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The EIT Urban Mobility Financial Support to Startups Open Call provides funding for early-stage companies developing breakthrough technologies and business models that can transform urban mobility.
With financial support of up to €2.5 million per company, the programme targets startups at pre-seed, seed and Series A stage that are already engaged in an active fundraising round. EIT Urban Mobility aims to invest alongside venture capital and other private investors, helping companies strengthen their financial position and accelerate commercial growth.
The wider ambition is to support solutions that can reduce congestion and carbon emissions, improve safety and security, increase accessibility and contribute to more sustainable urban mobility across Europe.
Key Dates and Funding
Next Cut-off: 16 November 2026, 17:00 CET
Funding: Up to €2.5 million per company
The programme operates through multiple application cut-offs, with further cut-offs planned for 2027 and 2028.
EIT Urban Mobility is looking to participate in an applicant's existing investment round alongside private investors. It will generally not act as the lead investor.
What Does the Programme Support?
The call supports startups developing high-impact innovations addressing urban mobility challenges.
Five priority sectors have been identified:
Solutions can address more than one area where there are clear synergies, such as applying AI and data technologies to public transport or integrating electrification solutions into urban logistics.
Who Can Apply?
Applicants must be startups currently engaged in an active pre-seed, seed or Series A fundraising round.
To qualify, the startup must also:
Applicants cannot apply to three consecutive cut-offs. After applying to two consecutive cut-offs, they must skip at least one before applying again.
Eligible Countries
The call is open to eligible legal entities established in:
This gives mobility startups across a broad European innovation ecosystem the opportunity to apply.
What Is EIT Urban Mobility Looking For?
The programme is looking for startups capable of delivering both commercial growth and measurable urban mobility impact.
Solutions should contribute to challenges such as reducing congestion and emissions, improving mobility safety and security, or making transport more accessible.
The programme also encourages diverse startup teams and inclusive innovation strategies, which will be positively considered during evaluation.
Investment and Commercial Potential
Unlike a conventional standalone grant competition, applicants must already be actively raising investment. This makes the strength of the company's wider investment proposition particularly important.
Applicants should be able to communicate a convincing market opportunity, scalable business model, growth strategy and investment case alongside the potential mobility impact of their innovation.
Following submission, proposals undergo an eligibility and admissibility check before eligible applications are evaluated with support from independent experts.
Why This Opportunity Matters
For mobility startups, securing capital at pre-seed, seed and Series A stage can be critical to moving from successful pilots towards wider market deployment.
EIT Urban Mobility provides an opportunity to bring additional funding into an existing investment round while also connecting promising ventures with Europe's wider mobility innovation ecosystem. This can help startups de-risk their next stage of development, strengthen their investment proposition and accelerate entry into European urban mobility markets.
How Inventya Can Help
A competitive application needs to demonstrate a strong mobility innovation alongside a credible commercial, investment and growth proposition. Inventya can help startups position their opportunity clearly for both EIT Urban Mobility and the wider investment landscape.
Our support can include:
Inventya's experience across European innovation funding, investment readiness and commercialisation can help mobility startups present a stronger proposition that connects their innovation with a credible pathway to investment, market adoption and international growth.
