Investing in Smart Mobility: Bridging Innovation and Infrastructure

Smart mobility is at the heart of building sustainable, liveable, and efficient cities, yet financing these innovations remains a complex challenge. While technologies such as AI-powered traffic management, EV infrastructure, and MaaS platforms are advancing rapidly, startups face long sales cycles and capital-intensive deployments, and cities operate under budgetary and political constraints. This panel will bring together venture capitalists, corporate VCs, city leaders, and transport authorities to explore how investment can be aligned with impact, from closing the funding gap and scaling beyond pilots to new models of public-private collaboration, impact-driven ROI, and innovative financing mechanisms that can accelerate citywide adoption of smart mobility solutions.