Vianova, a French startup is building a data platform for shared mobility companies as well as local governments. The company acts as both a data repository and a data visualization dashboard.
It has raised a $6.4 million (€6 million) Series A funding round led by Baloise VC with XAnge as well as existing investors RATP Capital Innovation and Ponooc also participating.
The mobility fleets all have some form of connectivity with a GPS chip and a cellular modem. Companies and local governments can use data to make those services more efficient and safer for people using them and everyone else living in these cities.
Vianova tracks 1 million connected vehicles on its platform at the moment. Some companies use the platform to manage their fleet and make sure the vehicles are in the right spots at the right time.
Policymakers and data scientists can also leverage this platform to discover some trends. It can be used to improve infrastructure, create slow-speed zones or parking areas through geofencing and more.
All of this can be done through a SimCity-like dashboard with map overlays and real-time data. Vianova can be used as a real-time dashboard and as an analytics tool to generate historical reports and see how well a company is performing.
Vianova uses APIs to fetch data from mobility operators so that you see live data on the platform. Data can be aggregated and anonymized.
