Mike Walter

Mike Walter works for Connected Places Catapult, and writes profiles about entrepreneurs supported by the Catapult. A former journalist, Mike edited Transportation Professional magazine for eight years.

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Photography: Ollie Craig Meet the innovator making streets better with community insight
Meet the innovator making streets better with community insight

Jon Little of BetaStreets is on a mission to democratise the design of public spaces,…

SpatialCortex Using wearables to protect personal safety on sites: credit Jonathan Birch Photography
Using wearables to protect personal safety on sites

Freight logistics, warehousing, and transport are all high-risk, heavy industries and musculoskeletal disorders feature among…

Rhevia: Meet the innovator scaling a business to make roads and sites safer
Meet the innovator scaling a business to make roads and sites safer

Concern with zebra crossing safety led one entrepreneur to take his technology idea from Powerpoint…

Goods delivery innovator boosts productivity for cycle couriers

Electric cargo trailers developed by Bristol-based technology company SLANT promise to help cycle couriers carry…

Autonomous boat builder charts course to success
Autonomous boat builder charts course to success

Small autonomous boats powered by renewable energy and developed by a start-up firm in Bristol…

Meet the innovator helping construction sites understand nature better
Meet the innovator helping construction sites understand nature better

Serial entrepreneur Dimple Patel is leading a successful nature tech business previously supported by Connected…

Meet the innovator growing an EV charge management business
Meet the innovator growing an EV charge management business

Serial entrepreneur Michael Gibson is CEO – or ‘Chief Explorer of Opportunities’ – of Fuuse,…

The innovator scaling a business to make travel more accessible
The innovator scaling a business to make travel more accessible

Many entrepreneurs begin their innovation journey driven by a desire to showcase new technology or…

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Meet the innovator driving change for African communities

Determined problem solver Natalie Dowsett is about to supply thousands of off-road vehicles to Africa,…

Meet the innovator making infrastructure assets work smarter

Anna Jordan builds AI systems to help highway operators improve how roads function, and has been supported by three accelerator programmes led by Connected Places Catapult.

Meet the innovator determined to scale net zero know-how

Dr Amrit Chandan is using AI to capture workers’ sustainability knowledge, to help the next generation improve on its decarbonisation efforts

Meet the innovator mapping safer bike routes through cities

French entrepreneur Garance Locatelli is making city cycle networks easier to navigate with a subway-inspired wayfinding system, developed through a programme delivered by Connected Places Catapult.

Meet the innovator using AI to improve crowd safety in train stations

Biology graduate Rosie Richardson became fascinated by human behaviour and the role technology can play in keeping people safe. Now she is driving the development of a system that spots potential hazards at train stations to provide early alerts for rail staff to keep passengers secure, with the help of Connected Places Catapult.

Meet the innovator giving all passengers a greater voice

Smartphone technology developed by a Belfast-based entrepreneur could soon help public transport users report anti-social behaviour without fear.