Upway

Upway operates a marketplace for professionally refurbished electric bikes. Founded in 2021 by former Uber executives Toussaint Wattinne and Stéphane Ficaja, the company sources pre-owned e-bikes from individuals, retailers, rental fleets and manufacturer returns, and sells them at up to 60% below retail prices. Its stated aim is to make sustainable e-mobility accessible to more people while reducing electronic waste.

Refurbishment is carried out at UpCenters, workshops in which professional mechanics inspect and certify pre-owned e-bikes before they are listed for sale. The company reports more than 100,000 e-bikes refurbished in its first three years of operation.

Upway is of French origin and operates across nine countries in Europe and North America, with teams in Paris, Berlin and New York. Its stated target is to refurbish 1 million e-bikes by 2030, and the business is oriented towards continued geographic expansion.

Work at the company spans e-bike refurbishment and certification, marketplace platform development, and operations across e-mobility and circular-economy reuse.