Podcasts about maniv mobility

In this episode, Julien Guiot sits down with Jake Wieseneck, Principal at Maniv Mobility, to explore the firm's strategic approach to investing in transportation innovation and mobility technologies. Jake shares insights into how Maniv identifies and supports early-stage startups that are digitizing and decarbonizing the movement of people and goods. They discuss key trends shaping the future of mobility, including advancements in electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and urban transportation solutions. The conversation also delves into the challenges and opportunities within the evolving automotive landscape and how strategic investments can accelerate the transition to cleaner, smarter transportation systems. Tune in for an engaging discussion on the intersection of venture capital and the sustainable transformation of global transportation. 

Mike Granoff, managing partner at Maniv Mobility, discusses the future of mobility and transportation. Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/mikegranoff Edison Manufacturing Exchange: https://brandonbartneck.substack.com/publish/home https://www.linkedin.com/in/granoff/ https://www.maniv.com/ Takeaways Maniv Mobility invests in startups that focus on decarbonization and digitization of mobility and transportation. Evaluating founders is crucial, and the ability to adapt and find answers to challenges is a key criterion. Chinese EVs are taking over the global automotive industry, and China has the potential to dominate due to its expertise and government support. Investors should keep an eye on the raw materials for battery production as it may present future opportunities. Keywords mobility, transportation, decarbonization, digitization, startups, founders, Chinese EVs, automotive industry, raw materials, battery production Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Overview of Maniv Mobility 06:34 Defining Mobility and Access to Goods and Places 11:30 Investment Criteria and Evaluating Founders 31:55 Investing Decisions and Opportunities in the Raw Materials Market 44:31 Transition Riff.wav 44:37 Evolution in the Mobility Space 45:08 Building a Strong Founding Team and Culture 45:31 The Power of Being Nice but Firm 46:00 The Rise of Chinese Electric Vehicle Automakers 46:46 Conclusion Michael Granoff Bio Michael Granoff is founder and Managing Director of Maniv Mobility, a venture capital fund based in Tel Aviv that invests globally in startup companies at the intersection of transportation and technology. Founded in 2015, Maniv manages over $300 million, with an investor base that includes over 20 strategic investors including automakers, suppliers, and companies from related verticals. Maniv's portfolio includes over 30 startup companies spanning nine countries. Among the corporate boards on which Mr. Granoff sits are Hailo, a Tel Aviv-based developer of silicon chips for energy-efficient edge computing on-board vehicles; Revel, a New York-based provider of shared electric mopeds and Tesla-based rideshare; Harbinger Motors, a US-based manufacturer of electric mid-duty vehicles; and the Dubai-based Fenix, which provides shared electric scooters throughout the GCC. He is also a founding board member of the Washington, DC-based policy and advocacy group Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) and the Israel-based Israel 2048. His past board roles have included that of electric car network developer Better Place. He has been involved in three US Presidential campaigns and has received several awards including Brandeis University's Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship. Mr. Granoff holds a B.A. from Tufts University, an MBA and JD from Kellogg, Northwestern University, has completed over 25 marathons and is a father of four. About Maniv Maniv is a global early stage venture capital fund investing into technology startups digitizing and decarbonizing mobility and transportation. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. Edison Manufacturing and Engineering: Edison is your low volume contract manufacturing partner, focused on assembly of complex mobility and energy products that don't neatly fit within traditional high-volume production methods.

Olaf Sakkers joins to discuss the purpose of mobility and transportation, the challenges of the current system, and the potential for a more efficient trip economy. Takeaways The purpose of transportation is to connect cities and enable economic growth. The current transportation system in the US is underperforming and has negative externalities, such as high rates of car accidents and wasted time in traffic. The trip economy, characterized by shared mobility services, offers more efficient and convenient transportation options. Efforts to improve the transportation system should focus on removing parking minimums, incentivizing better choices, and transitioning to autonomous vehicles. Creating positive change in transportation requires recognizing the flaws in the system, engaging in constructive conversations, and building companies that offer innovative solutions. Chapters Introduction and Background The Purpose of Mobility and Transportation Moving Towards Outcomes, Not Incremental Improvements The Current System and Its Challenges Building New Cities and Transforming Existing Ones Efficiency of the Trip Economy Creating Positive Impact Despite Challenges Advice for Making a Difference Closing Remarks Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/olafsakkers https://www.linkedin.com/in/osakkers/?originalSubdomain=il https://www.mobilitydisruptionframework.com/ https://www.red.blue/ Bio: Olaf is led by a sense of curiosity to try to understand the kernel of what makes something unique or interesting. While serving in the Israel Defense Forces, he discovered how the rapidly emerging autonomous vehicle technology could transform transportation and be a unique opportunity for the Israeli tech ecosystem. Over the course of six years he built Maniv Mobility into a leading global venture capital fund focused on mobility, managing $150 million and [backed by leading industry players including Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, Hyundai, BMW, Shell, Aptiv, LG and Valeo. In 2021, Olaf left Maniv to found RedBlue Capital, an early stage mobility-focused venture capital firm focused on mobility, logistics and energy transition. Born in South Africa, Olaf attended Princeton University where he majored in Anthropology, writing his thesis about frontier medicine and global health policy. The same interest in culture and understanding complex systems are what give him a deep sense of fulfillment from partnering alongside founders to build great companies which solve critical problems. He's also the author of Mobility Disruption Framework, a book that unpacks the rapid transformation happening in the mobility industry through the lens of microeconomics and colorful comparisons to household pets. He has spoken at numerous conferences such as Web Summit and Tech Crunch and has been quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Bloomberg. Companies that Olaf has backed have gone on to raise over $2 billion dollars. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. Edison Manufacturing and Engineering: Edison is your low volume contract manufacturing partner, focused on assembly of complex mobility and energy products that don't neatly fit within traditional high-volume production methods.

Prescott Watson is a founder and investor focused on the transportation, energy and industrial sectors. He is co-founder of Port Power, a startup making commercial EV charging infrastructure faster to build and easier to operate. In his role as operating partner at RedBlue Capital, he is executive director at EVage, India's leading EV startup manufacturing affordable & robust commercial vehicles for emerging markets Key topics in this conversation include: Prescott's experience in the investing space, including with RedBlue Capital The focus on building better outcomes in transportation Why we need to make EV ownership 100% convenient Challenges for fleet EV charging Why additional peak power demand and renewable power generation make the problem harder Shifting from dumb power to smarter, more controlled power Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/prescottwatson https://www.linkedin.com/in/prescottwatson/ About Prescott: Prescott is a founder and investor focused on the transportation, energy and industrial sectors. He is co-founder of Port Power, a startup making commercial EV charging infrastructure faster to build and easier to operate. In his role as operating partner at RedBlue Capital, he is executive director at EVage, India's leading EV startup manufacturing affordable & robust commercial vehicles for emerging markets. Prescott is also an investor in and chairs the advisory board of Aerolane, a US technology company making dramatic reductions in the emissions and costs of air freight. In his previous roles at funds like Maniv Mobility and OurCrowd, he was an early investor in companies including Revel Transit, Zoomo, Edgybees, Innoviz and Argus Cybersecurity. Company Overview Port Power makes the transition to electric vehicles smooth and reliable for commercial fleets and their real estate partners. Port OS is an "air traffic control" that coordinates vehicles, chargers, energy resources and parking sites in a centralized and automated way. The result is smooth and effective EV charging experience at fleet depots - be they dedicated EV depots, or charging build into workplace or warehouse parking lots. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/ Edison Manufacturing and Engineering: Edison manufacturing is your low volume contract manufacturing partner, focused on assembly of complex mobility and energy products that don't neatly fit within traditional high-volume production methods.

Graham Doorley is CEO of Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies (Solo AVT), who is revolutionizing the freight transportation industry by bringing to market the first clean-sheet, battery-electric heavy truck. Key topics in this conversation include: Why Graham wanted to create Solo AVT The potential for a 500+ mile battery electric truck The complexity of adding automated driving to a conventional trucking platform The benefit of building an electrified trucking platform from scratch Solo AVT's vision for the future Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/grahamdoorley https://soloavt.com/ https://twitter.com/SoloAVT https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamdoorley/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/solo-avt/ Graham's Bio Graham Doorley is a life-long car enthusiast and an entrepreneurial engineer with experience working at future-looking transportation startups like Tesla and Waymo. Graham has eight years of experience as a senior engineer for self-driving systems as part of both Google's self-driving car program and then at Waymo. While at Waymo, Graham was a project lead on the self-driving truck project, starting it with a small inhouse team before it grew into the Waymo Via platform. At Tesla, Graham was responsible for the design, engineering, production, and sourcing of the entire front and rear suspension of the ground-breaking Model S. About Solo AVT Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies (Solo AVT) is revolutionizing the freight transportation industry by bringing to market the first clean-sheet, battery-electric heavy truck to truly decarbonize the future of freight. Boasting over 500 miles of range as an all-electric vehicle, compatible with any autonomous driving software, and offered via a Truck-as-a-Service model, Solo AVT's hardware and software solutions are designed to maximize efficiency, reduce costs, and improve safety. Solo AVT was founded in 2021, built by alumni from Waymo, Tesla, BMW, Ford, Faraday Futures, Rivian, and more, and backed by leading investors including Trucks VC, Maniv Mobility, and Wireframe Ventures. Follow @SoloAVT on Twitter and LinkedIn. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/ Edison Manufacturing: At Edison Manufacturing, our specialty is building and assembling highly complex mobility products in annual quantities of ten to tens of thousands utilizing an agile, robust, and capital-light approach.

Venture capitalists are pouring money into the mobility sector. In 2021, mobility startups have raised $97.7 billion. It is important to note that venture capital firms are investing in a variety of mobility technologies such as autonomous vehicles, on-demand, e-scooters, electric vehicles, battery technologies, cybersecurity, data management, fleet subscription, urban logistics, urban air mobility, and many others. Innovation is happening all around the world. However, Israel will play an important role in the future mobility industry, with more than 600 mobility startups founded over the last decade here in Israel. Furthermore, many venture capital firms are focusing on investing in mobility and logistics startups. We invited one of the first investors in the mobile technology sector to share his knowledge.Michael Granoff is the founder and Managing Director of Maniv Mobility, a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm that invests in startups that aim at revolutionizing the mobility and technology industries. Maniv Mobility has raised around $160 million so far and has invested in more than 37 startups. Some of the notable investments include Otonomo, bipi, Aurora labs, Revel, Turo, Upstream Security, Ridecell etc. Mike is also a founding board member of Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE), a Washington, DC-based policy and advocacy organization. He also serves on the boards of many mobility start-ups.

The founder and managing director of venture capital firm Maniv Mobility explores Israel's role in advancing auto-tech and reflects on his experience with one-time electric-vehicle startup Better Place.

In der Mittagsfolge geht es heute weiter mit Johannes Stoffel, Co-Founder von 2trde. Das Unternehmen hat in einer erweiterten Seed-Finanzierungsrunde über 7 Millionen Euro eingesammelt, um Europas führende B2B-Plattform für gebrauchte Fahrzeuge zu werden. Die Gründer Johannes Stoffel und Marcus Lankenau bieten eine Softwarelösung für Autohäuser, Leasinggesellschaften und Hersteller an, die dabei helfen soll, mehr Gebrauchtwagen zu verkaufen. Mit der Software können Verkäufer ihre Gebrauchtwagen gleich auf mehreren Auktionsplattformen anbieten und haben so einen geringeren Verwaltungsaufwand. 2trde bedient Unternehmensangaben nach bereits eine vierstellige Anzahl an Kunden und erreicht über die angebundenen Auktions- und Vermarktungspartner knapp 55.000 Händler und Handelsparnter in ganz Europa. Das Münchner Startup hat nun eine erweiterte Seed-Finanzierungsrunde über insgesamt 7 Millionen Euro abgeschlossen. Die Runde wird von Adevinta Ventures angeführt. Adevinta Ventures gehört zum norwegischen Marktplatzbetreiber Adevinta, der mit der Übernahme von eBay Kleinanzeigen und mobile.de 2020 zum Betreiber des größten Online-Anzeigenmarktes der Welt geworden ist. Die Bestands-Investoren Aster Capital und Maniv Mobility beteiligen sich erneut. Die Gründer werden das neue Investment für die internationale Expansion, die Produktentwicklung und zum Ausbau des Teams einsetzen. One more thing wird präsentiert von Sastrify – Die smarte Lösung für das Management eurer Software-Verträge. Erhaltet jetzt eine kostenlose Analyse eurer SaaS Tools und alle weiteren Informationen unter https://www.sastrify.com/insider

On this episode of the SPEED CHANGE REPEAT Podcast we are happy to host Mike Granoff who has been involved at the intersection of technology and transportation since the early 2000s. In 2015 Mike started the venture capital firm Maniv Mobility out of Tel Aviv with the mission to back founders who are changing the way people and goods move. Since then Mike and his team have invested into over thirty companies spanning five continents.  Together with Mike we dove right into all the hot topics around the different sub-verticals of mobility. We cover infrastructure, circular economy for EVs and urban mobility solutions and planning.  We really enjoyed having Mike on the show and got the best out of his experience and perspectie on the massive mobility transformation.   Tune in and subscribe to the SPEED CHANGE REPEAT Podcast for a weekly episode! 

GUESTS: Tom Standage, The Economist and Olaf Sakkers, RedBlue CapitalIn this episode, Martin and Jonny are joined by the authors of two new books on the evolution and future of urban mobility. Each has taken a very different angle on urban mobility, the perfect basis for a discussion on how we got to where we are, and how we're going to get to where we need to be to overcome the growing list of urban mobility challenges.(And you'll be pleasantly surprised by the amount of time we spent talking about horses, CATs and DOGs…)Tom StandageTom Standage is the deputy editor of The Economist. He's also the author of a number of books, the most recent, A Brief History of Motion, published in 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing.Olaf SakkersIn 2021, having spent six years at global venture capital fund Maniv Mobility, Olaf Sakkers hooked up with Prescott Watson and founded RedBlue Capital, an early-stage mobility-focused venture capital firm. Olaf is the author of the recently published book Mobility Disruption Framework.

Hey team, this week Oliver interviews Olaf Sakkers about his new book, Mobility Disruption Framework. Olaf is one of the General Partners at Redblue Capital, a new mobility venture investment firm that he founded. Prior to this, he was at Maniv Mobility for 6 years with Michael Granoff, a friend of Micromobility Industries and a previous guest on the podcast. This is one of our favourite episodes. Olaf's work feels seminal, which is always a good place to start from. It covers a lot of the same ideas covered on this podcast all in one, coherent and cogent framework, and helped us really get our head around concepts that we've been thinking about for years but have struggled to articulate. We cannot recommend it highly enough. Thank you to Reilly Brennan for putting us onto it via his excellent Future of Transportation weekly newsletter.Specifically they talk about:- Olaf's history with Maniv Mobility and his new venture Redblue.- The origins of the Mobility Disruption framework and its audience.- Why Olaf is bullish on hydrogen for vehicles.- His framework around CATS and DOGs and why the dematerialisation of transport matters- His framework for Throughput Construction Cost, which in our opinion is revolutionary._________________In the meantime. The next Micromobility America conference is now scheduled for the 23rd of September. It'll be at the Craneway in Richmond, across the bay from San Francisco and have more than 50 top speakers from the industry, more than 1000 global participants and 500+ startups and brands represented. If you love this space and want to find your tribe here, head to micromobility.io to find out more details.

Olaf Sakkers, who attended the same high school as Elon Musk in South Africa, shares his views on the key emerging trends in mobility and mobility investing, from e-bikes to autonomous vehicles. Maniv Mobility, a venture capital firm, is based in Israel, one of the premier global hubs for mobility technologies and investments.#WinningInAsia / #ZozoGo https://twitter.com/Dunne_ZoZoGohttps://www.instagram.com/zo.zo.go/?hl=enhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-dunne-a696901a/

Michael Granoff, Founder and Managing Partner of Maniv Mobility, on MaaS | Episode 3 | The Chat LabIf you are a mobility enthusiast, you'll enjoy #TheChatLab, a YouTube program in which our colleagues interview other experts in the sector. You can also listen to it as a podcast. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8l-qQaea7cjtdSUU2D_Ba8UVpQFiW99eDo you want to learn all about the current trends of “Mobility as a Service” (MaaS)?In this episode of #TheChatLab, we speak with Michael Granoff, founder of Maniv Mobility, a mobility forum that invests in large start-ups in the sector. Michael has become a leader in the world of mobility and he tells us first-hand what innovations are coming, how infrastructure will evolve to integrate them, and what users are going to ask for. He is interviewed by Ion Cuervas-Mons, CEO of Wondo, Ferrovial's MaaS app.Enjoy the episode and welcome to the show! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eran Shir is the co-founder and CEO of Nexar which makes every car smart and is building the world’s safe driving network. The company has raised $100 million from top tier investors like True Ventures, Slow Ventures, Samsung NEXT, Expansion Venture Capital, Mosaic Ventures, Aleph, Maniv Mobility, Tusk Venture Partners, Ibex Investors, Nationwide Ventures, 40 North Ventures, Micron Ventures, and Corner Ventures to name a few.

Eran Shir is the co-founder and CEO of Nexar which makes every car smart and is building the world's safe driving network. The company has raised $100 million from top tier investors like True Ventures, Slow Ventures, Samsung NEXT, Expansion Venture Capital, Mosaic Ventures, Aleph, Maniv Mobility, Tusk Venture Partners, Ibex Investors, Nationwide Ventures, 40 North Ventures, Micron Ventures, and Corner Ventures to name a few.

Is Tesla a tech stock? Or a fashion product? Maniv Mobility's Olaf Sakkers authored a piece on Medium with that title and he joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser & co-host Fred Fishkin for that plus... GM's would be Tesla challenger Cadillac Lyriq, TuSimple, Uber, Ford and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

Orr Danon is the co-founder and CEO of Hailo which has developed a specialized deep learning processor that delivers the performance of a data center-class computer to edge devices. The company has raised $90 million from top tier investors including Easme, Maniv Mobility, ABB Technology Ventures, Glory Ventures, NEC Corporation, and Latitude to name a few. 

Orr Danon is the co-founder and CEO of Hailo which has developed a specialized deep learning processor that delivers the performance of a data center-class computer to edge devices. The company has raised $90 million from top tier investors including Easme, Maniv Mobility, ABB Technology Ventures, Glory Ventures, NEC Corporation, and Latitude to name a few. 

This week, Oliver interviews Michael Granoff, partner at Maniv Mobility, an early stage investment firm specialising in transport technologies including micromobility. Michael has been around the mobility space a long time, and we had a great discussion about the boom and bust nature of new transport tech. Specifically, we talk about: - Michael’s background, his journey through energy security and getting into electrification of mobility, involvement with Better Place, and subsequent founding of Maniv Mobility - How his thesis has changed over time from electric, to autonomous to micromobility - Discussion about their existing investments, including Phantom Auto, Bolt Bikes and one of our most popular episodes to date: Revel, and what was compelling about each. - How to accelerate the development of infrastructure suited to micromobility. - What he agrees and disagrees about with Horace’s thesis. - Which city is the leader for micromobility and why New York is still undoing the mess from Robert Moses, the Power Broker who ran infrastructure from the 1920s-1960s in the USA. Note that this was recorded pre-the COVID19 outbreak. I’m looking forward to having him back on at some point in the future to discuss the impacts.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Frank Reig of Revel (www.gorevel.com) a provider of on-demand electric moped rentals. In this episode, Frank talks about how to find identify potential investors in a heavily-funded space, how he got to a term sheet in 6 days with one investor, how he used LinkedIn to build a strategic network and target investor list, and much more. The Company most recently raised a $27.6 million Series A venture capital round led by Ibex Investors. Toyota AI Ventures, Blue Collective, Maniv Mobility also participated. This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Israel producerer ikke en eneste bil, men alligevel er det lykkedes for landet at blive førende leverandør af teknologi til biler. Det skyldes blandt andet landets førerposition på kunstig intelligens. Du kender sikkert klistermærket "Intel Inside", som fortæller, at inde i din computer sidder en chip fra firmaet Intel. På samme måde kunne man lave et klistermærke med teksten "Israel Inside", fordi landets mange startups og større virksomheder er underleverandør af teknologi især til amerikanske techvirksomheder. Ikke mindst kan man allerede nu og i endnu større grad i fremtiden sætte sådan et mærkat på mange biler, fordi navigationssystemer, sikkerhedssystemer og batteriteknologi formodentlig styres af software udviklet i Israel. Techtopia tager pulsen på transporttech i Tel Aviv. Medvirkende: Samuel Sheer, innovationskonsulent, ICDK i Tel Aviv Olaf Sakkers, Partner, Maniv Mobility Links: ICDK AI i Israel rapport https://israel.um.dk/~/media/israel/state%20of%20ai%20in%20israel%202019%20-%20icdk%20outlook.pdf?la... Innovation Centre Denmark i Tel Aviv https://israel.um.dk/en/innovation-centre/

In this episode, we talk with Michael Granoff, Managing Partner at Maniv Mobility, for a year-end wrap on the transportation landscape from a venture capital perspective. We discuss his firm’s investments and focus, the future of transportation in cities, the iteration of micromobility form factors and the need for cities to include all modes in their planning, from public transit to ride hail to micromobility solutions. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smarter-cars/support

Olaf Sakkers (@osakkers), Partner at Maniv Mobility, and Prescott Watson (@prescottwatson), Principal at Maniv Mobility, join Erik on this episode.They discuss:- How mobility has changed in the past 5 years- Investable companies in mobility- The role of private infrastructure versus public infrastructure- Buying versus leasing assets in mobility- When and where do incumbents beat startups- The incumbents that will still be around 10 years from now- The winners and losers of the mobility raceThanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

Olaf Sakkers (@osakkers), Partner at Maniv Mobility, and Prescott Watson (@prescottwatson), Principal at Maniv Mobility, join Erik on this episode.They discuss:- How mobility has changed in the past 5 years- Investable companies in mobility- The role of private infrastructure versus public infrastructure- Buying versus leasing assets in mobility- When and where do incumbents beat startups- The incumbents that will still be around 10 years from now- The winners and losers of the mobility raceThanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

We cap our mobility mini-series from a different perspective: that of Mike Granoff, Managing Partner of Maniv Mobility, a venture capital firm that specializes in...mobility and the future of transportation. As an investor, Mike has to look at the entire mobility landscape, and his success and reputation are not... 'riding' on a single solution.We kick off the podcast with our trademark "why on earth are you doing this?", and the answer will surprise you. It will also explain why Mike takes a very broad and strategic view of the disruption to mobility and transportation. The code word, he says, is diversification: different ways of powering vehicles, shared transportation, buying miles traveled rather than cars, leveraging different modes of transportation. A broad-ranging, digitally-enabled transformation of a transportation model that had remained static for over a century.We discuss whether ride-sharing platforms like Uber and Lyft are actually adding to traffic congestion and whether they will continue to do so; whether the hype on driverless cars is too far ahead of reality; cybersecurity issues; and how to address the biggest market failure in this space—the failure to price road space appropriately.It's a fascinating, broad-ranging conversation that ties together the ideas, innovations and disruptions we discussed in the first three episodes of this miniseries. A brilliant way to take stock of how mobility is changing, and what the future of our mobility will look like.Enjoy the episode, and please share it on social media and with friends and colleagues!

Please enjoy this powerful episode with VC Michael Granoff of Maniv Mobility. In this episode we touch upon topics such as: - Israel's place in the VC ecosystem - The importance of developing clear energies particularly for transportation - Michael's role in Better Place, a revolutionary and ambitious company that looked to bring electric cars to Israel - The importance of failure as a means for success and why that process makes Israel the start-up nation. Thank you so much for your interest in this podcast. Please leave comments, questions, concerns and reviews. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alex-shandrovsky/message

Tune into this week’s podcast while Philip speaks with Michael Granoff, founder and managing director of Maniv Mobility and past board member of Better Place. As he’s also been involved... The post Investing In The Future Of Mobility appeared first on Philip Stein & Associates.

One year ago today, the one and only Kirsten Korosec made her Autonocast debut and we finally became the podcast you know and love/tolerate today. The gang celebrates the occasion, discusses the latest Anthony Levandowski-related revelations, and welcomes Mike Granoff of Maniv Mobility to the show to debate Alex about the convenience of electric vehicles.

Welcome to the fourth episode of Raising Your Antenna, your source for in-depth insight from leaders in emerging technology. We are excited to have Michael Granoff, founder and managing director of Maniv Mobility. Aside from several startup boards, Michael serves on the board of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE), a Washington, DC-based policy and advocacy organization he helped establish in 2004. Michael has been involved in three US Presidential campaigns and he received Brandeis University’s Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship in 2010. Tune is as we talk about... Hear about Michael's background in the mobility space How he became interested with transportation energy The autonomous vehicle industry How Michael has become deeply involved with car autonomy Financing, engineering, and macroeconomics of the auto industry Disruption and mobility The consumer's view of full-autonomy and more!