NSW-based Liftango is one of the tech startups selected to join the latest SAP.iO accelerator program in France centred on developing sustainable solutions for the service industries.
SAP.iO Foundry Paris debuted the 7th edition of its accelerator programme featuring eight international startups that offer next-generation solutions for sustainability. The latest cohort will be developing solutions that would support and advance sustainable development in the service industries with a focus on four key areas: Responsible Design and Production; Responsible Sourcing; Resource Recovery and Re-use, and Responsible Consumption.
SAP.iO Foundry Paris Director Sébastien Gibier stated:
“SAP.iO has always been a great incubator for startups. This year, the focus on sustainability will allow scale-ups to amplify their impact. SAP France is delighted to continue this program focused on innovation. We are particularly pleased to have met our objectives set with the government.”
The cohort selected by a jury of SAP specialists, investors, as well as partners, and customers join the roster of over 50 startups that have already participated in the SAP.iO France program. SAP has been supporting innovations and the startup community in the country and has remarkably reached the company goal set at the #ChooseFrance summit in 2018 in three years.
In 2019, the SAP.iO Foundry Paris’ third cohort also focused on GreenTech and sustainable enterprise promotion with participating startups that share the common goal of helping customers reduce their carbon footprint and take part in the circular economy.
Liftango Takes Part in the International Cohort
For 12 weeks, the Paris 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.
Headquartered in Newcastle West, New South Wales, Liftango was one of the selected startups to participate in the SAP.iO Foundry Paris accelerator programme to scale sustainability in service industries. With offices in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the US, the tech startup has been co-creating localised, sustainable solutions with partners to support the On-Demand Shared Transport industry. Liftango empowers organisations to strategise and scale their shared mobility programs and guides them in their journey to transitioning to a sustainable and climate-positive future.
“Liftango is thrilled to be a part of SAP.iO’s startup accelerator program: Sustainability for Service Industries. We’re excited to learn from and collaborate with SAP as we continue to grow and deliver Sustainable Transport solutions around the world,” Liftango wrote on LinkedIn. “Our team is looking forward to this joint-program journey with Actradis, bloXmove, Leanpath, Cozero, Madaster, TotalCtrl, and HESUS.”
The global carpool, on-demand and fixed-route transit technology provider also recently secured a $10.4 Million growth capital led by UK private equity firm Maven Capital Partners for European and North American expansion. Transdev, Taronga Ventures, Artesian, and GUD Holdings have also invested in Liftango.
Below are the other seven startups for the SAP.iO Foundry Paris programme alongside Liftango:
- ACTRADIS The French startup is a B2B network that drives collaboration between organisations offering a sharing platform for compilation and verification of documents.
- bloXmove The Dublin-based tech company is a pioneering solutions provider that harnesses blockchain technology to support a collaborative urban mobility industry and maximise green energy. Its decentralised mobility blockchain platform enables users to verify information, including smart contracts and revenue distribution.
- Cozero Headquartered in Berlin, the German startup supports companies’ sustainability goals by helping them decarbonise and transform their business cost-effectively through Cozeros’ Carbon Action Platform.
- HESUS With a market footprint across Europe, HESUS helps construction companies manage their soil and construction waste with sustainable solutions. The startup has HESUS Store, a digital platform that gives customers access to the startup’s services for digital management of construction site wastes.
- Leanpath Oregon-based Leanpath is a pioneer in food waste prevention, inventing the automated food waste tracking technology in 2004. The tech startup offers a complete food waste prevention solution, including data-collection tools, cloud-based analytics, and expert coaching. Leanpath also has offices in Australia, the UK, and Spain.
- Madaster The tech startup from The Netherlands offers a digital platform for the online registry for materials and products that can be utilised by real estate owners and their partners such as contractors, architects, and engineers. By automatically generating secure, web-based passports for registered buildings and construction objects, the platform champions the easier reuse of construction documents, eliminating waste as much as encouraging smart design. Madaster has a market presence in Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland.
- TotalCtrl Based in Oslo, Norway, the startup is a digital inventory innovation company that caters to the hospitality industry as well as municipalities and households. TotalCtrl develops digital products to automate food inventory and minimise food waste with a real-time overview, analytics, and food waste registration.
