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Cyclebee GmbH is a startup founded by five passionate cyclists. Their goal is to develop a personalized, all-in-one cycling tour app to simplify tour planning. The app is being developed in cooperation with Know-Center GmbH and aims to make cycling tours more accessible to everyone.

Inspired by their own cycling touring experiences, they strive for a sustainable and enriching cycling experience. The first app version is expected next spring.

Press releases

Cyclebee challenges existing bicycle navigation: Startup starts app testing at Eurobike in Frankfurt

From July 3rd to 7th, 2024, the company cyclebee will be exhibiting at EUROBIKE in Frankfurt am Main. Cyclebee will also be launching its first public app testing there.

With individually selectable route sections instead of point-to-point route guidance, the innovative route planning simplifies the individual compilation of multi-day cycling tours on official cycle paths.

Thanks to detailed information on the respective sections of the route, it is easy to quickly identify unsuitable stages for individual target groups (such as busy road sections for families with children) and to bypass them on more suitable routes.

cyclebee is hosting a launch event on November 22nd to present its track cycling information platform "cyclebeeOnRails""

cyclebeeOnRails is a response to one of the biggest challenges for cyclists: combining cycling and rail travel. The platform brings together official data from railway companies and the experiences of cycle tourists.

The platform will be presented and tested with guests at the launch event. The event will take place on November 22, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in room 401 (4th floor) at Alte Poststraße 152, 8020 Graz.

Please register via email.

Schwandorf with startup cyclebee participating in the EU Better Mobility Accelerator

The startup cyclebee has been accepted into the EU Better Mobility Accelerator. As representatives of "Radreisen4All" (Cycling for All), they are working on the FFG R&D research project. Participation offers international coaching, training, and access to a broad network of companies and investors. Cyclebee is committed to diverse and accessible cycling tourism and is excited to promote mobility for all.

Graz-based startup cyclebee participates in the EU Better Mobility Accelerator

The Graz-based startup cyclebee is the only Styrian company accepted into the EU Better Mobility Accelerator. This funding program offers young companies in the field of urban mobility a platform to further develop their ideas. cyclebee is dedicating a research project to the topic of "Cycling Tourism for All" and sees participation as an opportunity to advance its innovative mobility solutions. The accelerator brings together 12 startups from 7 countries and promotes diversity and equal opportunities. cyclebee receives access to coaching, a business and investor network, and "living labs" for testing its solution.

cyclebee is looking for test users for the research project “Cycling Tours4All”

The startup cyclebee is looking for test users to help develop its personalized all-in-one cycling trip app. Regular online usability tests will involve various user groups to improve the system. Participants of different genders, ages, and experience levels are welcome. Participation is non-binding, and even those without cycling trip experience are encouraged to apply. In addition to the online tests, there will also be in-person user tests in Graz, Austria, called "beeVent." cyclebee is developing the app as part of an FFG R&D research project in collaboration with Know-Center GmbH. The startup has already received several awards.

cyclebee wins the VCÖ Mobility Award 2022 in the category "Digitalization in Mobility" for its cycling travel app.

Cyclebee has received the VCÖ Mobility Award 2022 in the "Digitalization in Mobility" category for its innovative cycling tour app. The company collaborates with the Know Center Graz to research the needs of diverse cycling tourists. Their goal is to make cycling tours accessible to everyone. The app offers inspiration, planning, and documentation in a single, compact tool. Promoting sustainable forms of travel is a key focus, as tourism contributes significantly to CO2 emissions. Cyclebee is delighted to receive the award and to improve mobility for all.

Press contact

Katrin Lemke

cyclebee GmbH
Paulustorgasse 8
8010 Graz

Press releases

cyclebee in "Der Standard""

Article from July 14, 2024 "Why it is almost impossible to travel with a bicycle on the night train""

Thanks to Sascha Aumüller for mentioning me in the section „From the cyclist’s perspective“: „"The Graz-based research project and start-up, however, takes a different approach, focusing on the perspective of enthusiastic cyclists, and has made it its mission to use its app to..." „Cyclebee on Rails“ to make it easier for as many people as possible to combine cycling and public transport.“

cyclebee in the "Kleine Zeitung""

Report on the business talk from October 20, 2023

On October 20th, Katharina was one of two women invited to speak on the business talk show of the "Kleine Zeitung" newspaper. The "Kleine Zeitung" writes: "Cyclebee also focuses on the symbiosis of sustainability and technology, which is particularly common in Styria. (...) Furthermore, rail and cycling options are to be cleverly integrated."„

Kleine Zeitung Wirtschaftstalk vom 24.10.2023

cyclebee in the "Kleine Zeitung""

Out of 384 submitted projects, we prevailed in the Austrian Automobile Club's Mobility Award, securing first place in the Digitalization category. We at cyclebee are surprised but delighted to have received this award for our "All-in-One Cycling Tour App." The app, which will be continuously expanded, combines planning, organization, and navigation to simplify cycling trips.

Kleine Zeitung Steirische Radreisen-App holt sich den Mobilitätspreis Eine Grazer Geschäftsidee stößt auf viel Resonanz. Erst im Frühjahr als Start-up ausgegründet, holt sich cyclebee jetzt den VCÖ-Mobilitätspreis. Ziel des Jungunternehmens: Radreisen populärer und einfacher machen.

cyclebee in Graz

Report from August 20, 2023 about cyclebee in the Grazer, available to read in the e-paper edition.

We were featured in the current issue of the Grazer newspaper over the weekend. You can read about it in the latest e-paper version. https://e-paper.grazer.at/#2023 On page 18. Many thanks to Mirella Kuchling for the article and excellent communication! Looking forward to working with you again. :erröten:!

cyclebee in the "Schwandorf district""

Report from July 5, 2023

Katrin, from Schwandorf, represents cyclebee in her current adopted home, the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria. Her participation in the EU Better Mobility Accelerator prompted an initial article about our work and vision at cyclebee. Many thanks to Thomas Dobler from Onetz and "Der neue Tag" for the relaxed interview. The article has already led to contact with the regional tourism industry.

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