Search Mobility is a high-impact startup aiming to reinvent work-home commutes, transforming these journeys from a source of stress, pollution and lost time into a fun and eco-friendly part of every employee’s day.
- Commutes: a source of pollution…
With 3 out of 4 CAC 40 companies integrating carbon neutrality into their long-term strategies, the ecological transition has become one of the most urgent issues for businesses and society. Mobility is a crucial piece of the puzzle, because employee transportation may represent up to 30% of a company’s carbon footprint. Search Mobility can play a pivotal role in curtailing these emissions, notably by encouraging shared and non-motorized mobility options.
- …and frustration.
Employees are also eager to leave behind the stress and time lost to commutes by car or train. In fact, one employee in three is dissatisfied with their commute or has already turned down a job due to distance. Since employees who travel by scooter, bicycle or on foot are the most likely to arrive at work happy, Search Mobility can help a company boost its employer brand by offering more green transport options to employees.
- One stop for green mobility
The key innovation at Search Mobility is to provide one-stop access to all forms of eco-responsible transport: carpooling, carsharing, scooters, e-bikes and more. Typically, these options are often scattered across many different apps for different brands and modes of transport. But with the Search Mobility app, each employee can get a personalized itinerary that combines all these modes of transport to offer the best commute in terms of time and CO2 economies. At the same time, employers can use the mobile app as a dashboard to coordinate green mobility for their employees, while securing all the reimbursements allowed by new changes in French law.
- Paris-Saclay: a driver of opportunity
Given that the Plateau faces many of the same mobility issues addressed by the app, Paris-Saclay is the perfect home for Search Mobility, enabling the team to meet with investors, get feedback from innovation managers working on mobility challenges and connect with future clients. “The strength of Paris-Saclay is that it’s an ecosystem bringing together startups, corporate groups and investors. It’s a real asset to be part of this ecosystem”, says Nawel Nesri.
- Scaling up
Currently boasting 15,000 active users, Search Mobility has already helped three major companies eliminate the equivalent of one Paris-New York roundtrip in terms of CO2 emissions. Now the startup intends to expand to 150,000 users in 2022, as it fine-tunes its platform among large corporate groups before turning its attention to smaller organizations with less staff. With an ambitious round of fundraising set for this year, the future looks bright for green mobility!
As an ecosystem bringing together startups, corporations and investors, Paris-Saclay is an excellent driver of opportunities.
Nawel Nesri, Co-founder and COO of Search Mobility
