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Explore the most promising mobility startups transforming how the world moves.

Curated for investors, operators, and founders shaping the future of transport.

Bruntor

Electric cargo scooters for efficient last-mile delivery and urban logistics.

  • Founded in 2022
  • Headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Funding amount undisclosed
  • Startup stage: Seed

Aptera

Solar-powered 3-wheel EVs with up to 1,000-mile range and 40 miles of daily solar charging.

  • Founded in 2005
  • Headquarters in Carlsbad, California, USA
  • Funding: $100M+
  • Startup stage: Series A

Revoltz

Revoltz designs electric trikes for last-mile delivery, offering compact, long-range cargo solutions.

  • Founded in 2020
  • Headquarters in Binyamina, Israel
  • Funding amount undisclosed
  • Startup stage: Seed

DriveX

AI-powered vehicle inspection software for remote damage assessment and claims automation.

  • Founded in 2019
  • Headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Funding: $1M+
  • Startup stage: Series A

TUGA Innovations

Modular electric three-wheelers with expandable chassis for urban mobility.

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquarters in Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Funding amount undisclosed
  • Startup stage: Seed

MOBY

Electric bike-sharing and delivery fleets for urban mobility across Europe and the US.

  • Founded in 2019
  • Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland
  • Funding amount undisclosed
  • Startup stage: Series A

Autonomous Knight

Develops multispectral sensors and AI vision systems that enable safe, all-weather autonomous mobility across industries.

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquarters in Genk, Belgium
  • Funding: Raised €840K in pre-seed funding
  • Startup stage: Seed

NOWOS

Repairs and repurposes lithium-ion batteries to extend life and reduce environmental waste.

  • Founded in 2019
  • Headquarters in Amersfoort, Utrecht
  • Funding: €6M equity + €3M debt
  • Startup stage: Series B

Mozio

Aggregates and books global ground transport — taxis, shuttles, trains — for seamless airport transfers.

  • Founded in 2011
  • Headquarters in New York, NY, USA
  • Funding: $3M in earlier rounds
  • Startup stage: Series B

AiDEN

Software-only platform enabling real-time, privacy-compliant in-vehicle service integration.

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquarters in San  Ramon, California, USA
  • Funding: $6.1M
  • Startup stage: Seed

Curo Charging

Leases underused EV chargers to fleets via a Virtual Depot platform, cutting infrastructure costs.

  • Founded in 2023
  • Headquarters in San Francisco, California, USA
  • Funding: <$1M
  • Startup stage: Seed

AVATAR Mobilité

Builds Ulive, a solar-powered micro-EV with swappable batteries and local micro-factory production for ultra-efficient, low-cost urban mobility.

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquarters in La Rochelle, France
  • Funding: €1M in grants and €1.5M in seed funding
  • Startup stage: Seed

Greenroads

AI-powered video analytics platform that turns traffic camera and drone footage into actionable mobility data for safer, smarter cities.

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquarters in Mġarr, Malta
  • Funding: $317K from the European Union, with additional support from EIT Urban Mobility and Microsoft for Startups
  • Startup stage: Early Growth

Toogethr

Smart platform for managing parking, EV charging, and access control across workplaces and real estate properties.

  • Founded in 2011
  • Headquarters in Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Backed by AutoBinck Group, with early seed and incubator funding from ESA BIC and Calendar42; acquisition by Izix in 2025.
  • Startup stage: Growth

Mapillary

Crowdsourced street-level imagery platform using computer vision to scale and automate mapping.

  • Founded in 2013
  • Headquarters in Malmö, Sweden
  • Funding: Acquired by Meta (2020); prior to acquisition raised ~$24.5M (Series B)
  • Startup stage: Growth

What3words

Assigns every 3m square on Earth a unique three-word code for precise location sharing and navigation.

  • Founded in 2013
  • Headquarters in London, England, UK
  • Funding: £10M+ (total raised ~£223M across all rounds)
  • Startup stage: Series C

Populus

Platform helping cities manage curbs, streets, and shared mobility fleets with real-time data and digital infrastructure tools.

  • Founded in 2017
  • Headquarters in San Francisco, California, USA
  • Funding: Raised $16M total, including an $11M Series A co-led by Zero Infinity Partners and Climactic
  • Startup stage: Series A

UbiRider

Provides a digital platform integrating transport management, real-time data, and contactless payments.

  • Founded in 2018
  • Headquarters in Porto, Portugal
  • Funding: $1.95M
  • Startup stage: Series A

To Zero

Retrofitting diesel buses with electric drivetrains to cut emissions and operating costs by up to 70%.

  • Founded in 2022
  • Headquarters in Rausdorf, Germany
  • Funding amount undisclosed
  • Startup stage: Seed

Fleet Fox

Tech-driven 3PL marketplace offering full-stack fleet care — washing, fueling, relocation, maintenance.

  • Founded in 2017
  • Headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Fundraising €1.5M
  • Startup stage: Series A

Cezigue

No-code platform enabling mobility companies to build, launch, and manage connected vehicle and mobility apps without coding.

  • Founded in 2021
  • Headquarters in Toulouse, France
  • Funding: Supported by EIT Urban Mobility, Moove Lab, and IOT Valley
  • Startup stage: Early Growth

ÆMOTION

AE-Motion builds ultra-narrow, four-wheeled tilting electric microcars designed for dense urban mobility. The vehicle combines bike agility with car safety in a fully enclosed, manually driven EV.

  • Founded in 2018
  • Headquarters in Lyon, France
  • Funding: Publicly supported (non-VC) by Bpifrance, ADEME, and the Rhône-Alpes regional government, estimated total funding under €700,000 as of 2022
  • Startup stage: Early Growth

Delivers.ai

Low-cost, AI-powered sidewalk robots for real-world autonomous delivery. With 100,000+ deliveries across Europe, their camera-based navigation system blends software, affordable hardware, and human oversight to make autonomy scalable, safe, and practical for cities and couriers.

  • Founded in 2020
  • Headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey
  • Funding: ~$4M raised, backed by Japan Post Capital, Plug and Play, and others (2024 valuation: $36M)
  • Startup stage: Early Growth

Cowboy

Smart, connected e-bikes designed for seamless urban commuting, combining minimalist design with app-based features and real-time support.

  • Founded in 2017
  • Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium
  • Funding: Raised $143M total across multiple rounds, including €5M in 2024 led by Cypress Capital
  • Startup stage: Growth

ASIMOB

AI and IoT platform that turns everyday vehicles into autonomous road inspectors, helping cities monitor infrastructure and improve road safety.

  • Founded in 2017
  • Headquarters in Bilbao, Spain
  • Funding: Bootstrapped with grants and accelerator support from EIT Urban Mobility and BIND 4.0
  • Startup stage: Early Growth

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