Bosch Acquires Techstars Mobility Graduate SPLT
Today, I’m delighted to announce that Bosch has acquired SPLT. Splitting Fares, (aka “SPLT”), went through the 2015 Techstars Mobility Accelerator program. Bosch, the world’s largest automotive supplier and corporate partner to Techstars Mobility, has created a new Connected Mobility Solutions division to house the SPLT team and
Mobility Innovation and Tech Startups Take Stage at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show
The 2018 North American International Auto Show is transforming. Classic automotive is making wave for future mobility: the fusion of software and services with manufactured vehicles. Nearly 200 brands, across industry incumbents, outside entrants, and emerging entrants demoed their technology. Read on for why this matters and the changes I
Detroit's Ascent to Become the Mobility City
Detroit is redefining itself as a city known for bending steel to bending bits. We’re seeing a shift from manufacturing vehicles to creating software and services.
Techstars Mobility and 3 Portfolio Companies Make History at North American International Auto Show
Today, for the first time in the show’s 100+ year history, three early-stage technology startups are making press announcements at the North American International Auto Show. On January 15, 2018, three Techstars Mobility startups made history as the first early-stage startups to take the main press stage. Spatial announced
Book Review: Steal the Show
Below is my book review of Steal the Show [http://amzn.to/2EZwV1o]. This post is a continuation of an experiment to share insights from books I’m reading. I’m reading 2-3 books a month. By writing down what I’m learning, it’s helping me ingrain concepts to
Announcing the 19 Mobility Startup Pitch Competition Finalists at AutoMobili-D
Announcing the 19 mobility startups selected as finalists for the AutoMobili-D 2018 startup pitch competitions. These pitch competitions will be held on January 16, 2018 at the Detroit Auto Show. Today, I’m delighted to announce the 19 mobility startups selected as finalists for the three mobility startup pitch competitions
Book Review: Rest
Below, is a book review of Rest [http://amzn.to/2AntBP0]. This review is an experiment to share insights from books I’m reading. I’m reading 2-3 books a month. By writing down what I’m learning, it’s helping me ingrain concepts to implement in my life. Let
The 57 Mobility Startups Coming to AutoMobili-D 2018
Detroit is transforming from the Motor City to the Mobility City. Anchoring this transformation is AutoMobili-D, part of the Detroit Auto Show. Techstars Mobility in partnership with the Detroit Auto Show is attracting mobility startups from around the world to Detroit. Read on for the full list of the 57
Meet the 11 Companies from the 2017 Techstars Mobility Accelerator Class
The 3rd Techstars Mobility Accelerator program culminated on Oct 18, 2017 with two demo day events. Combined, this was the largest single-day event focused on mobility startups in the world. It was a great ending to an amazing program driven by wonderful founders. Read on for a short program update,
Spinning out new startups with Siemens/next47
In the 2017 and 2018 classes of Techstars Detroit, I worked closely to spin out 2 startups that I invested in. In 2017, this startup was EcoG [https://ecog.io/]. In 2018, this startup was DeepHow [https://www.deephow.ai/]. Long Haul Films [https://longhaulfilms.com/] did an amazing job