The new Connected Places Catapult accelerates smarter living and travelling in and between the places of tomorrow. We focus on growing businesses with innovations in mobility services and the built environment that enable new levels of physical, digital and social connectedness. The Connected Places Catapult operates at the intersection between public and private sectors and between local government and transport authorities. We convene the disparate parts of the market to help innovators navigate the complexity of doing business, creating new commercial opportunities and improving productivity, socio-economic and environmental benefits for places.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 201-500
Phone: +44 20 7952 5111
Founded date: 2019
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| 18.03.2025 | UK Gov Announces Funding For Smart Airport Screening Tech | The Department for Transport has announced new funding for smart airport technology. Six successful British tech companies will receive a share of £450,000 to develop the smart screening technology of the future, enhancing UK security and r... |
| 11.04.2024 | Fourth generation of family takes the reins at popular family-run logistics company celebrating its 90th year. | 2024 sees Welch’s Transport celebrate its 90th year providing logistics support to clients across East Anglia and the UK. Reaching this meaningful point in time has led the family to decide it’s the right opportunity to make some changes th... |
| 21.03.2024 | Transport Tech Innovations Backed by £1.8M UK Gov Funding | Many new concepts at the intersection of transport and technological innovation—such as self-driving parcel delivery boats—have been awarded investment from the UK government’s future transport fund. Anthony Browne, the decarbonisation, avi... |
| 20.10.2023 | UK Government invests £200M in green Projects for zero-emission HGVs | This week, the UK Government announced a £200 million investment across four innovative green projects to roll out up to 370 zero-emission HGVs (heavy goods vehicles) and help lead road transport towards net zero. HGVs alone contribute 20 p... |
| 21.03.2022 | Maruti, Tata, Hyundai and others to give a big push to India’s electric vehicle boom with at least $5 billion in investment in the next six years | Companies like MG Motors, Tata Motors and many others have already laid out their plans to invest at least ₹35,040 in the Indian EV industry. Maruti Suzuki , on Sunday, announced that it plans to invest ₹10,440 crore to set up a new electri... |
| 02.09.2021 | EV Infra Startup REVOS Raises Funds From USV & Prime Ventures, Eyes Global Expansion | EV infrastructure startup REVOS has raised $4 Mn in its Series A round led by Union Square Ventures (USV) & Prime Venture Partners. The funds will be used to expand its peer-to-peer EV charging network and Smart EV platform for two &... |
| 30.06.2021 | Jet Zero Council keeps up momentum with £3 million government funding for zero emission flight infrastructure as UK pioneers first-ever net zero carbon freighter flights | government launches first round of £3 million Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure (ZEFI) competition, supporting development of infrastructure required to aid electric and hydrogen aircraft such as charge points for planes British Airways c... |
| 31.05.2021 | Royal BAM N : BAM Nuttall tests world first smart contract solution for the construction industry | [Link] Camberley, 26 May 2021 - The weather can put a damper on any plans but imagine the impact it has on a construction site where bad weather can delay works for weeks. Weather is a risk for every construction project and some contracts ... |
| 08.09.2020 | DIGIT Deal Roundup Column: August 2020 | Investment Zumo Edinburgh cryptocurrency startup, Zumo, had a brilliant August, raising more than £1 million in 48-hours as part of a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company launched its crowdfunding campaign to highlight the benefits ... |
| 18.05.2020 | THE INTELLIGENT MOBILITY ACCELERATOR WELCOMES 8 NEW START-UPS | The IM Accelerator is a partnership between Connected Places Catapult and Wayra UK, the largest global corporate accelerator run by entrepreneurs, that is part of Telefónicaâs Open Innovation Hub. The programme is designed to attract dis... |
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