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UTT startup Ellipse opens up its capital for the 1st time!
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UT Alumni Invest is pleased to share a new investment opportunity with you: The Ellipse start-up, co-founded by 3 UTT graduates, offers a turnkey company bike service. A service that enables companies to develop their CSR commitment while offering a great advantage to their employees. Find out why you can't afford not to invest in this promising project, and send us your investment intentions by email to contact@alumni.utc.fr and we'll put you in touch with our partner SideAngels. |
📃 Our mission
Democratize the use of bicycles on a daily basis, by proposing an all-inclusive offer to remove all disincentives to cycling (safety, theft, price, maintenance).
💡Thesolution
The company bike: a turnkey offer that's ultra-efficient and easy to set up.
- Fully equipped bike + helmet + lock
- Insurance (breakage/theft)
- On-site maintenance
= €49/month all-inclusive
What's in it for you? Employer branding and CSR for the company, well-being and purchasing power for the employee.
Result? 5x more adoption, a real group effect
📈 The market
Emerging market in France, x2 per year since 2022, still less than 1% of the French market
- In Germany: 1 in 3 bicycles sold in companies
- In Europe: 30% annual growth, Belgium, Netherlands on Germany's trajectory
🚀 Our traction
+1M€ sales generated
+700 bikes sold
Sales volumes x2 2024 vs 2023 and x2.5 1st half 2025 vs 1st half 2024
Customer references: Crédit Agricole, CMA CGM, Dassault Systèmes (fleets of up to 80 bicycles)
Partnership with Decathlon (sales on the site and in 2 stores)
💶 O ur lift
1.5M to double the sales force and invest in digital acquisition, growth marketing and trade shows
700k€ of capital, of which 60% secured with our community in the first 2 months
Would you like to take part in the development of a UT Network startup, benefit from our acceleration in a fast-growing market and embark on an entrepreneurial adventure that began 5 years ago on the school benches?
👥 Send an email to contact@alumni.utc.fr to receive the complete project "Deck".
