Arcadis has selected ten startups for the second wave of its City of 2030 accelerator program. This is said to be the second year of the programme, which aims to identify and develop innovative startups to transform the natural and built environment. The firm works with American seed accelerator company Techstars on the program.
The startups featured are focused on developing ideas around urban planning, resiliency, sustainability, new mobility, and logistic services, a statement from the firm said. The core technology and products of the various startups are said to complement Arcadis’ existing business and strategic vision.
The 10 startups in this year’s accelerator program are: Niricson (Canada); ISeeChange (United States); crea.vision (UK & Canada); Yellowbox (Australia); Data for Good (Netherlands); Agilicity (Slovenia); Downtown.AI (Canada); Geofluxus (Netherlands); Propfolio (UK) and Cobalt Water Global (United States).
According to Arcadis, the companies will work with the program team during a three-month accelerator program in office space provided by Arcadis in Amsterdam, and take part in a Demo Day to showcase their ideas on May 28.
The firm says the startups will get support from industry mentors to develop strategies to swiftly grow their business, fine tune products and business development efforts, build relevant networks, and explore scalable opportunities for collaboration within Arcadis and its clients.
“We are excited to support the second year of the accelerator program and to work with these innovative startups to help cities plan for the future. These startups bring cutting-edge ideas to address the challenges of urban communities that are in need of unconventional solutions,” said Stephan Ritter, Arcadis group executive for Innovation & Transformation.
The theme “City of 2030” of the accelerator relates to the strategic vision developed by Arcadis and is based on the fact that in the next decade the vast majority of people will live their lives in cities.