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Highline Beta Launches 'Safe x Connected Cities' Accelerator Program
Thursday, July 25, 2019Company Profile | Follow Company
Vancouver, BC, July 25, 2019--(T-Net)--Highline Beta announced today that it has launched a 'Safe x Connected Cities' Accelerator.
Highline Beta's newest Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator comes with a 'smart city' ambition, and looks to combine the expertise of multiple corporate partners and select startups to design, pilot and scale solutions that tackle road safety, mobility and smart city challenges across Canada.
Applications for the Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator are open to all early-stage startups at: https://highlinebeta.com/accelerators/safeconnected. Startups working in the IoT, mobility, urban tech, road safety, pedestrian safety, and cycling sectors are encouraged to apply.
The accelerator's first founding partner, Aviva Canada has taken the lead with its challenge to improve road safety. Aviva Canada, through the Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator and its Take Back Our Roads initiative is seeking to address the pressing issue of road safety: over 80% of the Canadian population lives in urban areas, and more than 156,000 people are killed or seriously injured on our roads annually.
"Collaboration is the best approach to creating safer and more connected cities across Canada," says Marcus Daniels, Founding Partner and CEO of Highline Beta. "No single company or organization can solve today's mobility challenges alone. We're excited to launch with Aviva Canada onboard as we gear up to announce more partners soon. We're always looking to team up with innovative companies that share our mission to make cities safer and better for everyone."
At the core of Highline's mission and thesis as a venture capital firm is the idea that well-thought-out collaborations and connections between corporations and ventures can and do lead to big wins through tactical pilot programs, like Anheuser-Busch's InBev 100+ Accelerator and RBC Reach.
Applications for the newly launched Safe x Connected Cities are open to applicants globally starting July 24th with a deadline of Sept 27th, 2019.
Interested in learning how your company can join the program? Please email: programs@highlinebeta.com
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