The highlights from DOVU from the last month, including new announcements and a round up of goings on. 

DOVU WALLET

At DOVU, we believe that people are at the heart of smart mobility.  Smart cities and smart mobility services require that people take action like sharing data or choosing smarter travel options. 

To get there, we need to reach a critical mass of users who share our vision.  This month, we will be introducing the first earning opportunity: for every friend you get onboard, you each earn DOV tokens. 

If you are already a DOVU wallet user, your update will be coming soon.  If you’re yet to join the Beta program, you can request access here and start reaping the rewards. 

PARTNERSHIPS

Volvo

This month we announced our involvement with Volvo Financial Services and their innovation lab. 

iLabX is a program that provides selected start-ups the opportunity to develop and test their ideas and technology alongside Volvo Financial Services’ leading experts in the commercial transport and financial industries.  The program just completed a rigorous screening process, including a live pitch from the start-ups to a panel of judges from Volvo Financial Services, and L Marks.  Of the 183 applicants, just seven were selected to enter the 10-week program.  Throughout the course of the 10-week program, the start-ups will partner with Volvo Financial Services to develop and test technologies and solutions that can potentially deliver added value to Volvo Group customers and dealers.  Some of the technologies in the program, including data analytics, blockchain and artificial intelligence solutions being developed, are at the forefront of business innovation.  At the end of the program, Volvo Financial Services will assess whether to make further investment to finalize and progress the ideas. 

Source: Volvo Group

We’re thrilled to be one of the seven start-ups chosen to join iLabX. We will be piloting our technology within Volvo’s commercial transport sector — more news to follow as soon as we are able to talk more about it. 

EU Startup Prize

We are proud to say that DOVU has been nominated in the top 150 for the European Startup Prize.  The EUSP is a unique accelerator programme that supports startups developing sustainable mobility innovations, with the aim of giving them the resources necessary to scale up in Europe.  Keep an eye out on progress via their twitter page. 

THIS HAPPENED

Melissa, Head of Commercial, spoke at the first Innovation in Technology event in Bristol, explaining why DOVU are using the power of cryptocurrency to deliver our global mobility rewards platform. 

We announced the commencement of our STO to open publicly in April this year.  To be the first to hear more, sign up to our STO newsletter. 

On the 28th Feb, we held our own meet up event in London to dig a little deeper into Security Tokens and why DOVU have decided to run a STO.  Thank you to Token Market and InMotion Ventures for their contributions and to all attendees for a very engaging conversation. 

PRESS

Tiny Giant Jams Podcast

“A regular rapid-fire romp through all that’s happening in voice, chatbots, creative AI and marketing.” —  this podcast recently interviewed Irfon Watkins to speak about how he got to DOVU, what we’re doing and why.  Listen to it below or click this link (available on several podcast platforms). 

Video interview with Crypto Rich

A deep dive into the world of DOVU, watch below. 

VentureBeat feature on the future of mobility

We were delighted to see DOVU get a mention in this excellent VentureBeat article exploring how autonomous vehicles, along with data and micropayments, will shape the future of mobility and how blockchain comes in to play. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

14 March | ‘The Fundraising Landscape in a Tokenised World’ | London — Irfon Watkins, CEO & Founder of DOVU speaking

There are a few tickets remaining to this event hosted by TokenMarket and Lewis Silkin — get yours here. 

16 March | SBC Conference — Students in Blockchain | London — Krasina Mileva, COO & co-founder of DOVU speaking

Students and professionals alike are welcomed to this blockchain technology conference — tickets here.