A New Model: Cycle Hire, for Hire

Municipal bike sharing has rolled into dozens of American cities , from Washington to Oklahoma City to San Francisco. Now a Massachusetts start-up called Zagster aims to take the idea of bicycles on demand and deliver it to university and corporate campuses, apartment complexes, hotels and resorts. Zagster So far Zagster has set up its “bike fleet in a box” at about 55 locations. On Thursday, the company, formerly called CityRyde, announced a $1 million round of investment that will allow it to expand nationally. In essence, Zagster’s idea is to make access to bikes a coveted building amenity and corporate perk, right up there with pools, gyms, and cafeterias — at a relatively low cost. Fontinalis Partners , a Detroit-based venture firm jointly founded by William Clay Ford Jr. , and the venture capital firm LaunchCapital are among the lead investors in the expansion. So fa...

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@larkburger » 25 Oct '12, 9pm
Another company trying to do their part by making “Bikes for Hire” a corporate perk. Go Zagster! [link]
@transportgooru » 25 Oct '12, 8pm
RT @shana_johnson: #Bikesharing firm Zagster gets some serious VC $$: [link]
@shana_johnson » 25 Oct '12, 8pm
#Bikesharing firm Zagster gets some serious VC $$: [link]
@peoplesbicycle » 25 Oct '12, 3am
Transperk or Hire Bike [link]
@mozares » 23 Oct '12, 10am
RT @cyklokoalicia: Nový model bike sharingu v USA: [link]
@cyklokoalicia » 23 Oct '12, 10am
Nový model bike sharingu v USA: [link]
@streborv » 21 Oct '12, 1pm
Clever bike-sharing idea: Cycle Hire, for Hire [link] | @journojos - @nytimes < #green #biking #startup @zagster
@ryanvb » 20 Oct '12, 2pm
US discovers the brilliance of bike-sharing [link] #lp #travel
@BicycleList » 20 Oct '12, 2pm
BicycleFixation: Zagster hopes to expand with cell-text based turnkey bikehsare system: [link]
@BicycleFixation » 20 Oct '12, 2pm
Zagster hopes to expand with cell-text based turnkey bikehsare system: [link]
@vabike » 20 Oct '12, 12am
RT @MomentumMag: Zagster provides a bike-fleet-in-a-box [link]
@ScovillePR » 20 Oct '12, 12am
gr8 piece on client @zagster in NYTimes [link]
@bicyclesanta » 19 Oct '12, 11pm
RT @QueenCityBike: A New Model: Cycle Hire, for Hire [link]
@MomentumMag » 19 Oct '12, 11pm
Zagster provides a bike-fleet-in-a-box [link]
@JulieRide424 » 19 Oct '12, 6pm
A New Model: Cycle Hire, for Hire [link] #cycling #green #innovation
@tchu88 » 19 Oct '12, 6pm
@zagster awesome writeup + news about potential 2014 olympics/world cup partnership. [link]
@SharkDancing » 19 Oct '12, 4pm
NYC It’s a cycle hire for hire. Bikes in a box for resorts, hotels & events. :) [link] #cycling #Bikeshare #cities #BikeTO
@dangilmartin » 19 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @waltdoyle: Nice work @zagster [link]
@dangilmartin » 19 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @imitrovic: Zagster was featured in NYT. I am angel investor in Zagster. Pretty much the only bike sharing model that could work. [link]
@waltdoyle » 19 Oct '12, 3pm
Nice work @zagster [link]
@imitrovic » 19 Oct '12, 3pm
Zagster was featured in NYT. I am angel investor in Zagster. Pretty much the only bike sharing model that could work. [link]
@grescoe » 19 Oct '12, 2pm
Interesting: Zagster, #bikeshare -in-a-box, provides bicycle fleets for resorts, apt. complexes, campuses. [link]
@sandydesdine » 19 Oct '12, 2pm
A New Model: Cycle Hire, for Hire - Green Blog - The New York Times: A start-up aims to take the idea of bicycle... [link]
@iakshadutta » 19 Oct '12, 11am
RT @nytimesworld: IHT Rendezvous: Bicycle Hire, for Hire [link]
@nytimesworld » 19 Oct '12, 11am
IHT Rendezvous: Bicycle Hire, for Hire [link]
@IHT_RDV » 19 Oct '12, 10am
Bicycle Hire, for Hire [link]
@bikepeacenyc » 19 Oct '12, 9am
Indeed. RT “@DetroitGreenway: Fontinalis, a Detroit-based venture firm investing in bike share? Interesting. [link] #bikeDET”
@PureDetroit313 » 19 Oct '12, 3am
RT @DetroitGreenway: Fontinalis, a Detroit-based venture firm investing in bike share? Interesting. [link] #bikeDET
@DetroitGreenway » 19 Oct '12, 2am
Fontinalis, a Detroit-based venture firm investing in bike share? Interesting. [link] #bikeDET
@geofoton » 18 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @bikehugger: #BikeShare @zagster announces funding and expansion [link] #bike #sustainable
@SorenHave » 18 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @instigating: A new model emerges. Cycle hire, for hire. @zagster in @nytimes #transport #cities #mesh [link]
@instigating » 18 Oct '12, 9pm
A new model emerges. Cycle hire, for hire. @zagster in @nytimes #transport #cities #mesh [link]
@techstars » 18 Oct '12, 9pm
A New Model: Cycle Hire, for Hire feat. @Zagster [link] #bikes /via @nytimes
@journojos » 18 Oct '12, 8pm
@TechStars alum @Zagster raises $1m to bring bike sharing to hotels, apartments, campuses. It's cycle-hire, for hire [link]
@erikbjornard » 18 Oct '12, 8pm
$1M win for bike sharing. Groundbreaking startup, @Zagster, now poised to expand nationwide. [link] via @NYTimes
@sivabike » 18 Oct '12, 8pm
RT @bikehugger: Bike Share @zagster announces funding and expansion [link]
@streetsblogCHI » 18 Oct '12, 8pm
@SKnipstein @KansasWaugh #bikesharing in a box from @zagster: [link]
@bikehugger » 18 Oct '12, 8pm
Bike Share @zagster announces funding and expansion [link]
@BradleyEricson » 18 Oct '12, 7pm
@zagster on fire today, we're in the NY Times! [link]
@jmkbk » 18 Oct '12, 7pm
RT @BrooklynSpoke: "A New Model: Cycle Hire, for Hire" Zagster comes to corporate and college campuses. [link]
@BrooklynSpoke » 18 Oct '12, 7pm
"A New Model: Cycle Hire, for Hire" Zagster comes to corporate and college campuses. [link]
@IanMC11 » 18 Oct '12, 6pm
Look up Le Velo, en France. Green Blog: A New Model: Cycle Hire, for Hire [link]
@cum » 18 Oct '12, 6pm
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