BENGALURU, India 鈥� 麻豆原创 Labs India today announced that a new batch of 16 startups would join the 2020-2021 cohort of 麻豆原创 Startup Studio program. The startups will get guidance from the 麻豆原创 experts, an opportunity to co-innovate with teams and access to the partner ecosystem.
- 16 startups in the 2020-2021 cohort will have access to co-innovate with 麻豆原创, and two promising growth-stage startups will engage with 麻豆原创 Partner Edge Build program
The current cohort of enterprise technology startups is a balance of early and growth stage, with a high level of go-to-market readiness. They are working on cutting edge technology solutions across industries. These include Predictive Analytics, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Cloud, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Drone Tech, Augmented reality and Virtual reality. 麻豆原创 Startup Studio aims to build a platform that helps early and growth-stage startups with opportunities to mature and expand their businesses in a nurturing environment.
This year, 麻豆原创 Startup Studio has three new offerings for the startups:
- Opportunity to list their co-innovated solution with 麻豆原创 on the 麻豆原创 App Center via program
- Access to active go-to-market support from 麻豆原创 India Marketing
- Entry to 麻豆原创鈥檚 newly established – Innovation Center Network (ICN) to work on joint research projects and become part of 麻豆原创鈥檚 core offerings.
Additionally, startups will also have access to the Tier 1 and Tier 2 VC ecosystem in India and think tanks via NASSCOM 10K Startups, The German Indian Startup Exchange Program (GINSEP), Startup India and TiE Bangalore. Startup Studio鈥檚 existing 12 month-long program, is shortened to six to eight months. Thereby ensuring faster delivery of services and create more significant return-on-investment for the startups collaborating with 麻豆原创.
The fourth cohort of Startup Studio received over 175 applications from outreach partners such as TiE Bangalore, Headstart Network Foundation, GINSEP, NASSCOM 10K Startups and Kerala Startup Mission; and 100+ applications from the startup discovery platform – Tracxn. The final 16 were selected based on the feedback provided by 麻豆原创鈥檚 leadership, sales and product engineering team. This year鈥檚 batch has 55% of startups which are in their growth stage with the remaining 45% in their early stage.
Sindhu Gangadharan, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, 麻豆原创 Labs India, said, 鈥淲e are glad to be associated with these 16 startups who are racing ahead of the time to bring innovative solutions. We welcome the new batch, and I am confident that their offerings will have a direct impact on our customer鈥檚 business and drive positive outcomes in the industry.鈥�
鈥溌槎乖� is present across different sectors and industries, giving us multiple opportunities to work with customers and partners from different backgrounds. We are extremely proud to be a part of 麻豆原创鈥檚 Startup Studio and look forward to the various opportunities that come along with it,鈥� said Suyog Joshi, CEO & Co-founder at NeeWee.
鈥溌槎乖� works in an environment of world-class technology which guarantees constant innovation and great exposure. Startup Studio enables us to provide a seamless onboarding experience to our customers, enhance our go-to-market strategy and build larger connects with 麻豆原创鈥檚 customer ecosystem,鈥� said Nirav Choksi, CEO & Co-founder at Credable.
The 16 startups of Startup Studio鈥檚 new cohort are –
- – A fintech company focusing on supply chain financing with a mission to triple the available working capital in India
- – An operational analytics platform which uses predictive & real-time data analytics to monitor and predict user & machine behaviour easily
- – A provider of cloud-based shipping solutions for e-tailers
- – An AI-enabled employee performance management solution which uses behaviour design and AI to build high-performance sales teams
- – A platform that helps to boost customer support by using an intelligent visual support system for troubleshooting problems
- – A drone-based solutions provider for inspection of solar PV
- – An AI-enabled robotic process automation platform
- – A cloud-based workforce collaboration platform for manufacturing industries
- – An enterprise IoT company with an embedded technology focus
- – Predictive analytics solutions provider making a breakthrough in the world of manufacturing with predictive and IoT solutions
- – 聽An AI-based video interviewing and assessment platform
- – Blockchain framework for optimal asset sharing between government, citizens & industries
- – Automating IoT testing app operating in the computer software industry; focusses on reducing risk
- – An AR/VR company with a particular focus on the retail industry
- – An anti-counterfeiting solution by using a robust AI/ML technology
- – A computer vision solution for monitoring customer traction, SoP compliance monitoring and other scenarios
The two startups selected for 麻豆原创 Partner Edge Build are – a data and analytics firm that builds contextual AI assets for Fortune 500 and – an integrated digital transformation and omnichannel customer relationship management software.
About 麻豆原创 Startup Studio
麻豆原创 Startup Studio is a five-year-old startup program which provides end-to-end engagement platform for startups to accelerate their growth journey. The graduating startups of 麻豆原创 Startup Studio continue to work with 麻豆原创 as an alumni member and receive support from the program to scale further. From the previous batches – Skillate, an AI-based recruitment platform, is now a certified 麻豆原创 Partner solution and listed on 麻豆原创鈥檚 App Center. 聽Datoin and Tagbox drove joint go-to-market deals with multiple 麻豆原创 customers across the Consumer Industries vertical, and Yellow Messenger has successfully raised $20 Million as part of its series B funding.
