URBAN-X Welcomes Its Third Cohort of Entrepreneurs

▤ Summary

Today, the startup accelerator URBAN-X welcomed its third group of participating companies, all of which focus on applying new solutions to solve urban challenges and improve city life. These teams, which frequently feature technology-oriented products and services, can span a wide range of industries, from mobility to real estate, and work through the private and public sectors. URBAN-X was launched by MINI in January 2016 is based in A/D/O, a multipurpose building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, that includes workshops for the teams during their 20-week long stay. This third URBAN-X group (what the accelerator calls a “cohort”) of nine startups features a diverse mixture of focuses: mobility, retail, energy/sustainability, infrastructure, hardware, and software. • Upshift, which is already operating in San Francisco, aims to create a new “premium” car-share experience: users simply text the company and a fully-fueled hybrid car is delivered to their location.

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