The Moscow Transportation Innovation Accelerator goes global: the 1st international edition offers worldwide mobility startups access to the megacity and its innovation’s hotspot

For the first time, the selected tech startups from around the world will implement their pilot projects on one of the Europe’s largest and most developed transportation systems.

A two-month acceleration programme covers a wide range of application areas: from digital technologies and public safety solutions to ecological monitoring and services for the legendary Moscow Metro.

Moscow/Berlin, 30 September 2021 – The Moscow Transportation Innovation Accelerator launches its first open call for international startups providing cutting-edge products and solutions for sustainable, safe and accessible urban mobility. The first international edition of the Accelerator gives foreign startups unique access to the dynamically growing and innovation-driven market of the city of Moscow that generates more than 20% of Russia’s GDP. Ranked as Europe’s No. 1 City in startup ecosystem development (StartupBlink report 2021) Moscow offers a wide range of growth opportunities for international startup teams.
Applications are accepted until November 24st, 2021. Pre-selected applicants will be invited to a pitch round in front of the Accelerator's management in Berlin. A jury of industrial experts and representatives of leading transportation companies from the Moscow Public Transport network will select the most innovative teams. After the two-month programme, the most promising teams will implement their products and services in the individual infrastructure areas of the Russian capital's transport network. TeleportLab, a Moscow-based networking platform and project partner of Moscow Transportation Innovation Accelerator, will operate the selection process and supervision of the international teams.
In the past two years of the pandemic, the city of Moscow has pursued several ongoing and new lighthouse mobility projects such as expanding of the MCD, Moscow’s new rail transit system, development of eco-transport and launch of fully electric passenger ferries.

2020 has been a breakthrough year for Moscow's mobility startup ecosystem despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The Accelerator, founded only a year ago, has processed over 500 applications within the three nationwide rounds. Over 50 teams have rolled out their pilot projects. Finding answers to the multiple challenges in the 12.5 mln megacity and unlocking post-crisis growth make the internationalization of mobility networks essential for Moscow’s innovation ecosystem.

"For the international teams, Moscow's wide range and highly developed transport infrastructure provide numerous opportunities for scaling a tech startup both through a pilot project and forward-looking cooperation in the market", explains Ivan Yunin, the Head of Moscow Transport Innovations Project.

For further information and to apply for the Moscow Transportation Innovation Accelerator, visit the website - https://ftim.ru/en

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Press contact: Andrey Fazlyev global@ftim.ru

Moscow Transport Innovations (MTI) is the first accelerator program designed for mobility startups conducting the pilot projects on the infrastructure of Moscow's leading transport companies.

This release was published on openPR.