2024 saw a significant contraction in venture capital investment in mobility, down more than 50% since its frothy peak in 2021. So what comes next? In this episode, John Rossant, CEO & Founder of CoMotion chats with Prescott Watson, Operating Partner at RedBlue Capital, and investor and board member of Aerolane, a new company focusing on reducing aerial cargo costs. Hear from them about where venture does (and doesn't) make sense in mobility investing, how Aerolane is disrupting shipping, and what the next admin might look like for the clean energy transition.

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Venturing Forth: What's Next for VCs in Mobility

Episode 5. Seleta Reynolds, General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, and Greg Lindsay, LA CoMotion's Director of Strategy, chat about what the latest comprehensive regulation of dockless vehicles means for the city of Los Angeles. This new policy encourages companies to innovate, as long as they are willing to comply with LADOT’s mobility data specifications and that they express the city’s core values through their technology. It also lays the groundwork for how the city will manage what’s coming next. Seleta Reynolds is a strong advocate for public/private cooperation, and believes the city should start acting and thinking more like product companies, and vice versa. She discusses the need to raise the political will to build the right infrastructure in order to create complete streets that benefit everyone, no matter how they travel. LA CoMotion is a great place for companies and messengers to work together on solving real problems though the improvement of public transit.

Space invaders — Greg Lindsay chats with LADOT general manager Seleta Reynolds

Fast Forward is a bi-weekly podcast covering the revolution in urban mobility. Hosted by CEO and Founder of CoMotion, John Rossant, each episode features a guest on the front lines of the transformation in transportation, along with fun and incisive commentary on that week’s news — from batteries to bicycles to whether Elon really means it’s “full self-driving” this time. (Spoiler: he doesn’t.) Fast Forward is powered by CoMotion. 

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Venturing Forth: What's Next for VCs in Mobility

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