We are excited to announce that 15 winners of the SME Market Expansion Call for 2025 have been selected from over 80 applications from 24 countries across Europe. Commencing in April, the winning SMEs will work with an end-client for six months to further develop, test, and bring their solutions to market. The projects address a wide range of critical challenges including road safety, decarbonisation of logistics, and accessibility of metro stations:

SME Bikekey (Norway) with First (Denmark): Solution for insurers to manage stolen and recovered bikes sustainably, reducing waste, ensuring ESG compliance, and supporting urban mobility.

SME INVAMAR (Türkiye) with Konya Metropolitan Municipality (Türkiye): Smart textile steering wheel that enhances road safety with GDPR-compliant driver health monitoring reducing accidents.

SME ARXAX (UK) with Autostrada del Brennero (Italy): Autonomous network of green refuelling and recharging stations to decarbonise road transport, focusing on mid- and heavy-duty vehicles.  

SME Compass (UK) with Transport for London (UK): Use of connected vehicle data to enhance road safety, optimise public transport, and improve traffic management, supporting London’s sustainable mobility goals. ​

SME Emissium Labs Unipessoal LDA (Portugal) with Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal): Platform that optimises EV charging with real-time emissions data, reducing costs, stabilising the grid, and promoting sustainable urban mobility.

SME Hydros Power (Spain) with Grupo Torres (Spain): Hydrogen fuel cell system that decarbonises refrigerated transport and logistics, reducing emissions equivalent to 12 million trees by 2030.

SME Tiler (Netherlands) with City of Amsterdam (Netherlands): Tiler’s wireless charging solution optimises LEV fleet efficiency, reducing costs, improving parking, and supporting sustainable urban mobility.​

SME Waymap (UK) with Transport for London (UK): Waymap’s indoor navigation solution enhances accessibility and efficiency in TfL stations, improving mobility for all users and reducing congestion and carbon emissions. ​

SME Fluctuo (France) with Dott-Tier (Netherlands): Fleet IQ optimises shared mobility services by predicting demand, supply, and competition, improving fleet management, pricing, and operational efficiency. ​

SME Urbanivation AB (Sweden) with Stenungsunds Kommun (Sweden): Parkyria uses AI and real-time data to optimise parking planning, promoting sustainability, reducing CO2 emissions, and supporting equitable urban mobility.

SME Bruntor (Rhino R SIA) (Latvia) with Rimi Eesti Food AS (Estonia): Bruntor’s electric cargo vehicles, in partnership with RIMI Estonia, revolutionise last-mile grocery deliveries with sustainable, efficient solutions for cleaner cities and inclusive employment.

SME Mooevo (Spain) with KOIKI HOME (Spain): Electric vehicle for sustainable refrigerated deliveries, reducing emissions, congestion, and supporting carbon-neutral urban logistics.

SME Bikademy (Croatia) with Tourist Board of Brod-Posavina County (Croatia): Mobile incentive based-app encouraging cycling for tourism, daily commuting, and CO2 savings.

SME Naviblind Aps (Denmark) with VBB Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (Germany): Outdoor navigation system for blind users, providing accurate positioning and vocal guidance to navigate unfamiliar routes independently.

SME Transcality (Switzerland) with AMB (Spain): Transcality’s digital twin streamlines urban planning by integrating diverse data and models, enabling efficient, transparent simulations for sustainable, equitable, and accessible city development.

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