Inclusive Mobility (Better Mobility Accelerator)

Has your startup found the perfect solution to make mobility more inclusive for all? Are you ready to test your solution and scale up your company in cities across Europe? Then let’s make inclusivity your competitive advantage!

The Better Mobility Accelerator (BMA) is an international six-month accelerator programme for startups which are ready to test and scale up internationally and access a unique network of international mobility, innovation and inclusivity experts across Europe.

You will get one-to-one business coaching, mentoring, and workshops. The programme offers match-making with partners and potential customers to test your solution and facilitates an introduction to test and demonstration labs around Europe.

The main focus is the challenge area “Mobility for all” and therefore the improvement of physical and  geographical accessibility for a wide range of target groups, currently often underserved and non-involved passengers as well as vulnerable travellers. The program follows an holistic approach and catalyses innovation and collaboration along sustainable and inclusive  mobility. Fields of application can be e.g. Public Realm, Intermodality, Active Mobility, Future Mobility and Workspace.

Your solution aims to create:

• Accessibility – providing access for all target groups
• Safety – improving safety for all
• Sustainability – securing green mobility for all
• Affordability – ensuring effective and affordable mobility for all

You are providing mobility solutions for underserved target groups as:

• People with disabilities
• Youth
• Elderly
• Women
• Families
• Socioeconomically or culturally disadvantaged
• Non-native speakers
• People living in remote areas

Apply now for this six-month online programme and take your chance to get real product-market fit and enter international markets faster!

• Scalable solution related to inclusive and sustainable mobility (see solution scope and target groups described above under “Why join?").
• Startups should have received less than 1m EUR revenue (accumulated over startup lifetime).
• No more than max. 5% of your shares are held outside of the eligible countries (no detailed cap table needed).
• Startups must be incorporated in EU or EIT Urban Mobility participating countries. The registration certificate will be required to participate in the program.
• Incorporation date posterior to 31/12/2013.
• A team with at least 2 FTE (NOT a single founder): minimum 1 team member pursuing the startup full time (not necessarily connected to monetary compensation).
• Founders and employees (e.g. ESOP) should still own more than 70% of shares.
• A clear, scalable business idea. Duly justified TRL 4 – 7 (to TRL definition in Horizon Europe – Work Programme 2021-2022 General Annexes B – Eligibility (page 10): wp-13-general-annexes_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf
• Bonus for your evaluation: Level of diversity in founders team (e.g. women founders, cultural diversity and inclusion)

Further details about the eligibility criteria and award criteria can be found at the Guide for Applicants.