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Mobility & LogTech in Berlin

Berlin is a testing ground for micromobility and new mobility services. Companies such as Tier and Flink grew here, alongside digital freight forwarders such as Sennder.

At a glance

The Mobility Safari in Berlin explores Micromobility and Mobility as a Service through Tier Mobility, Flink and Sennder. Designed for Board members and executives in transport and logistics and Supply chain leaders and fleet managers.

Local perspective

Micromobility and Mobility as a Service

Berlin is a testing ground for micromobility and new mobility services. Companies such as Tier and Flink grew here, alongside digital freight forwarders such as Sennder.

Local examples and perspectives

  • Tier Mobility (micromobility, Berlin)
  • Flink (quick commerce, Berlin)
  • Sennder (digital freight forwarding, Berlin)

A sample day

  1. 09:30

    Mobility trends briefing

    A look at the transformation underway: e-mobility, autonomous driving and last-mile delivery. What is coming, and when?

  2. 11:00

    Deep dive: urban logistics

    Visit a dark store or urban fulfillment center to see the algorithms, routes and operations.

  3. 13:00

    Lunch with founders

    Discuss the shift from ownership to Mobility as a Service.

  4. 15:00

    Technology workshop

    Explore predictive maintenance, connected fleets or autonomous driving, depending on your focus.

  5. 17:30

    Networking dinner

    Meet decision-makers in transport, logistics and technology.

What your team can explore

  • At which handoff between vehicle, depot and control center does the most manual work occur today?
  • Which sensor data is available, and who is authorized to use it in a pilot?
  • How will the team measure progress in utilization, downtime or delivery quality?

A route shaped around your question

We select relevant organisations and conversations around the question your team brings. The final route depends on the topic, availability and the people who can contribute.

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Ecosystem organisations

Factory Berlin

Tech campus

A campus for technology companies, founders and startup events.

Merantix AI Campus

AI hub

An AI campus bringing research and venture building together.

Hubraum (Deutsche Telekom)

Corporate incubator

Focused on 5G, AI, and IoT, with direct access to Deutsche Telekom's infrastructure.

#ai_berlin Hub

AI initiative

The city's official AI hub, bringing together business, research, and government.

DFKI Berlin

Research

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).

BIFOLD

Research

Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data.

Companies in the local ecosystem

N26

FinTech

A mobile-first digital bank founded in Berlin.

Trade Republic

FinTech / wealth tech

A Berlin-based investment platform for securities and crypto.

Raisin

FinTech

An online platform for savings products, known in Germany as WeltSparen.

Parloa

AI / enterprise SaaS

An AI platform for customer-service automation.

Muffintech

InsurTech / AI

AI solutions built specifically for the insurance industry (headquartered in Berlin, not Cologne).

Retresco

AI / content tech

Generative AI and text-automation products for e-commerce and media.

“Berlin is loud and hard to navigate. Startup Safari helped us find the signal in the noise. The curated meetings were worth their weight in gold.”
Innovation Scout, Telecommunications group

About the topic

Questions about Mobility Safari

Is this only for logistics companies?

No. Any company that moves goods needs to understand these changes.

Can we focus on automotive?

Absolutely. Munich and Stuttgart are ideal for connected cars, e-mobility and autonomous driving.

Which city should we choose for maritime logistics?

Hamburg. We offer dedicated port logistics Safaris there.

Can we focus on last-mile delivery?

Cologne and Berlin are a good fit for urban logistics and last-mile innovation.

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Build the right route around your question.

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