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UK start-ups showcase future mobility solutions

Mobility innovations including a sharing travel service app have been showcased by UK start-ups entering this year’s European Startup Prize for Mobility.

150 mobility start-ups are entering the next stage of the competition

Supported by both the European Parliament and the European Commission, the competition aims to promote European start-ups developing sustainable, safe and inclusive mobility innovations in Europe and beyond.

The first stage of the selection process for the second edition has seen 600 European start-ups enter, whittled down to 150 projects that will enter the next stage of the competition.

This includes 14 entries from the UK, covering innovations ranging from a blockchain-powered mobility solution, to a personal travel assistant for people with disabilities, to a sharing travel service app.

The UK’s entries include CYCL.bike, a London-based team working on two-wheel mobility solutions; Faxi, which incentivises carpooling for commuters; and Kaahoo, which is building urban mobility platforms.

The next stage of the competition will see the entries short-listed to the final 50, from which a European-wide public vote will pick one of the 10 winners.

The prize is an all-expenses-paid European tour of five major technology hubs for all 10 winning start-ups, and two months of mentoring with the Boston Consulting Group and law firms for four super winners.

To see the list of the 150 top startups, including the 14 UK startups, click here.

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.