CoMotion’s yearly INNOVATORS program has one simple goal: to support the best and brightest startups and early-stage companies making mobility more sustainable, multimodal and equitable.
INNOVATORS are at the center of CoMotion activities throughout the year. Apply now for the 2024-25 Cohort to be put forward in the selection process for our annual challenges: M2 Challenge at CoMotion MIAMI and LA New Mobility Challenge at CoMotion LA. Finalists will get to pitch in front of a curated team of investors, VCs, and key players from the public and private sectors.
Preferential Access – all-access pass to CoMotion MIAMI, Motivate, and CoMotion LA. 
Possibility to pitch in Miami or Los Angeles as part of the M2 Challenge and LA New Mobility Challenges.
Inclusion in the CoMotion Startup Deck, a digital brochure with key insights about your company and story. The Startup Deck is shared with our network of investors, VCs, and private sector leaders.
Raise your profile and reach with our bespoke marketing tool-kit. Get featured on the CoMotion network: Innovator profiles are shared on CoMotion’s website, social media networks, and our newsletter. 
Feature a new and differentiated technology
Be independent, not a subsidiary
Total revenue less than $5 million
Be less than 6 years old
Have a product in beta at least
This is your chance to make valuable connections with the community and to connect, partner, and close deals with top investors and stakeholders in the mobility space.
Be part of an exclusive network and elevate your business.
Applications for the 2024-25 Cohort are now open until October 11, 2024.
The 2024 LA New Mobility Challenge is supported by the UK Government and its international marketing programme The GREAT Campaign.
The winner of the in-person pitch competition at CoMotion LA will benefit from a trip to the UK as part of the 2025 Future Mobility Tour, designed to offer a comprehensive look into the thriving UK mobility ecosystem.
This exclusive tour will take you to London and other key cities across the UK, offering insights into various regions to identify the best fit for your business plans. Whether you are exploring expansion opportunities or seeking to establish a presence overseas, it’s an invaluable chance to forge connections and expand your network.
You will have unique opportunities to meet with your British counterparts, along with influential partners, stakeholders, members of renowned research & development.
iCOMAT, a startup based in Bristol, UK, that is revolutionizing the next generation of cars, trains, planes and spacecraft to be lighter and more sustainable than ever by developing a world first manufacturing process to utilise composites and carbon fibre material.
We are delighted to introduce our 2024 Cohort.
At CoMotion, we focus on recognizing and promoting innovations that have the potential to redefine the mobility landscape. We champion sustainable solutions that address pressing urban challenges.
This year, we have selected 40 mobility startups ranging from pioneering autonomous shipping to commuting optimization.
Daanaa has a power processing unit that enables free, safe, and efficient energy transfer, eliminating external conversion equipment from systems. The technology is applicable across diverse industries from electric vehicles, battery management systems, and solar power to several others.
Mythos is crafting a next-gen autonomy framework for the maritime industry, promoting widespread adoption of advanced machine learning and genuine automation.
Hextronics designs, produces, and provides automated drone systems to organizations across the globe.
XOTO builds smart connected self-stabilizing electric motorcycles for urban rental, delivery, and consumer use.
Oonee unlocks the potential of micromobility by providing parking, charging and other essential services to the growing community of cyclists and riders.
Aerolane’s mission is to ensure aviation’s second century is clean, affordable and ubiquitous.
CoFlow has developed the advanced stationary CoFlow Jet cylinder wind sails to harness propulsive power from ocean wind for marine shipping decarbonization.
Syntonym offer Generative AI for Privacy – solving the privacy problem for in-cabin and external vehicle cameras with real time, lossless data anonymization.
Hansadrone offers a drone-agnostic B2B saas precision navigation solution for drone delivery in a densely populated urban environment.
Jet Amenities offer Mobility Amenities-as-a-Service for private properties, hotels, and resorts.
StoreXapp is on a mission to build autonomous and sustainable 24/7 stores for retail and automated room-service for hospitality, paired with delivery robots.
DOCK-Y build next generation Advanced rider assist System (ARAS) for 2-wheelers. Safety, security and smartness is their key priority for making urban passenger city more accessible.
TrubAI is an AI-enabled urban planning data set that identifies the what and the why of congestion patterns in cities so that planners have the information they need to systemically address the problem.
Molnar – Calfee has developed a standup electric motorcycle with storage space to provide access to any road for the 100m people who have learned to ride rental eScooters.
Swyft Cities offers advanced smart gondola systems as transportation solutions for real estate projects.
Machina Labs is an advanced manufacturing company out of Los Angeles, CA working on robotic, software-defined factories of the future that are flexible and enable low carbon footprint fabrication of parts and systems.
LUTYO specializes in leveraging advanced AI and data analytics to revolutionize fleet management and sustainability practices, fostering safer, more efficient, and eco-friendly transportation solutions.
Orange Charger provides commercial and multi-family customers with an affordably scalable EV platform for their properties capable of utilizing energy capacity to get four times the charges installed while saving 50-70% on installation cost.
Swobbee is a German mobility tech company, providing safe urban battery charging solutions. Providing battery-swapping-as-a-service and charging-as-a-service.
WattsUp addresses the number one obstacle to EV adoption by reducing charger downtime with predictive maintenance software — empowering site operators and technicians with the data, instructions, and automation they need to maximize both charger uptime and revenue.
Dromos provides a revolutionary mobility solution, both for passengers and freight by combining electrification, automation, and connectivity. Dromos mobility systems are based on existing technology and use individual, autonomous, electrically powered vehicles for up to 4 passengers, operating on-demand and 24/7, providing fast and reliable service in privacy.
Dreamstar Lines provides premier overnight sleeper and auto ferry train service for travelers between medium distance metropolitan areas. Go to bed, wake up there.
Nevoya is a fully electric truckload carrier dedicated to making zero-emissions freight hassle-free. They use bespoke optimization software to bring zero-emissions truckload capacity to customers at a cost that is competitive with diesel.
OpenGrid drastically simplifies the build-out of level 3 public EV fast-charging network that specifically connects/benefits grocery-anchored locations and drivers. Leveraging proprietary battery-integrated chargers, our secondary mission is to enable a virtual power plant for commercial locations.
Urban Radar combines technology, city, and mobility expertise to build a sustainable future through geospatial data. Urban Radar’s mission is to empower cities to make cheaper, faster, and more effective policy decisions, thanks to our interoperable and intuitive data management tools.
Ruedata is a data ecosystem that optimizes tire management, providing precise recommendations to improve operational efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Through predictive and prescriptive analysis, it contributes to sustainability in global mobility.
Go Together provides a flexible and community-driven transportation platform to K-12 districts and schools (133,000) that reduces the operational burden of schools facing bus driver shortages and increases attendance and accessibility.
Aeris Evolution is a commercial airline manufacturer that will break the financial barrier-to-entry for new aircraft with its Evolutionary Aircraft Platform. New – especially sustainable technology – will finally have a financially viable pathway to enter into service.
CargoB is the nation’s first on-demand electric cargo bike share. They’re making urban mobility easy with our fleet of bakfiets purpose built for cargo carrying capacity.
Lineat Composites, a startup that spun out of Bristol University 2 years after iCOMAT, the 2023 LA New Mobility Challenge Winner, take post industrial and post consumer carbon fibre waste and turn it back into a highly aligned dis continuous material, with some unique characteristics.
DC Connected is changing the future of vehicle maintenance and diagnostics by providing an AI-driven virtual auto technician trained on repair and diagnostic knowledge combined with connected car data.
Tappy Guide focuses on smart city, transportation, and mobility technology for people with disabilities and seniors.
WEBREATHE specializes in innovative solutions for public transportation, offering advanced Automatic Passenger Counting Systems to enhance operational efficiency and passenger experience.
Pulsur is a novel AI tool for transit providers, government agencies, and many other organizations to translate public sentiment into increased ridership and customers.
Dashcam Bike’s crowdsourced data provides cities with an understanding of where their bicycle network has safety gaps. Our users record videos of their bike/scooter rides with our footage-stabilizing phone mount and ride-monitoring app.
Ven accelerates the electrification of fleets and personal vehicles by providing affordable and customized insurance solutions.
Dodona Analytic’s eMobility platform supports companies with EV charging network planning by providing data-driven and evidence-based decisions.
EVLUV are OpenTable for EV chargers – reservations that make charging predictable for EV drivers and profitable for hosts.
CoMotion Innovators are automatically nominated as applicants to our annual startup challenges. No additional application is required. A jury of experts comprised of private and public industry leaders and investors will select the finalists for each event and later score each pitch and elect a winner.
The criteria for the selection process will be based on the themes for each event and the needs of the local mobility ecosystems. Business model, social impact, and environmental benefits are some of the qualifiers that the jury will consider in their selection process. A CoMotion Innovator can potentially be selected for more than one challenge.
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