Thousands of new startups are founded every year – emerging companies with the potential to disrupt the smart city industry. To give you a head-start on emerging technologies and startups that will impact the smart city sector in 2022, we analyzed a total of 1 024 global smart city startups & scaleups. Meet 5 of the most promising startups to watch!
Global Startup Heat Map highlights 5 Smart City Startups to Watch in 2022
Out of 1 024, the 5 smart city startups to watch are chosen through the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering over 2 093 000+ startups & scaleups globally. As the world’s largest resource for data on emerging companies, the SaaS platform enables you to identify relevant startups, emerging technologies & future industry trends quickly & exhaustively.
The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights the 5 smart city startups you should watch in 2022 as well as the geo-distribution of the other 1 019 startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. We hand-picked the 5 highlighted smart city startups based on our data-driven startup scouting approach, taking into account factors such as location, founding year, the relevance of technology, and funding, among others.
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Roker develops an Urban Mobility Platform
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Princeton, US
Partner for: Parking Management, Curb Management
US-based startup Roker builds an integrated urban mobility platform for parking management. Its mobile app allows users to apply for parking permits, pick parking spots, and pay parking fees. It also provides a dashboard that provides parking spot owners with updates on the latest statistics, permit approval requests, user fines for violations, and so on. Additionally, the startup offers Roker PLUS, a hardware-agnostic solution that transforms curb spaces into smart spaces for supply fleets and on-demand driver’s requirements. This results in less congested streets and simplified curb-space accessibility for short-duration parking.
Intents Mobi enables Situationally Aware Navigation
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Gurgaon, India
Partner for: Road Condition Alerts, Safety Alerts
Indian startup Intents Mobi provides situationally aware navigation and routing application, Intents Go. Utilizing geospatial intelligence, it offers road condition alerts such as potholes, speed breakers, and broken patches. The app suggests the best possible routes optimized for all types of vehicles. It also provides road safety information like the absence of street lights, deserted road stretches, and unsafe regions. Moreover, it gives weather reports to plan ahead for disruptive rains, snowfall, landslides, or waterlogging. These insights enable optimized and safe navigation, better road monitoring, and easier logistics.
itus streamlines Asset Detection
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Sydney, Australia
Partner for: City Infrastructure Monitoring, Predictive Maintenance
Australian startup itus develops a deep learning-based software platform for asset detection. It automatically detects asset locations and conditions from in-vehicle sensors and provides status updates of the elements in near real-time. This allows local governments to monitor public infrastructures such as roads, railways, and pathways. By monitoring change over time, the solution measures key performance indicators (KPIs), enabling data-driven decisions.
Tenantcube advances Property Management
Founding Year: 2019
Location: St. Catharines, Canada
Partner for: Property Listing, Tenant Onboarding
Canadian startup Tenantcube offers property management software. It lets landlords automate the renting processes, including listing properties, screening tenant applications, and tenant onboarding. It also allows them to quickly create and sign digital lease agreements from anywhere, thus making it convenient for both parties. Additionally, the software enables tenants to find homes more easily as well as auto-generates rental applications. The startup also partners with a third-party insurance provider to offer the tenants suitable insurance options.
CrowdScan offers Crowd Analytics
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Partner for: Crowd Management, Crowd Density Prediction
Belgian startup CrowdScan develops a crowd management solution. It uses a wireless sensor network and radio frequencies to measure crowd density and movements in busy city centers, shopping streets, or events. It analyzes the data to provide results based on specific needs or goals, enabling data-driven governance. Utilizing previous insights and additional data sources, the solution also predicts new evolutions and movements. These insights enable authorities to detect inefficiencies in public transportation and take steps to improve them. It finds applications in waste management, emergency services, and pandemic response.
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