Meet the booming bicycle company on the road to success

Tom and Sian met in Amsterdam and immediately became obsessed with the beautiful bicycles cruising around the streets. Back in London, they soon realised that no shops were selling the bikes they grew to love in the Netherlands, which sparked their inspiration to start Bobbin Bikes.

 

Founded in 2007, Bobbin Bikes have a range of trendy leisure bicycles for everyday cyclists across the world. The unique brand is known for its brightly-coloured and stylish bikes with long handlebars and handy baskets – even David Beckham’s daughter is a huge fan of her Bobbin!

 

Eventually, after several years of growth, the time came to take their business to the next level by adding a new online sales channel to go with their physical shop. The company needed fast financial support to buy more stock, build the digital infrastructure they needed, and fulfill the new orders that were expected. After contacting Funding Circle, the team had £250,000 in their account 2 weeks later – “For us, it felt a breath of fresh air” said Tom. The future of Bobbin Bikes has never looked so bright.

 

In this short video, meet Tom and Sian and learn more about their exciting journey:

 

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