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SAP.iO Fund & Foundries
celebrates three years!
In March 2017, SAP’s CEO made an open offer to founders: “If you have a bold dream to solve one of the world’s most significant challenges, join us and let’s chase your dream together.”
Over the past three years, we’ve harnessed the entrepreneurial spirit of SAP’s founders to build the most inclusive ecosystem in enterprise software industry comprised of over 175 startups – all in service of helping our customers run at their best.
Our Cohorts
2017 Cohorts
Women-Led Enterprise Tech
Foundry San Francisco
ML-Enabled SaaS
Foundry Berlin powered by Techstars
Deep Tech – Wave 17
Foundry Tel Aviv powered by The Junction
2018 Cohorts
Intelligent Enterprise
Foundry San Francisco
Intelligent Enterprise
Foundry Berlin powered by Techstars
Industry 4.0
Foundry Berlin
Women-Led B2B Tech
Foundry New York
Deep Tech – Wave 18
Foundry Tel Aviv powered by The Junction
Deep Tech – Wave 19
Foundry Tel Aviv powered by The Junction
Intelligent Enterprise
Foundry Paris
2019 Cohorts
HCM & People Engagement
Foundry San Francisco
Experience Management
Foundry San Francisco
Enterprise Social Impact
Foundry New York
Enterprise Health
Foundry New York
Women and Diverse-Led Enterprise Tech
Foundry Berlin
FinTech, Global Risk & Compliance
Foundry Berlin
Shopping Experience
Foundry Paris
Green Tech and Sustainable Enterprise
Foundry Paris
Customer Experience (Commerce & Marketing)
Foundry Munich
Deep Tech & Intelligent Enterprise
Foundry Tel Aviv
Intelligent Enterprise
Foundry Singapore
Intelligent Enterprise
Foundry Tokyo
2020 H1 Cohorts in Progress
Travel Tech
Foundry San Francisco
Retail Tech
Foundry New York
Industry 4.0
Foundry Berlin
Customer Experience & Commerce
Foundry Munich
HR Tech
Foundry Paris
Consumer Products
Foundry Tel Aviv
Industry 4.0
Foundry Singapore
Industry 4.0
Foundry Tokyo
We brought together the best mentors and coaches
across continents, disciplines and companies
1,000+
mentors engaged
750+
unique interactions with customers and partners
We helped our customers find innovative solutions
that extend the value of their investments in SAP software
25+
industry’s needs addressed
185+
customer pilots and recurring contracts
30
listed SAP App Center + SolEx partners
“SAP.iO is working with some truly innovative HR companies. It is awesome to see SuccessFactors investing in startup innovation and refreshing to know Gerdau can tap an ecosystem to meet our challenges.”
Gustavo Silva de FrancaCIO, Gerdau
We committed to drive inclusive entrepreneurship
through SAP.iO No Boundaries
Up to 40%
of investible capital from the SAP.iO Fund dedicated to inclusive entrepreneurship
200+
startups founded or led by underrepresented entrepreneurs to be invested in or accelerated by 2023
1st
comprehensive initiative in the business software industry
“We see this program as an important step in accelerating SAP’s Industry 4.0 Now initiative with new and innovative solutions, that not only which captures and capture data but utilize this data to integrates data into business processes to and drive outcomes.”
Thomas SaueressigExecutive Board Member for Product Engineering, SAP SE
We drove important conversations and
moved the needle for the SAP innovation brand
5M
impressions on Twitter
500+
articles
450+
major and local events
“We’ve never worked with a company so connected and culturally aligned. SAP is unstoppable in finding new ideas that will make everything in their portfolio work better. We feel like we are one of those innovations.”
Jan BruceCo-Founder & CEO, meQuilibrium
Our team ensured that a
small input had a big output
75%
of our leadership is from an underrepresented minority
297
collective years of experience
17
different languages spoken
Our Team
Our Alumni
