Mobility & Transportation Startups

Zimi provides integrated AC and DC electric vehicle charging stations along with a cloud-based software platform for monitoring charging infrastructure, energy usage, fleet telematics, and payments. It serves fleets, businesses, dealerships, and network operators, and offers solar and battery storage integration, with a stated focus on South Africa.

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Zimi offers EV charging infrastructure and an energy management platform for fleet operators managing mixed fleets, including fast charging stations, solar and battery backup, home charging, and public charging payment settlement. The product helps fleets lower costs, improve charger utilisation, and gain usage insights during their transition to electric vehicles.

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Zip Infrastructure develops Zippar, a next-generation autonomous urban ropeway transit system that runs on independent ropes and gondolas to allow curves and branching, marketed to municipalities and companies as a lower-cost alternative to monorails. The Japan-based company promotes the system for reducing traffic congestion and providing accessible transit stations.

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Zipabout operates Journey Alerts, a service that sends public transport passengers real-time travel updates and step-by-step instructions via messaging apps rather than a downloadable app. It serves UK travellers, including disabled, senior, and less tech-confident users, with personalised routing and a "BUDDY" feature for tracking loved ones' journeys.

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Fifteen (Zoov by Fifteen) is a European company providing bike-sharing and long-term bike rental systems for towns and cities, including electric bikes, charging stations, user access apps, an operator control centre, and a data analysis platform. Its "Augmented Bike Networks" combine station-based and free-floating bike-sharing, long-term rental, and tourist bikes into networks connected with public transport for urban and rural areas.

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ZOOZ Power (formerly Chakratec) develops a battery-free kinetic power booster based on flywheel technology, the ZOOZTER-100, that enables ultra-fast EV charging while overcoming grid limitations. It serves charge point operators, fleet operators, EPC companies, and energy, automotive, and real estate firms rolling out fast-charging infrastructure in Europe and the USA.

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Zunder operates a proprietary and partner network of ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles, letting drivers charge without additional registration. It targets EV drivers in Spain and southern Europe and offers a charging card (eZCard) plus user benefits.

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Zuri develops a hybrid-powertrain VTOL aircraft with wings for on-demand, door-to-door mid-range flights that skip airports, offering 700+ km range and 300-350 km/h cruise speed. The aircraft targets passenger air travel with vertical takeoff and landing capability for use from city peripheries to rooftops.

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Zuzuche is an online platform for booking overseas car rentals, offering support across the booking, pickup, usage, and return process for self-drive travel. It serves Chinese travelers renting vehicles in nearly 200 countries worldwide.

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Digital Edge develops ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems) and in-cabin monitoring solutions for the automotive sector.

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AutoCrypt develops cybersecurity solutions for autonomous systems including vehicles, machines, and robots, providing V2X security, in-vehicle communication firewalls and intrusion detection, EV charging security modules, and post-quantum cryptography. It also offers automotive cybersecurity consulting and testing aligned with UN R155/R156 regulations for OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and software providers.

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MPROTEK is a Korean automotive parts manufacturer that machines precision components such as compressor wheels, turbine wheels, shafts, compressor housings, and semiconductor heater blocks. It focuses on precision machining for the automotive parts industry.

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INNOSIMULATION operates INNO ALPS, a Physical AI validation and training platform that recreates real-world driving data in virtual environments, tests AI against physical conditions, and deploys validated AI onto actual equipment. It targets safety validation for autonomous driving, drones, robots, and defense unmanned systems.

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Carchap operates 'HiCare', an ICT-based platform and cloud ERP solution for hydrogen vehicles and hydrogen charging stations, offering real-time station information, reservations, and smart payments for drivers plus management systems for station operators. The company serves South Korea's hydrogen mobility market, where its platform is used by the majority of registered hydrogen vehicles.

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Kolon Mobility Group is a Korean automotive distributor and dealer group that imports and sells premium car brands including BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce, Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus, along with audio brands such as Bang & Olufsen and Bowers & Wilkins. It operates as part of the larger Kolon Group conglomerate.

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Kolon Spaceworks, a Kolon Group company launched in 2024, develops advanced composite materials and structures for aerospace, space, defense, and mobility applications. Its products include carbon-fiber towpreg, hydrogen fuel tanks and storage system modules, and flame-retardant materials for EV battery housings, spanning material design through manufacturing.

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TMAP Mobility operates the TMAP navigation app and related mobility services in South Korea, including turn-by-turn navigation, driving-score-based insurance benefits (UBI), designated driver, parking, EV charging, and rental car services. It also offers business products such as location and movement data, route optimization, map data, AI marketing, and in-car navigation (TMAP AUTO) for automakers.

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Heydealer is an online used-car marketplace in South Korea where consumers can buy and sell used cars, get scrap-car quotes, and check vehicle history. Listed vehicles are curated and offered with accident-free guarantees, a one-year free warranty, free nationwide delivery, and free refunds for buyer's remorse.

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Asobimo develops and operates smartphone MMORPGs and action RPGs, including titles such as Toram Online, Avabel Online, Iruna Online, and Eternal. The Japanese studio focuses on mobile online role-playing games and also offers a game BGM music app.

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Amperact provides an EV charging platform that uses license-plate recognition technology to improve charging convenience and encourage electric vehicle adoption. The company offers charging software and products aimed at supporting broader EV infrastructure.

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クルマテラス is a Japanese used-car dealer that helps people who struggle to pass loan screenings—such as freelancers, sole proprietors, single parents, non-regular workers, and foreign residents—buy a car through partnered credit-company loans. It also offers used-car purchasing, auction agency services, vehicle sourcing, and acts as an insurance agent, serving customers in regional Japan where a car is a daily necessity.

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Skylink Technologies is an aviation venture developing eVTOL ("flying car") aircraft, using a tilt-wing engine-drive design intended for high-speed intercity travel over medium distances (around 1000 km). The Japan-based company holds a Japanese government manufacturing license for aircraft and unmanned aircraft and aims to enable inter-city air mobility.

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Daikyo Nishikawa is a Japanese manufacturer formed from a 2007 merger of three companies, producing automotive components and plastic parts. The company operates domestic and overseas production sites and affiliated companies.

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