It’s only 4 days until the next FIA Smart Cities Startup Contest. This time we are invited to the capital of Germany, Berlin. The Global Startup Contest is organised and managed by Digital Leaders Ventures (DLV) in close teamwork with the FIA and supported by Michelin, ENEL Group and Julius Baer. The Jury Workshop and the FIA Smart Cities Contest is held at the VIP hospitality area right at the Racetrack of the Formula E Race ePrix at Airport Tempelhof in Berlin.

This is our Jury at FIA Smart Cities Startup Contest Berlin 2017:

• Yann De Parscau, Head of Incubator Program at Michelin 
• Joaquin Gabarro, Director at Julius Baer – Swiss Private Banking
• Marco Parroni, Director Marketing at Julius Baer – Swiss Private Banking
• Carlo Napoli,  Start-up Initiatives and Business Incubator at ENEL Group 
• Luca Pascotto Global Public Policy Manager at FIA
• Carlos Barbosa, President of the Automobile Club of Portugal and Member of the FIA World Council
• Joerg Beckmann, Vice Director of the TCS and Director of the Mobility Academy
• Monty C. M. Metzger, Founding Partner at DLV
• Luis F. Garcia Ulibarri, Associate and Venture Partner LatAm at DLV

Digital Leaders Ventures has reviewed 152 companies. Our team has done an intense evaluation process and has selected the ten most promising companies. Here are our top 10 companies to compete for the FIA Smart Cities Startup 2017.

Top Smart Cities Startups:

(in alphabetical order)

• Intersec – Big Data Analysis for Smart Cities – www.intersec.com
• Magment – Smart Electric Cement – www.magment.de
• Match Rider – Mobility Service – www.MatchRiderGO.de
• Naventik – Navigation reinvented for selfdriving cars – www.naventik.de
• OnTruck – Logistic Service – www.ontruck.com
• PlugSurfing – One-stop solution for charging – www.plugsurfing.com
• Tanktaler – Smart Car Solution – www.tanktaler.de
• TankTwo – Revolutionary Batteries for Cars – www.tanktwo.com
• Vollo – Mobility Booking Platform – www.vollo.net

On Thursday, June 8th 2017, we will be holding the Jury Workshop and at approx. 8pm we will announce the 3 finalists at our . On Friday, June 9th 2017, there will be the FIA Smart Cities Conference where we will be announcing the winning company at 11:45am on the main stage.

To learn more about the DLV Global Startup Contest in teamwork with the FIA please visit: https://dlv.vc/fia-global-startup-contest