February 2025 Leading innovation ecosystem for mobility entrepreneurs Global startup & venture capital intelligence platform. Dealroom.co is the foremost data provider on startup, early-stage and growthcompany ecosystems in Europe and around the globe. Via ID Via ID is the investment fund and the business accelerator of startups in new mobility andautotech of Mobivia (Norauto, Midas...). Thanks to its hybrid positioning as an investor, anecosystem and a startup studio, Via ID provides long-term support to the most innovativestartups in the field of sustainable mobility to make them European leaders. Founded in Amsterdam in 2013, we now work with many of the world's mostprominent investors, entrepreneurs and government organizations to providetransparencDealroom.co is a global intelligence platform for discovering andtracking the most promising companies, technologies and ecosystems.Clients include many of the worldʼs foremost organizations such as Accel,Index Ventures, McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte, Google, AWS, Microsoft, Stripe. Today Via ID has a portfolio of 21 startups (including Beev, BlaBlacar Daily, Fifteen, Heetch,Trusk, VelyVelo…), teams in Lille, Paris and Munich and 3 major initiatives: the Moove Lab,the European Startup Prize for Mobility and the Mobility Club. Dealroom partners closely with local tech ecosystem development agenciesand enablers, to create a comprehensive multidimensional blueprint of thetech ecosystem, including capital, talent, innovation, entrepreneurship andoverall economic dynamism. Mobility Club The Mobility Club by Via ID is an innovation lab for mobility players (corporates,enterprises,scale-ups, investors). The Mobility Club supports its members in theirinnovation strategies, and help them to understand key mobility trends, and the resultingopportunities for them. Its value proposition is built around 3 main pillars: Decrypt,Connect, Innovate. It gathers global players such as Groupe ADP, Hutchinson, Groupe IMA,MACIF, Transdev… Foreword “ Macroeconomic and regulatory uncertainties are slowingdown fundraising, especially in the early stage, butcorporate venture capital plays a key role, participating in44% of European deals. This trend confirms the importanceof industrial players in structuring the ecosystem andstrengthening exit opportunities. In 2024, the European venture capital marketcontinues its adjustment, and the mobilitysector is no exception, with a 30% decline infunding. Despite this correction, mobilityremains one of the most attractive sectors,maintaining its position in the top five mostfunded industries over the past decade andaccounting for 45% of global deals in 2024. Despite the challenges, the sectorʼs potential remainsimmense. Electrification, AI, data, and decarbonizationimperatives are reshaping the mobility landscape. With itsstrengths in innovation and industrialization, Europe has allthe assets needed to shape the transport solutions oftomorrow.” In this context, investors are refocusing on viable models,prioritizing startups capable of reaching profitabilityquickly. The rise of debt financing, particularly in batteriesand electric charging, reflects the sector's maturation,while asset-light and B2B models are attracting increasedattention. Romain LafitteManaging DirectorVenture Capitalat Via ID What happened in European Mobility in 2024 VC investment in Europeanmobility startups reached $6B in2024, a 30% drop from theprevious year EV battery and charging nolonger makes up the majority ofMobility funding Corporate investors wereinvolved in nearly half ofEuropean mobility rounds in2024, over 2x their share in 2020 Infrastructure-intensiveEV battery and chargingaccounted for less than a ¼ of European mobilityfunding in 2024. Instead, investors have been shiftingaway from digital and service-based models, markedby an decreasing share of funding in marketplaces. European mobility saw a decline at every stage. Earlyand breakout stages were more resilient compared tolate stage which suffered the biggest drop in recentyears, still above pre-pandemic levels. Debt funding has hit record levels in 2024, with $9billion lent to European mobility startups. Notably,$5 billion of this total is tied to Northvolt, though thefull amount has not yet been disbursed. Top mobility rounds this year predominantly showautonomous vehicles, and sustainable aviation. M&A activity in 2024 rivaled previous record years,with numerous acquisitions but fewer buyouts thanin 2023. Only a handful of small IPOs took place. In comparison with other industries, Mobility rankedfifth most funded in Europe but exhibited nearlythree times more decrease than the average. VC investment in European mobility startups ▊$0–1m (pre-seed)▊$1–4m (seed)▊$4–15m (series A)▊$15–40m(series B)▊$40–100m (series C)▊$100–250m (mega rounds)▊$250m+ (mega+) 1Value and Venture Capital 2Trend analysis VC investment inEuropean mobilitystartups reached$6B in 2024, falling30% short of the