Swytch, eBike conversion kit raises £3.8million in oversubscribed round

Swytch, the eBike conversion package has elevated £3.8 million in an oversubscribed spherical.

A target of £750,000 was lifted through Wealth Club shoppers in less than a thirty day period, and was oversubscribed, enabling rich non-public unique traders to acquire a stake in the company and reclaim 30% tax rebates on their financial commitment. The money will be used to fund the launch of their newest product launch, the world’s 1st pocket sized eBike battery.

Swytch is a common eBike conversion package that turns just about any pedal bicycle into an electrical bike through an uncomplicated-to-in good shape, lightweight conversion system. The package is immediately removable, so buyers can easily change concerning using their bike conventionally or as an eBike. The start of the pocket dimensions battery, launching next month is an enlargement of their solution offering.

The funding will be used generally to make investments in individuals and improve the dimension of the crew, as well as scale up producing and the supply chain of their new pocket dimensions battery. Swytch is in search of to increase creation in buy to preserve speed with swift growth which is forecast to improve to 100,000 units on a yearly basis.

Alex Davies, CEO and Founder of Prosperity Club stated: “Swytch has already taken an admirable 5% of the eBike current market in the United kingdom, centered on 9,000 unit income to the Uk sector by yourself in 2020, which is an extremely accomplishment and a little something that our shoppers have been eager to come to be a section of. The business has attained appreciable achievement in a brief period of time of time, and with comparatively confined expense to day and it is also successful which is uncommon for EIS backed providers at this stage. The product’s eco-credentials, engineering USPs and powerful digital and brand name advertising have been vital aspects to the success, and we are incredibly fired up to see how nicely the pocket kit goes down with cyclists.

The founders are formidable and goal to mature the business enterprise to a very little under £100 million of gross sales in five several years. Supporting them together the way are commercially experienced NEDs and advisory board associates, encouraging to deliver impressive eBike technological innovation and allow sustainable electric transport to be far more commonly economical. With the launch of the pocket sizing battery to expand their product giving we believe that the business, which is a quickly-developing, B2C small business with a solid marketplace position is perfectly positioned to proceed increasing.”

The corporation has been lucrative considering the fact that 2021 and concerning 2018 and 2021, has developed at a compound yearly progress price of 172%, substantially out-pacing the eBike market as a entire. To date, it has marketed about 40,000 models to 45+ nations around the world, mostly in the EU and United states and produced £25 million revenue – all of this from a modest initial equity expense of £875k in 2018. The eBike kit was also highlighted on the BBC’s technologies display Click, and on Channel 5’s The Gadget Display.