Urban Innovation Fund

Urban Innovation Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups tackling urban challenges in housing, transportation, energy, and governance. It deploys capital primarily in seed and Series A rounds to companies developing technologies and platforms that scale city-scale solutions. The fund's limited partners consist of family offices, endowments, and high-net-worth individuals interested in urban transformation. It targets the urban technology sector amid global urbanization trends affecting over half the world's population. Portfolio companies include Astral, which provides on-demand trucking services; Cherre, a data platform for real estate; and Dividend Finance, focused on financing clean energy installations. Founded in 2021 by general partner Jan Sramek, the firm emphasizes investments aligned with policies promoting housing abundance and infrastructure growth. Urban Innovation Fund is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains a focused portfolio of around 20 companies.