The accelerator for
startups reimagining
city life.

Every six months we invest up to $100,000 per company 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 built 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 for URBAN-X Cohort 05 are now open through Fall, 2018.
Meet the nine startups in Cohort 03.

Your Program

We work with no more than 10 companies per class. Our focus is your success.

Our Network
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 Day
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.
Curriculum & Office Hours
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.
Design & Technology Expertise
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.
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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.

BROWSE PORTFOLIO

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 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.
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