Helping startups that help cities. CEO / Co-Founder Urban.Us@shaunabe

Urban.Us Network OrganizersHello

* Some Notable other investors in these deals: Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Google Ventures, Battery Ventures, DFJ, SV Angel, First Round Capital, Vast Ventures, Foundry Group.

35 angel investments including* ZocDoc, Trialpay, Refinery29, SOMA, Retrofit.

Crowdstorm book author. Led projects like: Starbucks Betacup, LifeEdited.

MIT, Berlin School, University of Cape Town.

Mobility + Number of cars will double by 2020Safety+ Crime rates in cities are about double that or suburbsSustainability+ Cities generate 80% of greenhouse gasesResilience+ 75% of urban settlements at risk from rising sea levels

[Sources: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Economist, Brookings, IBM]

source - World Bank,

Reduce Energy Use in Buildings

Provide Clean Available Water

Ensure Public Safety

Increasing Citizen Participation in

Decision-Making

Generate Economic Opportunities

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We’re asking cities to perform magic - do more with less money or environmental impact.

Reduce Traffic Congestion

At least 34 million users. Acquired Google 2013 for $1.3b. 5 Years Old. Ra’anana, Israel.

Over 1.2b kWh saved. Acquired by Google 2014 for $3.2b. 4 Years Old. Palo Alto, CA.

Acquired by Avis 2012 for $500m.13 Years Old. Boston, MA.

Over 3b kWh saved. Recently announced IPO plans. 6 Years Old. Arlington, VA.

Operate ~15,000 shared bikes in largest US cities. 4 Years Old. Portland, OR.

Startups are capable of magic - massive impact at scale, within 5 years.

1 million rides per week. Valued at $3.5b. 4 Years Old. San Francisco, CA.

But there is a problem. This story is true for only 1 in 1,000 startups.

Founders have never been more enabled

And for startups making cities better...

Our approach - an online accelerator

Work online with the community online to identify high potential startups.

Get together IRL to build relationships and understand challenges at #SCS414

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First 6 months of the Urban.Us:10 startups, 150+ participants from 10+ cities

|CityMartFounder

|Current + Former

Mayors of the Internet

|Head of Global

CommunityLEGO

|Civic Innovation

Google.org

|Economic

DevelopmentLeadership

Miami-Dade County|

GPVast Ventures

|University Research Commercialization

Associate |

Smart Cities Author

shaun@urban.us@shaunabe