Mobility Signage, a Munich-based mobility technology startup founded in 2023 by Stefan Rademacher and Dominik Nouri, secured a €1.8 million pre-seed round led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with participation from 2bX.
The startup was built by Stefan Rademacher and Dominik Nouri, who previously worked together at Veomo, a Munich mobility software company, where both encountered firsthand how fragmented and siloed public transport IT systems had become.
“Transport operators don’t need yet another standalone tool — they need a unifying system logic. We replace the patchwork of one-off solutions with an integrated, scalable platform,” says Rademacher.
Public transport operators across Europe run on decades of legacy IT systems built by different vendors at different times, with no common layer connecting them. The result is inconsistent passenger information: departure boards that don’t match app data, and disruption alerts that reach some screens but not others.
The startup’s platform connects existing systems rather than replacing them. It standardises interfaces and delivers consistent real-time passenger information across all channels, from departure boards and public address systems to mobile apps. Its first modules automate construction site notifications and real-time disruption management, the two most common operational pain points for transit operators after basic scheduling.
Although it is less than three years old, Mobility Signage is already live with Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen, Deutsche Bahn, and Rostocker Straßenbahn, covering both Germany’s largest transit authorities and smaller regional networks. Leading hardware manufacturers have also signed on as development partners, a signal that the open, hardware-independent architecture is resonating across the supply chain.
Vendors like Trapeze, Mentz, and IVU Traffic Technologies have long-standing relationships with transit authorities across Europe. Mobility Signage sits between them, serving as an integration layer that enables existing systems to work together, so operators can adopt it without a full system replacement.
“Public transport operators are under pressure from skills shortages, ageing IT systems, and growing ridership. Mobility Signage addresses exactly these pain points with a modular, AI-native solution. The team has already proven real-world traction, with some of Germany’s largest operators as customers. The central data architecture is the key to making public transport fit for the future,” says Tizian Hoppen, senior investment manager at HTGF.
The funding will support team growth and development of the Data Hub and application layer. Mobility Signage’s long-term goal is to become the operating system for public transport information infrastructure across Europe.
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