London, 19 October 2022: Smart Kiwi, the data intelligence platform for shared mobility  companies, has raised £250k in a pre-seed round led by SFC Capital, the UK’s most active seed-stage investor. Additional investors include Silicon Valley headquartered Plug and Play and Startup Wise Guys. Smart Kiwi will use the funding to grow the team and further develop  their technology.  

Through their data intelligence platform, Smart Kiwi creates demand predictive models for shared mobility companies with any fixed asset that generates demand – i.e. e-scooters, bikes,  mopeds, cars – with real-time updates on how to most efficiently distribute its fleet to increase  ridership and optimise their costs. The platform also provides other optimisation services, such  as information on when to reduce the price of vehicles in certain locations to make them more  appealing to customers, based on predictive demand.  

Smart Kiwi is the brainchild of founders Angelo Delle Piane and Murat Derya Ozen, with  extensive experience in tech and the shared mobility startup sector. CEO Delle Piane has over  a decade of experience leading mobility startups in the UK, Spain and Latam. In addition, CTO  Ozen spent over ten years developing and managing tech products, including models to  provide startups with predictive analytics. During this time they learned first-hand that if  resources aren’t managed properly, shared mobility companies quickly lose revenue.  

There have been many efforts by shared mobility startups to improve their hardware and  physical resources – i.e. improving battery life, and introducing longer-lasting and resilient  materials – but software improvements and data optimisation are also essential for startups to  make additional profit. Angelo and Murat understood that the essential next step would be to  improve existing software and make the most of the available data feeding it, in order to make  accurate demand predictions.  

Smart Kiwi uses non-traditional machine learning techniques and advanced geospatial models  to combine historical fleet data with external factors such as traffic conditions, special events  like concerts or football matches and near real-time human traffic in the city. Combined, this  data allows Smart Kiwi to make accurate predictions on where and how much demand there  is likely to be at a given time in a given place. Mobility companies can also use the model to  enhance warehouse operations: the fleet maintenance team gets accurate information on  when is the best time to service the fleet with the lowest cost involved through predictive  maintenance.  

Angelo Delle Piane, CEO and co-founder of Smart Kiwi: “The investment from SFC  Capital will give Smart Kiwi the opportunity to grow and allow shared mobility companies to  make the most of their resources. We know first-hand how small the margins are in the  shared mobility sector and we hope to support as many businesses as possible through our  data and real-time analysis.” 

Ed Stevenson, Investment Manager at SFC Capital: “We are very excited to work with  Smart Kiwi to support shared mobility companies optimise their data and resources. Angelo  and Murat’s decade of experience working with shared mobility startups is essential in  understanding how these businesses operate and what is best for them. I look forward to  seeing what is next for Smart Kiwi.  

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Smart Kiwi:  

Smart Kiwi is a data intelligence platform that creates demand predictive models for mobility  companies. The models provide shared mobility companies that have fixed assets – i.e. bike,  moped, car – with real-time updates on how to most efficiently distribute its fleet to increase  ridership and optimise their costs. Smart Kiwi just closed a £250k pre-seed round led by SFC  Capital, with follow-up investment from Plug & Play and Startup Wise Guys.  

Contact:  

Angelo Delle Piane  

[email protected]  

SFC Capital:  

SFC Capital is a leader in the UK’s early-stage investment world, providing seed capital and support to  promising British start-ups. By combining an award-winning angel syndicate with their own seed  investment funds, SFC Capital has created a unique model that allows business angels to invest in  high-potential start-ups either directly or through a diversified portfolio approach curated and managed  by the team.  

Contact:  

Andrew Malone  

+44 (0) 7515 671 782  

[email protected]