Urban Innovation
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Urban Innovation Fund targets startups addressing infrastructure and systemic challenges in cities through technology solutions. The fund focuses on three interconnected areas: strengthening the built world through transportation and energy innovations, supporting social systems via healthcare and education technologies, and enabling economic vitality through regulatory compliance and governance tools. The firm believes these technologies can create measurable urban outcomes and help cities tackle persistent challenges in permitting, healthcare access, and sustainability.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 20 of 72 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×10Fintech ×9Enterprise Software ×8Cybersecurity ×3Digital Health ×3LegalTech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:United States×13United Kingdom×2Cyprus×1Israel×1
Investments · showing 60 of 72
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Allocate provides infrastructure software for private markets, enabling wealth advisors and asset managers to efficiently handle subscriptions, capital flows, and portfolio operations. The platform automates manual processes that traditionally create bottlenecks in connecting wealth channel capital to institutional investment opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Samir Kaji(Co-founder)Hana Yang(Co-founder & Chief Experience Officer)
Apply Design is an AI-powered virtual staging platform for real estate that automatically removes furniture from photos and generates photorealistic renders with customizable furniture and styling. It serves real estate agents and brokers who need to stage properties for marketing.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL
Avela provides software to school districts, charter networks, and early childhood programs to streamline student enrollment and help families discover and apply to schools. The platform is grounded in 20+ years of research on school choice systems and enrollment equity.
EdTechGovTechSaaS
Dr. Joshua Angrist(Co-Founder)Greg Bybee(CEO & Co-Founder)Parag Pathak(Co-Founder)Josh Angrist(Co-Founder)
High quality, low-cost cancer screening technology.
Coinrule provides automated cryptocurrency trading bots that execute buy and sell strategies on crypto exchanges without requiring coding. Users can create custom trading strategies or use pre-built rules, and run demo trades to test performance.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSLondon, GB
Gabriele Musella(CEO, Founder)inOleg Giberstein(Founder)inZdeněk Höfler(Founder)in
Software platform accelerating electric vehicle adoption at commercial scale.
Platform helping investors align their values and financial goals.
Ferrum Health develops AI accountability solutions, though the specific products and customer base are not detailed on the company page.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise Software
Finli provides financial management tools and digital banking solutions for small businesses and financial institutions. The company focuses on offering accessible money management software to help entrepreneurs manage their business finances.
FintechSaaSSales TechSan Marino, US
Lori Shao(CEO)
Global business bank platform.
Malloc is a mobile privacy and security app combining AI-driven spyware detection with a no-log VPN to protect users' data and privacy on Android and iOS devices. The app targets consumers concerned about data tracking, malware, and spyware threats on their smartphones.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNicosia, CY
Moritz is an AI-native law firm that combines senior lawyers with custom software to deliver legal work for technology companies across the EU, US, and Australia, using fixed fees and rapid turnaround rather than hourly billing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Pamir Ehsas(Founder & CEO)inStefan Mandaric(Founder & CTO)inDaniel Dalla Vedova(Founding Head of Legal & COO)
Ohm provides an AI platform that helps hardware engineering teams accelerate product development, testing, and validation for complex physical products including electric vehicles, batteries, and wearables. The platform ingests and analyzes multi-modal test data, predicts experiment outcomes, identifies anomalies, and automates root cause analysis to compress iteration cycles.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
Penelope Jones(Founder)in
Plenna is a women's health clinic offering virtual and in-person gynecological, pregnancy, psychological, nutritional, and specialized medical services through an integrated healthcare platform.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Popl is an event lead capture and contact-sharing SaaS platform that uses AI to capture, contextualize, and manage connections made at conferences, trade shows, and networking events for enterprise teams. The platform serves large organizations and Fortune 500 companies seeking to streamline in-person business interactions and follow-up processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Jason Alco(Founder & CEO)in
Public Grid simplifies access to household energy efficiency actions and connects individuals with their neighbors to collectively reduce emissions and save money. The platform serves households seeking to take environmental action without complexity.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintech
Leading solar panel recycling company.
Board seats · per SEC filings · 4
what is this? ⓘ$4.3M raise · filed Jun 2026 · via Andrew Adim Felbinger
$2M raise · filed Apr 2024 · via Julie Lein
$3.9M raise · filed Feb 2022 · via Julie Lein
$2.3M raise · filed Aug 2020 · via Julie Lein
Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Urban Innovation invest at?
- Urban Innovation invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Urban Innovation's typical check size?
- Urban Innovation typically writes checks of $500K – $3.5M.
- What sectors does Urban Innovation focus on?
- Urban Innovation focuses on EdTech, Energy, Fintech, GovTech, Healthtech, LegalTech, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech.
- Where is Urban Innovation located?
- Urban Innovation is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Urban Innovation lead rounds?
- Urban Innovation typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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