SAP Chief Strategy Officer Deepak Krishnamurthy said at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, “Imagine if we can work together and make inclusion a fact.” Additionally, Alexa Gorman, who is SVP, Head of SAP.iO Foundries Europe announced the creation of a dedicated accelerator program for women and diverse-led enterprises in Berlin, Germany.
Was the SAP.iO Foundry worth it? That’s the question I’m often asked now that our company, Ziggeo, has graduated from SAP.iO’s first NYC cohort. The short answer is: yes — at least, for us. The longer answer: it depends on your company’s goals and expectations. Here are a few takeaways from our time there…
Culture Shifting Weekend NYC – offers institutional investors, social impact investors, corporate venturers, and the investment community-at-large direct face-to-face engagement with the burgeoning Black venture capitalist GP community. As our 2017 event reported, there are over 120 Black GPs currently seeking the right partners and paths forward for their funds.
When Bill McDermott, CEO and Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE, met with Emmanuel Macron, President of France, at the #ChooseFrance summit earlier this year — the meeting resulted in one of the largest investments in the French tech ecosystem!
I Can’t believe it’s been a year! The 2nd edition of SAP.iO Foundry powered by Techstars in Berlin is already half way through! Being part of the program last year was indeed a pivotal moment in Greendeck’s journey. It was an accelerator in the true sense of the word — thrusting us in the right direction like a rocket launcher.
Culture Shifting: A Weekend of Technology, Innovation & Social Impact is an invitation only event that takes place annually in Silicon Valley (CA), and Silicon Alley (NYC). It unites 300+ leaders that attend with each other and companies that care about growth and innovation through diversity and inclusion. Their goal is to celebrate accomplished individuals, highlight them and enable deals and collaborations among our guests.
Annoncé début 2018, SAP.iO Foundry Paris a ouvert ses portes ce 17 octobre 2018 dans le 9e arrondissement. Pour sa première promo, l’accélérateur parisien de SAP accueille 6 start-up. Elles bénéficieront d’un programme d‘accompagnement de 10 semaines.
PARIS — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today launched its first location in Paris for SAP.iO Foundries. The Paris location is designed to help and support business-to-business (B2B) startups build innovative software and deliver high value for SAP customers…
Comment faire de ses concurrents potentiels, des alliés? L’Allemand SAP a trouvé la solution avec son fonds d’investissement et ses accélérateurs de start-up. Mardi soir, il a inauguré l’adresse parisienne de SAP.iO Foundry . Situé dans le IXe arrondissement, il a pour vocation d’accueillir une cinquantaine de start-up en cinq ans. Il s’inscrit dans le cadre de dépenses et d’investissement en France de deux milliards d’euros sur cinq ans, annoncés lors du sommet Choose France, en janvier dernier. L’accélérateur parisien est le cinquième du groupe, qui en a déjà ouvert à San Fransisco, New York, Berlin et Tel-Aviv. SAP prévoit d’étendre ce concept à l’Asie dans les prochains mois.
Près de cinquante startups françaises bénéficieront de l’accompagnement de SAP.iO Foundry à Paris. Ce réseau mondial d’accélérateur de startups aide les startups B2B à créer des solutions innovants et complémentaires en bénéficiant du meilleur de SAP tels que le mentoring, l’accès aux clients, aux technologies et aux API des plateformes SAP. Le premier programme d’accélération sera dédié au thème « Intelligente Enterprise » avec un focus « Supply-Chain ». SAP.iO Foundry Paris s’inscrit dans le cadre des annonces de dépenses et d’investissements de SAP faites par Bill McDermott, CEO de SAP, à Emmanuel Macron lors du sommet « ChooseFrance ».
German software maker SAP aims to make Berlin a global hub for AI and tech development
Blockchain is a relatively new technology with enormous potential in various areas of aviation. Even though there is currently no market-ready blockchain application that permanently changes the value chain of airlines, the topic is gaining momentum and numerous players are increasingly testing new solutions in this area. This is also reflected in the enthusiastic response to the world’s first Aviation Blockchain Challenge, which the Lufthansa Innovation Hub and SAP.iO Foundry jointly announced in July. Over the six-week submission period, teams from 56 countries submitted a total of 312 blockchain ideas.