AltMo
LiveGPS-verified mobility intelligence for organisations that want to count and cut commute emissions.
altmo.appನಮ್ಮ ಊರುहमारा शहरOur city
Policy, platforms and programmes for Indian cities.
Urban MorphAI-native, full-stack policy and urban-tech venture studioBengaluru, with work in 135 cities
Mobility is the mainstay: cycling, walking and public transport. Urban governance and policy support run through everything we do, from campaigning for active-mobility law to the dashboards a state government tracks its economy on.
What we build and back
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Mobility
Cycling, walking and public transport: from India's first pop-up pedestrian street and a decade of Cycle Days to a GPS-verified platform that lets organisations count and cut commute emissions.
Urban governance & policy
Support for governments, legislators and citizens: a model framework and campaign for the Karnataka Active Mobility Bill, strategic dashboards for the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission, revived civic archives, and thesis-led advisory for philanthropies deploying capital in cities.
AI-native urban services
Live platforms, revived civic archives, open tools and data stories that orchestrate urban solutions from ward to nation: Neighbourhoods of the Future, India Together, Praja, mapunitygroups, bharatlas and more.
- 342%more for cycling & walkingin Bengaluru's Comprehensive Master Plan, on the back of our data and advocacy
- FirstActive Mobility Centre of Excellence in Indiaset up with the IISc Sustainable Transportation Lab in 2024
- 10,900+people on AltMoacross 1,000+ organisations in 135+ cities, 550+ tonnes of CO₂ avoided
- 725Relief Riders volunteersacross 12 cities during COVID-19; UN World Bicycle Day Special Award 2021
Selected projects
All 33 projects
Church Street First
India's first pop-up pedestrianization project designed and executed in collaboration with DULT Bengaluru, transforming urban streets.
Bicycle Parking Facilities
Planning and implementing secure bicycle parking infrastructure across the city to support cycling as a viable mode of transportation.
Cycle Days
Regular community cycling events bringing together residents to explore neighborhoods and promote cycling as a daily transport option.
What partners say
Urban Morph has been a key partner for us on our work in Bengaluru. They have really helped us maximise the impact of our work and develop innovative approaches to the issues we have engaged with.
India-UK ITES CenterThe industries were onboarded to the cycleto.work (now altmo.app) platform that gamifies cycling for commute through a leaderboard. We congratulate Silvassa Smart City Ltd. for a successful rollout of the #Cycle2Work campaign and thank Urban Morph for their support.
MoHUA Smart CitiesExcited to work closely with Urban Morph in 2026! AltMo is a brilliant innovation.
WRI IndiaAwards
- 2021
Urban Mobility Institute Award
Clean Air Street testbed receives DULT, Urban Mobility Institute Commendation Award
- 2021
Volvo Innovation Award
Clean Air Street testbed receives the Volvo Innovation Awards
- 2022
Excellence in Innovation
Cycle To Work campaign helps Silvassa Smart City win India Digital Empowerment Award
- 2025
Mobility Symposium Award
Using Altmo to deliver Active Mobility transformation in companies
Partners
Government & Public Agencies
MoHUA
Govt. of Karnataka
Smart Cities
BTP
KDEM
Academic & Research Institutions
IISc Bengaluru
IISc IST Lab
MS Ramaiah
International Development Partners
ITES Centre
Catapult UK
BYCS
GIZ
Foundations & NGOs
WRI India
ITDP
People
All profiles
Sathya SankaranCo-Founder and DirectorCEO, Rainmatter Foundation. Bicycle Mayor of Bengaluru. Wrote Break the Block; hosts OoruLabs.
Sonal S KulkarniCo-FounderArchitect and planner. Led Karnataka's Cycles for Change at DULT; delivered Church Street First.
Subbaiah TSCo-Founder and DirectorArchitect, IISc designer. Co-founder of Bioman; trustee, Citizens for Sustainability.
Knerav KodolikarProduct ManagerDrives product for AltMo. Raced for Equipe Goa and at the national championships.
Susheel NairCreative DirectorPublic-impact storytelling; the cycle stands on Church Street; campaigns like Pedaluru.
Renuka KulkarniDesign ConsultantBranding and design for AltMo and the studio; runs Studio Ikigai.
Ashwin MaheshAdvisorUrbanist and social technologist; founded Mapunity, Lithium and LVBL; Ashoka Fellow.
Rajeev KulkarniAdvisorData scientist, twenty years of AI and ML for health; guides SyntheSYS.
Manju GeorgeAdvisorGender-responsive urban design; leads MobiliseHER at WRI India.Talk to us
For governments, philanthropies and partners. Write to contact@urbanmorph.com, or find us at 41 Vishnu Nivas, NGEF Colony, Sanjaynagar, Bengaluru 560094.