Urban Innovation Fund
Urban Innovation Fund, founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, is a venture capital firm focused on enhancing urban livability, sustainability, and economic vitality. The firm recognizes the growing challenges faced by urban populations, with a significant majority of Americans living in cities and an increasing global urbanization trend. Urban Innovation Fund provides not only capital but also regulatory support to entrepreneurs developing scalable solutions for complex urban issues. The firm targets pre-seed and seed-stage investments across various sectors, including transportation, energy and sustainability, property technology, education technology, financial technology, public health and safety, governmental technology, and food systems. By supporting innovative startups, Urban Innovation Fund aims to foster the growth of companies that will address pressing urban challenges and contribute to the future resilience of cities.
Chemix offers high-performance batteries custom-designed for specific EV market segments including e-motorcycles, sports cars, long-range premium EVs, and more. Chemix achieves this through a purpose-built AI-based battery design platform, MIX, coupled with a vast amount of in-house collected data, accelerating the battery development process by 5-10x while enabling the widest range of potential chemistries. Currently shipping and in production, the company's batteries are up to 30% better than state-of-art technologies and are based on sustainable chemistries that contain low to no cobalt as well as zero nickel elements.
Joyride is a leading provider of software solutions for micromobility operators, specializing in dockless bike-share and electric scooter services. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes a customizable mobile application for users and a web-based dashboard for fleet management. Operating in over 100 markets globally, Joyride's management software allows businesses of any size to launch their fleet within 24 hours and efficiently scale operations, accommodating from five to over 500,000 vehicles. The platform facilitates backend operations, IoT connectivity, payment processing, and tailored marketing campaigns, ensuring that scooter-share and bike-share operators can effectively manage and grow their services.
Optiwatt is a developer of a monitoring application that helps electric vehicle (EV) owners understand the costs associated with charging their vehicles at home. The platform connects home electricity rate data with EV battery metrics, allowing users to see the cost of each charge and track their electric utility expenses based on their home address. By providing insights into real-time electricity rates, Optiwatt enables users to forecast their charging costs and calculate the savings achieved by driving electric compared to traditional gasoline vehicles. Additionally, the application aims to alleviate range anxiety by offering charge forecasting features, ensuring users are informed about their charging needs and expenses.
Chemix offers high-performance batteries custom-designed for specific EV market segments including e-motorcycles, sports cars, long-range premium EVs, and more. Chemix achieves this through a purpose-built AI-based battery design platform, MIX, coupled with a vast amount of in-house collected data, accelerating the battery development process by 5-10x while enabling the widest range of potential chemistries. Currently shipping and in production, the company's batteries are up to 30% better than state-of-art technologies and are based on sustainable chemistries that contain low to no cobalt as well as zero nickel elements.
Joyride
Seed Round in 2021
Joyride is a leading provider of software solutions for micromobility operators, specializing in dockless bike-share and electric scooter services. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes a customizable mobile application for users and a web-based dashboard for fleet management. Operating in over 100 markets globally, Joyride's management software allows businesses of any size to launch their fleet within 24 hours and efficiently scale operations, accommodating from five to over 500,000 vehicles. The platform facilitates backend operations, IoT connectivity, payment processing, and tailored marketing campaigns, ensuring that scooter-share and bike-share operators can effectively manage and grow their services.
Electriphi
Seed Round in 2020
Electriphi, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an online fleet and energy management platform aimed at facilitating the transition from conventional to electric vehicle fleets. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in San Jose, the company provides tools such as the Fleet Electrification Planning Tool, which assists fleet managers and planning teams in analyzing energy costs, infrastructure needs, and environmental impacts tailored to specific fleet characteristics. Electriphi's software is designed for various commercial vehicles, including electric transit buses, school buses, and delivery vehicles. Utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, the platform optimizes fleet operations and energy management, helping clients reduce operational costs and enhance infrastructure efficiency through managed charging strategies.
Udelv, Inc. is a U.S.-based company focused on transforming transportation through the development of autonomous delivery vehicles designed for last- and middle-mile logistics. The company has successfully completed thousands of deliveries, showcasing its end-to-end autonomous delivery solution that integrates smoothly into various business operations. Udelv manufactures electric delivery vehicles that provide clean, efficient, and cost-effective delivery options. By offering fleets of autonomous delivery vehicles to large retailers and shippers under a transportation-as-a-service model, Udelv enables clients to optimize and scale their delivery processes effectively.
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