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URBAN-X

PropTech & Construction · Run by MINI (BMW Group) & Urban Us · Brooklyn, NY

Verified Jul 22, 2026Official website

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The facts

All fields verified Jul 22, 2026
Terms model
Equity for cashInvests cash in your company and takes equity (an ownership stake) in return.
Investment
Not publishedOperator press described a four month program; final cohort (Cohort 15, announced September 2024) had six startups selected from over 100 applicants. Investment and equity terms were not disclosed on primary sources; secondary reports of roughly $100K remain unverified. Closed at end of 2025.
Equity taken
Not publishedOperator press described a four month program; final cohort (Cohort 15, announced September 2024) had six startups selected from over 100 applicants. Investment and equity terms were not disclosed on primary sources; secondary reports of roughly $100K remain unverified. Closed at end of 2025.
Program length
16 weeks
Format
In person
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Cohorts per year
2
Cohort size
6 (Cohort 15, final)
Stage focus
early-stage urbantech
Sub-vertical
urbantech (mobility, energy, built environment)
Demographic focus
Not published
Backers
MINI / BMW Group, Urban Us, SOSV, Third Sphere, JVP
Notable alumni
Not published

Terms notes: Operator press described a four month program; final cohort (Cohort 15, announced September 2024) had six startups selected from over 100 applicants. Investment and equity terms were not disclosed on primary sources; secondary reports of roughly $100K remain unverified. Closed at end of 2025.

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Terms in plain English

URBAN-X was an accelerator for startups improving city life, backed by MINI (BMW Group) and headquartered at Newlab in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In its later years the operator described a four month program offering mentorship on customer development, go to market strategy, product development, and fundraising, and it supported 116 companies across 15 cohorts. Investment and equity terms were never confirmed on a primary source; figures of roughly $100,000 circulated only in secondary coverage, so we treat current and historical terms as unpublished. The program announced it would close at the end of 2025 and there is no open application.

Who this is actually for

Included for historical context. URBAN-X served early stage urbantech and climate focused startups, including built environment companies, and its alumni and network activity may still be relevant to founders researching the space.

Application windows

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Sources

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