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100.000 €

100% funded by 1053 investors

50 Rebels III

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Torres Vedras, PT

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monthly

term

3 years

yearly interest

7.2%

risk rating

C+

Pedals into the future: finance 600 batteries for bicycles

Description

50 Rebels is a Portuguese e-bike manufacturer with a mission to bring sustainable and innovative transportation solutions to the world. As a brand that keeps as much of its value chain in Portugal as possible - from design to assembly - they are committed to strengthening their headquarters in Torres Vedras to continue innovating in e-bike manufacturing.

This is the promotor's third campaign, after successfully funding 125.000€ in 50 Rebels I, and II to to support the acquisition of production materials, invest in R&D capabilities, and obtain certification. 

50 Rebels' new goal is to finance 600 batteries for electric bicycles. This battery stock will be used for its 2025 bicycle production, supporting anticipated sales growth and ensuring a reliable supply of essential components made in Portugal. By securing battery stock in advance, the promoter expects to enhance production efficiency, reduce lead times, and improve inventory control, supporting faster order fulfillment and increased sales capacity.

50 Rebels indirectly promotes Portugal's economy and the environment by spreading sustainable transportation solutions toward a greener future!

The Impact

Direct 

  • Promotion of local industry and employment: the 50 Rebels bikes are produced mainly in Portuguese manufactures, in the north of the country. The local production promotes and boosts the local industry, which in turn, generates employment. With the financing of this project, 50 Rebels will purchase 600 batteries to be used in bikes assembly during 2025. 
  • Decarbonization of transport and cities: The use of electric bikes for daily commuting contribute to decarbonize cities and improve air-quality, since they are non-polluting methods of transportation. Also, each electric bike used for daily commuting to work avoids in average 243 kgs of CO2 emissions per year, in comparison with the use of a diesel car, which is the equivalent to the absorption of 11 trees yearly. Considering the 600 new bikes funded with this campaign, they will avoid 145 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year by replacing diesel cars. 

Indirect 

  • Promotion of healthy lifestyles and well-being: increased cycling habits in cities contribute to air quality and road safety, when it replaces individual motorized transport, and to healthier lifestyles from the exercise. 
  • Promotion of sustainable cities’ infrastructure: the financing of this projects contributes to more people cycling, which incentivizes public policy towards building resilient infrastructure for sustainable transport systems. 
  • Promote accessible and sustainable transport systems: the financing of this project can empower people in locomotion, in which they will have access to sustainable transport systems.

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Financial viability

This project will enable the purchase of 600 batteries at a total cost of 156.270 euros, of which 100.000 euros (approximately 64%) will be funded through the Goparity campaign.  Projected revenues from bicycle sales over the next three years will enable the company to repay the loan.

50 Rebels Company LDA is a Portuguese corporation which, following a share capital increase of 45.000€ is in a process of transformation from a private limited liability company into a a public limited company (Sociedade Anónima, or S.A.)

Download the Financial Statements for the promoter here: Financial Statements - 50 Rebels.pdf

This project has a minimum target of 80.000€ As stated in Part B of the KIIS document (Key Investment Information Sheet), the minimum targeted loan amount is 80.000€, this means the funding campaign can close with any amount between 100.000€ and 80.000€.

Capital at risk - investing involves the risk of losing part or all of the money you invest.  Although Goparity implements risk-mitigation measures, to further reduce the risk of capital loss, please remember to diversify your portfolio to limit your exposure to specific projects. Learn more about risk mitigation here >

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Download Key Investment Information Sheet

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Guarantees

Loans granted to the promoter 50 REBELS COMPANY, LDA. by investors will have the following guarantees, provided for in the loan agreements associated with the campaign:
  • Personal guarantee, under Portuguese law, from the quota-holder, Andreas Melchior Koloska with the following NIF 301464588, for the total amount of the debt.  

The Promoter

About 50 REBELS COMPANY, LDA.

50 Rebels Company, Lda has been producing electric bicycles in Portugal since 2020. Their small but dedicated team of 7 has been conquering Europe from their headquarters in Torres Vedras (Portugal) with their unique bike design and strong branding. From their very beginning, 50 Rebels pledged to locally produce as many products and pre-products as possible. This led to frame manufacturing in Anadia, seat manufacturing in Famalicao, and rack manufacturing in Torres Vedras. Committed to making its products more sustainable, 50 Rebels is introducing a circular lithium battery usage scheme in 2023 with partners in Portugal and France.

This small and unique Portuguese company wants to continue to help change urban mobility in Europe by reaching people that haven’t been in the bicycle market before. The recent launch of the V-Series, 50 Rebels' second product series, is continuing to change the perception of what electric bicycles should look like and make urban and suburban riding easier, safer, and more fun.

The promotor produces high-quality bikes in Portugal that are especially suited for hilly areas with tough roads, potholes, and tramlines. The design and specifications of 50 Rebels bikes have been successfully introduced in several European countries through an e-commerce strategy and selected partners. At the brand's core, there stand flagship stores and shop-in-shops in cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Porto, Valencia, Zurich.

The team

Anna Schneeberger

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Co-founder & COO

With more than 8 years of retail- and customer support experience in Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, and South Africa, it was time to put her experience to work: in 2019, Anna co-founded 50 Rebels with Andreas and made it what it is today: a customer-focused electric bicycle brand.

Andreas Koloska

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Co-founder & CEO

After 15 years in Marketing Management and Business Development, this 36-year-old Swiss moved to Portugal to start up his own business. Coming from Copenhagen he saw the possible symbiosis of the bicycle-producing country Portugal and the invention of moped-style e-bikes and made it happen: a Portuguese e-bike brand that takes on the European market and keeps the added value in Portugal.

Business Model

50 Rebels began as an electric bicycle company with a pure direct-2-consumer strategy through its strong e-commerce presence. Towards the end of the Covid-pandemic, they started to mix it up and added a b2b-retail model to their European distribution strategy as well as a stronger presence in the Hotel and Tourism sector in their home market in Portugal. In 2022 the sales are approximately equally distributed between D2C and B2B sales making them more resistant to market disturbances. 

As an organization 50 Rebels focuses on vertical integration as much as possible, leading to the control of manufacturing, assembly, and distribution, ending in a favorable gross margin and strong brand security. With the opening of flagship stores (Porto, Valencia, Torres Vedras) or shop-in-shops (Zurich, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Mallorca, Madeira) the control of the value chain is being extended every year.

Most 50 Rebels bikes are sold in Portugal, France, Germany, and The Netherlands.

Active since

2019

Fiscal country

PT

Operating In

Industry

Mobility

Number of Goparity Loans

3

Women Shareholders

Yes

Updates

2024-11-08

100% funded

1052 investors successfully raised 100.000€

2024-11-01

Open for investment

This campaign is open for investment

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