URBAN-X Summit

This June 1st through 3rd, URBAN-X, the leading urban tech startup accelerator backed by MINI and Urban Us, will host its first-ever URBAN-X Summit, a three day virtual event that will feature eight founders from Cohort 09 who will explore how new technologies can build safer, healthier, greener and more enjoyable cities. The inaugural event will also feature experts across cities, the built environment and energy and is done in partnership with Canary Media.

The URBAN-X Summit comes as cities are ascending from an unprecedented year and are increasingly looking to place equity and resilience at the center of their COVID-19 recovery strategies and amid growing calls for climate action.

WHAT: A three-day online event with sessions that will explore some of the most pressing topics around climate, the built environment, and building stronger communities.

WHO: Eight founders from URBAN-X’s Cohort 09 (below), URBAN-X leadership, editors from Canary Media and selected guest speakers, including Jainey Bavishi, Director Mayor’s Office of Resiliency, Sadie McKeown from Community Preservation Corporation, and Sophie Purdom from Climate Tech VC.

Builders Patch: Builders Patch is a SaaS platform revolutionizing housing finance for multifamily developers and lenders. The platform automates and manages the underwriting process and enables closing loans at lightning speed.
Dorothy: Dorothy provides cash advancement “gap loans” to individuals and small businesses who go through unexpected events.

Domatic: Domatic makes buildings smarter, healthier, and more efficient by reinventing electrical wiring to distribute power and intelligence with plug-and-play simplicity.

OneRoof: a communications platform that helps people living in the same building form a community and become more resourceful.

Oonee: smart, modular, customizable pods that provide secure parking for scooters and bicycles, while offering public space amenities.

Origen Hydrogen: low-cost, renewable hydrogen to reduce carbon emissions for industrial processes and heavy-duty vehicles.

Singularity: Singularity is a data-driven carbon intelligence platform that provides a suite of innovative products, developer APIs, and intelligent tools for companies to build the future of decarbonization solutions.

Urbio: Urbio is a SaaS platform that helps utilities plan for and design the most efficient energy infrastructure and technologies.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 1-Thursday, June 3, beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET each day

WHERE: Livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook.