How Disruptive Tech Is Changing the Industry

Shaun Abrahamson Managing Partner

@shaunabe

What We Do At Urban.Us

Invest in tech startups when they’re still quite dangerous (22 of them so far).

Focus on tech that will make cities better - fun, smart, sustainable & inclusive.

Work with World Economic Forum, University of Chicago, NYC EDC & Urban X (BMW/MINI).

3 Tech Trends

1. Yuuuge Data2. Artificial Reality3. Beyond Cars

Yuuuge DataNew sensors, apps and policies are creating a flood of

new public and private data.

We’re just starting to unlock city data

Ride Report gets data from people and machines to rate the safety of every street for cyclists

Nextdoor knows the best neighbors

Artificial RealityIt’s getting easier for machines to simulate and

understand reality to improve everything from sales to efficiency.

Skycatch drones quickly build 3D models of real places.

Rachio models the real world to save water & $$$

Oneconcern simulates natural disasters

Beyond CarsCars shaped our lives. An explosion of tech is going to

reshape our lives again.

Fun & practical EVs for short trips

Many efforts to remove the need for shopping trips

Driverless shuttle Freeway autopilot

How Soon?Should we expect this tech to get from

“techies” to main street?

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How Disruptive Tech Is Changing the Industry

Shaun Abrahamson Managing Partner

@shaunabe