City RAPTOR
City Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR) is a city-driven, challenge-based, agile innovation programme where startups and SMEs compete to provide the most innovative, feasible and impactful mobility solutions to urban challenges. Awarded startups and SMEs get five months to develop and pilot their solution to solve the city challenge.
Key features of City RAPTOR:
- Focuses on solving specific mobility issues identified by cities.
- Helps cities implement innovative solutions for sustainable urban mobility.
- Offers startups and SMEs the chance to test their products in live city demonstrations.
- Provides resources and assistance to facilitate collaboration in an agile pilot
- Connects cities, startups, and SMEs within an extensive innovation community.
Reasons to join City RAPTOR
FOR CITIES AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
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Connect with innovative startups: Access disruptive solutions from our network and bring the newest technologies into your city.
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Test the best solutions before investing: Minimise risk in the innovation process through agile pilot testing and validate ideas before scaling up.
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Become an innovation leader: Position your city as an innovative changemaker on a European level and become part of the EIT Urban Mobility community.
FOR STARTUPS AND SMES
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Validate your solution: Validate your product/service via real-life testing in the city. City RAPTOR is an excellent introduction for startups and SMEs to the EIT Urban Mobility ecosystem, to test and improve your solutions in cities, and gain demonstrable experience.
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Opportunity for learning: Access to knowledge and expertise working in collaboration with a city
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Apply for the chance to turn your city into a living lab: Get visibility and scale-up your business.
Meet some of our supported projects
Brussels Capital Region
Delivering in low-traffic neighbourhoods
