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Interviews, takeaways and stories from the urbantech community including our annual reports with data-rich insights into the problems our startups face and the ecosystem in which they exist.

STEPHEN SMYTH: STAYING NIMBLE IN THE FLUCTUATING MOBILITY WORLD

Every startup begins with an innovative idea. But the key to success, though it might sound counterintuitive, might actually lie…

Top 5 World Tour Takeaways

What we've learned from the global tech community.

REDUCING CONGESTION WHILE MAINTAINING LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS.

Last-mile delivery services are undergoing significant disruption in light of the explosion of e-commerce around the world. This trend has…

A CONVERSATION WITH UPCYCLES

Nick Wong and Daniel Wendleck, members of the second cohort at URBAN-X, develop transportation equipment for on-demand and neighborhood-scale deliveries…

SIX QUESTIONS WITH DAN BOWDEN FROM O2O2.

Dan Bowden, a member of the second cohort at URBAN-X, helps active urbanites in polluted megacities like Beijing and London…

FACEWEAR FOR BETTER AIR / BETTER AIR BY DESIGN.

While many world issues are constrained by national borders, air pollution is a problem that knows no boundaries. It affects…

FOLLOWING OUR SENSES.

Visual impairment is a rapidly growing problem around the world as countries such as the U.S, China, Japan and European…

SIX QUESTIONS WITH KEITH KIRKLAND FROM WEARWORKS.

Keith Kirkland, a member of the second cohort at URBAN-X, helps the blind and visually impaired to easily and effectively…

AUGMENTED WORKFORCE.

The manufacturing sector today employs less than 9% of American workers. This number has dropped dramatically from about 50% a…

SIX QUESTIONS WITH STAR CHILDS FROM CITIESENSE.

Citiesense, a member of the second cohort at URBAN-X, organizes the most accurate information about neighborhoods in cities – such…

STREET FACTS.

Cities in the United States have, since World War II, lost a substantial share of their businesses to the suburbs,…

BETTER DATA, SMARTER WORKPLACES.

Too cold, too hot, stale recirculated air, no conference rooms available—the woes of office life are familiar. These daily pains…

SHAPING INTERACTIONS.

An interview with Firat Parlak, Expert-in-Residence at URBAN-X, and founder of Awesome, an interaction and user experience firm specializing in…

A PLAYBOOK FOR URBAN TECH STARTUPS.

Over the last four years, URBAN-X venture partner Urban Us has met with hundreds of founders building startups to solve…

SIX QUESTIONS WITH GABRIEL PESCHIERA FROM ENVAIRO.

Envairo, a member of the third cohort at URBAN-X, helps offices maximize employee productivity while minimizing real estate operating costs.…

THE SCARCEST RESOURCE.

Becoming an URBAN-Xer. By Felix Keser With about 55% of the world’s population living in urban settlements in 2017, cities…