Vanessa Liu
VP, SAP.iO Foundries North America
Upcoming Cohort Theme
Enterprise Health
Program Overview
SAP.iO Foundries offer founder-friendly, no-equity-asked accelerator programs providing access to SAP APIs, SAP technologies, and opportunities for exposure to SAP customers. During the Fall 2019 SAP.iO Foundries, teams will be immersed in a three-month in-residence program working alongside world-class executives and mentors.
The highly curated SAP.iO Foundries program is developed to focus on the unique challenges of B2B companies, including: Go-to-Market, Enterprise Sales, Growth Marketing, Funding, Technology Scaling, Pricing, Product Management, and more.
Area of Focus
SAP.iO Foundry New York is looking for startups that:
- Help hospital systems (providers) run better and improve people’s lives; or
- Help enterprises provide innovative health and wellness solutions to their employees at scale; or
- Are helping life sciences companies be more efficient (including medical devices and health IT)
Additional Criteria
Business Area
- Businesses focused on B2B enterprises. Specifically, software/SaaS B2B startups that will benefit from engaging with SAP’s network of 404K+ enterprise customers across 27 industries
- Businesses applying emerging technologies to unlock enterprise data and drive outsized outcomes, including AR/VR, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain
Early Stage Startups
- Seed to Series A startups that possess a product market fit and funding with early traction (pilots or contracts with at least a few enterprise customers)
Inclusive Entrepreneurship
SAP.iO No Boundaries
SAP.iO is dedicated to closing the gap in resources for businesses owned and led by women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, first-generation and others from underrepresented groups. We launched the first comprehensive inclusive entrepreneurship initiative for underrepresented entrepreneurs in the business software industry and are committed to funding or accelerating 200+ startups by 2023.
Important Dates
New York Graduates
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