**Genomines and WISP are among the 50 most promising European startups in sustainable mobility, unveiled by Karima Delli - President of the European Startup Prize for Mobility and former Chairwoman of the European Parliament's Transport Committee - at ChangeNOW (Paris) on Friday April 25, alongside the Boston Consulting Group and Via ID, co-founders of the Prize.

For almost seven years, the European Startup Prize for Mobility has been identifying and ranking the most cutting-edge startups in green and intelligent mobility solutions, according to a rigorous methodology conducted by experts. Each year, the prize receives between 500 and 700 entries from all over Europe.

The TOP 50 of 2025 reflects the most innovative initiatives to accelerate the ecological transition of Europe's transport sector.

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Every year, the European Startup Prize for Mobility proves that innovation and sustainability can go hand in hand. This 2025 edition is a powerful testament to Europe's entrepreneurial energy and commitment to a greener, more connected future. These 50 startups aren't just shaping the future of transport - they're shaping the future of Europe.

Karima Delli, President of the European Startup Prize for Mobility and former Chairwoman of the European Parliament's Transport Committee.

The 50 startups will be auditioned by the Prize's jury of experts. The 10 finalists selected will have the opportunity to pitch at the awards ceremony on June 5, 2025 in Rzeszów (Poland), organized as part of the European Commission's EU Industry Days, under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the EU.

This edition reflects the diversity we're looking for, with entries from all over Europe covering a wide range of themes, from AI to data and electrification. The selected projects, from seed to scale-up, present concrete use cases and bring real value to the sector's challenges.

David Schwarz, Managing Director, Via ID

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The European Startup Prize for Mobility offers selected startups numerous opportunities

• International visibility and recognition**: winners benefit from media exposure, the chance to pitch at European events, a prestigious label and an awards ceremony attended by thousands of professionals. -** Access to financing**: thanks to strategic partnerships, the European Startup Prize for Mobility connects startups with a wide network of institutional and private investors, as well as VCs and CVCs (notably through a dedicated Demo Day, with over 100 players from the ecosystem).
• Acceleration program**: the top 10 startups will benefit from a 3-month acceleration program with Via ID, and the top 4 will also receive 6 weeks of strategic coaching with Boston Consulting Group.
• Collaborations with major corporations**: the winning startups will have privileged access to the innovation departments of multinationals to accelerate their development.

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List of 50 startups

➔ The list of the 50 selected startups is to be found here

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Focus on Genomines & WISP, NextMove members in the Top 50

Genomines - Metal extraction using plants

Genomines genetically enhances the natural ability of hyper-accumulative plants to absorb metals from soils. Metals are recovered from biomass using mechanical and chemical bioprocesses. Genomines' mission is to extract metals sustainably while depolluting soils.

• Enhance plants' natural biology** **Identify rich fields
• Identify metal-rich fields and mine tailings
• Planting and harvesting hyper-accumulators** **Extracting metal with the plant
• Extract metal with plants

The energy transition involves the intensive extraction of critical metals such as cobalt, nickel and even lithium. GenoMines has decided to take advantage of nature to extract metals from soils whose content is below traditional thresholds, and genetically enhances the natural ability of hyper-accumulator plants to absorb metals from soils and recover them in biomass, not only to sustainably exploit metals, but also to clean up soils and increase the number of available agricultural sites

➔ Find out more about Genomines

WISP, dynamic traffic light management

WISP is an AI-driven solution for smoothing traffic flow in major cities. With no additional infrastructure, the aim is to optimize traffic light switching times.for better air quality, less noise pollution and considerable time savings.

A dynamic traffic light management system

WISP is an artificial intelligence solution applied to road traffic in large cities.

We believe that a dynamic traffic light management system can benefit millions of residents in a number of ways. By adding dynamism to what already exists, we are fighting for :

• Better air quality.
• Less noise pollution.
• More time** for workers and parents who don't want to waste time on daily commutes.

A day in the Paris region

Today: 20 million car journeys With wisp: 5,547 journey hours saved / 30 tonnes of CO2 reduced

A state-of-the-art algorithm

WISP is a deepQ-Learning (reinforcement learning) agent that chooses the right sequence of traffic lights on multiple intersections to maximize traffic efficiency.

➔ Learn more about WISP

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