Lectric's founders are buying into e-bikes while VC-backed rivals retreat

Levi Conlow says Lectric sold nearly 30,000 bikes in its biggest month and has put about $10 million into three new brands.

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Primary source: TechCrunch

Why it matters

Lectric is testing whether founder-led capital discipline can beat the venture-backed e-bike model that overexpanded during the pandemic boom.

Illustration of a Lectric e-bike poised for motion, shown ready to ride.

Levi Conlow and Robby Deziel's Lectric eBikes has spun out Monarc as a premium adventure e-bike brand, the third brand move in six months from a bootstrapped Phoenix e-bike seller expanding while better-funded rivals have collapsed.…

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