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Pitney Bowes Accelerator Program Inducts Four Startups in India and Names Two More to the Accelerator Collaboration Program
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that provides
innovative products and solutions to power commerce, has named four
startups to the summer session of the Pitney Bowes Accelerator Program
which provides mentorship, access to venture funds and networking to
innovative startups in the areas of customer information management,
mobile, data analytics, location-based services, ecommerce management
and machine learning. The four inductees are:
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Ipsator Analytics is a consumer perception measurement product
for ecommerce.
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Fetchon is a hyperlocal customer engagement and activation
platform for brands and retailers to connect with customers in a
geo-fenced area.
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Kayeura is an in-store proximity and right-time marketing
solution for retail stores and brands.
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ShipDesk is a SaaS (News - Alert)-based multi-carrier shipping management
platform for ecommerce with intelligent algorithms to calculate
rules-based lowest cost shippers.
The Pitney Bowes Accelerator Collaboration Program has enrolled two
startups that will work with Pitney Bowes to test and market solutions.
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Loginext is a location-based analytics platform which uses
Internet of Things and Big Data to collect location data from
packages, delivery personnel or vehicles, and provides real-time
analysis of the delivery network.
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PrimaSeller is a SaaS-based platform for retailers to manage
orders and inventory across multiple online and offline sales channels.
Pitney Bowes has entered into partnerships with Microsoft (News - Alert) and
91springboard, the startup growth hub based in India. Pitney Bowes
Accelerator startups will have access to the Microsoft BizSpark Plus
program which awards Azure cedits worth up to USD$120,000 to each
participant. Pitney Bowes and Microsoft will also facilitate customer
and market access programs, and a mentor exchange. Pitney Bowes will
work with 91springboard to support the startups through joint networking
events and access programs.
The Accelerator startups will have full access to Pitney Bowes'
software, application programming interfaces (API's) and data for a
duration of six months. In addition, Pitney Bowes will provide
mentorship with leading engineering and innovation experts for technical
and business guidance. The startups will be placed in Pune or Noida for
incubation and will have opportunities to network with prospective
investors.
Manish Choudhary, Vice President, Global Engineering and Managing
Director, Pitney Bowes India said, "We are happy with the success of the
Accelerator program. Most of the startups work with our clients and
co-innovate with Pitney Bowes teams. The portfolio now consists of
diverse business models in emerging technologies in location, commerce
and big data. The ecosystem has delivered market insights as we develop
our products and solutions and has helped our clients in India."
Last year, Pitney Bowes incubated six startups as a part of the program: Audianz,
Tagalys, Teritree, RetailNav, Heuristics, and Ideata.
Sharing his experience, Antony Kattukaran, CEO and Founder of Tagalys
said, "The Pitney Bowes Accelerator Program gave us opportunities to
interact with many leading founders and to leverage their strengths. It
helped us improve the way we build Tagalys. In addition to connecting
with potential customers, we have started discussions with another
Accelerator participant to evaluate partnership opportunities."
Prateek Chaturvedi of Focus Analytics added, "Being in the convergent
space of location, analytics and mobile, where Pitney Bowes is a leader,
the team was able to add a great deal of insight to our idea. The Pitney
Bowes team also connected us to their customers for a few use cases that
we could solve from our platform."
For more information about the Pitney Bowes Accelerator program, please
visit accelerator.pitneybowes.com.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) is a global technology company offering
innovative products and solutions that enable commerce in the areas of
customer information management, location intelligence, customer
engagement, shipping and mailing, and global ecommerce. More than 1.5
million clients in approximately 100 countries around the world rely on
products, solutions and services from Pitney Bowes. For additional
information, visit Pitney Bowes at www.pb.com.
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