From product to Urban Mobility
market.

An acceleration programme for urban mobility
and smart city startups ready to find customers, prepare pilots and raise funding.

Autumn, 2026 – 2027
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Riga LogoEIT Urban Mobility. Co-funded by the European Union

This program is financially supported by Riga City Municipality, administered by the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency.
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This project is supported by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. EIT Urban Mobility acts to accelerate positive change on mobility to make urban spaces more liveable. Learn more: eiturbanmobility.eu

THE NEXT MOVE

You've built the technology.
Now it's time to turn it into real impact.

A PRODUCT IS NOT
YET A BUSINESS!

Urban Mobility Ventures help you go from a promising solution to a viable business with customers, pilots and the right funding.

01

CUSTOMERS

Find who actually buys.
And how to sell them.

02

PILOTS

Build realistic route to deployment & cities.

03

FUNDING

Get ready for investors and grants through proposal clinic.

A clear path to the next step.

A focused acceleration programme designed to help urban mobility startups achieve concrete business results.

01

DIAGNOSE
Where are you now?

Identify the key gaps, priorities and next milestones for your startup.

02

position
Know your market.

Define your target market, customer profile and product positioning.

03

commercialise
Build your route to customers.

Strengthen your sales approach and develop a practical roadmap.

04

fund
Get funding-ready.

Prepare your pitch, financials, KPIs and funding roadmap, with hands-on support for relevant funding opportunities.

05

Deploy
Turn your solution into a plan.

Work through what you need for testing or deployment. from requirements and risks to partners, permits and next steps.

WHO SHOULD APPLY

For startups
ready for what's next.

We are looking for 3-5 startups with an existing product or service in urban mobility, transport or smart cities, ready to accelerate commercialisation, customer acquistion or funding.

  • Existing product or service
  • Beyond the initial idea stage
  • Clear urban mobility or smart city application
  • Ready to work on commercialisation
  • Interest in Riga and international markets

Challenges

Public Transport & Traffic Management

  • Smarter traffic signal systems to improve flow, reduce conflict and support safer intersections
  • Public transport priority solutions in traffic
  • Real-time passenger information on delays, causes and vehicle occupancy
  • Video/data-based tools for predicting delays and keeping public transport lanes clear
  • Driver support and dispatcher automation for faster incident, maintenance and operations response

Logistics & Last-Mile Delivery

  • Urban freight consolidation and micro-hub solutions
  • Universal, autonomous or mobile parcel locker systems
  • Alternative last-mile delivery vehicles, such as cargo bikes and cargo scooters
  • Autonomous delivery vehicles for urban logistics
  • Data-driven solutions to reduce delivery inefficiency in dense urban areas

Energy & Electric Charging

  • Compact EV charging solutions suitable for historic and dense urban areas
  • Smarter planning of charging locations, considering utilities, traffic flows and heritage restrictions
  • Charging solutions for apartment blocks and areas with limited public infrastructure
  • Unified access, payment and visibility across different charging operators
  • Energy storage and resource optimization for public transport and charging infrastructure

Drones, 5G & Autonomous Mobility

  • Digital platforms for drone flight identification, permits and public awareness
  • Drone data transmission and rapid processing for mapping and city services
  • Machine vision drone solutions for infrastructure, forestry and environmental monitoring
  • Safe and regulated autonomous vehicle applications in urban environments
  • Real-time 5G connectivity for traffic management, shared mobility and smart city services

Citizen Engagement & Active Mobility

  • Involvement of citizens in recording infringements (e.g. a car parked on a cycle lane, etc.)
  • Behaviour change solutions that encourage walking, cycling and public transport use
  • Participatory tools for involving citizens in improving urban mobility
  • Data-driven pedestrian flow monitoring and navigation solutions
  • Navigation and information solutions that make active mobility easier and safer

Circular Urban Infrastructure & Climate Resilience

  • Circular economy solutions for public transport resources, such as tires, sleepers and batteries
  • Sustainable reuse of mobility and infrastructure-related materials, including asphalt
  • Climate-risk and flood resilience solutions for depots and transport infrastructure
  • Resource-saving technologies for public transport operations, such as vehicle washing and maintenance
  • Energy recovery and sharing solutions, including regenerative braking storage

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