Tuvalum

What Tuvalum does

Tuvalum S.L. is a Valencia, Spain-based e-commerce company that operates the most-trafficked Spanish-language marketplace for certified pre-owned bicycles in Europe. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Paterna (Valencia metropolitan area), the company acquires used bicycles from private owners through its Plan Renove trade-in program, professionally inspects and refurbishes them in its in-house Tuvalum Lab using a proprietary 100-point certification protocol and ultrasonic drivetrain cleaning, and resells them under the Tuvalum Certified seal via a Shopify-powered storefront (tuvalum.com) with checkout localized for 30+ countries.

The platform stocks 50+ premium brands (Specialized, Trek, Giant, Orbea, Cervélo, Pinarello, Canyon, Scott, Cannondale, BMC, BH, Mondraker, Bianchi, Cube, Merida, Wilier, Ridley and others) across five disciplines — road, mountain, gravel, electric and urban — at prices ranging from roughly €960 to €15,999 with discounts of 13%-60% off original MSRP. Every bike ships with a 1-year warranty (extendable to 2 years), a 30-day return window, free shipping across Spain peninsula and the Balearics, and an optional 18-month buy-back guarantee. The company augments direct e-commerce with phone/WhatsApp/email advisory sales, a dedicated French-market operation, and an AI-powered WhatsApp Virtual Assistant for 24/7 customer support.

Tuvalum's commercial model combines unit-level hardware sales with consumer financing (up to 36 monthly installments via an unnamed credit partner), optional extended-warrantry sales, and a recommerce margin captured between acquisition price and certified resale price. The closed-loop Plan Renove trade-in flywheel — which lets sellers receive cash or use the bike's value as down payment on a new Tuvalum purchase — is the structural anchor of the revenue model. As of the most recent data, Tuvalum serves 30,000+ cumulative customers, holds 1,705+ 'Excellent' Google reviews and operates with 11-50 employees, with roughly $4.4M of disclosed venture funding across rounds led by Athos Capital, Mission, 4Founders Capital, Institut Valencià de Finances and Google for Startups.

Name

Tuvalum

Legal name

Tuvalum

Website

https://tuvalum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tuvalum is a Valencia-based e-commerce marketplace that buys, certifies and resells pre-owned bicycles across 30+ countries. It serves individual cycling enthusiasts and entry-level riders with a proprietary 100-point refurbished-bike standard, trade-in program and integrated financing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refurbished Bicycle Retail

NAICS

Used Merchandise Retailers (459510), Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing (336991)

SIC

Motorcycles, Bicycles & Parts (3751)

akta.pro primary industry

Used & Refurbished Bike Retail (CRAMAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cycling & Bike Retail (Sales, Service & Accessories) (CRAMABAH)

Keywords

• Refurbished bicycle marketplace
• Certified pre-owned bikes
• Used bicycle resale
• Bicycle trade-in service
• Second-hand e-bikes

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Refurbished bicycle sales (direct): Primary revenue stream. Tuvalum purchases used bicycles from individuals (Plan Renove trade-in), professionally refurbishes them in the Tuvalum Lab, and resells them via its own e-commerce storefront under the Tuvalum Certified seal. Prices per unit range from roughly €1,000 to €15,999 with discounts of 13%-60% off original retail.
2. Financing income (consumer credit): Tuvalum offers installment financing up to 36 months via partner lenders, allowing customers to spread payments. Generates revenue through financing fees/margins from the credit partner.
3. Extended warranty sales: Optional 1-year extended warranty (on top of the standard 1-year warranty) available for purchase at the point of sale at an affordable surcharge.
4. Trade-in recommerce margin: Tuvalum buys used bicycles from private sellers at free valuation, then resells them after refurbishment. The spread between acquisition cost and refurbished resale price generates margin. Plan Renove customers can also use trade-in value as down payment on a new purchase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Tuvalum buys used bicycles from private owners through its Plan Renove trade-in program, professionally refurbishes them in its in-house Tuvalum Lab using a 100+ point inspection and ultrasonic drivetrain cleaning, and resells the certified pre-owned bikes via its own e-commerce storefront under the Tuvalum Certified quality seal with a 1-year warranty and optional +1 year extension. The catalog spans road, mountain, gravel, electric and urban bikes from 50+ premium brands at 13%-60% discounts versus original retail.

Product overview

Tuvalum operates a single unified e-commerce platform for buying and selling refurbished second-hand bicycles, primarily serving the Spanish and French markets. The core Tuvalum Marketplace is supported by an integrated set of services: Tuvalum Lab (the in-house refurbishment workshop that prepares each bike), the Tuvalum Certified quality program (the refurbishment standard and EU compliance seal applied to every bike sold), Plan Renove (a trade-in program for exchanging old bikes), and the Tasación de bicicletas (bike valuation) service. Marketplace inventory is organized into five main bicycle categories: Road (Carretera), Mountain (Montaña), Gravel, Electric (Eléctricas), and Urban (Urbanas) bikes. The platform is reachable via the tuvalum.com domain and includes a WhatsApp-based AI virtual assistant for customer service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tuvalum Certified: Tuvalum's in-house quality certification seal guaranteeing that every refurbished bicycle has passed a 100+ point inspection and meets EU bicycle standards, with 1-year warranty included.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30%-70% savings vs buying a new equivalent bicycle
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationTuvalum's e-commerce store is built on Shopify (tuvalum.myshopify.com). Shopify provides the storefront, checkout, multi-currency support, payments and the Web Pixel Manager infrastructure.
• KlaviyocoreTechnology or IntegrationKlaviyo powers Tuvalum's email marketing automation and tracks clicks from Klaviyo emails back to the website (__kla_id cookie, 1-year retention). Used to manage the segmented newsletter (Road, Gravel, E-Bike, MTB).
• Facebook (Meta)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFacebook Pixel (_fbp cookie) is deployed for paid social advertising and cross-site visit tracking. Combined with organic Facebook page (facebook.com/TuvalumES) for community engagement.
• Premium bicycle brands (Specialized, Trek, Giant, Orbea, Cannondale, Scott, BH, Cervélo, Pinarello, Merida, Mondraker, Bianchi, BMC, Canyon, Cube, etc.)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerTuvalum resells certified pre-owned bicycles from 50+ premium brands across road, MTB, gravel, e-bike and urban segments. Each brand has dedicated collection pages. Note: Tuvalum buys these bikes from private owners and refurbishes them - it does not have a direct OEM supply agreement, but sells the brands' products.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Upway: French-headquartered pan-European marketplace selling certified refurbished e-bikes and bicycles (road, MTB, gravel, city) with manufacturer warranty and a buy-back / trade-in program. Most direct competitor to Tuvalum in the certified pre-owned bike category, with overlapping brand coverage and similar value proposition.
• Rebike: German certified-refurbished bike marketplace selling new and pre-owned road, MTB, gravel and e-bikes from premium brands (Canyon, Specialized, Trek, etc.) with inspection, warranty and trade-in. Direct competitor to Tuvalum in the European certified used-bike space.
• Buycycle: German peer-to-peer and refurbished bike marketplace with a strong European footprint across road, gravel, MTB and e-bikes, including inspection, escrow payment, shipping and buy-back services. Closely comparable recommerce model and target customer base as Tuvalum.
• Cycloon: Dutch circular bike marketplace that buys used bikes, refurbishes them in-house, and resells with warranty, also running a subscription model. Closely comparable circular-economy recommerce approach to Tuvalum's Plan Renove.

Broad incumbents

• Decathlon (Second Life / Occasion): Decathlon operates a second-hand and trade-in program for used bikes (Decathlon Second Life) in Spain and across Europe. As Europe's largest sporting-goods retailer with massive brand, marketing and logistics scale, it is the most significant broad incumbent competing in the same Spanish used-bike market as Tuvalum.
• Wallapop: Spain's leading consumer peer-to-peer marketplace, with a large and active second-hand bike category that competes for the same seller and buyer audience as Tuvalum, though without certified refurbishment or warranty. Functions as a broad incumbent alternative channel for used-bike transactions.

Regional players

• Milanuncios: Spain's other dominant peer-to-peer classifieds platform with strong depth in bicycles. Although not internationally focused like Wallapop, it is the primary Spain-only competitor for private used-bike listings against Tuvalum's Plan Renove.

Emerging players

• Kurbelix: German D2C refurbished bike retailer focused on certified used bikes with a quality guarantee and trade-in. An emerging specialized player with a comparable refurbishment-first proposition to Tuvalum, primarily competing in DACH rather than Iberia.
• The Pro's Closet: US-based certified pre-owned bike, e-bike and components retailer with inspection, warranty and trade-in — a closely analogous recommerce business model. Geographically separate from Tuvalum (Tuvalum does not ship to the US), but highly comparable in operating approach.

Others

• Catawiki: European online auction marketplace for collectibles and specialty goods that hosts a meaningful used and vintage bicycle category, including premium road and MTB frames. It is an adjacent marketplace that overlaps in audience for high-end and collector bikes, but does not offer certification or warranty.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tuvalum
• Facebookfacebook.com/TuvalumES
• Instagraminstagram.com/tuvalum

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors8 records

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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