#45 René Braun, CEO & Co-Founder , RYDES

René Braun is the CEO and co-founder of RYDES and before embarking
on the journey which became RYDES , he spent what felt like his
whole life working in the mobility space, always having looking at
it from different angles. He first worked strategically for
Bombardier Transportation, the company's rail branch, for several
years, then joining the Lufthansa Innovation Hub. There, as an
outdoor enthusiast, he founded a travel company brokering tours and
focused mainly on the financial side of the business before RYDES'
journey began in 2020. Together with Martin Miodownik, René founded
RYDES two and a half years ago, raising capital from Porsche and
Lufthansa as well as VCs making it first all-in-one mobility budget
platform that enables companies to offer their employees flexible
access to all modes of transportation, such as shared mobility,
49-euro ticket, bike leasing, or fuel and charging cards.