A program supported by the City of New York's Economic Development Corporation, the Urban Tech Hub supports a cluster of growth-stage companies who are building products to help improve the quality of life in cities. Working in such verticals as the built environment, digital infrastructure, mobility, and energy, the current cohort has cumulatively raised over $325M.
Offerings include the opportunity to pilot new technologies in real urban environments, including the Brooklyn Navy Yard's 300-acre campus. Navy Yard pilot projects have included preparation for New York’s first autonomous vehicle testing site, deployment of solar-powered temperature and dissolved oxygen sensors for the Navy Yard’s shoreline to establish real-time data on water quality, and a dockless electric-bike-sharing pilot which led to the first citywide, city-sanctioned electric bike fleet.
