{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Micromobility Podcast","title":"Firesidechat with Tobias Balchen - CEO, RYDE","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ad5a0eec\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2239,"description":"How do you build a shared micromobility business that grows rapidly and stays profitable every year?\nRecorded live at Micromobility Europe 2026 in Berlin, Ryde CEO Tobias joins Prabin to unpack the decisions behind the company’s growth: keeping operations in-house, running a lean headquarters, promoting mechanics into leadership roles, and reinvesting profits into expansion.\nWe discuss Ryde’s entry into Germany, how it wins over riders and cities, and what it takes to finance a growing fleet. Tobias also explains the ownership transaction involving Equip and Goldman Sachs, what Lime’s IPO filing reveals about e-bikes, and his ambition to make Ryde Europe’s largest operator within five years.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/at7G3gxGDWglvTJ3FfhPtfaxPELHBPmCFC9m1Fl166c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZjFh/Y2JhNjg4Mzg5MzJi/ZGJlMGFmNjA4ZjU4/NzMzOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}