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New Startup Solutions Available on SAP Store: Summer 2023

200+ SAP.iO startups deliver their apps, add-ins, and integration kits to SAP’s global customers through SAP Store. SAP Store is the online marketplace where customers around the world can discover, try, buy, and renew enterprise solutions from SAP and its trusted partners. We are excited to share with you the latest startup technologies to be added to the store! You can check out all of our portfolio technologies that integrate with SAP solutions on the SAP Store.

Retail Operational Quality

by Qvalon Inc

Empower your frontline workforce with ​​all-in-one app

Integrated with SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Analytics Cloud to streamline inspections, enhance communication, and deliver vital insights from field-teams to senior management. Generate customizable reports, manage workflows, and empower frontline teams in a single app. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

Beem

by Holome Technologies Limited

The best communication happens in person. The second best happens on Beem.

SAP SuccessFactors customers expect reliable, trustworthy communication; Beem provides a light touch platform for pre-recorded and live-stream hologram videos. Users can create holographic recordings that are safe, secure, and stable and don’t need any clunky SDK updates. Beem can be accessed via an SSO (single sign-on) API log-in to access Enterprise features. With Beem, you appear as a full-size human hologram. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

eFOM Energy Management System

by Formula Technologies, Inc.

Providing EMS to ESG integration for a smart and sustainable future

Our EMS energy management dashboard is linked to SAP ERP Carbon report, providing eight major carbon management abilities. We can analyze and solve major pain points like compressed air systems, electronic systems, and water heating systems. This solution was incubated and funded by SAP.iO. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

BlueTax – Individual Income Tax and VAT invoice Management Expert

by Shenzhen Learning Leader Technology Ltd

Make your finance and tax operation processes efficiency, compliance, and safety

Bluetax integrates with SAP SuccessFactors through the interface, provides one-stop services for payroll, individual income tax, and social security business. Professional supply chain information collaboration and VAT invoice management cloud platform. Check them out on the SAP Store here.

In Foundries, Portfolio News

New Startup Solutions Available on SAP Store : June 2023

200+ SAP.iO startups deliver their apps, add-ins, and integration kits to SAP’s global customers through SAP Store. SAP Store is the online marketplace where customers around the world can discover, try, buy, and renew enterprise solutions from SAP and its trusted partners. We are excited to share with you the latest startup technologies to be added to the store! You can check out all of our portfolio technologies that integrate with SAP solutions on the SAP Store.

 

Morpheus.Network Brand Protection

By MN Consulting Services, Inc.

Protect your brand, reduce global counterfeiting, & improve consumer experiences

Counterfeit, grey, diverted, and stolen products erode revenues for brands worldwide. We help you protect your revenue and your customers by connecting to your purchase orders on SAP S/4HANA Cloud and using a digital twin with a verifiable identity and blockchain to protect your brand value. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

Gappify

By Gappify, Inc.

Powering completeness, accuracy, and compliance

Automate the entire accruals process, including vendor confirmations, PO and budget owner confirmations, historical calculations, and auto-posting JE’s into SAP S/4HANA. Automate over 500 hours of manual work, improve the accuracy of expense data, and drive tighter compliance controls. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

Drivin

By Drivin SPA

Drive logistic efficiency while improving your customer experience

Our dynamic pricing engine enables profitable growth by ensuring optimized pricing to influence shoppers’ buying decisions. The pricing decisions are put on autopilot to drive sales, margins, and loyalty and integrates seamless with SAP S/4HANA. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO SAP S/4HANA. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

MaintainX – Maintenance & Asset Management

By MaintainX

Empower frontline teams to improve maintenance, safety, and operations

This mobile-first maintenance and asset management platform empowers frontline teams to add production hours by reducing equipment downtime. Enrich your ERP records with accurate data on work orders, assets, parts inventory, and purchase orders through SAP S/4HANA Cloud and on-premise. A partner that is a member of SAP’s curated startup ecosystem. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

Zerynth for SAP S/4HANA

By Zerynth S.p.A.

Easily connect any industrial machinery with your SAP S/4HANA system

Industrial IoT solution designed to extract data from any industrial machine in less than three hours, seamlessly integrated with SAP S/4HANA. Users can collect data from heterogenous assets on their shop floor and leverage SAP products to enhance process visibility. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

Pirika Technology to Eliminate Plastic Pollution

By Pirika.inc

Platform for visualizing the implementation status of environmental measures

This platform enables visualization of the status of environmental measures of municipalities. SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Data Warehouse Cloud are used to integrate and visualize the status of municipalities’ environmental policy implementation. A partner that is a member of SAP’s curated startup ecosystem. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

Infiviz

By Infilect Technologies Private Limited

Advanced Image Recognition and Retail Execution Analytics for CPG

Infiviz provides CPG leaders with the most accurate and instant in-store execution analytics delivered to optimize retail execution and simplify decision making. With real-time instore insights on SOS, OSA etc., Sales leaders can boost in-store sales. Infiviz is integrated with SAP Sales Cloud. A partner that is a member of SAP’s curated startup ecosystem. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

goFlux Platform

By goFlux Technology Ltd

Leading B2B freight-trading platform for transportation-heavy users in Brazil

Our B2B freight-trading platform, integrated with SAP Business Network, provides comprehensive solutions for quoting, contracting, and managing freights. The main benefits we offer include compliance in the quoting process, which enhances cost savings and productivity. A partner that is a member of SAP’s curated startup ecosystem. Check a product video here and find them out on the SAP Store here.

CamCom Automotive Damage Assessment

By CamCom Technologies Private Limited

The most accurate automotive damage assessment AI platform in the world

With over 3 million inspections per annum, this intuitive AI-powered platform integrates with SAP S/4HANA and understands every type of vehicle damage, enabling 96% macro-level damage assessment accuracy, resulting in the creation of transparent and objective estimates. A partner that is a member of SAP’s curated startup ecosystem. Check a product video here and find them out on the SAP Store here.

GMetri

By GMETRI INC

Revolutionize employee onboarding with an immersive Metaverse platform

Revolutionize employee onboarding with an immersive, no-code Metaverse platform. Seamlessly integrating with SAP SuccessFactors, the platform accelerates learning and boosts engagement from day one. A partner that is a member of SAP’s curated startup ecosystem. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

AI Bruna

By Altum Lab

Optimize your Agro production with an AI-powered solution

AI-powered solution integrated with SAP BTP to take the data available in the Intelligent Agriculture module and through its three modules, makes predictions of the quality of the raw material. Then, using those results, it suggests how to improve it and use it to satisfy commercial contracts. A partner that is a member of SAP’s curated startup ecosystem. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

In Portfolio News, Funding Announcement

Venture Activity May 2023

SAP.iO’s ecosystem of successful raises and exits

May 2023

SAP.iO has curated over 525 startups in SAP’s startup ecosystem. We’re proud that many of the startups from our programs continue to raise VC funding and have successful exits. This demonstrates that SAP startup technologies are addressing the rapidly changing requirements of the marketplace and have risen to the occasion of meeting customer needs. Here are the latest raises and exits you should know about!

Funding

Gappify, a California based provider of accounting automation solutions for corporate accounting teams, raised $10M in Series B funding. The round brought the total amount to $22M, and as part of the transaction, FINTOP’s Jared Winegrad, General Partner, will join Gappify’s Board of Directors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and development of new accounting automation products.

Liftango, the Scotland-based shared mobility platform provider, has received over £2.5m in an investment round. Maven VCTs contributed £1.25m, with a further £1.25m having come from Scottish Enterprise and “a significant but undisclosed investment” amount from prior supporters. Capital raised by Liftango will go towards driving growth in new markets and increasing its presence in established locations.

Hanko has received a single-digit million figure investment from Berlin-based adesso Ventures. The German VC joins forces with existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Smart Infrastructure Ventures, PAYONE founders Carl Frederic Zitscher and Jan Kanieß, as well as Intershop co-founder Roland Fassauer.

Deployed has scored $4M in a seed funding round co-led by Amrock Ventures and US-based M12, Microsoft’s fund that also backed Inworld AI and iLoF recently. Led by female founders Emma Rees and Kayleigh Kuptz, Deployed is focused on redefining the process of creating Statements of Work (SOWs) and planning projects.

Hacobu has closed a ¥1.5B round of funding. Hacobu offers an integrated solution “MOVO ” centering on the operation management system utilizing in-vehicle terminals.

TradeWaltz, which develops trade information collaboration platform “TradeWaltz” that aims to completely digitize trade procedures based on blockchain, has Sumitomo Corporation join the investment and raise 1.65 billion yen newly from the company and other existing shares. It was announced on May 29 that the cumulative amount of funding reached 5.65 billion yen.

Pirika has closed a ¥280M funding round. This investment will help Pirika aims to solve environmental problems with the power of science and technology.

Exits

Rallyware, the Performance Enablement Platform for large sales forces, has acquired the retail sales enablement platform Myagi. Together, Rallyware and Myagi will transform sales rep knowledge, operations, and productivity, delivering strong ROI to world-leading consumer brands and their multi-brand retailer partners.

In Foundries, Portfolio News

New Startup Solutions Available on SAP Store : April 2023

200+ SAP.iO startups deliver their apps, add-ins, and integration kits to SAP’s global customers through SAP Store. SAP Store is the online marketplace where customers around the world can discover, try, buy, and renew enterprise solutions from SAP and its trusted partners. We are excited to share with you the latest startup technologies to be added to the store! You can check out all of our portfolio technologies that integrate with SAP solutions on the SAP Store.

 

Woocar

By Woolabs S.A.

Safe and sustainable fleet management with 100% mobile telematics

We take care of fleet management starting with driving behavior. Reduce road accidents and carbon footprint while optimizing road maps, SAP LBN API-integrated providing enterprise composability. 80% reduction in road accidents and 15% in fuel costs, with carbon footprint reduction worldwide. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO and works with SAP Logistics Business Network. Check out a product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

YZR

By YZR

YZR leverages AI to clean and enrich product data

YZR automatically standardizes, enriches and categorizes product data for digital commerce. The solution is integrated with SAP Commerce Cloud via ImpEx. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO and works with SAP Commerce Cloud. Check out a product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

AI Driven Dynamic Pricing

By Nextorbit Platforms and Solutions Private Limited

AI-driven pricing drives sales while maintaining margin goals

Our dynamic pricing engine enables profitable growth by ensuring optimized pricing to influence shoppers’ buying decisions. The pricing decisions are put on autopilot to drive sales, margins, and loyalty and integrates seamless with SAP S/4HANA. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO SAP S/4HANA. Check out a product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

Soil Pathogen Risk Alert System

By Solena Ag, Inc.

Get soil pathogen risk alerts and detect crop diseases early

Soil pathogen risk alert system API integrates with SAP Intelligent Agriculture to detect crop diseases early, enabling farmers to take timely action and maximize yield. Prometheus AI platform helps farmers optimize ag management and increase profitability. Choose a sustainable future. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO and works with SAP Extension Suite and/or SAP Integration Suite. Check out a product video here and find them on the SAP Store here.

Supply-Chain Collaboration Solution

By Shanghai Yunli Information Technology Co.,Ltd

Streamline your supply chain with a collaborative solution

This solution integrates with SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud to help automate and streamline the process of invoicing and settling payments between buyers and suppliers. It’s a platform for buyers and suppliers to manage their invoicing and payment processes in a centralized, automated manner. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO and works with SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP.  Check out a product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

KINEXON OS – Order Tracking and Process Management

By KINEXON Industries GmbH

Automate operations in manufacturing with location intelligence

Accelerate the processing of production orders by providing real-time visibility and increasing the level of automation and quality. The solution is fully integrated in SAP Digital Manufacturing to enhance the digital twin of all movable assets. Check them out on the SAP Store here.

SORGA Transparency on e-commerce

By AGENCE MAP

Bring inviolable proof of your commitments & regain the trust you deserve

Our innovation allows brands to provide transparency and traceability to their customers and retailers. The only carbon-neutral and digital sovereignty blockchain solution. Easy to use, it makes responsible consumption accessible to all. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO and works with SAP Commerce Cloud. Check out a product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

SoPost Product Sampling Platform

By SoPost Limited

Product sampling integrated anywhere online

We make it easy to run highly effective product sampling campaigns anywhere online. Integrate into any channel, collect valuable first and zero-party data, personalize every experience to achieve any campaign objective, and sync data with SAP Customer Data Platform (CDP). Check a product video here, and find them out on the SAP Store here.

SPARETECH

By SPARETECH GmbH

Unlock the full potential of your spare parts data

The leading data platform for industrial spare parts, our software solution automates spare parts management processes for manufacturing companies to ensure maximum transparency and data accuracy along the supply chain in an effective, reliable, and collaborative manner with SAP S/4HANA. Check a product video here, and find them out on the SAP Store here.

Andonix

By Tripi Connected Tech, Inc.

A.I. connected factory workers to hold machines and processes accountable

Boost quality, processes, and factory productivity in just days by connecting your workers to their machines and supervisors through an artificial intelligence-enabled alarm, escalation, and collaboration platform (digital andon cord) to quickly identify, track, and resolve operating problems. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO and works with SAP ERP. Check out a product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

In Foundries, Portfolio News

New Startup Solutions Available on SAP Store : March 2023

200+ SAP.iO startups deliver their apps, add-ins, and integration kits to SAP’s global customers through SAP Store. SAP Store is the online marketplace where customers around the world can discover, try, buy, and renew enterprise solutions from SAP and its trusted partners. We are excited to share with you the latest startup technologies to be added to the store! You can check out all of our portfolio technologies that integrate with SAP solutions on the SAP Store.

 

SaleAssist.ai – Live Video Commerce

By SALEASSIST INNOV8 PRIVATE LIMITED

Enable live video shopping and livestream selling in your store

Customer buying behavior is changing rapidly and traditional tools need an upgrade. Enable live video shopping and livestream selling in SAP Customer Experience to increase customer engagement, sales conversions and provide immersive customer experience. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO and works with SAP Commerce Cloud. Check out a product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

CDP and MA built on SAP BTP

By Beijing DeepZero Technology Co. Ltd.

Smart marketing leveraging AI-driven CDP and MA

CDP (Customer Data Platform) and MA integrated with SAP BTP, are built on the basis of an AI engine, which is able to assist brands to understand their customers in deep insight and to keep brands engaging with customers on their favorite channels with their favorite content at their favorite time. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO and works with SAP CRM Sales. Check out their product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

 ZhiJian Member Management Solution

By Shanghai Zhijian Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Omnichannel member management solution based on SAP Commerce Cloud

As an integrated product of Zhijian and SAP Commerce Cloud, this omnichannel member management solution can help enterprises realize the intercommunication between their SAP Customer Experience solution and background system. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO, and works with SAP Commerce Cloud. Check out their product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

Sustain.Life Carbon Accounting and ESG Management

By Sustain.Life, Inc.

Comprehensive sustainability and ESG management software for every business

A SaaS platform that helps companies manage sustainability and ESG initiatives. Measure, manage, and report GHG emissions across scopes 1, 2, and 3 in a simple, intuitive user interface. Integrate your data with SAP Data Warehouse Cloud to streamline your organization’s sustainability efforts. Check them out on the SAP Store here.

RDEP POS

By ProenX Pte Ltd

Transforming in-store shopping experiences

Bust queues, recommend products for up-sell/cross-sell, personalize content delivery, and enable omnichannel experiences for retail customers through a handheld mobile solution, coupled with SAP S4/HANA, that can be used either by customers or store staff on mobile devices. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO, and works with SAP S/4HANA. Check out their product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

Rezo.AI

By Rezo.AI

AI Powered CX Cloud For Enterprises

We are an AI Powered CX Cloud that transforms customer experience, improves agent productivity and operationalize real-time intelligence. Rezo.ai can automate conversations across contact center channels with the power of AI and Analytics to bring efficiency, cost-reduction and customer insights. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO, and works with SAP Sales Cloud and SAP Service Cloud. Check out their product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

Cayzen

By Eitoss

Improve your carbon footprint with sustainable ideas from your field processes

By digitizing manufacturing improvement proposals, we can collect ideas for reducing electricity costs in the field, and by linking ideas to SAP S/4HANA, we can estimate the effects for each team or individual. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO, and works with SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Extension Suite and/or SAP Integration Suite, and SAP HANA Cloud. Check out their product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

CargoSnap

By Proof of Condition Solutions B.V.

The cargo inspection tool that will save costs and improve customer satisfaction

A digital solution that makes cargo inspections simple, fast, and streamlined. No paperwork, no spreadsheets, no hassle. Build your own workflow, so it fits like a glove, without ever missing a single bit of information. Use CargoSnap to update shipments in SAP Business Network for Logistics. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO, and works with SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Extension Suite and/or SAP Integration Suite, SAP Business Network for Logistics. Check them out on the SAP Store here.

Shoppable interactive videos and live shopping

By Smartzer LTD.

Transform videos and live streams into a shoppable and interactive format

A tool that enables brands to annotate their videos and live streams with shoppable products to create a shoppable video or a live shopping event embedded on their e-commerce. The solution integrates with SAP Commerce Cloud. Check out their product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

Fifty eDoing integration

By FIFTY

Bridge the knowing-doing gap in trainings and change programs

Our eDoing solution allows L&D and HR teams to pilot the implementation of trainings and change programs. It integrates to SAP Success Factors to automatically recommend micro-actions to employees after a given training and thereafter measure the adoption of new behaviors at collective level. Check them out on the SAP Store here.

Cobrainer Talent

By Cobrainer GmbH

Give your people their path to grow and start your skills transformation

Highly industry-specific skill-profiling, skill-recommendations, and skill-management for SAP SuccessFactors Opportunity Marketplace, Talent Profile, Recruiting Management, and Learning. Achieve next-level talent mobility, up-skilling, staffing, and workforce transformation for your organization. This solution was incubated and/or funded by SAP.iO, and works with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. Check out their product video here, and find them on the SAP Store here.

In Portfolio News, Funding Announcement

Venture Activity March 2023

SAP.iO’s ecosystem of successful raises and exits

March 2023

SAP.iO has curated over 525 startups in SAP’s startup ecosystem. We’re proud that many of the startups from our programs continue to raise VC funding and have successful exits. This demonstrates that SAP startup technologies are addressing the rapidly changing requirements of the marketplace and have risen to the occasion of meeting customer needs. Here are the latest raises and exits you should know about!

Funding

Hexa, a 3D asset visualization and management platform, announced that it closed a $20.5 million Series A round from Point72 Ventures, Samurai Incubate, Sarona Partners and HTC. CEO and co-founder Yehiel Atias said that the cash will be put toward product development and expanded customer acquisition efforts well into 2023.

Zeroboard Inc., a Tokyo-based developer and provider of a cloud-based calculation and visualization service for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, announced that it has completed financing through a third-party placement of new shares as part of its Series A financing, the first and the second tranche completed financing totaling 2.44 billion yen ($18.4 million).

Verity AG, creators of the first commercially successful inventory tracking solution powered by fully autonomous indoor drones, announced completion of a 30M CHF ($32M USD) Series B funding round. The investment was led by A.P. Moller Holding with participation from Exor Ventures and existing and new investors. This funding allows Verity to quickly scale up operations to address the growing backlog of deployments with systems already installed in 30 sites across 13 countries on 3 continents.

Vue Storefront, which is building what it describes as “frontend as a service,” has closed a $20 million round, which it plans to use for R&D, to bring on more tools targeting B2B e-commerce businesses, and for business development after seeing revenues grow 300% in the last 18 months. It has some 2,000 customers, retailers and merchants, and is seeing quite a bit of growth at the moment in the U.S.

Connect Earth has closed a $5.6 million seed round to grow its API-first environmental data offering that drives sustainable finance. The funding round will enable the company to scale faster within Europe and support expansion into the US, where they already work with financial institutions and strategic partners.

nyris, a leading visual search provider, announced that it has raised 10 million EUR in a funding round led by Trumpf Venture and the European Innovation Council (EIC). Existing investors eCAPITAL, Inter IKEA Group, SEK and Mücke & Roth are equally excited about the company and participated in this financing round. The funding will be used to accelerate the adoption of visual search with new generative image data services.

Exits

apexanalytix, a leading provider of global supply chain risk management data, software and services, and ESG Enterprise, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) management data, software and services, announced that apex has acquired ESG Enterprise. This transaction is the latest milestone in the growth of apex, which received a majority investment from funds managed by KKR. Carousel Capital also continues to be a minority investor in apex.

Andela, the global network for remote technical talent, has acquired Qualified, the leading technical skills assessment platform to identify, qualify, and certify top engineers. Andela’s global talent community will also expand with the addition of more than 3.6M engineering users via Codewars, an online community powered by Qualified that enables technical talent to compete and improve their practical coding skills in gamified challenges.

In Inclusiveness, Portfolio News

The Inspiring Women Behind Digital Innovations on SAP Store

In the bestselling novel Lessons in Chemistry, set in California circa 1961, the protagonist is a female scientist who faces down disrespect, denigration, and downright discrimination to pursue her passion and put her talents to work. That level of bigotry might be shocking in most societies today. But the goal of reaching gender parity continues to elude us, as illustrated in the new article “Bridging the Digital Gap for Women in Tech,” published to observe this month’s International Women’s Month.

International Women’s Month provides the occasion to take stock of how far we have come and how far we have to go in creating opportunities for women’s advancement in the workplace. And it’s the perfect time to recognize several pioneering women in technology who are defying stereotypes and making enormous contributions in their fields. While women still comprise less than 30% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), these trailblazing entrepreneurs, leaders, and employers are serving as role models to inspire a new generation.

At SAP, we are proud to showcase the products and services of their companies on our digital marketplace, SAP Store. We are also pleased to shine a light on SAP’s commitment to helping women break gender barriers through SAP.iO, the strategic business unit that incubates, accelerates, and scales startup innovation. In fact, the No Boundaries initiative was established with the express purpose of ensuring that innovators from all backgrounds are empowered to start up with SAP. This program is the first comprehensive inclusive entrepreneurship initiative in the business software industry.

Now let’s get acquainted with six of these visionary women.

Lisa Skeete Tatum, Founder & CEO, Landit
If anyone knows the challenges that women and people of color encounter in technology, it’s Lisa Skeete Tatum. Her company, Landit, is dedicated to increasing the success of women and diverse groups in the workplace – and assisting companies in hiring and retaining them. Landit’s solution, Personal Career Pathing, offers a personalized playbook that helps people advance and navigate their careers. Employers are using it to deliver an action-based strategy that increases engagement, upward mobility, retention, and overall performance. Lisa attributes her own success to her board of directors, a family who believed in her, and to being her own best advocate. Personal Career Pathing is available on SAP Store.
Rashi Gupta, Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist, Rezo.AI
Solving business problems using statistics and machine learning: that’s the primary passion of Dr. Rashi Gupta. A mathematician at heart, she earned a PhD in biometry from the University of Helsinki in Finland, where she discovered great support for women in technology. Returning home to India, she found a way to apply her skills in data mining and complex data sets. Realizing that the most rewarding way to do that would be to start her own company, she co-founded Rezo.AI in 2017. Rezo.AI is an AI-powered cloud solution that transforms the customer experience, improves agent productivity, and operationalizes real-time intelligence. Rezo.AI is available on SAP Store.
Paula Paw, Co-CEO, VersaFleet
A graduate of National University of Singapore with a bachelor’s degree in arts and social sciences, Paula Paw quickly found a job in sales and marketing at VersaFleet – a young company with a young team. Within just a few years, she become co-CEO, a fast-track career path that she attributes to an attitude of determination, a willingness to fail before getting it right, and listening empathetically. VersaFleet software optimizes route plans and fully digitalizes supply chains, providing technology for all transporters in any industry, in any market. VersaFleet Last-mile Transport Management Software is available on SAP Store.
Michelle Bacharach, Founder and CEO, FindMine
Her own experience as a consumer led Michelle Bacharach to invent an AI-powered technology that creates complete outfits around retailers’ products. “Complete the Look” is designed to inspire and inform shoppers, in-store associates, and retail buyers to use and pair products across e-commerce, email, marketing channels, and in store. And they tend to spend more! Michelle had always pictured herself starting her own business, and experience at a tech startup and in corporate strategy and product management gave her the background and the impetus she needed to launch FindMine. The FindMine solution is available on SAP Store.
Neha Singh, Founder, Obsess
A graduate degree in computer science from MIT enabled Neha Singh to develop the right skills to pursue a career leading engineering and product teams, which took her to Google, Vogue, and a luxury e-commerce startup. She’s combined technology expertise with a passion for fashion to create an e-commerce platform designed to make online shopping fun. Obsess Virtual Store Platform leaves the tired old thumbnail grid behind with immersive 3D virtual stores that create an interactive, engaging experience. It replicates an actual store with the sights, sounds, and social experience of real-life shopping. Obsess Virtual Store Platform is available on SAP Store.
Chandralika Hazarika, Co-Founder, Bigthinkx
Bigthinx is a perfect example of a startup that took wing at SAP.iO. Its inspiring innovator is Chandralika Hazarika, who applied 15 years’ tenure in branding and marketing – and experience with her own fashion brand, Velvet Piano – to focus on building digitally empowered brands. An architect by education, she always wanted to do something on the creative side of the business with people. Bigthinx builds software for online fashion retailers, using AI, mobile body scanning, virtual try-ons, and digital twins. The technology creates a 3D body scan for instant apparel size and fit predictions to see how it would look and fit in reality. Check out Lyflike Apparel Fit and Size Predictor by Bigthinx on SAP Store.

Why not discover these solutions and more innovations on SAP Store? It could inspire your own big ideas.
In Global, Portfolio News, CRM & Customer Experience

How SAP, Mention Me Enable Puma to Market Through Customer Data

During last month’s NRF Big Show, executives from Puma and Mention Me took to the SAP Theatre stage to discuss marketing strategies in this post-pandemic period. The session, titled, “How Smart Brands Future-Proof Growth through Customer Advocacy,” featured David Witts, senior manager, CRM, Puma, and Darren Loveday, vice president, business development and solutions consulting, Mention Me.

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In Portfolio News, Funding Announcement, Supply Chain Management, Foundries

Clarifruit raises $12 million to reduce waste in the fruit and vegetable industry

Clarifruit, a company developing a software platform for automated quality control for fruit and vegetable supply chains, has announced that it has completed a $12 million Series A round led by Champel Capital and Firstime Ventures with participation from Kubota, a provider of agricultural machinery and technologies, and NevaTeam Partners venture capital fund. It brings the company’s total funding to $15 million following a grant of $2.5 million received through Horizon 2020.

The company hopes to reduce waste in the fresh produce supply chain, an industry estimated to be valued at $2 trillion, and secure a sufficient food supply for future generations. Its solution addresses challenges in quality control and decision-making and the lack of standardized and objective quality control processes when assessing fruits and vegetables. It is estimated that this problem leads to a waste of 45% of the agricultural production in the industry, representing approximately $900 billion of loss every year.

“Since we launched our product 20 months ago, we have been able to make a significant impact and onboard tens of leading global players into our circle of clients that are now using Clarifruit’s advanced technology to automate their quality control and provide real-time info to reduce waste and maximize revenue opportunities,” said Elad Mardix, Co-Founder and CEO of Clarifruit.
Its platform has two elements: the first is a mobile app allowing quality inspects to conduct quality control processes in minutes. The second is a cloud-based control system that allows operation managers to monitor the process specific to their company and its goals, results, and insights all in real-time. It uses computer vision technology with Big Data and analytics capabilities to help retailers, wholesalers, marketing companies, and growers make data-driven decisions to reduce waste.
In Portfolio News, Awards

7 SAP.iO startups recognized by CB Insights as companies using tech to enhance market research & consumer insights

The following startups were recognized in a recent CB Insights Market Map as leading companies offering market research tools like emotion AI and social listening to allow consumer products companies to launch new products with more success.

  • Consumer Insights Platforms: Idiomatic
  • Fashion & General Merchandise Trend Identification: Stylumia, StyleSage, Heuritech
  • Taste Intelligence: Journey Foods
  • Digital Sampling: SoPost, Sampler

Congratulations to all! Get access to report here. 

In Global, Portfolio News, Business Technology Platform

SAP Acquires Search-Driven Analytics Company Askdata

SAP today announced that it has acquired Askdata, a startup focused on search-driven analytics. Askdata participated in SAP.iO’s Foundry San Francisco Cohort in 2019.

With the acquisition of Askdata, SAP strengthens its ability to help organizations take better-informed decisions by leveraging AI-driven natural language searches. Users are empowered to search, interact and collaborate on live data to maximize business insights.

Available in multiple languages, Askdata’s personalized experience connects live to source applications without moving data, while retaining the complete business context to return meaningful answers and proactive insights.

“The data and analytics market is evolving, and it is imperative that we provide simpler user experiences that will empower casual users to be able to make data-driven decisions independently,” said Irfan Khan, president and Chief Product Officer, SAP HANA Database & Analytics, SAP. “The ability to cater to a wide range of user profiles will be the primary driver of data and analytics adoption. Askdata provides SAP with a path to lead this transition to the benefit of our customers.”

Askdata applies cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology to natural language processing, which gives users the ability to answer any data question with a simple search. Users can interact with data in a simpler way, without having to learn a self-service analytics product, enabling them to extract maximum value from data quickly.

Askdata’s IP will become part of SAP Business Technology Platform and contribute to a next-generation lightweight analytics experience for SAP Analytics Cloud solution customers and to line-of-business applications.

SAP and Askdata have agreed not to disclose the purchase price or other financial details of the transaction.

In San Francisco, Portfolio News, HR & People Engagement

Automated Coaching Platform Cloverleaf Raises $9M in Series A funding to help organizations retain and grow teams

Cloverleaf, an automated coaching technology designed to bring out the best in workers and teams, has closed $9M in Series A funding. The round was led by Origin Ventures with the participation of ScOp Ventures, Mucker Capital, Queen City Angels, Airwing Ventures, 1809 and the JobsOhio Growth Capital Fund.

“Since we debuted in 2018 we’ve seen tremendous positive feedback from teams that use Cloverleaf – over 94 percent of our users reported improved performance,” says CEO Darrin Murriner. “With this new round of funding we can continue to build on that momentum and scale up on both our offerings and functionality, which will help grow our userbase and create more diverse and well-rounded coaching products for current and prospective Cloverleaf users.”

The Cloverleaf team, led by co-founders CEO Darrin Murriner and COO Kirsten Moorefield, is on a mission to help companies develop and retain staff and teams by unleashing their best work. By leveraging respected psychology data from behavioral assessments such as DISC and Enneagram, Cloverleaf helps coach team members through communication and collaboration tools they use every day, including Google Workplace, Microsoft 365, Slack, and Microsoft Teams.

Major organizations like Monster Energy, HP Enterprise and Kroger have turned to Cloverleaf to scale coaching and maximize employee talent. The platform also helps workplace consultants and coaches access unique insights to the way people and teams work, and helps sustain and scale their practice.

“At the heart of Cloverleaf’s mission is to provide managers and teams with tools to help them develop team cohesion, efficiency and understanding,” says COO Kirsten Moorefield. “Cloverleaf is designed with every aspect of the employee life cycle in mind – from hiring to mid-career and even at the end of an employment arrangement. We’ve found that with just one minute of engagement daily, the platform allows everyone to discover their unique talents and skills, and then allows for managers to leverage those skills in ways that are mutually beneficial for employees and team leaders.”

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In Foundries, Portfolio News

Round 2: Even MORE SAP.iO Human Experience Management Startups to Keep Your Eyes on

This batch of startup solutions are helping SAP SuccessFactors HXM customers enable employees to be their best

SAP customers are changing the world of work for good with the next generation of human capital management solutions, putting people at the heart of their HR strategies. As SAP customers continue to utilize SAP SuccessFactors solutions to set up their employees for success, they can now additionally access over 25 solutions from SAP.iO startups that are integrated with SAP SuccessFactors and are available on the SAP Store for customers to discover, learn, and adopt.

Check out these Human Experience Management startups available on SAP Store that are leading the future of work and HR technology.

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In New York, San Francisco, Portfolio News, Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Innovator Verusen Partners with Daivergent to Create Jobs in AI for People on the Autism Spectrum

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the supply chain marketplace is expected to reach $16.7B globally by 2027, human augmentation remains a critical component to success. This is why global supply chain innovator Verusen, and public benefit corporation for persons with autism and neurodiversity Daivergent, today unveiled their formal partnership to create innovative career opportunities in data and AI for neurodiverse workers.

As part of this partnership, Verusen is tapping a number of Daivergent’s candidates as data experts to assist with machine learning processes and further its mission of revolutionizing the way supply chains work. Employees trained by Daivergent tackle the seemingly impossible challenges of further developing AI and machine learning, specifically as they correlate to solving supply chain issues. Daivergent annotators provide significant value to Verusen by sharing annotations and training data for new and exploratory AI tasks, which improve outcomes.

Verusen Founder and CEO Paul Noble and Daivergent Co-Founder and CEO Byran Dai met through SAP.iO Foundries, SAP’s startup innovation program. They formed a special connection as both business leaders have family members on the autism spectrum.

“We are excited to announce our partnership with Daivergent and Byran, who leads an exceptional talent pool,” said Paul Noble, founder and CEO, Verusen. “Our partnership underscores the tremendous value this high potential but underutilized talent population provides and dispels the common misconception that AI takes jobs away. Daivergent trained Verusen employees are helping us solve the complex challenges the supply chain industry faces through the sophisticated use of existing data, and it’s a massive task. The result is a win-win partnership that underscores our commitment to ensuring and recognizing the value that diversity, equity, and inclusion bring to our company.”

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In Foundries, Berlin, Portfolio News, CRM & Customer Experience

Half a Million Shoppers Have Now Shopped At a Zippin-Powered Store

With 50 Stores Launched Worldwide, Zippin Hits Key Milestones in Adoption of Checkout-free Technology

Zippin, the leading provider of checkout-free technology, announced that it has reached a key milestone having served over half a million shoppers in one of its 50 Zippin-powered stores. Zippin calculates that it has saved consumers over 83,000 hours to-date, conservatively estimating that frictionless retail reduces the average shopping trip by 10 minutes.

As our desire for more and more frictionless experiences continues to grow, Zippin plans to scale rollout of its technology with key partners around the globe, improving the overall retail experience, and establishing its position as the top checkout-free platform provider.

“Retailers are under immense pressure to deliver fast, frictionless experiences for consumers, and this is especially true in high-traffic venues where time is limited,” said Krishna Motukuri, CEO and co-founder of Zippin. “We recognize that speed can’t come at the expense of accuracy. With each new store launch, Zippin’s AI improves its ability to provide the best experience for both retailers and shoppers, who are fast coming to expect this level of convenience. That’s why it’s so important that we continue to scale, quickly.”

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