We transform the urban movement by becoming car-independent
Looking at cities nowadays, we see that most streets are jammed by cars. This does not only lead to slow mobility; it is noisy and very toxic for humans and the environment.
With GLEAM we want to solve this problem and transform the urban movement by becoming car-independent. We know that transformation can only happen if you have a product that you can trust.
“Our goal is to transform mobility and reduce CO2 emissions by 100.000 tons until 2025.”
Our guiding values
Here are the core values that guide us on our journey to reach this goal:
Freedom
We build bikes that gives you the freedom to go wherever you want to go and do anything you want to do.
Efficiency
We listen to you to understand what you need in your daily life and we provide you a solution that increases your efficiency and reduces your ownership costs.
Reliability
We produce our bike in Europe and use the highest quality material to create bikes that are stable and last.
Sustainability
By being innovative and thinking in the long run, we want our bikes to be economically, socially and ecologically sustainable.
Our Story
The idea to GLEAM was born in 2010, when a Viennese Messenger was looking for the ideal vehicle for his daily job. The founder of GLEAM, Mario Eibl, a passionate cyclist and technical expert with start-up experience, therefore started to develop the very first GLEAM prototype.
Over the years, the GLEAM Cargo eBike was further developed in multiple R&D projects to the smallest detail. It also won various contests and awards such as the Urban Innovation Challenge by Forum Alpbach.
It was not too long until KIC InnoEnergy SE became shareholder and GLEAM was selected to be a company building project of WhatAVenture.
An important step for a successful serial production was the selection of our development and production partners: we developed the cargo eBike with the experienced motorcycles engineers from Ricardo (now Wheelab) in Italy and produce the frame with manufacturing partners in Italy’s “motor valley”.
We assemble the GLEAM Cargo eBike in our Smart Factory together with our partners Technologies Added. With all our partners we are working hard everyday to deliver to you our Gleam experience.
Meet the team
GLEAM team is formed by specialists from various fields, who have set themselves the goal of creating tailor-made, high quality solutions for their customers in the field of urban mobility.
Mario Eibl
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Dr. Stefan Perkmann-Berger
Co-Founder & advisor
Eva-Maria Weidenthaler
Head of Business Development
Magdalena Poss
Executive Assistant & Operations
Alexander Streihammer
Head of Marketing
Felix Billiani
Business Development
Katharina Jaschinsky
Sales
Julia Kainrath
Marketing and Sales
Petra Paraschiv
Marketing
Matt Bibby
Product Development
Partners
To have a successful project, you need the right partners. We are thankful for the collaboration!
Technologies Added
All components of the GLEAM Cargo eBike are assembled in the Smart Factory in Emmen in the Netherlands, which enables us to react rapidly on increasing demand.
Wheelab
The main component of our Cargo eBike, the strong frame, is produced in Italy. Our experienced partners from the motorcycle industry have spent lots of energy and lifeblood in perfecting the design to optimize GLEAM.
Van Oldenburger
Our professional logistics partner makes sure, that your bike is safely brought to your home.
InnoEnergy
InnoEnergy is accelerating sustainable energy innovations in Europe with a broad international network and has supported over 300 companies including GLEAM. InnoEnergy is a GLEAM shareholder since 2018.
WhatAVenture
WhatAVenture is a global innovation company with a team of innovation experts who believe in the combination of corporate power with startup agility. GLEAM is one of the three selected company building projects and since 2020, WhatAVenture is also shareholder of GLEAM.
EMILIA
Being part of the 4-year R&D project EMILIA (Electric Mobility for Innovative Freight Logistics) in Austria, enabled us to work together with technology partners such as AIT, MIBA and SIGNON Austria, customers such as DPD and REWE and many more on developing innovative freight logistics concepts in urban areas.
The start of changing urban mobility
Check out our activity in the EMILIA (Electric Mobility for Innovative Freight Logistics) 2014-2017 project.
Press
Tech and Nature
“Gleam Lastenräder: Das Fahrrad ist eindeutig Gewinner dieser Situation”
Dagblad Noorden
“Er is genoeg ruimte voor materialen en gereedschappen. Technisch is het een fiets, dus je mag je verplaatsen over fietspaden en fietsstrips”
E-bike News
“Gleam Cargo: Den wirft nichts aus der Bahn“
Subscribe to our newsletter
Get exclusive access to new product development, offers, events and surprise treats!
