Gotcha (company)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Bicycle-sharing |
| Founder | Sean Flood |
| Headquarters | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Website | ridegotcha |
The Gotcha Group LLC, doing business as Gotcha, was an electric bike and scooter-sharing company based in Charleston, South Carolina. Gotcha began operating bike share systems on college campuses in the United States and later expanded to scooter-sharing and other electric vehicles such as electric trike scooters. Gotcha was purchased by Last Mile Holdings in 2020 which was in turn purchased by Bolt Mobility, an American electric scooter company co-founded by Usain Bolt which stopped operating[1] in 2022.
Gotcha first offered dockless bike sharing systems on college campuses and certain housing developments, and later offered taxi-like rides in electric vehicles for select markets.[2] As scooters became popular, Gotcha expanded to scooters in some markets.[3] Citing caution about the long-term durability of light-weight two-wheeled scooters, Gotcha began expanding service to electric trike scooters which it believed were more durable, and would allow two riders at a time.[4][5]
Gotcha was based in Charleston, South Carolina, and also had offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and San Francisco.[6]
Equipment and usage
Gotcha offered bikes, scooters, and rides in electric vehicles to various areas, and had announced electric trike service in certain areas. Because the company operated its bike and scooter share systems in conjunction with other organizations, the rates of service varied, but typically included a per-mile rate and sometimes an initial usage fee. In markets where rides in Gotcha's taxi-like electric vehicle service were available during certain hours of operation, rides were available at a flat-rate.