SAP’s accelerator program SAP.iO is bustling even in the last quarter of 2021 with back-to-back launches of cohorts from Foundries across the globe, including one from its latest Foundry location in Shanghai to develop intelligent manufacturing solutions.
In November, around the same month of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) held in Glasgow, SAP launched three cohorts focussed on driving sustainability. SAP Foundries North America in partnership with Accenture selected 13 tech startups to develop sustainability solutions for the retail and consumer segment as well as for the energy and natural resources sector. Meanwhile, SAP.iO Foundry Singapore’s cohort comprised of six international startups will be working on solutions to accelerate sustainability in the Asia Pacific and Japan region to tackle climate action, contribute to the circular economy, and support ethical supply chains.
This month, SAP.iO continues on its mission to support tech startups around the world scale growth leveraging SAP technologies and extensive exposure to the SAP ecosystem with the launch of the first accelerator program in China. The new SAP.iO Foundry Shanghai has selected the pioneer cohort comprised of five Chinese startups that specialises on intelligent manufacturing.
Explaining about the latest SAP.iO Foundry’s focus on the manufacturing industry, Dr. Chenhong Huang, Global Executive Vice President, SAP SE, said:
“Intelligent manufacturing is not only the national policy of the Chinese government but also the only way forward for China’s economic growth and the transformation of manufacturing enterprises. Engaging with partners such as startups is critical to succeed in the rapidly growing enterprise software market. SAP.iO complements intelligent manufacturing software from SAP with startup innovation.”
Shanghai’s Pioneer 5 to Focus on Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions
Here are the selected tech startups of the SAP.iO accelerator program in China:
AI-LINK Network Co. Ltd. is a leading product and service provider that offers comprehensive solutions covering the 5G+Edge Cloud spectrum. Highly focussed on the industrial verticals, AI-LINK offers end-to-end 5G connectivity and lightweight intelligent Edge Cloud platform as well as applicable IoT use cases to local manufacturing, logistics, and energy customers.
TPSON harnesses cutting-edge big data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and fingerprint technology along with its cloud computing capabilities to provide a full range of fire protection alert systems to various sectors including construction, rail transportation, and petroleum chemical industry.
SunwayLand is a Beijing-based product and service provider of intelligent solutions and industrial Internet system architecture for the manufacturing industry. The company’s product portfolio that drives automation and supports smart factories includes HMI/SCADA automation software, industrial Internet of Things platform, and mobile smart monitoring platform.
HiScene is one of the first companies in China that specialises in augmented reality harnessing next-generation technologies such as AI core technology, AR terminal, and the AR cloud. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company has a market presence in Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Zhaotong, and the United States.
Geekplus Technology Co. Ltd. is a technology company that specialises in smart logistics for warehouse and factory operations leveraging advanced robotics and AI. The company has a global presence spanning Europe, APJ, North America, and South America.
For 12 weeks, the Shanghai cohort will have the opportunity to learn from SAP experts through curated mentorship, have access to SAP technology and application programming interfaces (APIs) as well as collaborate with SAP customers. The 10th SAP.iO Foundry in China underscores SAP’s commitment to supporting the country’s rapidly growing digital ecosystem and demonstrates the German enterprise’s expanding network of tech startups in APJ, North America, and EMEA.
“We will be working hand in hand with these amazing startups over the next three months to help them integrate with SAP technology and deliver high value to our customers,” expressed Lalitha Bhaskara, Vice President, SAP.iO Foundries for Asia Pacific Japan & China, SAP.
