ENTRANCE

European matchmaking platform for innovative transport and mobility tools and services

ENTRANCE was a Horizon 2020 funded ‘Coordination and support action’ which brought together 15 partners from 8 European countries. It ran over three years, started 1 January 2021 and was coordinated by the Italian company CIAOTECH.

Objectives

ENTRANCE seeked to develop a common European matchmaking platform and complementary off-line services designed to mobilise financial resources to accelerate the market access and scale up of “first of a kind” sustainable transport solutions. This assisted in reducing the European CO2 emissions and pollutants caused by the transport and mobility sector.

The overall concept focus of the ENTRANCE project lied in the “supply-demand-finance” triangle that was envisaged for all transport and mobility modes and all relevant stakeholders.

Training and brokerage activities were executed to increase the maturity of the ENTRANCE community and bridge the gap between innovative solutions and the market. In addition, to de-risk the uptake of innovative solutions, ENTRANCE facilitated purchase aggregation through matchmaking activities and by setting up a neutral trustee for the orchestration of purchase aggregations. Access to finance was supported through an online funding programme database and individual and personalised innovation finance advice and support was also offered. The funding advice combined public funding, private investment opportunities, and the best mix of alternative finance models for solution providers.

ESC's contribution

Both ESC and one of its biggest members, AUTF, were involved in ENTRANCE. ESC contributed to the definition of the matchmaking platform, links to relevant EU legislations, but also the promotion and dissemination of the platform.

AUTF focused on providing input to the platform using its expertise from the FRET 21 and other similar programmes in France related to low emissions. It also liaised with Freight Centre, GLEC, and ALICE to launch a pilot project in France.

ENTRANCE activities

  • ENTRANCE has held it's first Live Webinar on 22nd June 2021, see the video here.
  • An Open Competition had been launched. Here are the details.
  • #ChallengeMyCity Call for Pilots, see the details here.
  • The ENTRANCE matchmaking platform was merged with the platform by the EU RECIPROCITY project. The new platform was called ARRIVAL and is available via this link.

Further information

For more information, please visit the ENTRANCE website.