Today Oliver interviews Taco Carlier, CEO of Vanmoof, about the recentlyreleased S3/X3 bikes and the company’s recent venture fundraise. They’reone of the largest and fastest growing urban bike manufacturers globally,and this was a great discussion about the state of the industry in thesetough COVID times.Specifically they dig into:- A summary of Vanmoof for those that haven't had a chance to listen to thelast podcast, including their brand and design strategy, as well as basicfacts about the company.- How they’re looking at COVID, including a discussion about sales, supplychains, how they’re seeing cities react, and how ridership has beenchanging.- An extensive discussion on the new S3/X3 which has been reviewedexceptionally well, including deep dives on the components, the pricing,the design, end-to-end service packages, sales channels, powertrain andtheft protection, and what the driving considerations were for each.- A discussion on the venture capital market vis-a-vis their recent 12.5mEuro raise, and how he’s thinking about the funding opportunities andchallenges for both shared and owned companies in the space?Taco is a legend in the space - excited to share this one!Thanks to our sponsors for the episode - Onyx Motorbikes - some of thecoolest, most beautiful micromobility designs out! Check them out atonyxmotorbikes.com