Leading Cities' Key Programs
Game-Changing Partnerships
Startups and organizations in our programs are driving real impact. Explore the breakthrough partnerships that have emerged from Leading Cities programs and see how innovation is shaping a more resilient future.
Why Innovation Needs Collaboration
The challenges we face—climate change, urban resilience, sustainable infrastructure—are too big for any one group to solve alone. True impact happens when entrepreneurs, cities, investors, and industry leaders work together, breaking down silos to drive real solutions forward.
Leading Cities bridges these connections, ensuring that groundbreaking ideas don’t just stay ideas—they become real-world solutions. Through our programs, we match innovation with opportunity, helping technologies get tested, funded, and scaled where they’re needed most.
Since its inception, Leading Cities has directly supported, mentored, and provided growth opportunities to hundreds of startups, driving real-world impact through innovation, collaboration, and strategic partnerships.
Our start-ups
have raised
Over $1.5 Billion
Our start-ups have created
Over 12,600 jobs
Our Start-Ups Have Earned
Over $2.2 Million
Leading Cities Impact