The accelerator for startups reimagining city life.
Every six months we invest $100,000 in up to 10 companies. We help these startups with the unique challenges of working with cities in sectors like transportation, real estate, local government, local services and utilities.
URBAN-X is organized by MINI and Urban Us. MINI experts guide founders in design, manufacturing, engineering, marketing, community building and branding. Urban Us connects startups with the leading community of founders, investors, companies and city officials. Together, we’ve invested in many of the leading startups working on city solutions.
Applications close on July 21st and Cohort 3 starts on September 18th.
Your Program
We work with no more than 10 companies per class. Our focus is your success.
Our NetworkWe work with founders, investors and advisors who've built many of the most notable startups that are transforming cities. We'll connect you to this network and help you develop a plan to activate them.
Fundraising &
Demo DayWe help you understand and achieve the milestones necessary to succeed when you reveal your startup on demo day and raise the funding you need to grow.
Demo DayWe help you understand and achieve the milestones necessary to succeed when you reveal your startup on demo day and raise the funding you need to grow.
Curriculum &
Office HoursWe immerse you in startup essentials from customer discovery to fundraising. And we've created the playbook for the unique challenges faced by startups tackling city problems.
Office HoursWe immerse you in startup essentials from customer discovery to fundraising. And we've created the playbook for the unique challenges faced by startups tackling city problems.
Design &
Technology ExpertiseWe help you develop solutions that have design value and market potential. You'll work with resident designers and engineers from MINI and BMW to make this possible.
Technology ExpertiseWe help you develop solutions that have design value and market potential. You'll work with resident designers and engineers from MINI and BMW to make this possible.
INVESTMENTS & ALUMNI
Each early-stage company selected for URBAN-X becomes a member of our family. Throughout and beyond the 20 weeks of our program, we work with our portfolio every step of the way to achieve product-market fit and a strong foundation for scale.
Team & Location
Our full-time team has deep expertise building early stage companies to make city life better. We've worked closely with financial institutions, real estate owners, utilities, civic leaders and mobility OEMs. Our expertise ranges from product design and communications to software development and engineering.
We're based within A/D/O, a 23,000 square foot creative space dedicated to exploring new boundaries in design. Our companies come from all over the world to our base in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. New York is now home to the largest ecosystem for startups focused on city problems.
