The hottest mobility trends for 2026: What are investors looking for?

Denise Xifara, Head of Investments at EIT Urban Mobility. Photo: press and collage by Impact Loop
18 dec. 2025
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Denise Xifara, Head of Investments at EIT Urban Mobility. Photo: press and collage by Impact Loop
What’s coming in 2026? We asked Denise Xifara, Head of Investments at EIT Urban Mobility, for her take on where startup funding within mobility is likely to land next year. One force that can’t be ignored? Physical AI.

As 2026 approaches, mobility investing is being reshaped by regulation, geopolitics and an AI boom that’s already altering how capital is allocated.

That’s according to Denise Xifara, Head of Investments at EIT Urban Mobility, Europe’s most active backer of mobility startups.

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