City: | New York City |
Challenge Owner: | Transit Innovation Partnership |
Challenge Website: | Challenge Website |
Challenge Award: | Launch a startup-pilot with Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) |
Theme / Sector: | Urban planning / transportation |
Challenge Blurb: | The Transit Tech Lab is an accelerator program for startups solving public transportation challenges. Companies pilot their technology with a transit system and help transform New York City. |
Challenge Description: | The Transit Tech Lab is a program of the Transit Innovation Partnership, a public private partnership. As a startup you must focus on solving one of the following challenges: 1: How can we reduce traffic by improving coordination at the curb? 2: How can public transit generate more entrepreneurial revenue? 3: How can we make New York’s public transit systems more accessible? |
Open for Submissions: | Yes |
Deadline for Submissions: | November 30, 2019 |
Key Dates: | January 14-16, 2020: Semifinalists present proposals in-person in New York February 24, 2020: 8-week accelerator begins June 10, 2020: Pilots launch to test promising solutions with MTA |
Who Can Apply: | Growth-stage technology companies with a working version of their technology and proven track record of successfully integrating with customers If selected, key team members must be able to attend accelerator events in-person in New York City for the duration of the program |
Registration Details: | Through the website |
For application assistance: Danish Cleantech Hub, New York