MobiliseYourCity

What MobiliseYourCity does

MobiliseYourCity is a global multi-donor partnership launched at COP21 in Paris in December 2015 to accelerate sustainable urban mobility planning and investment in the Global South. It is jointly co-financed by the European Union, the governments of Germany and France, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), and the French Ministry for Ecological Transition, and is implemented by AFD, GIZ, CODATU, and the African Development Bank together with development finance institutions and knowledge partners. The partnership's secretariat, based in Brussels, coordinates activities across 82 member cities and 16 member countries spanning 38 countries, and has deployed more than EUR 120 million in grants over a decade.

Its core deliverables are methodological rather than commercial. The portfolio includes a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) toolkit for cities, a National Urban Mobility Policy and Investment Programme (NUMP) toolkit for national governments, a Paratransit Toolkit with a catalogue of 50 reform measures, and an Emissions Calculator built on the ASIF methodology for GHG scenario projection and MRV. These toolkits are openly accessible through the partnership's knowledge platform, which hosts 635+ publications, and are paired with training sessions, capacity-building programmes, webinars, and technical assistance delivered through implementing partners.

The business model is donor-funded grant deployment rather than commercial revenue. Services, methodology, and capacity building are provided at no cost to member cities and countries; funding flows from public donors through the secretariat to implementing partners that execute field projects. Cumulative outputs include 75 projects, 33 SUMPs and 11 NUMPs prepared, EUR 30 billion+ in investment needs identified, and EUR 4.4 billion leveraged for implementation. The partnership also functions as a knowledge hub and community of practice, aligning its methodology with the UN Global Climate Action framework and with development finance institution co-financing instruments (EBRD, EIB, ADB).

Name

MobiliseYourCity

Legal name

Agence Française de Développement

Website

https://mobiliseyourcity.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MobiliseYourCity is a global multi-donor partnership that provides open methodology, technical assistance, and capacity building to help cities and countries in the Global South develop sustainable urban mobility plans and unlock investment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure Planning, Capital Programs & Project Delivery Offices (PMOs) (BPAIALAJ)

Keywords

• Sustainable urban mobility
• Mobility planning methodology
• Urban transport policy
• Paratransit reform
• Climate action partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding: The MobiliseYourCity Partnership is jointly co-financed by the European Union, governments of Germany and France, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), and the French Ministry for Ecological Transition. Over EUR 120 million in grants from donors have been deployed. Projects are implemented by AFD, GIZ, CODATU and ADB.
2. Technical Assistance: The partnership provides technical assistance and capacity building support to member cities and countries, funded through donor contributions. With EUR 62.1 million supporting mobility planning (SUMPs and NUMPs) in 32 cities and 11 countries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MobiliseYourCity is a global partnership that provides comprehensive methodologies, toolkits, and technical assistance for sustainable urban mobility planning. Its core offerings include the SUMP Toolkit for city-level planning, the NUMP Toolkit for national governments, the Emissions Calculator and MRV Toolkit for GHG projection, and the Paratransit Toolkit for informal transport reform. These are delivered through direct technical cooperation, training programs, and an open-access knowledge platform to cities and countries in the Global South.

Product overview

MobiliseYourCity is a global partnership for sustainable urban mobility that offers a comprehensive methodology portfolio rather than a traditional software product. Its core offerings include the SUMP Toolkit for city-level mobility planning, the NUMP Toolkit for national urban mobility policies, the Emissions Calculator for GHG projection, and the Paratransit Toolkit for informal transport reform. These toolkits include guidelines, model terms of reference, training materials, case studies, and diagnostic tools. The partnership also publishes annual Global Monitor reports tracking impact metrics across its 82 member cities and 16 member countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SUMP Toolkit (Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans) A comprehensive toolkit providing guidelines, methodologies, tools, training materials, and case studies for developing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans at the city level, helping municipalities create strategic, participatory mobility plans. Used by Global South cities to plan low-carbon, inclusive urban mobility.
• NUMP Toolkit (National Urban Mobility Policies and Investment Programmes) A strategic framework toolkit for national governments to develop action-oriented policies and investment programmes for sustainable urban mobility, improving countries' capacity to plan, finance, and implement mobility projects.
• Emissions Calculator and MRV Toolkit A scenario modeling tool that helps cities and countries project greenhouse gas emission impacts of their sustainable mobility plans, based on the ASIF methodology (Activity, Structure, Intensity, Fuels). Used in more than 50 cities and countries.
• Paratransit Toolkit A toolkit providing understanding, diagnostic tools, and a catalog of 50 practical measures to help practitioners reform and integrate informal transport (paratransit) services into sustainable urban mobility systems.
• Training Materials and Capacity Building A comprehensive catalog of training modules covering sustainable mobility planning topics including gender integration, air quality, active mobility, data collection, financial assessment, and transport modeling.
• Global Monitor Reports Annual reports tracking the partnership's impact, including statistics on member cities, countries, projects supported, investment mobilized, and SUMP/NUMP implementation results.

Quantifiable outcome

• EUR 4.4 billion leveraged for SUMP and NUMP implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, founding and strategic.

• Agence Française de Développement (AFD)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner and legal owner of the MobiliseYourCity website. AFD is a French public establishment that co-finances and implements partnership activities. Registration: EUR 2,807,998,856 capital, Paris Trade Register B 775 665 599.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner providing technical expertise and supporting mobility planning in various countries, particularly Ukraine and Asia.
• CODATUcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFounding partner and implementing partner focused on sustainable urban mobility in Africa and Francophone countries.
• African Development Bank (ADB)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner providing development finance and technical assistance.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)foundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner of the initiative launched at COP21. Provides expertise on ecological transition and sustainable mobility.
• CEREMAfoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner providing technical expertise on mobility planning methodologies.
• UN Global Climate Action (GCA)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobiliseYourCity is one of 15 international transport initiatives of the UN Global Climate Action. Participates in global climate action frameworks and contributes to NDC targets.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group: C40 is a large network of global cities focused on climate action including transport decarbonisation; it operates a broader sustainability mandate but overlaps directly with MobiliseYourCity on sustainable urban mobility policy in major emerging-market cities.
• World Resources Institute (WRI) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities: WRI's Ross Center works globally on sustainable cities and transport, producing widely used datasets and toolkits (e.g., GTFS); it offers broader urban sustainability coverage but competes for donor funding and city engagement in the same geographies.
• UN-Habitat: UN-Habitat works on sustainable urban development globally, including urban mobility and public space, and convenes governments around city planning — a broader multilateral peer with overlapping mandates on inclusive, low-carbon cities.
• UITP (International Association of Public Transport): UITP is the global association for public transport authorities and operators, providing knowledge, advocacy and training across modes — a broader incumbent that overlaps with MobiliseYourCity's capacity-building work in southern cities.

Direct peers

• Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP): ITDP is a global non-profit promoting sustainable and equitable urban transport, working directly with cities in the Global South on TOD, BRT and street design — overlapping with MobiliseYourCity's city-level sustainable mobility planning mission.
• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: ICLEI is a global network of local governments advancing sustainable urban development, including mobility; MobiliseYourCity's Deputy Coordinator previously led work there, and the organisations share city-capacity-building and climate-action mandates.
• Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI): TUMI is a GIZ-led global initiative supporting transformative urban mobility in developing countries; one of MobiliseYourCity's experts is embedded in the TUMI team, and both convene donors and cities around sustainable mobility programmes.
• SLoCaT (Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport): SLoCaT is a multi-stakeholder partnership promoting sustainable low-carbon transport worldwide; one of MobiliseYourCity's experts previously worked at SLoCaT, and both serve as convening platforms connecting climate, mobility and development stakeholders.

Emerging players

• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit): GIZ is both an implementing partner and an adjacent player running its own sustainable mobility programmes (including TUMI) in developing countries; it overlaps with MobiliseYourCity on technical assistance and capacity building.

Others

• Asian Development Bank (ADB): ADB is both an implementing partner and a financier of urban transport projects in Asia; it provides infrastructure lending that monetises MobiliseYourCity-prepared plans and competes for the same urban-mobility donor ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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