter
    • Team
No Result
View All Result
Silicon Canals
No Result
View All Result

This Dutch startup offers an alternative to owning a bike through Netflix-like subscription model

Editorial team by Editorial team
October 3, 2018
in News, Startups, Travel & Mobility
0
Swapfiets
30
SHARES
LinkedInTwitterWhatsAppFacebook

Pedalling two-wheeler to your work or college can be fun. Each and every one of us learned to ride it as kids and for the people living in the Netherlands, it has been an intricate part of their entire life. In fact, biking is considered one of the key element in building a pollution-free, flourishing and clean cities.

In the Netherlands, there are more bicycles than residents, especially in cities like Amsterdam and The Hague constituting to 70% of journeys. To make cycling fun, safer and compelling, the Dutch government have established a vast network of cycle paths. In a way to support this initiative, there are lots of companies present in the Netherlands to buy or rent bikes.

Swapfiets app introduced!

Swapfiets is one such startup that rents out bicycle on a subscription basis where you receive a decent bike for a fixed monthly amount. A short while ago the company launched its app on the Android and iOS platform with a slew of features.

With this app, customers can schedule an appointment within 20 seconds to have their bicycle repaired at home or in the store. If your bicycle is broken or stolen, you can schedule ‘swap’ in the app itself within five taps. Also, users can find the route to the nearest store where they can go with their cycling problems.

In addition to it, customers can also pin their bikes in the app so that they can easily retrieve the exact location of the bike. Having said that, the developers are planning to introduce more features in the app including chat function, tracking that allows you to follow the swapper as well.

Founded by three students from TU Delft, Richard Burger, Martijn Obers and Dirk de Bruijn, Swapfiets is expanding rapidly in and around the Netherlands with a growth percentage of 1600 over the past year with more than 27,500 customers. Meanwhile, the company got nominated for ‘Dutch Startup of the Year’ (NIMA) too. So what is the factors that constitute its success?

Netflix-like subscription model!

Swapfiets is all about getting a robust city bike for a fixed monthly fee of €15 (€12 for students) along with working light, theft insurance, double locks, and a support team at the end of a phone call.

It also comes with services like free repairs within 12 hours and replacement guarantee if it cannot be fixed within 15 minutes of arrival or is stolen. As per the company’s policy, the customer should never go more than 2 days without a bike even if it’s stolen.

Word of mouth marketing and hassle-free service

As per the company, 80% of the customers come through word of mouth marketing. Each and every cycle from Swapfiets sports a blue front wheels in an attempt to segregate themselves from others. This unique look is one of the crucial factors that contribute to the WOM apart from positive customer service.

This service seems to offer the appropriate solution for foreign students who want to have a bike without owning one or to those local students, who had their bike stolen or don’t want to use it for some reason.

Availability

Swapfiets are presently available in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Dutch cities: Amsterdam, Arnhem, Breda, Delft, Den Bosch, The Hague, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Haarlem, Hengelo, Leeuwarden, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Utrecht, Zwolle.

Belgium: Leuven, Ghent and Antwerp.

Germany: Bremen, Göttingen, Münster and, Oldenburg.

Safer and comfortable cycling

In ties with Union Bicycles, Swapfeits offers bikes to their customers in optimal condition and makes sure it stays the same way during their subscription period. According to the company, each and every customer needs like servicing the full cycle, fixing tyre will respond with utmost care as the customer is king.

Stay tuned to Silicon Canals for more updates.

 

close

Want to stay on top of the latest rounds, coolest tech and hottest startups?

Subscribe to our free, daily news blast and stay up-to-date!

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

 - Partner content -
Future Hamburg Award 2021
Future Hamburg Award 2021
Call for startups with innovative solutions for the future cities from all over the globe.
Call for startups with innovative solutions for the future cities from all over the globe. Show Less
Read more
Tags: amsterdamDutch Startupsstartup
Share2Tweet8SendShare12

Featured events

Current Month

april

No Events

Partner content | Work with us

Amsterdam-based Lumicks raises €77.6M to provide instruments to reveal unique molecular, cellular interactions

Calling all European deep-tech scaleups: EIT Digital Challenge 2021 registration is now open

Amsterdam-based SaaS startup SwipeGuide raises €5M for international expansion; aims to double its staff in 2021

Innovation against climate change: what Blue Tulip Awards’ experts on Climate & Energy are looking for

Blue Tulip Awards’ experts of Finance & Prosperity: why COVID, regulations and digitisation boost innovation

Silicon Canals Jobs


Breaking news from Amsterdam | Partner

How to find your way in Amsterdam’s alternative funding jungle: An interview with Renée Andela of KplusV

Amsterdam’s test automation startup SEGRON raises funding; looks to increase workforce by 30% by 2021-end

After tripling its revenue in 2020, Amsterdam-based fashion e-commerce startup Otrium raises €102.3M

Amsterdam’s IoT spacetech startup Hiber raises €26M to expand the world’s first global IoT satellite network

  • About Silicon Canals
  • Partner with Silicon Canals
  • Contact us
  • Newsletter
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy policy
  • Terms & Conditions Silicon Canals

Silicon Canals 2014-2020 | Website: Bright Idiots

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • COVID-19
    • Startups
    • Scaleups
    • FinTech
    • AI and chatbots
    • Travel & Mobility
    • Software & SaaS
    • Health & Medtech
    • (Crowd)funding
    • Blockchain
    • Internet of things
    • Hardware
    • Accelerators
    • E-commerce
    • Cybersecurity
    • Gaming & Virtual Reality
    • Drones
  • Features
    • Promoted content
    • How-to
    • Knowledge & Insights
    • Guest Contributions
    • Scaling-up in Europe
  • Amsterdam
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Partner with us
  • About us
    • About
    • Contact
    • Newsletter
    • Team

Silicon Canals 2014-2020 | Website: Bright Idiots

X

This website uses cookies to ensure the best possible experience. We may share this information with our advertising and analytics partners. By clicking 'Accept', you agree to our use of cookies and similar technologies. More info