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Investment Readiness Programme for Impact

The EIT Urban Mobility Investment Readiness Programme for Impact (IRP4IMPACT) is an acceleration programme designed for European companies in the field of urban mobility currently fundraising or planning to fundraise throughout 2025 or 2026.

With access to a wide network of business angels, venture capital, corporate, institutional investors and European funding organisations, the programme aims to:

Who can apply?

European (and HE Associated countries) fast-growing innovative planning to raise capital in the next 24 months, that need training and advice to become more investment ready.

The IRP4IMPACT offers the following activities

01

Customised Assessments tailored to your startup's needs​

02

Valuation assessment support​

03

Fundraising support, including personalised consultancy on investment readiness and negotiations​

04

IRP4IMPACT Academy for in-depth learning​

05

Training and coaching sessions including workshops on risk mitigation, equity finance essentials, startup law, startup psychology, pitch training, funding opportunities, European grants, how to attract the right investment, etc​

06

Access to knowledge centre featuring investment documentation templates

07

Networking opportunities, including peers and deep tech entrepreneurs​

08

Investor connections and matchmaking​

11

Helpdesk for technical questions with responses within 48 hours until the end of 2025​

Which are the eligible urban mobility sectors?

Future Mobility

Energy

Logistics & Delivery

Smart Cities

Mobility Services

Finance & Insurance

FAQs - Frequently asked questions

What are the advantages of EIT Urban Mobility IRP4IMPACT?

Graduated participants of EIT Urban Mobility IRP4IMPACT will be equipped with the tools and knowledge to fundraise in the course of 2025 and 2026.

On top of it, for companies choosing to cover the cost of the programme with an in kind contribution by allocating the equivalent of 20,000€ of the company’s equity, they will benefit from EIT Urban Mobility support to the equity portfolio with exclusive access to the largest mobility network of stakeholders and other opportunities.

All activities will be held online. There will be no travel required.

The IRP4IMPACT has a cost of €20,000 per supported startup. EIT Urban Mobility requires selected startups to cover the IRP4IMPACT cost either by paying in cash or by equity via credit compensation. This condition is regulated with the Participation Agreement (PA). Signing the Participation Agreement is a condition to be accepted for the IRP4IMPACT.

All information applicants need is included at IRP4IMPACT – Guide for Applicants.pdf.

We strongly recommend applicants to read the document before applying.

If you still have questions regarding the IRP4IMPACT Programme you can contact Vladyslav Saviak at projects@connectology.eu.

For any questions regarding EIT Urban Mobility / Impact Ventures you can contact impact.ventures@eiturbanmobility.eu.