Maersk, a Danish business conglomerate, has launched OceanPro, a 120-day accelerator programme offering start-up companies to partner with Maersk to bring innovative technology solutions to ease global supply chain for customers.
The programme will support start-ups working on supply chain solutions. Seven external start-ups and one internal start-up have been identified for collaboration to create solutions that will serve customers and manage operations leveraging Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), Advance Text Analytics and Artificial Intelligence.
The company has start-ups, namely Unido Labs, La Vela Pictures, Zasti, Inatrix, MintM, LinkedDots, KrypC and Dhruv to collaborate with.
The OceanPro team in Bengaluru will also focus on building partnerships with other accelerators, universities, venture capital partners and the broader start-up ecosystem. Moreover, Maersk has has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), sponsoring two fellows for Masters in Technology with the vision to promote research and exchange of ideas in developing industry leading digital solutions.