UK Budget 2021: Our thoughts Covering a total £400bn investment, this weeks’ budget has certainly turned heads, but did we expect anything different after a difficult year for the public purse (to put it lightly). What is clear is that the government has chosen to spend – rather than cut back – their way out…
Rikesh Shah joins Nitrous’ board of advisors. We’re proud to announce that Rikesh Shah will be joining Nitrous’ board as an advisor. Rikesh, Head of Commercial Innovation at Transport for London (TfL), has worked in urban mobility for the last 20 years and has championed the organisation’s award-winning market innovation activity. Under his leadership, the…
New Features We’ve made it easier to search though opportunities by adding a new filter option. You can now filter opportunities based on the end date of the contract so that you can make sure to get your name in before they close. Bug Fixes Bug fixed where scrolling was not initiated when “New…
London seeks to increase spend on SME services with the launch of Thirty3 Thirty3 launches with Greater London Authority (GLA) and the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) London-based SME Nitrous has today launched Thirty3 – a new collaborative procurement platform for the capital that aims to get new technologies benefitting cities faster. …
Press release: Transport Innovation Programme sees immediate results Six early-stage startups have now completed a three-month innovation programme, run by Nitrous in conjunction with Transport for London (TfL). Each startup – Alchera Technologies, Blubel, Faxi, NumberEight, Pedals Delivery and TravelAi – focuses on either improving passenger experiences or reducing emissions, or both, with a…
Press release: Nitrous partners with Transport for London The open initiative between Nitrous and Transport for London is designed to reduce congestion, encourage public transport use and promote walking and cycling across the capital. Six fast-growing UK and international startups, alongside transport industry experts, are participating in a new innovation programme to help keep…
Press release: Keeping London on the move Bosch & Nitrous opens London Connectory as a mobility incubator London’s population keeps growing, with the latest forecasts predicting it will reach 10.8 million inhabitants by 2041. To keep a capital this size moving is challenging and will require smart thinking – and modern technology. Researchers expect the…