Smart City Concepts GmbH

What Smart City Concepts GmbH does

Smart City Concepts GmbH is a Frankfurt am Main-based private German GmbH developing and selling Smart City-BIKE, a fully automated bicycle parking garage system targeted exclusively at B2B customers—property owners, building managers, real-estate developers, and municipalities. The company is built around four founders with decades of executive experience, a small core team (5 employees per firmographic data), and an R&D network anchored by a development laboratory at the Technology Transfer Center in Chihuahua, Mexico, in collaboration with TEC de Monterrey.

The core product is a modular, fully automated bike parking facility (capacity from 4 to several hundred bikes per site) with proprietary in-house control technology that handles access, storage security, and automatic allocation of bikes to inductive e-bike charging stations. The system is differentiated primarily by its claimed suitability for existing European buildings (which competitors cannot serve), fast pick-up times (cited at 14 seconds for 200-space facilities), integration into higher-level smart city solutions, and a companion Smart City app for reservation, multi-bike/multi-user requests, and recurring pre-bookings. The company frames these capabilities around tightening EU building and parking-space regulations and EU Green Deal sustainability requirements.

Commercially, the company runs a sales-led B2B model with direct consulting across the investigation, planning, and implementation phases, supplemented by the annually held Smart City Conference. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed; pricing is custom and contract-based on facility size and configuration, with the revenue model currently described as one-time infrastructure sales rather than disclosed recurring SaaS. The company self-projects revenues above €100 million and EBITDA of approximately €17 million within 3-5 years, but discloses no current revenue, funding rounds, or named anchor customers in the available materials.

Name

Smart City Concepts GmbH

Legal name

Smart City Concepts GmbH

Website

https://smart-city.world

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smart City Concepts GmbH is a Frankfurt-based B2B company selling Smart City-BIKE, a fully automated, modular bicycle parking garage with proprietary control technology and inductive e-bike charging, targeting property owners, building managers, real-estate developers, and municipalities in Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automated Bicycle Parking Infrastructure

NAICS

Parking Lots and Garages (81293), Parking Lots and Garages (812930)

SIC

Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Micromobility Parking / Docking Infrastructure Providers (THADAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Micromobility & Bike Parking Infrastructure (Bike Racks/Lockers, Scooter Corrals) (TLAJAIAJ), Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities) (BPAIANAJ), Smart Parking Technology Platforms (Occupancy Sensors, Guidance, Reservations, Analytics) (TLAJAIAC)

Keywords

• Automated bicycle parking
• Smart mobility infrastructure
• E-bike charging solutions
• Bike parking garage
• Urban mobility systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Smart City-BIKE Infrastructure Sales: The company sells its Smart City-BIKE automated parking solution to BtoB customers (property owners, building managers, municipalities, real estate developers). The infrastructure is sold as a complete solution for existing and new buildings, with potential for recurring revenue from maintenance and operational services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Smart City Concepts GmbH develops and sells the Smart City-BIKE, a fully automated bicycle parking garage system for secure storage and inductive e-bike charging. The modular infrastructure accommodates 4 to hundreds of bikes per facility and is targeted at existing buildings and new construction. The offering is bundled with a proprietary Smart City control technology for facility management and a Smart City app for user reservations and bike requests.

Product overview

Smart City Concepts GmbH offers the Smart City - BIKE solution, a comprehensive automated bicycle parking infrastructure system comprising the core Smart City - BIKE parking facility, the Smart City - APP mobile application, and the Smart City - CONTROL TECHNOLOGY management system. The modular solution accommodates 4 to hundreds of bikes per facility with automated check-in, secure storage, and inductive e-bike charging. The Smart City - CONTROL TECHNOLOGY handles operational management including fast access, e-charging station allocation, and security, while the Smart City - APP provides the user interface for space reservations, bike requests, and pre-booking functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smart City - BIKE: Fully automated solution for secure and convenient bike storage, suitable for existing and new buildings, with modular capacity from 4 to hundreds of bikes, featuring e-bike inductive charging
• Smart City - APP
• Smart City - CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

Products and services

• Smart City - BIKE

Quantifiable outcome

• Pick-up time: 14 seconds for 200 parking spaces, max 2 minutes for 250 spaces
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TEC de Monterrey (Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with TEC de Monterrey's Technology Transfer Center in Chihuahua, Mexico. The partnership provides access to professors and students from final semesters for R&D support. Over 60 engineers have accompanied the development process through this collaboration. Professors Prof. Dr. Mariela Terrazas (recruiter at TEC/PIT) and Prof. Dr. Gerardo Silveyra (Dean and director of an engineering school) are part of the Smart City Concepts team.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=LhbypCXu3iE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smart-city-concepts-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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