The search for the urban unicorn

Jack Aldane spoke with Mark Paris, Managing Partner, Urban Us and Managing Director of URBAN-X, which is providing investment to support urban tech start-ups

Urban Us funds urban tech companies and creates investment vehicles for such projects. How do you source and uncover such companies and what makes a business a good target for investment?

As in all venture capital, you’re searching for start-up founders who have thought about a problem, like, let’s say, the potential tenant who does not know the condition of an apartment or the quality of a landlord before they rent. Then you want to know that the founder has a solution and a way to inform others about that solution.

One of the most ...