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Urban Mobility Scaleup Report 2026

A data-driven view of Portugal’s urban mobility startup and scaleup ecosystem. Explore 28 companies founded since 2021, their economic performance through 2025, and the Top 5 ventures identified by the report’s multi-factor ranking.

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28 companies

Portuguese urban mobility ventures mapped across three innovation areas.

€9.12 million

Reported revenue in 2025 across the available annual company records.

€3.94 million

Reported exports in 2025, revealing the sector’s international reach.

Three areas shaping urban mobility

Clean Mobility, Energy & Urban Logistics

12 companies (42.9%) working across electrification, energy, sustainable logistics and vehicle technologies.

Digital, Connected & Intelligent Mobility

10 companies (35.7%) developing software, data, AI, IoT, connected platforms and intelligent transport services.

Inclusive Mobility & Urban Infrastructure

6 companies (21.4%) improving accessibility, infrastructure and the way people move through cities.

A broader ecosystem. Concentrated growth.

The 2026 edition maps companies founded in Portugal from 2021 onwards, with financial, employment and export information through 2025 where records are available.

Clean Mobility, Energy & Urban Logistics accounts for 42.9% of mapped companies and 91.8% of reported 2025 revenue. The report examines this difference in commercial maturity across the three innovation areas.

Figure 2 from the report: 2025 reported revenue and GVA by innovation area, with Clean Mobility, Energy and Urban Logistics generating most reported revenue.

What is driving scale?

The report distinguishes the full annual company panel from a constant cohort of 12 companies observed in both 2024 and 2025.

+131.5% revenue

Within the like-for-like cohort, revenue rose from €3.91m to €9.04m. GVA grew by 90.5% and employment by 29.7%.

These comparable-company figures provide a complementary view of growth alongside the annual ecosystem totals.

Report page 8: geographical distribution of the 28 mapped companies across Portugal.

Innovation across Portugal

Lisbon hosts 6 mapped companies, followed by Porto and Aveiro with 5 each, Braga with 4 and Coimbra with 3.

The four leading districts account for 71.4% of mapped ventures. More than one quarter are located elsewhere, including Viseu, Castelo Branco, Setúbal and Ilha de São Miguel.

Explore the full report for the geographic breakdown, financial performance, employment, international activity and Top 5 company ranking.