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Uber-Backed Lime Files to IPO on Nasdaq as 'LIME' After $886M Revenue Year

Neutron Holdings, the parent of micromobility operator Lime, has filed to go public on the Nasdaq under the ticker 'LIME,' targeting roughly $200 million in proceeds at about a $1.8 billion valuation. Lime crossed $886 million in revenue in 2025 with positive free cash flow, but warned of 'substantial doubt' about continuing as a going concern without the raise.

By the Numbers

LIME (Nasdaq)
Ticker
~$200M
Target Raise
~$1.8B
Valuation
$886M
2025 Revenue
~230 cities, 29 countries
Footprint
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By the IPO Desk
Edited by Trace Cohen · Early-stage VC & angel · Founder, New York Venture Partners
1 min read
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THE RUNDOWN

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Micromobility joins the reopening IPO pipeline, broadening it beyond AI and energy

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Uber owns 10%+ of Lime and is an anchor investor, deepening the ride-hailing-micromobility tie-up

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An $886M revenue base with positive FCF makes Lime a real operating business, not a story stock

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The 'going concern' warning shows the IPO is partly a debt-driven necessity, not pure opportunism

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The VC Read · Trace's Take

Trace Cohen

Lime is the stress test for whether the IPO reopening is broad or just an AI phenomenon -- a real-revenue, positive-FCF operating business in a category investors once left for dead. The 'going concern' language is the honest part: this is a balance-sheet IPO to handle debt, which means it'll price on fundamentals, not narrative. The Uber anchor is the strategic read -- ride-hailing and micromobility keep converging into one mobility stack. Watch the multiple it gets; it'll tell you how much risk appetite has actually returned for non-AI names.

Analysis

Neutron Holdings, the parent company of shared-scooter and e-bike operator Lime, filed to go public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker 'LIME,' with Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Jefferies leading the offering. The company is targeting roughly $200 million in proceeds at a valuation around $1.8 billion, and filed an amended S-1 this week as it advances toward pricing.

Lime is one of the rare profitable-ish names in shared mobility: it crossed $886 million in revenue in 2025, generated more than $100 million in free cash flow, and grew adjusted EBITDA 42% year over year, with a fleet across roughly 230 cities in 29 countries and more than a billion lifetime rides. Uber, which already owns more than 10% of the company and drives about 14% of its revenue through app-based rental integration, is set to anchor the offering.

Uber, which already owns more than 10% of the company and drives about 14% of its revenue through app-based rental integration, is set to anchor the offering.

The filing is candid about risk: Lime warned of 'substantial doubt' about its ability to continue as a going concern without raising funds to service debt. That framing makes the IPO as much a balance-sheet necessity as a victory lap -- but a real-revenue micromobility listing still widens a 2026 IPO window that had been dominated by AI and energy names.

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Reported by TechCrunch · First reported by SEC EDGAR (Form S-1) · Analysis by Value Add Pulse.

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