The startup offers modular bike parking shelters designed to meet the requirements of any space, an app for cyclists that lets users find and access the network parking units without the need for several keys or access cards, an app for parking administrators, allowing the development of campaigns promoting and rewarding cycling, and tailored solutions.
The startup, co-founded by Tudor Beleuță, Sebastian Mihalache, Robert Kovacs, and Horea Toniuc, has been selected for several acceleration programs, including Black Sea ClimAccelerator 2022, a regional accelerator dedicated to green businesses in Romania and Bulgaria, Orange Fab, the one-year program for entrepreneurs with innovative products, and Rubik Garage Accelerator. Rastel.io was also one of the 2023 winners of the EIT Urban Mobility’s Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR) competition, which matches European cities facing urban mobility challenges with startups offering solutions. It was chosen to pilot its modular bike parking units in Dubnica nad Váhom, a city in Slovakia that is in the process of developing its first bicycle infrastructure “and a strategic approach to increase modal share.” It is also working in Heraklion, Greece, in another EIT Urban Mobility project aiming to boost sustainable mobility in the city. Safe bike parking facilities are expected to encourage more cyclists to also use e-bikes, thus increasing the number of long peri-urban distance bike trips, the project initiators note.
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