cyclebee

What cyclebee does

Cyclebee GmbH is an Austrian private startup founded in 2022 in Graz by five co-founders (Katharina, Matthias, Daniel, Hannes, and Katrin) to commercialize cycling-tour planning software for the DACH region. The company's core product is a mobile and web application that breaks official cycling path networks into individually selectable sections, each tagged with attributes such as traffic volume, surface quality, and difficulty; users define personal bike profiles and are shown colored "fit icons" indicating which sections match their preferences, with the ability to swap unsuitable sections without replanning the rest of a multi-day route.

The product portfolio extends beyond the core app: cyclebeeOnRails (launched November 2023) is a separate platform that combines official railway data with community-submitted ratings to assess the bicycle-friendliness of train stations and connections; the Radlbus-Guide documents 44 bike-bus and bicycle-shuttle lines in southern Germany and Austria; and the Radreise-Planer is a free downloadable dashboard for analog trip planning. The technology base is documented as mobile (iOS, Android) plus web apps, with knowledge-technologies R&D rooted in the FFG-funded Radreisen4All research project conducted with Know-Center GmbH.

Commercially, cyclebee operates a freemium, product-led and community-led go-to-market model: distribution is via Google Play, Apple App Store, and the web, supported by content marketing (Freilauf podcast, magazine, monthly online Stammtisch, and the Early Bee newsletter). Customer segments comprise consumer family cyclists, leisure/touring cyclists, and multimodal travelers combining bicycles with trains and bike buses, plus a B2B Bett, Bike & Camping vertical targeting tourism accommodation providers in partnership with Agentur Weitblick. As of the latest data, the company has not publicly disclosed revenue, has not raised institutional equity, and released the public version of its app on June 30, 2026, meaning monetization mechanics are not yet established at scale.

Name

cyclebee

Legal name

cyclebee GmbH

Website

https://cyclebee.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cyclebee GmbH is an Austrian cycling-tourism software startup that builds mobile and web apps for planning multi-day bicycle tours along official cycling routes. Founded in 2022 in Graz and serving the DACH region, the company serves consumer cyclists, multimodal travelers, and tourism accommodation providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cycling Tour Planning Software

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Cycling, Mountain Biking & E-bike Adventures (THAJABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bike Rental, Demo & Tour Operators (Retail-Adjacent) (CRAMAHAJ)

Keywords

• Cycling tour planning
• Bike route planner
• Multimodal travel
• Cycling maps
• Bike-friendly trains

Headquarters

HQ city

Graz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mobile App: The cyclebee app was in soft launch phase as of the data sources. The app was available for free testing during the early access period before public launch on June 30, 2026.
2. Digital Content & Resources: Free downloadable resources including Radlbus-Guide (44 bike bus lines), Radreise-Planer (cycling tour planner), and packing lists to attract and engage users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

cyclebee develops and operates a cycling tour planning mobile and web app that allows cyclists to build custom multi-day routes from individually selectable sections of official cycle paths, with colored fit icons matched to personal bike profiles covering traffic, surface, and difficulty. The product line also includes cyclebeeOnRails, a platform for checking and rating the bicycle-friendliness of train stations and rail connections, plus free downloadable PDF resources (Radreise-Dashboard trip planner and Radlbus-Guide covering 44 bike shuttle lines in southern Germany and Austria).

Product overview

cyclebee offers a suite of cycling-tour planning products centered on the cyclebee App, a mobile and web application that lets cyclists build custom multi-day routes from individually selectable sections of official cycle paths using colored fit icons and personal bike profiles. The portfolio includes cyclebeeOnRails — a bicycle-friendliness rating platform for train stations and rail connections — a free analog Radreise-Dashboard trip planner, and a free Radlbus-Guide PDF covering bike shuttle lines in southern Germany and Austria. The company's R&D roots trace to the Radreisen4All (Cycling Holidays4All) research project with Know-Center GmbH, which provided the foundational research for the all-in-one cycling holiday vision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• cyclebee: Main cycling tour planning app that allows cyclists to create tours from individually suitable sections on official cycle path networks.
• cyclebeeOnRails
• Freilauf
• Early Bee

Products and services

• cyclebee App A cycling tour planning app for cyclists that allows them to create their own multi-day tours from individually selectable sections and junctions on a network of official cycle paths, rather than calculating a point-to-point route. Features colored fit icons showing route suitability against user-defined bike profiles and the ability to replace unsuitable sections while keeping the rest of the route intact. Available on iOS, Android, and web.
• cyclebeeOnRails A platform for checking and rating the bicycle-friendliness of train stations and rail connections. Combines official railway data with user-submitted comments, tips, and reviews to create a knowledge platform for cyclists combining cycling and public transport.
• Radreise-Dashboard (Free Cycling Trip Planner) A free downloadable PDF analog planner that complements the app's tour dashboard. Allows users to collect, sort, and prioritize cycling tour ideas without committing too early, with a trip overview, daily planner, and highlights section, plus tips from the cyclebee community.
• Radlbus-Guide (Bike Bus Guide) A free downloadable PDF guide compiling 44 bike bus and bicycle shuttle lines in southern Germany and Austria, helping cyclists plan multimodal journeys. Includes practical links, regional overviews for Austria, Bavaria, and Baden-Württemberg, and tips for on-the-go.

Quantifiable outcome

• 44 Radbus and Bikeshuttle lines documented in the Radlbus-Guide for Southern Germany and Austria
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Know-Center GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration partner for the Radreisen4All (Cycling Holidays4All) research project. The Know-Center is a research center in Graz specializing in knowledge technologies that supports cyclebee's R&D efforts.
• Agentur WeitblickcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Bett, Bike & Camping project, working with Claudia Tscherne who handles bett+bike certification to support tourism businesses in becoming more bicycle-friendly.
• EuroVelo / ECF (European Cyclists' Federation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for promoting EuroVelo cycling routes and sustainable tourism across Europe.
• EurobikeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibited at Eurobike 2024 trade show in Frankfurt for public app testing launch and visibility.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Strava: Global activity-tracking platform that also offers route planning and heatmap-based discovery; broader than cyclebee but the dominant incumbent consumer fitness and cycling brand.
• AllTrails: Outdoor route discovery and planning app with significant cycling overlap; larger and broader incumbent but not specialized for multi-day cycling tours with public transport integration.

Direct peers

• Bergfex: Austrian/German outdoor tour platform with route planning, GPS navigation and a strong DACH user base; comparable to cyclebee on multi-day cycling and hiking tour discovery.
• Komoot: Germany-based cycling and hiking tour planning app; the dominant DACH and European direct competitor to cyclebee with similar section-based route planning, offline maps and multi-day tour features.
• Bikemap: Global cycling route planning app and community with a large contributed route database; comparable to cyclebee's interactive route network and community-led content model.
• Naviki: German cycling route planner originally spun out of a university project; offers bike-friendly routing, bike-and-ride features and tour planning comparable to cyclebee's positioning in DACH.
• Ride with GPS: Cycling-specific route planning and navigation platform with multi-day tour support and offline maps; functionally the closest non-DACH peer to cyclebee's section-based route builder.
• Outdooractive: German outdoor and cycling tour planning platform with official route networks across the DACH region; competes head-to-head with cyclebee on multi-day cycling tours and content.

Others

• ADFC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club): German national cycling association publishing approved cycle routes and bike-friendly accommodations; adjacent ecosystem player whose content and certification schemes overlap with cyclebee's Bett, Bike & Camping offering.
• EuroVelo / European Cyclists' Federation: European long-distance cycle route network and an existing cyclebee partner; not a competitor but an ecosystem enabler that shapes the demand for cyclebee-style tour planning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cyclebeeapp
• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/4NrxmZHFlr3h6gciLWiJma
• Facebookfacebook.com/cyclebeeapp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cyclebee
• Instagraminstagram.com/cyclebee.app

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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