Urban Impact Ventures
Impact investorSeed–Growth · 12 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Urban Impact Ventures partners with early-stage and expansion-stage companies whose businesses are innovative, scalable and impactful, and that help accelerate the transformation toward urban sustainability. The firm positions itself as a like-minded financial partner for such founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 4 of 5 portfolio companiesCleantech ×2Energy ×2Mobility & Transportation ×2SaaS ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Circular Economy ×1Climate Tech ×1Deep Tech ×1
HQs:Netherlands×2United States×1
Investments · 5 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12019 · 12 dated
Modeshift provides a cloud-based (Microsoft Azure) SaaS platform for public transit agencies, offering fare collection, mobile ticketing, EMV open-loop payments, RTPI, CAD/AVL integration, hardware, and analytics.
FintechGovTechMobility & TransportationSaaSBoston, US
Miroslav Katsarov(CEO)inPavel Iliev(CTO)inKonstantin Spasov(VP of Business Development)inBorislav Gorov(VP of Sales, Europe)inLyubomir Minchev(Director)Simeon Simeonov(Director)in
BIYU is a platform for rental and subscription businesses that manages the complete operational cycle—from storefront checkout through asset tracking, returns processing, refurbishment workflows, and relisting.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsShamrock Ventures
Bath
Zillah Byng-Thorne(Executive Officer)Penelope Ladkin-Brand(Executive Officer)Hugo Charles Drayton(Executive Officer)Rob Hattrell(Director)Richard Norman Legh Huntington(Director)Alan Philip Stephen Newman(Director)
Co-investorsRocketship.vc
Hardt develops hyperloop technology as a sustainable transportation solution that aims to overcome distance barriers.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersEIT InnoEnergyFreigeist CapitalEnfuro VenturesUNIIQ
IBIS Power develops PowerNEXT, a modular rooftop energy system that combines wind turbines nested within solar panels to generate on-site solar and wind power.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Mart Raimond(CEO)in
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Urban Impact Ventures made?
- Urban Impact Ventures has 5 tracked investments.
- What stage does Urban Impact Ventures invest at?
- Urban Impact Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Urban Impact Ventures focus on?
- Urban Impact Ventures focuses on AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good, PropTech.
- Who does Urban Impact Ventures co-invest with?
- Urban Impact Ventures most often shares deals with Aurum Venture Partners, EIT InnoEnergy, Freigeist Capital, among 5 tracked co-investors.
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