RAPTOR Impact Story

RAPTOR Programme: Matching mobility start-ups with cities to solve real-life urban challenges The RAPTOR Programme is shaking up the status quo and matching European city administrations with innovative start-ups to disrupt and solve the toughest urban mobility challenges. A glocal perspective According to the UN Habitat’s World Cities Report 2022, “the future of humanity is undoubtedly urban”, […]

Save the Date: RAPTOR Summit 2023

The second annual EIT Urban Mobility RAPTOR Summit will take place on 11 May 2023 in Barcelona. The Summit presents cities, start-ups, and SMEs an opportunity to share about their experiences and upcoming plans within the agile innovation RAPTOR programme. The RAPTOR Summit will take place in the Auditorium of Torre Glòries in Barcelona on […]

RAPTOR 2023 City Challenges

Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR), an agile, entrepreneurial challenge-based innovation with rapid development timelines, is a powerful tool in the EIT Urban Mobility Innovation agenda. In 2023, 12 cities from 10 countries across Europe are searching for start-ups/SMEs to help solve critical urban mobility issues. These 12 cities – Ajka (Hungary), Akureyri (Iceland), Ankara (Türkiye), […]

2023 RAPTOR cities announcement

Within EIT Urban Mobility, cities are our driving force and enablers of faster innovation adoption. In 2023, 12 cities from across Europe with niche mobility challenges requiring innovative solutions have been selected to participate in the Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR) programme. We are excited to welcome the cities of Ajka, Akureyri, Ankara, Barcelona, Copenhagen, […]

RAPTOR Pilot 2: Winners announced

The RAPTOR Pilot 2 submission period closed on the 10 June ! After a competitive two-part judging process, 1 final winner per city challenge was selected. We are pleased to present these winners and excited to share ongoing news in the coming months about their Solution development. The RAPTOR Programme will be implemented in the […]