ARTICLES.

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.

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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…

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Top 5 World Tour Takeaways

What we've learned from the global tech community.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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FOLLOWING OUR SENSES.

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

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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…

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AUGMENTED WORKFORCE.

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

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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…

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STREET FACTS.

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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