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City Tech Collaborative was a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit urban solutions accelerator founded in 2015 (originally as City Digital) and operated until November 2021. Following a 2017 merger with Smart Chicago Collaborative, the organization grew to a lean team of approximately 10 professionals and convened an ecosystem of more than 100 corporate, municipal, civic, and philanthropic partners to develop and deploy technology-enabled solutions addressing urban flooding, traffic and freight congestion, public transit inefficiency, underground infrastructure damage, community health inequities, and digital inclusion barriers. In its lifetime the organization completed over 30 projects spanning 5 cities (Chicago, Miami, Cleveland, Detroit, Toronto) and won the 2020 Wintrust Chicago Neighborhood Award from the Chicago Innovation Awards for the Chicago Health Atlas.

The organization's core products spanned data platforms (Chicago Health Atlas with 160+ health indicators across 77 community areas and an open API), IoT and analytics deployments (Urban Heat Response integrating NASA data via Esri ArcGIS and Microsoft Azure; real-time transit occupancy monitoring on CTA's 79th Street bus line using Genetec computer vision and Intel hardware; cloud-based 3D Underground Infrastructure Mapping platform; EV charging occupancy dashboard aggregating ChargePoint and Bosch sensor data), and a proprietary resident engagement framework (CUTgroup with 1,600+ Chicago residents that supported design and deployment of over 25 public-facing technologies, plus a Civic User Testing Network spanning five cities). Technical components were largely integrations of partner-provided technology stacks — Microsoft Azure, Esri ArcGIS, HERE Technologies mapping, Genetec computer vision, Intel hardware, Smarking analytics, SpotHero parking data, Teralytics mobility data — rather than proprietary builds, with CUTgroup and the Racial Equity and Inclusion (REI) methodology serving as the primary process IP.

City Tech's business model relied on grant funding from federal agencies (US Department of Energy, US Economic Development Administration) and major philanthropic institutions (MacArthur Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, Data.org), supplemented by corporate membership contributions from board-level partners including Microsoft, Accenture, Mastercard, ComEd, HERE Technologies, and HBK Engineering. The organization did not sell products directly; instead it operated as a member-driven consortium developing market-ready solutions through multi-party collaboration and providing go-to-market support to scale successful pilots across cities. As a nonprofit, no pricing models were publicly disclosed and revenue figures were not available. In October 2021, City Tech spun off Civic Infrastructure Collaborative (infrastructure innovation) and SWITCH (community health equity), transferred the Chicago Health Atlas to the University of Illinois Chicago, and ceased operations in November 2021.

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Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit urban solutions accelerator that from 2015 to 2021 convened 100+ corporate, government, and civic partners to develop IoT, data, and resident-engagement solutions addressing urban mobility, infrastructure, health, and digital inclusion challenges.

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Keyword5 values
urban solutions accelerator, smart city technology, civic technology consortium, mobility infrastructure solutions, resident engagement programs
Industry4 codes
1Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities)
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2Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure
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3Cooperative ITS (C-ITS) Corridor & Intersection Deployments
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4Digital Inclusion & Civic Tech (Connectivity, GovTech for Social Good)
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NAICS code4 codes
  • Mixed Mode Transit Systems485111
  • Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems485113
  • Utility System Construction2371
  • Other Support Activities for Transportation4889
SIC code3 codes
  • Transportation Services4700
  • Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans4100
  • Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design7373
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Urban Solutions / Smart City Innovation Services
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Revenue model3 records
1Grant Funding & Philanthropic Support
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

City Tech, as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is funded by grants and program support from government agencies and philanthropic institutions. Funders include US Department of Energy, US Economic Development Administration, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Data.org.

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2Corporate Membership & Partnership Contributions
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

City Tech operates as a member-driven consortium with corporate partners contributing strategic input, technical capabilities, and financial contributions. Board members have included representatives from Microsoft, Accenture, Mastercard, ComEd, HERE Technologies, and HBK Engineering.

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3Solution Development Collaborations
TypeProfessional Services
Description

City Tech develops market-ready solutions through multi-party consortium collaborations with public, private, and civic sector partners, with go-to-market support for collaboratively-developed products and capabilities.

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1CUTgroup (Civic User Testing group)
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A 1,600+ member civic engagement program that invites Chicago residents to contribute to emerging technology while providing feedback to improve product design and deployment.

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City Tech Collaborative is an urban solutions accelerator that develops technology-enabled solutions to urban challenges through cross-sector collaboration. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consortium, it brings together local governments, corporations, startups, civic institutions, academia, and community organizations to discover urban challenges, co-develop solutions, and scale market-ready products. Its offerings span urban mobility, connected infrastructure, healthy cities, and emerging technology opportunities, delivered via programs such as the Advanced Mobility Initiative, Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, Chicago Health Atlas, Urban Heat Response tool, and the CUTgroup resident engagement program.

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  • Shifted nearly 18% of Red Line traffic during peak periods through a simple text message reminder system
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City Tech Collaborative is an urban solutions accelerator that develops technology-enabled solutions to make cities happier, healthier, and more productive. The organization functions as a member-driven consortium using IoT sensing networks, advanced analytics, and urban design to create scalable, market-ready solutions. The product portfolio includes: the Chicago Health Atlas (a community health data resource with 160+ indicators across 77 community areas, featuring an open API); Urban Heat Response (using NASA data through Esri ArcGIS to quantify urban heat islands); the Advanced Mobility Initiative (addressing transit, freight, and multimodal transportation with 25+ partners); Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab (parking and mobility innovation with tech-enabled infrastructure solutions); and Civic User Testing Group/CUTgroup (a 1,600+ member resident engagement program supporting product design feedback for 25+ public-facing technologies). Additional solutions include Mitigating Freight Delivery Congestion, Curbside Management, Indoor Mapping & Wayfinding, Optimizing EV Charging, Utility Connect, and Evaluating Economic Impact. In October 2021, City Tech launched two spin-off organizations—Civic Infrastructure Collaborative (infrastructure innovation) and SWITCH (community health equity)—before closing its doors, with the Chicago Health Atlas transferring to University of Illinois Chicago.

Product and service16 records
1Chicago Health Atlas
CategoryCommunity Health Data Platform
Description

A free community health data resource that enables residents, community organizations, and public health stakeholders to search, analyze, and download neighborhood-level health data for Chicago's 77 community areas with over 160 health indicators from more than 30 data sources, featuring an open API.

2Urban Heat Response
CategoryUrban Climate Analytics Tool
Description

A tool that uses NASA climate and weather data through Esri's ArcGIS platform hosted on Microsoft Azure Cloud to help urban planners quantify urban heat islands and assess the impact of heat reduction interventions such as green spaces and green roofs.

3Advanced Mobility Initiative
CategoryUrban Mobility Consortium Program
Description

An urban mobility innovation initiative addressing six impact areas including multimodal connectivity, public transit access, freight delivery, smart infrastructure management, electric mobility, and AV/drone adoption, working with 25+ industry partners including Bosch, HERE Technologies, Microsoft, Accenture, and Mastercard.

4Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab
CategoryParking & Mobility Innovation Consortium
Description

A consortium focused on integrating parking more fully into urban transportation systems, developing tech-enabled solutions for smart infrastructure management, and cultivating value-added services and space uses, with Millennium Garages (largest underground public parking system in the U.S., 3.8 million sq ft) as anchor facility.

5Civic User Testing Group (CUTgroup)
CategoryResident Engagement Service
Description

A 1,600+ member civic engagement program that invites Chicago residents to contribute to emerging technology while providing public, private, and social sector partners with feedback to improve product design and deployment. Has supported the design and deployment of over 25 new products, technologies, and public-facing solutions.

6Mitigating Freight Delivery Congestion
CategoryFreight & Logistics Data Solution
Description

Data tools developed with HERE Technologies, Accenture, UPS, and Microsoft to create flexibility for last-mile package deliveries using analysis from 23 UPS vehicles across seven routes over one month, demonstrating congestion-reducing road-sharing techniques in Chicago.

7Curbside Management
CategoryUrban Curbside Management Solution
Description

A data-driven solution combining curb demand data with emerging technology and pricing models to enable coordinated, dynamic curbside management, transforming curb infrastructure into dynamic nodes in urban transportation systems. Integrates HERE Technologies, Bosch, Stantec, Teralytics, SpotHero, and CarrierDirect.

8SWITCH (Sustainable Wellness through Innovation, Technology, & Collaborative Health)
CategoryHealth Equity Collaboration Platform
Description

A collaboration platform that accelerates, innovates, and scales tech-enabled solutions for healthcare challenges, focusing on increasing health equity and improving community health delivery in Chicago's underserved communities through resident engagement and racial equity methodology, with partners including Verizon, UIC Innovation Center, and OSF HealthCare.

9Civic Infrastructure Collaborative
CategoryUrban Infrastructure Innovation Organization
Description

An independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization launched in October 2021 that drives public value from core urban infrastructure through cross-sector collaboration and technology-enabled innovation, with Millennium Garages as anchor facility.

10Indoor Mapping & Wayfinding
CategoryIndoor Mapping Solution
Description

Digital mapping solution developed with HERE Technologies to navigate complex indoor spaces like Millennium Garages, creating high-definition maps and data-sharing frameworks integrated into third-party mapping applications.

11Optimizing EV Charging
CategoryEV Charging Optimization Solution
Description

A connected, real-time occupancy monitoring system for EV charging stations that compiles data from ChargePoint chargers with Bosch sensors in Millennium Garages into a single dashboard for facility operators.

12Utility Connect
CategoryUtility Coordination Solution
Description

A real-time communications tool to improve utility service coordination and workflow among construction stakeholders and utility providers using development sites as testbeds, with potential cost savings of $300K-$500K per project.

13Evaluating Economic Impact
CategoryEconomic Impact Analytics
Description

Partnership with Mastercard to understand economic development impact of events such as Chicago Blues Festival and Jazz Fest using economic transaction data, with support for designing demand management tools.

14Connect Chicago Innovation Program
CategoryDigital Inclusion Program
Description

A program launched in 2018 supporting collaborative, community-led ideas to increase technology access, digital skills, and adoption across Chicago, with funding from Microsoft, Comcast, Sprint, MacArthur Foundation, Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

15Underground Infrastructure Mapping (UIM) Platform
CategoryUnderground Infrastructure Mapping Platform
Description

A cloud-based 3D underground infrastructure mapping platform that generates, organizes, visualizes, and stores underground asset data (water pipes, fiber, gas, electrical) to prevent construction accidents, reduce delays, and improve planning efficiency.

16Real-Time Transit Occupancy Monitoring
CategoryTransit Analytics Solution
Description

Tools providing real-time insights on bus occupancy across multiple vehicles, using Genetec computer vision sensors and Intel hardware to enable proactive ridership demand management and socially distanced transit experiences on Chicago's CTA system.

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Partnership45 partners
Strategic tierFlagshipTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2021-01-01
Description

Launched as an independent nonprofit spin-off of City Tech in October 2021, Civic Infrastructure Collaborative drives public value from core urban infrastructure through cross-sector collaboration and technology-enabled innovation. Millennium Garages serves as the anchor facility. City Tech's Jamie Ponce serves as Executive Director and Brenna Berman as Board Chair.

2SWITCH (Sustainable Wellness through Innovation, Technology, & Collaborative Health)
Strategic tierFlagshipTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2021-01-01
Description

Launched as an independent nonprofit spin-off of City Tech in October 2021, SWITCH is a collaboration platform that accelerates tech-enabled solutions for healthcare challenges with a focus on health equity in underserved Chicago communities. Angela E.L. Barnes serves as founder and leader. Partners include Verizon, UIC Innovation Center, and OSF HealthCare.

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Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2021-01-01
Description

OSF HealthCare is a founding partner of SWITCH, contributing its existing CommunityConnect software to address health inequities. The software is currently in use at 14 OSF hospitals across Illinois and will be expanded to non-OSF clinics and community-based organizations serving Medicaid patients.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2021-01-01
Description

Verizon joined SWITCH as a founding partner, contributing technology capabilities to the health equity collaboration platform focused on improving community health delivery in underserved Chicago communities.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

Navy Pier served as the testbed for City Tech's capacity management solution during COVID-19 reopening, combining high- and low-tech solutions with NTT, SDI Presence, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, and Intel to improve visitor experience and business resilience.

6NTT
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

NTT provided advanced technology for the Navy Pier capacity management solution, enabling data-driven approaches to safety and visitor experience management during COVID-19 reopening.

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Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

SOM collaborated on the Navy Pier capacity management solution and led the Streets of the Future design exploration, gathering mobility and technology experts to create prototypical designs for future street typologies in Chicago.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

Millennium Garages serves as the anchor facility for the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab and the Civic Infrastructure Collaborative's first projects. As the largest underground public parking system in the US (3.8 million square feet), Millennium Garages is a founding member and strategic partner for parking innovation and infrastructure solutions.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

SP+ is a founding member of the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, working to integrate parking into urban transportation systems and develop tech-enabled solutions for smart infrastructure management.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

Arrive is a founding member of the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, contributing to the consortium focused on smart parking infrastructure management and urban mobility integration.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

The National Parking Association is a strategic partner of the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, contributing industry expertise to the consortium's efforts to transform parking infrastructure.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

The International Parking & Mobility Institute is a strategic partner of the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, supporting industry thought leadership and best practice sharing for parking innovation.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

The City of Chicago is a strategic partner across multiple City Tech initiatives including the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, Advanced Mobility Initiative, and the underground infrastructure mapping platform. Samir Mayekar from the City of Chicago serves on City Tech's board.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

ChargePoint provided EV charging station data for the EV Charging Optimization solution at Millennium Garages, enabling real-time occupancy monitoring aggregated through Smarking's dashboard for facility operators.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

Smarking provided the data aggregation and analytics platform for the EV Charging Optimization solution, compiling data from ChargePoint EV chargers with Bosch sensors into a unified real-time dashboard for Millennium Garages operators.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2020-01-01
Description

Crown Castle partnered with City Tech and an ecosystem of experts to deploy drone missions demonstrating remote infrastructure monitoring and maintenance strategies.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

Bosch is a founding member of the Advanced Mobility Initiative and a key partner on curbside management solutions, EV charging optimization (providing sensors for Millennium Garages), UIC Innovation Center mobility research, and Utility Connect construction communication tools.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

HERE Technologies is a founding member of the Advanced Mobility Initiative and leads data integration for freight delivery congestion analysis, curbside management solutions, and indoor mapping at Millennium Garages. Board member Deborah Spence-Cummings represents HERE Technologies on City Tech's board.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

Accenture serves as a founding member of the Advanced Mobility Initiative and led the underground infrastructure mapping (UIM) pilot, providing technology and consulting capabilities for cloud-based 3D underground asset mapping in Chicago.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

Genetec partnered with City Tech, CTA, Intel, and Microsoft on transit capacity management, providing computer vision sensors for real-time bus occupancy monitoring on CTA's 79th Street bus line.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

Intel provides hardware and foundational technology for transit capacity management and Navy Pier capacity management solutions, enabling real-time data processing and scalable urban technology deployments.

22University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Innovation Center
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

UIC's Innovation Center partnered with City Tech, Bosch, Microsoft, and HERE Technologies on a nearly year-long mobility research project involving 40 students across multiple colleges developing transit solutions. UIC Innovation Center also partners with SWITCH on health equity solutions.

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Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

CTA partnered on multiple City Tech solutions including reducing peak transit demand (Red Line during Cubs games), real-time transit occupancy management (79th Street bus line), and drone-based rail infrastructure monitoring. CTA also participated in the Advanced Mobility Initiative.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

MAPSCorps partnered with the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University through the Connect Chicago Innovation Program to create data indicators and tools for understanding neighborhood displacement and disinvestment.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

DePaul University's Institute for Housing Studies partnered through the Connect Chicago Innovation Program with MAPSCorps to develop tools for understanding neighborhood displacement and disinvestment, creating data indicators and a web-based engagement platform.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

Stantec partnered on the Curbside Management Solution, contributing expertise in urban planning and infrastructure to the consortium combining new data on curb demand and economic value with emerging technology and pricing models.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

Teralytics provided mobility data for the Curbside Management Solution, contributing to understanding curb demand patterns and enabling data-driven dynamic curbside operations across multiple mobility modes.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

SpotHero participated in the Curbside Management Solution consortium, contributing parking and mobility data to enable coordinated, dynamic curbside management for urban transportation systems.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Transportation Research is a strategic partner in the Advanced Mobility Initiative, contributing research capabilities to urban mobility innovation and technology development.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

London & Partners partnered with City Tech to host an international dialogue on mobility innovations between Chicago Transit Authority and Transport for London, sharing lessons across global cities.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

The Shared Use Mobility Center participated in the Advanced Mobility Initiative as a strategic partner focused on shared mobility and transit equity in urban environments.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2019-01-01
Description

Northwestern University's Transportation Center contributed academic research capabilities to the Advanced Mobility Initiative, supporting mobility innovation and policy development.

33UPS
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2018-01-01
Description

UPS provided fleet data (23 vehicles across seven routes over one month) for the Mitigating Freight Delivery Congestion project in Chicago, enabling analysis of last-mile delivery patterns and congestion reduction opportunities.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2018-01-01
Description

AnitaB.org partnered with ISACA's SheLeadsTech program through the Connect Chicago Innovation Program to create an affordable cybersecurity workforce development program for women in underrepresented Chicago communities.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2018-01-01
Description

ISACA's SheLeadsTech program partnered with AnitaB.org through the Connect Chicago Innovation Program, contributing its CSX Training Platform for an 8-week hands-on cybersecurity training program for nearly 20 women in Chicago.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2017-01-01
Description

Mastercard partnered on reducing peak transit demand (shifting nearly 18% of Red Line traffic during Cubs games via text reminders) and evaluating economic impact of Chicago festivals (Blues Fest, Jazz Fest) using spending data. Board representative Jeremy M. Goldberg sits on City Tech's board.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2017-01-01
Description

CDPH partnered on the Chicago Health Atlas from its inception in 2012, providing public health data and domain expertise. The Atlas aggregates data from over 30 sources including CDPH for 77 community areas.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2016-01-01
Description

Microsoft provides cloud infrastructure (Azure) and technical collaboration for City Tech solutions including the Urban Heat Response tool (integrating NASA data via Azure and Esri ArcGIS), transit capacity management tools, and the Navy Pier capacity management project. Microsoft is also a founding member of the Advanced Mobility Initiative.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2016-01-01
Description

Esri provides its ArcGIS mapping and analytics platform for the Urban Heat Response solution, making NASA environmental and climate data accessible to urban planners and government officials for evaluating green spaces and heat interventions.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2016-01-01
Description

ComEd partnered with City Tech on the Utility Connect project to streamline construction communications, convening Bosch, HBK Engineering, AECOM, Clayco, and John Buck to test real-time data sharing tools for utility service coordination.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2016-01-01
Description

The City of Chicago served as the initial testbed for the Underground Infrastructure Mapping (UIM) platform, deploying the technology on an active four-block construction project in Chicago's River North neighborhood. The city led the pilot with Accenture and HBK Engineering.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2016-01-01
Description

HBK Engineering was a pilot lead on the Underground Infrastructure Mapping platform, developing advanced scanning tools, data capture systems, and mobile applications for construction and utility workers to capture and update underground asset data in real time.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2016-01-01
Description

AECOM partnered on the Utility Connect project, contributing engineering and construction expertise to streamline communication among construction stakeholders and utility providers through real-time data sharing.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2016-01-01
Description

Clayco participated in the Utility Connect project, serving as a construction stakeholder to test real-time utility service coordination tools and demonstrate potential cost savings of $300K-$500K per project.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2016-01-01
Description

John Buck participated in the Utility Connect project as a real estate development partner, contributing to testing real-time data sharing tools for construction communications and utility coordination.

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Peers8 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Big-data mobility analytics platform serving transportation agencies with trip-pattern and mode-share insights. Comparable to City Tech's data-driven urban mobility initiatives, including freight delivery analysis and transit demand management using Mastercard and UPS data.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Nonprofit collaborative of major foundations and financial institutions that pools capital and partners to improve urban outcomes. Comparable to City Tech in its cross-sector consortium model combining philanthropic, corporate, and government stakeholders around inclusive urban outcomes.

TypeOthers
Description

Industry coalition of companies, governments, and researchers advancing smart-city technology adoption globally. Adjacent to City Tech's consortium-convening role; shares the same thought-leadership, policy advocacy, and partner-network functions that City Tech delivered through conferences like City Solutions with UN-Habitat.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Parking-data analytics and EV-charging optimisation platform. Direct comparable in City Tech's EV Charging Occupancy Dashboard at Millennium Garages, where Smarking's dashboard aggregated ChargePoint and Bosch sensor data — making it both a partner and a category peer in smart parking infrastructure.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Multimodal transportation planning platform serving transit agencies and cities. Comparable to City Tech's mobility and curbside-management work, providing transit-network design software to many of the same municipal customers City Tech targeted.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Alphabet urban innovation venture that pursued smart-city platform development with major municipal partners. Comparable to City Tech in its ambition to build technology-enabled urban solutions at city scale, though Sidewalk Labs operated with private capital rather than nonprofit governance.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Civic technology nonprofit that convenes technologists, governments, and communities to modernise public services. Comparable to City Tech in its nonprofit governance model, cross-sector convening approach, and focus on embedding resident voice into technology deployment across U.S. cities.

TypeDirect peer
Description

National nonprofit dedicated to advancing equitable shared mobility through multi-stakeholder collaboration. Direct peer to City Tech's mobility work — SUMC was named in City Tech's Advanced Mobility Initiative partnership list alongside CTA, Argonne, and Northwestern Transportation Center.

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City Tech Collaborative

Urban Solutions / Smart City Innovation Servicescitytech.org

Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit urban solutions accelerator that from 2015 to 2021 convened 100+ corporate, government, and civic partners to develop IoT, data, and resident-engagement solutions addressing urban mobility, infrastructure, health, and digital inclusion challenges.

What City Tech Collaborative does

City Tech Collaborative was a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit urban solutions accelerator founded in 2015 (originally as City Digital) and operated until November 2021. Following a 2017 merger with Smart Chicago Collaborative, the organization grew to a lean team of approximately 10 professionals and convened an ecosystem of more than 100 corporate, municipal, civic, and philanthropic partners to develop and deploy technology-enabled solutions addressing urban flooding, traffic and freight congestion, public transit inefficiency, underground infrastructure damage, community health inequities, and digital inclusion barriers. In its lifetime the organization completed over 30 projects spanning 5 cities (Chicago, Miami, Cleveland, Detroit, Toronto) and won the 2020 Wintrust Chicago Neighborhood Award from the Chicago Innovation Awards for the Chicago Health Atlas.

The organization's core products spanned data platforms (Chicago Health Atlas with 160+ health indicators across 77 community areas and an open API), IoT and analytics deployments (Urban Heat Response integrating NASA data via Esri ArcGIS and Microsoft Azure; real-time transit occupancy monitoring on CTA's 79th Street bus line using Genetec computer vision and Intel hardware; cloud-based 3D Underground Infrastructure Mapping platform; EV charging occupancy dashboard aggregating ChargePoint and Bosch sensor data), and a proprietary resident engagement framework (CUTgroup with 1,600+ Chicago residents that supported design and deployment of over 25 public-facing technologies, plus a Civic User Testing Network spanning five cities). Technical components were largely integrations of partner-provided technology stacks — Microsoft Azure, Esri ArcGIS, HERE Technologies mapping, Genetec computer vision, Intel hardware, Smarking analytics, SpotHero parking data, Teralytics mobility data — rather than proprietary builds, with CUTgroup and the Racial Equity and Inclusion (REI) methodology serving as the primary process IP.

City Tech's business model relied on grant funding from federal agencies (US Department of Energy, US Economic Development Administration) and major philanthropic institutions (MacArthur Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, Data.org), supplemented by corporate membership contributions from board-level partners including Microsoft, Accenture, Mastercard, ComEd, HERE Technologies, and HBK Engineering. The organization did not sell products directly; instead it operated as a member-driven consortium developing market-ready solutions through multi-party collaboration and providing go-to-market support to scale successful pilots across cities. As a nonprofit, no pricing models were publicly disclosed and revenue figures were not available. In October 2021, City Tech spun off Civic Infrastructure Collaborative (infrastructure innovation) and SWITCH (community health equity), transferred the Chicago Health Atlas to the University of Illinois Chicago, and ceased operations in November 2021.

City Tech Collaborative firmographics

Firmographics
Name
City Tech Collaborative
Legal name
City Tech Collaborative
Website
https://citytech.org
Company type
Private
Founded year
2015
Operating status
Closed
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit urban solutions accelerator that from 2015 to 2021 convened 100+ corporate, government, and civic partners to develop IoT, data, and resident-engagement solutions addressing urban mobility, infrastructure, health, and digital inclusion challenges.
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City Tech Collaborative industry classification

Industry
Product category
Urban Solutions / Smart City Innovation Services
NAICS
Mixed Mode Transit Systems (485111), Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems (485113), Utility System Construction (2371), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)
SIC
Transportation Services (4700), Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
akta.pro primary industry
Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities) (BPAIANAJ)
akta.pro secondary industries
Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL), Cooperative ITS (C-ITS) Corridor & Intersection Deployments (TLAJAHAG), Digital Inclusion & Civic Tech (Connectivity, GovTech for Social Good) (BPAGALAK)

Keywords

  • Urban solutions accelerator
  • Smart city technology
  • Civic technology consortium
  • Mobility infrastructure solutions
  • Resident engagement programs

Where City Tech Collaborative is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Chicago
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

City Tech Collaborative business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Grant Funding & Philanthropic Support: City Tech, as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is funded by grants and program support from government agencies and philanthropic institutions. Funders include US Department of Energy, US Economic Development Administration, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Data.org.
  2. Corporate Membership & Partnership Contributions: City Tech operates as a member-driven consortium with corporate partners contributing strategic input, technical capabilities, and financial contributions. Board members have included representatives from Microsoft, Accenture, Mastercard, ComEd, HERE Technologies, and HBK Engineering.
  3. Solution Development Collaborations: City Tech develops market-ready solutions through multi-party consortium collaborations with public, private, and civic sector partners, with go-to-market support for collaboratively-developed products and capabilities.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

City Tech Collaborative product offering

Product offering

Core offering

City Tech Collaborative is an urban solutions accelerator that develops technology-enabled solutions to urban challenges through cross-sector collaboration. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consortium, it brings together local governments, corporations, startups, civic institutions, academia, and community organizations to discover urban challenges, co-develop solutions, and scale market-ready products. Its offerings span urban mobility, connected infrastructure, healthy cities, and emerging technology opportunities, delivered via programs such as the Advanced Mobility Initiative, Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, Chicago Health Atlas, Urban Heat Response tool, and the CUTgroup resident engagement program.

Product overview

City Tech Collaborative is an urban solutions accelerator that develops technology-enabled solutions to make cities happier, healthier, and more productive. The organization functions as a member-driven consortium using IoT sensing networks, advanced analytics, and urban design to create scalable, market-ready solutions. The product portfolio includes: the Chicago Health Atlas (a community health data resource with 160+ indicators across 77 community areas, featuring an open API); Urban Heat Response (using NASA data through Esri ArcGIS to quantify urban heat islands); the Advanced Mobility Initiative (addressing transit, freight, and multimodal transportation with 25+ partners); Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab (parking and mobility innovation with tech-enabled infrastructure solutions); and Civic User Testing Group/CUTgroup (a 1,600+ member resident engagement program supporting product design feedback for 25+ public-facing technologies). Additional solutions include Mitigating Freight Delivery Congestion, Curbside Management, Indoor Mapping & Wayfinding, Optimizing EV Charging, Utility Connect, and Evaluating Economic Impact. In October 2021, City Tech launched two spin-off organizations—Civic Infrastructure Collaborative (infrastructure innovation) and SWITCH (community health equity)—before closing its doors, with the Chicago Health Atlas transferring to University of Illinois Chicago.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • CUTgroup (Civic User Testing group): A 1,600+ member civic engagement program that invites Chicago residents to contribute to emerging technology while providing feedback to improve product design and deployment.
  • Advanced Mobility Initiative
  • Chicago Health Atlas

Products and services

  • Chicago Health Atlas A free community health data resource that enables residents, community organizations, and public health stakeholders to search, analyze, and download neighborhood-level health data for Chicago's 77 community areas with over 160 health indicators from more than 30 data sources, featuring an open API.
  • Urban Heat Response A tool that uses NASA climate and weather data through Esri's ArcGIS platform hosted on Microsoft Azure Cloud to help urban planners quantify urban heat islands and assess the impact of heat reduction interventions such as green spaces and green roofs.
  • Advanced Mobility Initiative An urban mobility innovation initiative addressing six impact areas including multimodal connectivity, public transit access, freight delivery, smart infrastructure management, electric mobility, and AV/drone adoption, working with 25+ industry partners including Bosch, HERE Technologies, Microsoft, Accenture, and Mastercard.
  • Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab A consortium focused on integrating parking more fully into urban transportation systems, developing tech-enabled solutions for smart infrastructure management, and cultivating value-added services and space uses, with Millennium Garages (largest underground public parking system in the U.S., 3.8 million sq ft) as anchor facility.
  • Civic User Testing Group (CUTgroup) A 1,600+ member civic engagement program that invites Chicago residents to contribute to emerging technology while providing public, private, and social sector partners with feedback to improve product design and deployment. Has supported the design and deployment of over 25 new products, technologies, and public-facing solutions.
  • Mitigating Freight Delivery Congestion Data tools developed with HERE Technologies, Accenture, UPS, and Microsoft to create flexibility for last-mile package deliveries using analysis from 23 UPS vehicles across seven routes over one month, demonstrating congestion-reducing road-sharing techniques in Chicago.
  • Curbside Management A data-driven solution combining curb demand data with emerging technology and pricing models to enable coordinated, dynamic curbside management, transforming curb infrastructure into dynamic nodes in urban transportation systems. Integrates HERE Technologies, Bosch, Stantec, Teralytics, SpotHero, and CarrierDirect.
  • SWITCH (Sustainable Wellness through Innovation, Technology, & Collaborative Health) A collaboration platform that accelerates, innovates, and scales tech-enabled solutions for healthcare challenges, focusing on increasing health equity and improving community health delivery in Chicago's underserved communities through resident engagement and racial equity methodology, with partners including Verizon, UIC Innovation Center, and OSF HealthCare.
  • Civic Infrastructure Collaborative An independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization launched in October 2021 that drives public value from core urban infrastructure through cross-sector collaboration and technology-enabled innovation, with Millennium Garages as anchor facility.
  • Indoor Mapping & Wayfinding Digital mapping solution developed with HERE Technologies to navigate complex indoor spaces like Millennium Garages, creating high-definition maps and data-sharing frameworks integrated into third-party mapping applications.
  • Optimizing EV Charging A connected, real-time occupancy monitoring system for EV charging stations that compiles data from ChargePoint chargers with Bosch sensors in Millennium Garages into a single dashboard for facility operators.
  • Utility Connect A real-time communications tool to improve utility service coordination and workflow among construction stakeholders and utility providers using development sites as testbeds, with potential cost savings of $300K-$500K per project.
  • Evaluating Economic Impact Partnership with Mastercard to understand economic development impact of events such as Chicago Blues Festival and Jazz Fest using economic transaction data, with support for designing demand management tools.
  • Connect Chicago Innovation Program A program launched in 2018 supporting collaborative, community-led ideas to increase technology access, digital skills, and adoption across Chicago, with funding from Microsoft, Comcast, Sprint, MacArthur Foundation, Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute, and Bloomberg Philanthropies.
  • Underground Infrastructure Mapping (UIM) Platform A cloud-based 3D underground infrastructure mapping platform that generates, organizes, visualizes, and stores underground asset data (water pipes, fiber, gas, electrical) to prevent construction accidents, reduce delays, and improve planning efficiency.
  • Real-Time Transit Occupancy Monitoring Tools providing real-time insights on bus occupancy across multiple vehicles, using Genetec computer vision sensors and Intel hardware to enable proactive ridership demand management and socially distanced transit experiences on Chicago's CTA system.

Quantifiable outcome

  • Shifted nearly 18% of Red Line traffic during peak periods through a simple text message reminder system
  • +4 more outcomes

Companies that use City Tech Collaborative

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City Tech Collaborative technology and API

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City Tech Collaborative partnerships and signals

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Partnerships

45 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

  • Civic Infrastructure CollaborativeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Launched as an independent nonprofit spin-off of City Tech in October 2021, Civic Infrastructure Collaborative drives public value from core urban infrastructure through cross-sector collaboration and technology-enabled innovation. Millennium Garages serves as the anchor facility. City Tech's Jamie Ponce serves as Executive Director and Brenna Berman as Board Chair.
  • SWITCH (Sustainable Wellness through Innovation, Technology, & Collaborative Health)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Launched as an independent nonprofit spin-off of City Tech in October 2021, SWITCH is a collaboration platform that accelerates tech-enabled solutions for healthcare challenges with a focus on health equity in underserved Chicago communities. Angela E.L. Barnes serves as founder and leader. Partners include Verizon, UIC Innovation Center, and OSF HealthCare.
  • OSF HealthCarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021OSF HealthCare is a founding partner of SWITCH, contributing its existing CommunityConnect software to address health inequities. The software is currently in use at 14 OSF hospitals across Illinois and will be expanded to non-OSF clinics and community-based organizations serving Medicaid patients.
  • Verizon (SWITCH)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021Verizon joined SWITCH as a founding partner, contributing technology capabilities to the health equity collaboration platform focused on improving community health delivery in underserved Chicago communities.
  • Navy PiercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Navy Pier served as the testbed for City Tech's capacity management solution during COVID-19 reopening, combining high- and low-tech solutions with NTT, SDI Presence, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, and Intel to improve visitor experience and business resilience.
  • NTTcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020NTT provided advanced technology for the Navy Pier capacity management solution, enabling data-driven approaches to safety and visitor experience management during COVID-19 reopening.
  • Skidmore, Owings & MerrillcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SOM collaborated on the Navy Pier capacity management solution and led the Streets of the Future design exploration, gathering mobility and technology experts to create prototypical designs for future street typologies in Chicago.
  • Millennium GaragescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Millennium Garages serves as the anchor facility for the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab and the Civic Infrastructure Collaborative's first projects. As the largest underground public parking system in the US (3.8 million square feet), Millennium Garages is a founding member and strategic partner for parking innovation and infrastructure solutions.
  • SP+coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SP+ is a founding member of the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, working to integrate parking into urban transportation systems and develop tech-enabled solutions for smart infrastructure management.
  • ArrivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Arrive is a founding member of the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, contributing to the consortium focused on smart parking infrastructure management and urban mobility integration.
  • National Parking AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The National Parking Association is a strategic partner of the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, contributing industry expertise to the consortium's efforts to transform parking infrastructure.
  • International Parking & Mobility InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The International Parking & Mobility Institute is a strategic partner of the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, supporting industry thought leadership and best practice sharing for parking innovation.
  • City of ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The City of Chicago is a strategic partner across multiple City Tech initiatives including the Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, Advanced Mobility Initiative, and the underground infrastructure mapping platform. Samir Mayekar from the City of Chicago serves on City Tech's board.
  • ChargePointcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020ChargePoint provided EV charging station data for the EV Charging Optimization solution at Millennium Garages, enabling real-time occupancy monitoring aggregated through Smarking's dashboard for facility operators.
  • SmarkingcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Smarking provided the data aggregation and analytics platform for the EV Charging Optimization solution, compiling data from ChargePoint EV chargers with Bosch sensors into a unified real-time dashboard for Millennium Garages operators.
  • Crown CastleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Crown Castle partnered with City Tech and an ecosystem of experts to deploy drone missions demonstrating remote infrastructure monitoring and maintenance strategies.
  • BoschcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Bosch is a founding member of the Advanced Mobility Initiative and a key partner on curbside management solutions, EV charging optimization (providing sensors for Millennium Garages), UIC Innovation Center mobility research, and Utility Connect construction communication tools.
  • HERE TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019HERE Technologies is a founding member of the Advanced Mobility Initiative and leads data integration for freight delivery congestion analysis, curbside management solutions, and indoor mapping at Millennium Garages. Board member Deborah Spence-Cummings represents HERE Technologies on City Tech's board.
  • AccenturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Accenture serves as a founding member of the Advanced Mobility Initiative and led the underground infrastructure mapping (UIM) pilot, providing technology and consulting capabilities for cloud-based 3D underground asset mapping in Chicago.
  • GeneteccoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Genetec partnered with City Tech, CTA, Intel, and Microsoft on transit capacity management, providing computer vision sensors for real-time bus occupancy monitoring on CTA's 79th Street bus line.
  • IntelcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Intel provides hardware and foundational technology for transit capacity management and Navy Pier capacity management solutions, enabling real-time data processing and scalable urban technology deployments.
  • University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Innovation CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019UIC's Innovation Center partnered with City Tech, Bosch, Microsoft, and HERE Technologies on a nearly year-long mobility research project involving 40 students across multiple colleges developing transit solutions. UIC Innovation Center also partners with SWITCH on health equity solutions.
  • Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019CTA partnered on multiple City Tech solutions including reducing peak transit demand (Red Line during Cubs games), real-time transit occupancy management (79th Street bus line), and drone-based rail infrastructure monitoring. CTA also participated in the Advanced Mobility Initiative.
  • MAPSCorpscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019MAPSCorps partnered with the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University through the Connect Chicago Innovation Program to create data indicators and tools for understanding neighborhood displacement and disinvestment.
  • Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019DePaul University's Institute for Housing Studies partnered through the Connect Chicago Innovation Program with MAPSCorps to develop tools for understanding neighborhood displacement and disinvestment, creating data indicators and a web-based engagement platform.
  • StanteccoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Stantec partnered on the Curbside Management Solution, contributing expertise in urban planning and infrastructure to the consortium combining new data on curb demand and economic value with emerging technology and pricing models.
  • TeralyticscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Teralytics provided mobility data for the Curbside Management Solution, contributing to understanding curb demand patterns and enabling data-driven dynamic curbside operations across multiple mobility modes.
  • SpotHerocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019SpotHero participated in the Curbside Management Solution consortium, contributing parking and mobility data to enable coordinated, dynamic curbside management for urban transportation systems.
  • Argonne National Laboratory (Center for Transportation Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Transportation Research is a strategic partner in the Advanced Mobility Initiative, contributing research capabilities to urban mobility innovation and technology development.
  • London & PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019London & Partners partnered with City Tech to host an international dialogue on mobility innovations between Chicago Transit Authority and Transport for London, sharing lessons across global cities.
  • Shared Use Mobility CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The Shared Use Mobility Center participated in the Advanced Mobility Initiative as a strategic partner focused on shared mobility and transit equity in urban environments.
  • Northwestern University Transportation CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Northwestern University's Transportation Center contributed academic research capabilities to the Advanced Mobility Initiative, supporting mobility innovation and policy development.
  • UPScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018UPS provided fleet data (23 vehicles across seven routes over one month) for the Mitigating Freight Delivery Congestion project in Chicago, enabling analysis of last-mile delivery patterns and congestion reduction opportunities.
  • AnitaB.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018AnitaB.org partnered with ISACA's SheLeadsTech program through the Connect Chicago Innovation Program to create an affordable cybersecurity workforce development program for women in underrepresented Chicago communities.
  • ISACA (SheLeadsTech)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ISACA's SheLeadsTech program partnered with AnitaB.org through the Connect Chicago Innovation Program, contributing its CSX Training Platform for an 8-week hands-on cybersecurity training program for nearly 20 women in Chicago.
  • MastercardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Mastercard partnered on reducing peak transit demand (shifting nearly 18% of Red Line traffic during Cubs games via text reminders) and evaluating economic impact of Chicago festivals (Blues Fest, Jazz Fest) using spending data. Board representative Jeremy M. Goldberg sits on City Tech's board.
  • Chicago Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CDPH partnered on the Chicago Health Atlas from its inception in 2012, providing public health data and domain expertise. The Atlas aggregates data from over 30 sources including CDPH for 77 community areas.
  • MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Microsoft provides cloud infrastructure (Azure) and technical collaboration for City Tech solutions including the Urban Heat Response tool (integrating NASA data via Azure and Esri ArcGIS), transit capacity management tools, and the Navy Pier capacity management project. Microsoft is also a founding member of the Advanced Mobility Initiative.
  • EsricoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Esri provides its ArcGIS mapping and analytics platform for the Urban Heat Response solution, making NASA environmental and climate data accessible to urban planners and government officials for evaluating green spaces and heat interventions.
  • ComEdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016ComEd partnered with City Tech on the Utility Connect project to streamline construction communications, convening Bosch, HBK Engineering, AECOM, Clayco, and John Buck to test real-time data sharing tools for utility service coordination.
  • City of Chicago (Underground Infrastructure Mapping)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016The City of Chicago served as the initial testbed for the Underground Infrastructure Mapping (UIM) platform, deploying the technology on an active four-block construction project in Chicago's River North neighborhood. The city led the pilot with Accenture and HBK Engineering.
  • HBK EngineeringcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016HBK Engineering was a pilot lead on the Underground Infrastructure Mapping platform, developing advanced scanning tools, data capture systems, and mobile applications for construction and utility workers to capture and update underground asset data in real time.
  • AECOMcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016AECOM partnered on the Utility Connect project, contributing engineering and construction expertise to streamline communication among construction stakeholders and utility providers through real-time data sharing.
  • ClaycominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Clayco participated in the Utility Connect project, serving as a construction stakeholder to test real-time utility service coordination tools and demonstrate potential cost savings of $300K-$500K per project.
  • John BuckminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016John Buck participated in the Utility Connect project as a real estate development partner, contributing to testing real-time data sharing tools for construction communications and utility coordination.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

City Tech Collaborative competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • StreetLight Data: Big-data mobility analytics platform serving transportation agencies with trip-pattern and mode-share insights. Comparable to City Tech's data-driven urban mobility initiatives, including freight delivery analysis and transit demand management using Mastercard and UPS data.
  • Sidewalk Labs: Alphabet urban innovation venture that pursued smart-city platform development with major municipal partners. Comparable to City Tech in its ambition to build technology-enabled urban solutions at city scale, though Sidewalk Labs operated with private capital rather than nonprofit governance.

Direct peers

  • Living Cities: Nonprofit collaborative of major foundations and financial institutions that pools capital and partners to improve urban outcomes. Comparable to City Tech in its cross-sector consortium model combining philanthropic, corporate, and government stakeholders around inclusive urban outcomes.
  • Smarking: Parking-data analytics and EV-charging optimisation platform. Direct comparable in City Tech's EV Charging Occupancy Dashboard at Millennium Garages, where Smarking's dashboard aggregated ChargePoint and Bosch sensor data — making it both a partner and a category peer in smart parking infrastructure.
  • Code for America: Civic technology nonprofit that convenes technologists, governments, and communities to modernise public services. Comparable to City Tech in its nonprofit governance model, cross-sector convening approach, and focus on embedding resident voice into technology deployment across U.S. cities.
  • Shared Use Mobility Center: National nonprofit dedicated to advancing equitable shared mobility through multi-stakeholder collaboration. Direct peer to City Tech's mobility work — SUMC was named in City Tech's Advanced Mobility Initiative partnership list alongside CTA, Argonne, and Northwestern Transportation Center.

Others

  • Smart Cities Council: Industry coalition of companies, governments, and researchers advancing smart-city technology adoption globally. Adjacent to City Tech's consortium-convening role; shares the same thought-leadership, policy advocacy, and partner-network functions that City Tech delivered through conferences like City Solutions with UN-Habitat.

Emerging players

  • Remix: Multimodal transportation planning platform serving transit agencies and cities. Comparable to City Tech's mobility and curbside-management work, providing transit-network design software to many of the same municipal customers City Tech targeted.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

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Frequently asked questions about City Tech Collaborative

What does City Tech Collaborative do?

City Tech Collaborative is an urban solutions accelerator that develops technology-enabled solutions to urban challenges through cross-sector collaboration. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consortium, it brings together local governments, corporations, startups, civic institutions, academia, and community organizations to discover urban challenges, co-develop solutions, and scale market-ready products. Its offerings span urban mobility, connected infrastructure, healthy cities, and emerging technology opportunities, delivered via programs such as the Advanced Mobility Initiative, Millennium Gateway Innovation Lab, Chicago Health Atlas, Urban Heat Response tool, and the CUTgroup resident engagement program.

Is City Tech Collaborative a public or private company?

City Tech Collaborative is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently closed.

When was City Tech Collaborative founded?

City Tech Collaborative was founded in 2015. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is City Tech Collaborative based?

City Tech Collaborative is headquartered in Chicago, United States, in the North America region.

How does City Tech Collaborative make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Grant Funding & Philanthropic Support is the primary driver. The others are corporate Membership & Partnership Contributions and solution Development Collaborations.

Who are City Tech Collaborative's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are StreetLight Data and Sidewalk Labs. Direct peers are Living Cities, Smarking, Code for America and Shared Use Mobility Center. Smart Cities Council is listed as an others. Remix is listed as an emerging player.

Does City Tech Collaborative have an API?

Yes. The Chicago Health Atlas provides an open application programming interface (API) that allows users to access and retrieve aggregated health data for Chicago's 77 community areas. The API enables programmatic access to over 160 health indicators from more than 30 data sources, supporting data exploration, analysis, and download of maps, charts, and tables for grant applications, community meetings, and academic research. Developer documentation is at chicagohealthatlas.org.

What industry is City Tech Collaborative in?

City Tech Collaborative's product category is Urban Solutions / Smart City Innovation Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAIANAJ, Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities), with a secondary code of BPADALAL, Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure. Its NAICS code is 485111 and its SIC code is 4700.

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