# AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities

> AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities is a VC fund backing Software. See 372 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 372
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 90%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leading-cities/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/leadingcities
- Website: https://leadingcities.org/
- Facebook: https://es-la.facebook.com/leadingcities/

AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities is a VC fund in Boston focused on Software and Information Technology. The AcceliCITY program is an opportunity for smart city innovators to utilize Leading Cities’ global network of municipal governments, corporations and Smart City experts to successfully build smarter cities while propelling startup’s growth. AcceliCITY also offers the chance for startups to secure what they need most - paid pilot projects to buildtheir portfolio and validate their solutions.Selected semi-finalists will participate in a series of webinars hosted by international business, civic and academic leaders. Selected finalists will be invited to a Smart City Boot Camp in Boston & New York consisting of workshops as well as a pitch/demo day to showcase your innovations to potential and future clients, partners, investors, and mentors. The program is operated by Leading Cities, a 501c(3) non-profit organization that improves the quality of life in cities through the development of “Smart Ecosystems”. The organization is a pioneer in city diplomacy, sharing best practices and promoting Smart City innovations to cities worldwide.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 92 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 63 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 60 | 16% |
| Smart Cities | 44 | 12% |
| Internet of Things | 44 | 12% |

274 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non-equity Assistance | 327 | 88% |
| Funding Round | 30 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 1% |
| Seed | 1 | 0% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 124 | 33% |
| Canada | 21 | 6% |
| Australia | 19 | 5% |
| India | 17 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 4% |

60 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Lake | Founder & CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EcoClaim Solutions Inc. | EcoClaim: AI-driven carbon intelligence platform for insurance companies. Collecting primary emissions data from supply chain related to Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Trackign verifiable scope 4 avoided emissions. Click-of-a-button carbon reporting and resiliancy solutions for Rebuild Better at point of claim. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Altered Carbon Ltd | Humankind has enabled computers to hear, see and touch. Altered Carbon is a graphene gas sensor company, ready to be the first to bring the sense of smell to the connected world.AC is Harnessing the properties of graphene to create a truly passive, solid-state sensor, better suited to IoT and Industry 4.0 these sensors have the potential todisrupt the traditional performance against cost trade-off currently offered by the gas sensor market. The company combines AI with sensor arrays allowing "design to fit" for specific purposes, suitable for solving expensive industry problems, such as edible food waste in the UK, a loss of around £12.5 Billion a year. AC has a market-ready sensor for detection of nitrogen oxide, with ammonia and CO2 at the prototype stage, with several multinationals intent on implementing the first generation sensors into a range of applications.Company milestones have been achieved by a core team of 6 based in the 'The Bristol Robotics Laboratory technology Incubator' and financed to date by sales [of our IoT communications hardware. Development challenges have been met by our world-class R&D partners 'The national Physical Laboratory' and 'Health-tech hub bristol'. AC begin an early-stage investment round shortly. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| CTRL + Z | A climate tech startup that is into carbon utilisation. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Coulomb Technology | Coulomb Technology develops battery cells, pack systems, and tailored energy storage applications using sodium‑ion and zinc‑ion chemistries. The company supplies cylindrical and prismatic cells alongside both 12 V and 24 V battery modules. It designs residential and commercial storage systems that can serve use cases ranging from power tools ande‑mobility to grid, telecom, and heavy‑duty vehicle charging. Its solutions operate across wide temperature ranges, enable fast charging and deep cycling without thermal runaway, and aim to reduce reliance on critical or toxic materials. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Chanzi | Chanzi Ltd converts food waste into insect-based nutrition using black soldier fly larvae. The company designs, builds, and operates breeding and production facilities that rear larvae and process them into protein inputs for poultry, aquaculture, and livestock feed. Its model channels organic by-products from businesses into controlledbioconversion, reducing disposal volumes and creating circular feed ingredients. Chanzi Ltd also provides waste management services by receiving suitable organics for larvae rearing under defined input standards. Outputs include larvae biomass for feed formulators and other derivatives produced from the BSF lifecycle. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Airbuild | By integrating the photosynthetic ability of microalgae with photovoltaic cells, Airbuild is enabling companies and governments to sequester carbon, generate energy, and filter wastewater onsite. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Green Independence | Green Independence is a startup committed in developing disruptive energy technology solutions, gradually leading the transition to a sustainable zero-emission-world powered by renewable sources. Our main technology is the New Artificial Leaf (NAL). NAL is a new technology that is able to efficiently store solar energy into chemical bonds,similarly to what happens in natural photosynthesis, converting water, CO2 and many other waste products. Currently, its main products are Green Hydrogen and Syngas (H2 + CO). NAL can guide the conversion of current energy production plants into low / zero emissions power-plants, without dismissing the current infrastructure. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| infrared.city | Infrared City is a platform for intelligent and resilient design powered by Artificial Intelligence. We make complex environmental simulations accessible and understandable for all stakeholders of the built environment. Our state-of-the-art machine learning models provide real-time feedback on the performance of design proposals and can guideclimate informed decisions at every step of the process. Infrared City currently provides feedback on solar, sunlight and wind performance. For more information, please visit www.infrared.city |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Gobuddy | Inclusive Logistics for Africa’s Digital Future. Gobuddy is a delivery platform that reimagines last-mile delivery by turning everyday travel into economic opportunity and sustainable delivery. We're building Africa’s most inclusive logistics ecosystem. The platform intelligently matches e-commerce and retail parcels to ordinary everydaycommuters, cutting costs and emissions. With seamless courier fallback and integrations, Gobuddy guarantees delivery everywhere, every time, while creating new income streams, eCommerce reach and advancing digital commerce across the continent. Our hybrid model blends gig mobility with traditional courier partners to ensure reliable, affordable, and sustainable e-commerce delivery. We empower retailers, entrepreneurs and SMEs to reach customers everywhere, townships, cities, rural areas, while creating youth income opportunities and reducing emissions. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Geoneon | Geoneon is a technology firm that utilizes advanced AI and Earth Observation to deliver actionable insights on climate risks. The company develops geospatial tools that guide informed infrastructure, resources, and disaster risk decisions. Its cutting-edge solutions bridge the gaps between complex environmental data and reporting empoweringorganizations to enhance climate risk disclosures and drive sustainability initiatives. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 01, 2025 |  |

10 of 372 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MassChallenge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masschallenge) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Creative Destruction Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-destruction-lab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Access Mode — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Babson College — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- CivStart — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Cleantech Open — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities invest in?

AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Non-equity Assistance and Funding Round stage. Most of the 372 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities?

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### Who are the partners at AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities?

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