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Fleet Finance Sponsored by Auto Finance Fleet Finance News European Startup Prize for Mobility selects 50 finalists in search for future of urban transport Published: 7th March 2019 Share A unique accelerator scheme that supports startups developing sustainable mobility innovations has named the 50 finalists in its latest programme. The European Startup Prize for Mobility is a joint venture run by the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee, Boston Consulting Group and Via ID that invites mobility startups from around Europe to submit ideas for the future of transport. This year’s launch received 570 applications from across Europe and 10 winners will be chosen to take part in a business accelerator scheme. During the selection process, each of the 570 entrants was analysed by three experts in mobility and startup organisations. They whittled the selection of prospective winners down to 150 before selecting the finalists. The final will be hosted Brussels later this year, with nine companies chosen by jury and a tenth chosen by the public on Facebook. European Startup Prize for Mobility – The 50 finalists are: Name Country Description Aipark Germany Provides live parking maps for developers Alertgasoil France Real-time fuel consumption measurement Blickfeld Germany Builds LiDAR hardware & software to support autonomous driving BroadBit Batteries Finland Green battery technology Cargoroo Netherlands Offers shared cargo bikes for families and businesses Chargery Germany Service provider for shared urban electric fleets, energy & charging Citygo France Carpooling for work, urban mobility Cityscoot France Free-floating, shared electric scooter, urban mobility Cyclofix France On-demand maintenance service for micromobility devices, urban mobility dott Netherlands Urban scooters, urban mobility Ebikelabs France Connected maintenance solution for e-bike sharing, urban mobility Einride Sweden Autonomous driving, data analytics Enso Tyres UK Build better tyres for electric vehicles, vehicles & accessories Everoad France Digital solutions provider, inter-urban & long-distance mobility, logistics & supply chain Faxi UK Incentivised carpooling for commuters FretLink France Digitising the organisation of the road transportation industry, logistics & supply chain Geovelo France Cycling smartphone app GoodVision Czech Republic Automated traffic data collection from cameras through deep learning AI, data analytics, GPS & tracking Greenrail Group Italy Railway sleepers that support the circular economy Hygen Germany Infrastructure for gas-powered cars Hyper Poland Poland Smart logistics platform K-Ryole France Electric bike trailers for professionals in urban areas Karhoo UK Urban mobility marketplace Kyyti Finland Develops MaaS solutions offering single platform for all mobility solutions LiveEO Germany Uses satellite imagery to monitor infrastructure from space Mobiag Portugal Provides tools to manage and scale shared mobility services Mobit Belgium IoT startup offering bike fleet management using smart lock, GPS & tracking Moovee Luxembourg Shared fleet management for companies, ranging from car-sharing to scooters Muving Torrot Spain Electric scooter manufacturer Mvmant Germany Supports mobility through dispatching of vehicles managed by predictive algorithms and by smartphone app-based requests Ono (Tretbox) Germany Pedal-assisted urban cargo carrier OpenAirlines France Solutions to help airlines reduce costs and CO2 emission OpenDataSoft France Simplifies the publishing and processing of smart city data Padam France Software for on-demand transport services and public transport Proximi.io Finland Technology-agnostic platform for developers that combines all major mobile positioning technologies under one umbrella Qucit France Uses artificial intelligence to understand the link between urban design and its impact on people’s behaviour Ryd Germany Data analytics Rydies Germany Platform and B2B marketplace for cycling-related services Scooty sharing Belgium Electric scooter-sharing service Shotl Spain Real-time mobility platform TeleRetail Germany Artificial intelligence-powered software to support urban logistics TransWay_fr France Urban mobility solutions provider including points-based rewards system Twaice Germany Battery analytics to help increase reliability and operating cycle Unicorn Scooters Lithuania Shared electric scooter service UrmO Germany Standing platform on wheels for powered urban mobility Valerann UK Data provider that helps support connected, autonomous vehicles WheelizTeam France Peer-to-peer wheelchair accessible car rental XeeTeam France Central platform to collect and analyse mobility data Zeleros Hyperloop Spain Developing hyperloop systems designed to move passengers at up to 1000kmh through tube networks Zify France Carpooling app for urban commuters Asset Finance Connect Asset Finance Connect brings you news and updates about UK and European auto, equipment and asset finance providers. 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