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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
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
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
Introducing the Techstars Mobility Class of 2017
Today I'm excited to introduce the 11 companies that will be a part of the Techstars Mobility Accelerator Class of 2017. We’re also announcing a new partnership with Rocket Fiber to bring gigabit internet to our office and house for founders. In addition, we’re welcoming three
Detroit's Mobility Startup Ecosystem on the Rise
New Corporate Partners and Office Mates Team Up with Techstars Mobility Accelerator I’m excited to announce that we have brought on four new partners for the Techstars Mobility Accelerator in 2017: next47 (the independent investment arm of Siemens) [https://www.next47.com/], Bosch [http://www.bosch.us/], InMotion (powered
Expanding Techstars Mobility Demo Day with Autoblog’s UPSHIFT Conference
In 2017, Techstars Mobility is partnering with Autoblog’s UPSHIFT conference to form a 2-day event focused on innovation that is driving the future of mobility, automotive, and transportation.
Strengthening Collaboration Between Startups & Automotive Industry in Detroit
On Dec 11, 2014, Bill Ford introduced Techstars Mobility to the world: the first startup accelerator program in North America to focus on the future of mobility, automotive, and transportation. You can watch part of this announcement here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bWTsnAJiz8]. Since then, we’ve been
Analyzing the 2016 Global Trends in Applications to Techstars Mobility
A quick analysis of the data from sourcing startups and reading applications since launching the 2016 Techstars Mobility program.