About Urban Morph

Urban Morph is an AI-native, full-stack policy and urban-tech venture studio based in Bengaluru, India. Mobility is the mainstay; urban governance and policy support are core.

Legal name
Urban Morph Consultants Pvt Ltd
Based in
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, with work running in more than 135 cities
Founders
Sathya Sankaran, Sonal S Kulkarni, Subbaiah TS
Ventures
AltMo, SyntheSYS, SaralCare
Email
contact@urbanmorph.com
Address
41, Vishnu Nivas, NGEF Colony, Sanjaynagar, Bengaluru 560094, Karnataka, India

How we work

Urban Morph is an AI-native, full-stack policy and urban-tech venture studio and service delivery organisation working to shape the future of cities. We co-create solutions with public and private partners, incubate technologies, and implement scalable models to solve complex urban challenges. Mobility is our mainstay; urban governance and policy support run through all of it, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and real-world impact.

Innovate

OoruLabs within Urban Morph is an urban tech accelerator. We either build our own technologies like AltMo, SyntheSYS and SaralCare, or we work with partners whose solutions can help solve urban problems.

  • Altmo. Employee engagement and climate action platform. 10,900+ users from 1,000+ organisations across 135+ cities have logged 2.3 lakh+ sustainable activities and avoided 550+ tonnes of CO₂. Learn more about Altmo
  • SyntheSYS. AI-native services for orchestrating and coordinating urban solutions and accelerating progress at scale, ward to nation: live platforms such as CFAM, KDEM and Neighbourhoods of the Future, revived civic archives, open tools and data stories. Explore SyntheSYS
  • SaralCare. Elder care coordination for Indian families: medicines, appointments, records and emergencies in one place, owned by the elder. A venture Urban Morph invested in and builds, live at saralcare.com.

Orchestrate

For philanthropies, regranters and organizations planning to deploy CSR capital for impact, we provide thesis and strategy to deliver long-term sustainable impact in the urban space.

  • ITES Partnership. Strategic partner for India-UK Netzero center, enabling multiple innovators to establish collaborative partnerships. About the ITES partnership
  • IISc Collaboration. MoU with Sustainable Transportation Lab, IISc as orchestrators of the Active Mobility Center of Excellence, taking research to the real world.
  • CSR Strategy. Experience delivering thesis, strategy and orchestration for India's leading CSR organizations with grant budgets up to USD 100 million.

Execute

When it comes to transforming urban spaces, execution matters most. We deliver on-ground projects that create real, measurable change in cities.

  • Pedaluru. Bengaluru's public bicycle sharing system, funded by Toyota Mobility Foundation, providing accessible transportation options across the city.
  • Church Street First. Designed and executed India's first pop-up pedestrianization project in collaboration with DULT Bengaluru, transforming urban streets.
  • Relief Riders. During COVID-19, mobilised 725 volunteer cyclists for 11,000+ rides across 12 Indian cities, delivering medicines and essentials and safely transporting healthcare and essential service workers.
  • CFAM. Council for Active Mobility: India's National Active Mobility Framework, putting streets for people into law, starting with the Karnataka Active Mobility Bill. Visit cfam.in

Outcomes and awards

  • 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
  • 2021Urban Mobility Institute Award. Clean Air Street testbed receives DULT, Urban Mobility Institute Commendation Award
  • 2021Volvo Innovation Award. Clean Air Street testbed receives the Volvo Innovation Awards
  • 2022Excellence in Innovation. Cycle To Work campaign helps Silvassa Smart City win India Digital Empowerment Award
  • 2025Mobility Symposium Award. Using Altmo to deliver Active Mobility transformation in companies

Frequently asked questions

What is Urban Morph?
Urban Morph is an AI-native, full-stack policy and urban-tech venture studio based in Bengaluru, India, registered as Urban Morph Consultants Pvt Ltd. Mobility is its mainstay and urban governance and policy support are core. It builds and backs AltMo, SyntheSYS and SaralCare, runs the Council for Active Mobility, and delivers projects with cities, institutions and communities in more than 135 cities.
Who founded Urban Morph?
Sathya Sankaran (Co-Founder and Director, CEO of Rainmatter Foundation and Bicycle Mayor of Bengaluru), Sonal S Kulkarni (Co-Founder) and Subbaiah TS (Co-Founder and Director).
What is AltMo?
AltMo is a GPS-verified mobility intelligence and climate action platform for organisations. Employees log cycling, walking, public transport and carpooling; the organisation gets Scope 3 commute emissions, CO₂ avoided and challenge leaderboards. More than 10,900 people from 1,000 organisations in 135 cities use it, and 550 tonnes of CO₂ have been avoided.
What is SyntheSYS?
SyntheSYS is Urban Morph's AI-native urban services practice: live platforms such as the Council for Active Mobility (cfam.in), the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission dashboard, Neighbourhoods of the Future and GreensBrowns; revived civic archives India Together, Praja and mapunitygroups; five free open tools; and nine data stories on how India works.
What is SaralCare?
SaralCare is elder care coordination built in Bengaluru: medicines, appointments, health records and vitals for an ageing parent, held in one place and owned by the elder, for families in India and abroad. Urban Morph is invested in and building it (SaralCare Healthtech Pvt Ltd).
What is the Active Mobility Centre of Excellence?
India's first Centre of Excellence for Active Mobility, established in September 2024 through an MoU between the IISc Sustainable Transportation Lab and Urban Morph, to research, plan and evaluate cycling and walking as first- and last-mile transport.
What awards has Urban Morph received?
The Urban Mobility India 2021 Commendation Award and the Volvo Innovation Award 2021 for Church Street First, the India Digital Empowerment Award 2022 for the Cycle To Work campaign in Silvassa, the Mobility Symposium Award 2025 for AltMo, the UN World Bicycle Day Special Award 2021 for Relief Riders, and a 2022 Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Relief Riders.
How can a company cut Scope 3 commute emissions?
By measuring them first. AltMo tracks employee commutes with GPS verification, reports CO₂ avoided and fuel saved, and runs challenges that move people to cycling, walking, buses, metro and carpooling. The data feeds ESG and BRSR reporting.
How do I contact Urban Morph?
Email contact@urbanmorph.com. The studio is at 41 Vishnu Nivas, NGEF Colony, Sanjaynagar, Bengaluru 560094, Karnataka, India.