Ty Collins
Ty Collins is currently a helper of brands at Startup Advisor and was a cofounder of Rad Power Bikes, which closed. He also founded Artistic Social Media, an agency, and has experience in entrepreneurship, advising, and consulting.
Rad Power Bikes — once a $1.65B e-bike unicorn — files Chapter 11 after CPSC battery-fire recall and January 2026 warehouse blaze
Rad Power Bikes grew rapidly to a $1.65 billion valuation and dominant North American market share but collapsed after leadership exits, executive turnover, layoffs, a CPSC battery-fire recall in November 2025, Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2025, and a Huntington Beach warehouse fire in January 2026.
Life EV Acquires Rad Power Bikes for $13.2M, Preserves Brand After Bankruptcy
Life Electric Vehicles Holdings completed the $13.2 million acquisition of Rad Power Bikes' assets following Rad's bankruptcy, preserving the brand and planning U.S. expansions. The South Florida company intends to maintain Rad's retail presence and enhance product innovation and assembly quality.
Life Electric Vehicles Wins $13.2M Bid for Rad Power Bikes Assets in Bankruptcy Auction
Rad Power Bikes, once valued at $1.65 billion, auctioned its assets for $13.2 million as part of bankruptcy proceedings, with South Florida-based Life Electric Vehicles winning the bid pending court approval. Life EV will acquire Rad's inventory, intellectual property, and liabilities, while Rad's future brand status and employee impact remain uncertain.
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Ty Collins announces Rad Power Bikes featured on NPR’s How I Built This with Guy Raz after years of effort
Ty Collins announces that after years of hoping, he and Mike Radenbaugh succeeded in getting Rad Power Bikes featured on NPR's How I Built This with Guy Raz.
Organizations
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Rad Power Bikes Cofounder (in title only) 2021–present, Former Co-founder · current
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Startup Advisor Helper of Brands 2021–present · current
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Velocidi Senior Account Executive 2013–2015 · past
Education
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Humboldt State University Journalism, Public Relations · 2006–2010
