oBike's new owner applies for licence to run e-scooter service

Investor to shut down bike-share firm, start e-scooter sharing under new brand

Omni Sharing directors Oscar Moises Chaves (left) and his brother Samuel (right), with chief operating officer Carlos Abarca. Omni yesterday applied for a sandbox licence to rent out 500 e-scooters here under the 0mn1 brand.
Omni Sharing directors Oscar Moises Chaves (left) and his brother Samuel (right), with chief operating officer Carlos Abarca. Omni yesterday applied for a sandbox licence to rent out 500 e-scooters here under the 0mn1 brand. ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA
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oBike's new majority shareholder is aiming to become a global player in the personal mobility device (PMD) scene - but under a different brand.

Founded by a young Costa Rican investor, Omni Sharing yesterday applied for a sandbox licence to rent out 500 e-scooters here under the 0mn1 brand. Mr Oscar Moises Chaves is the head of investment firm OSS Inversiones, which bought oBike last September.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 12, 2019, with the headline oBike's new owner applies for licence to run e-scooter service. Subscribe