News archive - [Call Announcement] EIT Urban Mobility Scale up programme is looking for 12 urban mobility startups
The Scale up programme, financed by EIT Urban Mobility, opened up a call to identify the 12 most promising startups with solutions for sustainable urban mobility.
The programme aims to take the selected startups to the next level by helping them find funding and partnerships through attendance at major European events, giving them visibility to potential investors, and bringing them closer to implementing their solutions in real environments. The application period is open until 12 June 2022.
The programme aims to support startups in the introduction of their solutions to the market through two different paths:
- Travel voucher of 2.500€ per team
- Participation at internal and high-level startup events such as Start-up World Cup & Summit in Prague or Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress in Barcelona
- Coaching and mentoring by industry experts and experienced founders
- Up to 25.000€ worth of support services provided by programme partners
- Support by the strong EIT Urban Mobility network to scale sustainable mobility
- Increased visibility via presentation on events, EIT Urban Mobility website, startup and social media activities
- Access to investors via VC networking and pitches
- Access to EIT Urban Mobility investment initiatives and funding instruments
- Pilot project together with cities or industry partners to tackle a given challenge (Only for path B)
- Personal support during the pilot project phase by EIT Urban Mobility network (Only for path B)
- Optional financial support up to 50.000€ during the pilot project phase in exchange for equity or equivalent (Only for Path B)
The programme supports the startups in the introduction of their solutions to the market through two different paths.
Path A: will provide international growth to startups with attendance at high-impact events, networking opportunities, increased visibility, and additional services valued at EUR 25.000 to 5 selected startups.
Path B: includes the benefits of path A and aims to implement seven pilots with industry and city partners with the opportunity of being funded up to EUR 50.000 by EIT Urban Mobility.
When applying for path B, participating startups have the opportunity to solve one of the 15 challenges raised by top European cities and industry companies from the urban mobility sector. The startups will get support from the public authorities and organisations that have raised the challenges, and from the consortium members developing the Scale up programme.
The Scale up programme is led by CARNET, with the collaboration of PowerHub, Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research, UnternehmerTUM, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Niedersächsisches Forschungszentrum Fahrzeugtechnik (NFF), Digital Hub Logistics Hamburg and the City of Hamburg, Xpreneurs, UnternehmerTUM Digital Hub Mobility.
For more information about the Scale up programme, the description of the challenges, and to apply for the programme
- European Union (EU 27)
- H2020
- Horizon Europe
- General
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0_20220505-EIT-UM-Scale-up-Guide-for-Applicants-vf.pdf (pdf, 1.06Mb)
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