{"id":65716,"date":"2020-10-20T15:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=65716"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:53:24","slug":"cleverciti-raises-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/65716\/cleverciti-raises-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleverciti raises millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Cleverciti increased its total funding to \u20ac24.03 million with the \u20ac4.76 million ($5.6 million) capital injection. The financing will help the company expand its sales and marketing activities and accelerate the launch of its smart parking solution as a SaaS product. The international <a href=\"\/en\/23553\/portrait-cleverciti\/\">Cleverciti team<\/a> from the headquarters in Munich and the location in Atlanta, USA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Despite the crisis: all VCs at the same table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All existing institutional investors participated in the round led by SPDG Ventures, including <a href=\"\/en\/36328\/tesla-investor-cleverciti\/\">Tesla investor<\/a> &#039;The Westly Group&#039;, EnBW New Ventures (ENV) and KfW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Olivier P\u00e9rier<\/strong>, SPDG Ventures Chairman, says: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&quot;We are proud to have all of Cleverciti&#039;s investors at the table in the midst of a global crisis. This reflects Cleverciti&#039;s unique position: well-funded and a leader in reducing traffic and emissions in our cities [...].&quot;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverciti.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intelligent parking solutions<\/a> Cleverciti&#039;s solutions help cities and organizations such as park &amp; rides, shopping centers, and hospitals reduce traffic and emissions. At the same time, they can increase revenue from parking and shopping, while drivers enjoy a smooth, stress-free arrival. The Munich-based startup&#039;s solution is already being used at over 200 locations in over 20 countries worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-Cleverciti-600x411.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65813\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-Cleverciti-600x411.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-Cleverciti-1200x822.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-Cleverciti-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-Cleverciti-880x603.jpg 880w, https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-Cleverciti-440x301.jpg 440w, https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-Cleverciti.jpg 1222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Cleverciti&#039;s latest large-scale installations is the comprehensive parking guidance system in Cologne, which was introduced in June 2020. With the company&#039;s innovative digital signs on every street corner and a mobile app, drivers are now guided to a free parking space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How smart parking works with Cleverciti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cleverciti brings edge computing, artificial intelligence-based <a href=\"\/en\/32912\/iot-munich-startups\/\">IoT<\/a>Sensors, 360-degree guidance solutions, and vehicle tracking maps come together. The sensors and digital signs are typically mounted on lampposts. Up to 100 parking spaces can be monitored with a single sensor. At the same time, vehicle tracking maps identify the exact location of a vehicle in a parking lot and automate payment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&quot;We evaluated smart parking solutions from around the world before investing in Cleverciti. We believe Cleverciti has developed the world&#039;s best solution for smart, efficient parking and parking guidance systems, which will help cities rethink how they reduce congestion in city centers and retail areas.&quot;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>says <strong>Steve Westly<\/strong>, Managing Partner of Westly Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thomas Hohenacker,<\/strong> Cleverciti CEO, says: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&quot;We need to reduce CO2 emissions, make our cities smarter and more livable, and reduce wasted time and energy. 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