Overview
Headquarters
Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US
Founded
09/26/2011|Nov 1, 2013
Category
Consumer Staple Products
Urban Us is the leading early stage investor for startups re-imagining cities. We're focused on sectors like real estate, public safety, transport, logistics, water, energy, waste, air quality, construction, architecture, internet connectivity and local government. We manage a seed and post seed stage fund. We also organize URBAN-X with BMW/MINI for pre-seed startups. We connect founders with a network of over 2,000 investors, founders and advisors focused on the intersection of startups and cities. Before Urban Us, our team invested in leading startups at the seed and growth stage. We've built and sold multiple tech companies and worked on recycling, renewable energy, building efficiency, water infrastructure and municipal finance. We teach at the University of Chicago Booth School and have grad degrees from MIT, Harvard and Georgetown. Urban Ag Corporation raises fruits and vegetables in urban settings. The Company uses a system of vertically stacked growing trays that control light, temperature, water and nutrition to grow fruits and vegetables indoors. Urban Ag holds the license in Massachusetts to the growing system, and has first right of refusal for the licenses in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California. Urban US, Inc. operates as an investment company. The Company invests in energy, food, water, public health, transportation, and technology sectors. Urban US serves customers in the United Stage. Urban Us invests in startups that re-imagine city life. with our main facility and building artifact museum and gallery located just west of downtown chicago, urban remains & co. deals exclusively in the reclamation .