drivio

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Drivio Italia S.r.l. is an Italian electric micromobility sharing startup founded in February 2021 and headquartered in Pettoranello del Molise (Molise region), with operating presence across 9 Italian municipalities including Napoli, Roma, Firenze, Milano, Venezia, Torino, and Messina. The company operates a free-floating vehicle sharing platform for electric scooters and e-bikes, accessed through a mobile application (iOS/Android) that allows users to locate, reserve, unlock, and pay for vehicles via QR code without fixed docking stations. The underlying technology stack is IoT-based: each vehicle carries an STM32 microcontroller device for real-time GPS tracking, remote lock/unlock, and battery monitoring, communicating over 4G/5G via WindTre connectivity and secured through a partnership with ATOM Mobility; a cloud-based fleet management dashboard provides franchisees and operators with visibility into vehicle status, rides, and earnings. Vehicles are also surfaced on Google Maps for discovery.

Drivio generates revenue through four streams: per-minute usage fees (unlock fee plus per-minute rate with a maximum 60-minute continuous rental), monthly and annual subscription packages for frequent users, commission-based revenue share with hotel partners (5-20% of fleet-generated revenue), and one-time franchise license fees starting from €6,000. The go-to-market is hybrid: direct-to-consumer through the mobile app, B2B through a hotel fleet program where hotels receive vehicles at zero cost, and a franchise/licensed-operator model for both hotel and city-level deployments with exclusive territorial rights and no monthly royalties. Vertical extensions include Drivio Tourism (e-bike tours launched in Naples in January 2023) and Drivio Hotel. A public tender win with Comune di Messina (182 scooters + 139 e-bikes, May 2023) demonstrates municipal contract capability.

In May 2024, Drivio announced a strategic partnership with Elerent, transferring all of Drivio's sharing operations onto Elerent's platform and gaining access to a network spanning 60+ cities in Italy, Spain, Greece, and Malta. The company remains founder-owned with a 3-person team (all under 30), is pre-incubated at Politecnico di Torino's I3P, and has not raised institutional funding according to available sources. Cumulative platform metrics include 180,000+ registered users, 823,000+ rides completed, and a stated carbon-neutral-by-2027 commitment.

Name

drivio

Legal name

DRIVIO ITALIA S.R.L

Website

https://drivio.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Drivio is an Italian electric micromobility startup operating a free-floating e-scooter and e-bike sharing platform across 9 Italian municipalities, serving individual commuters, tourists, hotels, and franchisees via a mobile app, IoT-connected fleet, and franchise distribution model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Micro-mobility sharing services

NAICS

Recreational Goods Rental (532284)

SIC

Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)

akta.pro primary industry

Dockless Bike Rentals (THADAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

E-Bike Rentals (THADAGAE)

Keywords

• Electric scooter sharing
• Micro-mobility services
• Bike sharing platform
• Urban mobility solutions
• Shared fleet software

Headquarters

HQ city

Pettoranello Del Molise

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Per-minute Usage Fees: Revenue generated from per-minute rental fees for electric scooters and bikes. Users pay unlock fee plus per-minute rate for the duration of rental. Maximum continuous rental period of 1 hour.
2. Subscription Plans: Monthly and annual subscription packages offering fixed number of rides with included minutes. Purchased directly through the app with no refunds regardless of usage.
3. Hotel Partnership Revenue Share: Win-win model where hotels receive 5-20% commission on fleet-generated revenue with zero installation or maintenance costs. Hotels provide vehicle fleet to guests.
4. Franchise Fees: Franchise investment starting from €6,000 for hotel partnerships and city-level operations. Includes vehicles, equipment, training, and ongoing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Drivio operates an electric scooter and bicycle sharing platform for short-term urban rentals, accessed by end users through a mobile app that unlocks vehicles and charges per minute of use. Beyond consumer rentals, Drivio offers a hotel fleet service that places branded vehicles at hospitality venues, a tourism e-bike tour service in Naples, and a franchise program that licenses its IoT hardware, software stack, and operating model to third-party operators across Italy.

Product overview

Drivio operates as a unified electric micro-mobility sharing platform built around its core Drivio App and Sharing Platform, offering electric scooter and bike rentals in urban areas. The portfolio extends through specialized vertical services: Drivio Hotel for hospitality partnerships, Drivio Tourism for tourist experiences, and a franchise program (Drivio Franchising) enabling entrepreneurs to deploy vehicle fleets. All fleet operations are managed through a proprietary Fleet Management Dashboard with IoT-connected vehicles. The May 2024 Elerent partnership consolidated operations onto a unified technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Drivio Tourism: A dedicated tourism service launched in Naples offering e-bike tours for visitors to explore the city's attractions sustainably.
• Drivio Hotel

Products and services

• Drivio Sharing Platform Core consumer-facing electric scooter and bicycle sharing service in Italian urban areas, rented per minute via the Drivio mobile app.

Quantifiable outcome

• 180,000+ registered users across Italy
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and support.

• ElerentflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2024Strategic partnership announced May 8, 2024 combining Drivio's operational excellence and presence in 9 Italian municipalities with Elerent's advanced technology platform and international reach spanning 60+ cities in Italy, Spain, Greece, and Malta. All Drivio sharing activities will be managed through Elerent's platform, creating a micromobility leader. CEOs Alessio Treglia (Elerent) and Renato Maione (Drivio) jointly announced the alliance focused on sustainable urban mobility expansion.
• ATOM Mobility (SIA ATOM Tech)coreTechnology or IntegrationATOM Mobility provides cybersecurity services for Drivio's data infrastructure, including MySQL database management. ATOM is described as a world leader in computer data protection for micromobility, providing essential security for user data and fleet operations.
• Politecnico di Torino I3PcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrivio was pre-incubated at I3P, the incubator of Politecnico di Torino, which has been recognized as the world's best public business incubator/accelerator according to the World Ranking of Business Incubators and Accelerators 2019/2020.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe provides payment processing infrastructure for the Drivio platform, enabling secure transactions for vehicle rentals and subscription purchases.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership enabling all Drivio vehicles to be visible on Google Maps, increasing discoverability for users searching for nearby micromobility transportation options.
• WindTre (H3G S.p.A.)supportTechnology or IntegrationWindTre provides 4G/5G network connectivity for IoT devices installed in Drivio vehicles, enabling real-time communication and tracking.
• Major Hotel ChainsflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive commercial agreements with major international hotel chains enabling franchisees to place electric vehicle fleets in prestigious accommodation facilities. Provides access to high-end clientele and premium locations.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Tier Mobility: Tier operates a pan-European shared e-scooter and e-bike network including Italy. Comparable to Drivio in offering app-based dockless micromobility, but at significantly greater scale and with substantially more venture capital backing.
• Dott: Dott is a European e-scooter and e-bike sharing operator active in several Italian cities. It directly competes with Drivio for municipal tenders and end-rider adoption, with a similar shared micromobility business model.
• Bird: Bird is a global shared micromobility operator offering dockless e-scooters and e-bikes. While not currently a major Italian operator, it is comparable to Drivio in business model and target user (urban commuters using shared electric micromobility).
• Voi Technology: Voi is a major European e-scooter sharing operator with strong presence in Italy. It directly competes with Drivio for municipal contracts and end-users in Italian cities, with a similar free-floating e-scooter rental model.
• Lime: Lime operates one of the largest global dockless e-scooter and e-bike sharing networks, including in Italian cities. It is comparable to Drivio in offering free-floating electric micromobility but operates at vastly greater scale across many more markets.

Regional players

• ATTIKO: ATTIKO is an Italian operator active in shared urban mobility and micromobility adjacent services. Relevant as a regional peer operating in Drivio's home market with overlapping customer segments in Italian urban transport.

Direct peers

• Bit Mobility: Bit Mobility is an Italian micromobility startup operating shared e-scooters in multiple Italian cities. It is a direct peer to Drivio in the Italian dockless electric scooter sharing segment with similar target customers.
• Helbiz: Helbiz is an Italian-founded micromobility sharing operator offering e-scooters and e-bikes. It is a particularly close peer to Drivio given its Italian origins and similar positioning in the shared urban mobility space.
• RideMovi: RideMovi operates shared e-bike and scooter networks in European cities including Italy. It is comparable to Drivio as a free-floating shared electric micromobility operator with similar app-based rental functionality.
• Elerent: Elerent is Drivio's strategic partner and operates a micromobility sharing platform across 60+ cities in Italy, Spain, Greece, and Malta. It is directly comparable as a shared electric scooter/bike operator and now hosts all Drivio sharing activity on its technology platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Drivio.it
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drivio-it
• Instagraminstagram.com/drivio.it

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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