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Scale-up your startup

The programme supports mature urban mobility startups to boost their company by offering:

Why join?

Joining our community grants startups access to new funding opportunities, the ability to network with relevant stakeholders and industry leaders, invites to high-impact events and greater strategic visibility within the urban mobility field. Over the years, the Scale-up Programme has proved to be an excellent catalyst for startups to reach their business goals and go beyond important milestones.
Through tailored mentorship designed to cover startup and scale-ups needs, participants are able to scale their companies and get the exposure they need. Startups are essential for bringing innovation to our cities and solving current challenges, so we want to assist impactful startups and scale-ups in making their solution a reality, and expanding it to new territories.

Anna-Lina Kvarnsmyr

CEO & Co-Founder of WalkingTalking, Stockholm, Sweden
“The Scale-up Programme has been a truly valuable experience. We’ve received high-quality education, engaged with investors, and interacted with companies, investors and municipalities, gaining insights into how this ecosystem operates. The mentorship aspect is particularly beneficial; my mentor has been instrumental in guiding me through the startup and scale-up phases.”

Evgenij Bakulin

CFO of Hybrid Lidar Systems, Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany
“The Scale-up Programme of EIT Urban Mobility is a six-month programme that supports scale-ups, such as ourselves, through education, industry connections, and relevant investor contacts. It opens doors for us in various directions. It is a highly competitive programme, and we are pleased to be a part of it. We hope that participating in it will significantly propel our company forward.”

Serdar Urçar

CEO of Comodif, Istanbul, Türkiye
“It is an honour and privilege for us to be in the Scale-up Programme. I think that the programme is very valuable in many dimensions…the education dimension is good, the workshops are very useful, and we had the opportunity to do a lot of networking between startups and between the potential investors, customers and partners.”

Anikó Mochnács

Head of Sales at BLOCK, Budapest, Hungary
“The Scale-up Programme is very useful for us because sharing this experience with all these other amazing startups provides us with information and experiences that we can learn from. It prompts us to consider aspects we may not have thought about before and aids in our future growth.”

Eligibility criteria

Applicants will have to comply with the following eligibility criteria:

(1)

The certificate must be available at the latest 5 calendar days after the selected startup receives notification of acceptance.

(2)

GoGlobal 2020 and Welcome2Europe 2021 supported startups are eligible.

Applications should comply with the following award criteria (scoring):

Important moments of the programme

1 February - 19 April 2024

Apply throught our application form

20 April - 3 May 2024

A panel of qualified evaluators will review your application

May 2024

Preselected startups will be invited to pitch in front ofa jury

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FAQs - Frequently asked questions

How do I apply to the Scale-up programme?

Click here. You will get redirected to the application platform of EIT Urban Mobility.

You will need to register and validate your account if this is your first time accessing the platform. If you have already created an account, you will need to log in.

Once logged in it is as easy as starting a new application and selecting the program.
During your application you will have to fill in all compulsory fields.

You can save and edit your application until the deadline. Make sure to submit your application before the call is closed.

Do you have general questions related to the Scale-up programme and the application process?

Please contact: impact.ventures@eiturbanmobility.eu

For specific questions of the programme’s offering please contact:

Albert Vergés (albert.verges@carnetbarcelona.com)

Please make sure to provide all required information during your application, including that related to your profile and the profile of the startup.

For any technical questions or processes regarding the EIT Urban Mobility application platform please contact impact.ventures@eiturbanmobility.eu

Startups incorporated in EU27 or EU associated countries, according to the official list of countries by the European Union and third countries associated to Horizon Europe, are eligible.

This includes the following eligible countries:

European Union member states (EU27): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

Horizon Europe associated countries: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Morocco, United Kingdom.

EVENTS, NETWORKING and PROMOTION

  • Increased visibility via pitching events and programme partner’s networks;
  • Participation at internal and high-level international events such as Engaged Investments Conference (Prague, Czechia), Ultimate DemoDay (Munich, Germany) ¹;
  • Two tickets to Tomorrow.Mobility 2024, organised by Fira de Barcelona and co-organised by EIT Urban Mobility. One of the most influential start-up events in Europe with a specific focus on the future of mobility within cities;
  • 2,500€ lump-sum contribution (eligible cost categories is “travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs”) for attending the programme’s activities;
  • Access to city and industry network for exploring potential pilots;
  • Promotion of your start-up at the Impact Ventures portfolio webpage, and through EIT Urban Mobility communication channels;
  • 6 months of paid GrowthLab Premium subscription. The GrowthLab is the largest community of mobility entrepreneurs, including scouted opportunities for start-ups (funding, pilots, programmes and advisory services) and exclusive perks for premium members.

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & CONNECTIONS

  • Access to investors and potential clients;
  • Access to EIT Urban Mobility investment initiatives and funding instruments;
  • Opportunity to get your start-up recommended for investment to EIT Urban Mobility – Impact Ventures division;
  • Access to the consortium partners and mentors pan-European network.

 

COACHING & MENTORING

  • Individualised business coaching and training, up to 10 hours by industry experts and experienced founders;
  • Impact assessment measurement through licence and support provision;
  • Expert webinars and workshops by industry experts and experienced executives such as Pilot Preparation, Stop Guessing & Start Failing (PowerHUB Buildinn Academy) and ESG & Sustainability Academy; Market research activities for individual ideas and products.

¹ Final list of included events and participation options to be confirmed and subject to change.

The Scale-up programme focuses in all disruptive solutions from the urban mobility landscape.

Due to its cross-thematic focus, applicants are suggested, but not limited to contribute to at least one of the following fields or areas

Contributing areas of interest for the programme: 

Integrated Mobility 

Physical and digital Mobility infrastructure

Sustainable City Logistics 

Pollution reduction 

Future Mobility 

Intermodality & Inclusive Mobility 

Mobility and Energy 

Active Mobility 

Smart Infrastructure 

Public realm 

  

Contributing thematic fields of interest for the programme: 

Hydrogen mobility 

Vehicle Marketplaces and Aftermarket 

Urban Air Mobility 

Smart Cities & Smart Parking 

Waterway Transportation & Water Logistics 

First/Last-mile Delivery & Green Logistics 

Connected Vehicles 

Mapping and Navigation 

Autonomous Vehicles and Systems 

Sustainable Energy Systems 

Public transport, Intercity mobility and connections for rural regions  

Circular Economy for vehicles and infrastructure 

Sensors,  Training Data Mapping and navigation

Low-emission mobility 

Mobility Services 

Battery Tech & Transport electrification

Traffic management

Circular freight and waste management

Selected startups will have to diligently collaborate to:

  • Drawing-up Scale-up programme documentation for reporting purposes towards EIT;
  • Complete and submit in due time the monitoring survey/s which will be provided by the Scale-up programme;
  • Actively promote the participation at Scale-up programme to reach public audience.
  • Participate in the activities included within the programme (mentoring sessions, events etc.) unless prevented by force majeure;

Each participating startup will receive a travel grant of €2,500 to cover travel expenses to attend the programme’s activities.

Here is the official guide: EITUM Eligibility of expenditures + Annex 

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