HP’s Storage 2.0 has been launched with an preliminary cohort of 10 startups
Laptop and printer big HP has launched Storage 2.0 at the moment (Oct 6), a platform designed to speed up startup progress, spearhead synthetic intelligence (AI) breakthroughs, and strengthen Singapore’s place as a world innovation hub.
Impressed by HP’s beginnings in a rented storage in Palo Alto—typically hailed because the birthplace of Silicon Valley—Storage 2.0 goals to reimagine that very same entrepreneurial spirit for Asia.
The programme launched with a cohort of 10 startups, every pioneering subsequent technology options throughout industries with an emphasis on AI-driven functions.
These embody Wubble.ai, the world’s “first moral B2B AI music platform,” enabling companies to create customised, royalty-free music in seconds, and Pints AI, which develops on-premise, auditable GenAI methods for regulated industries.
The preliminary Storage 2.0 cohort will be capable of leverage HP’s engineering experience, enterprise insights, and go-to-market assist, enabling them to scale their influence globally.
They may profit from collaborative workspaces positioned inside HP’s Singapore campus, the place they’ll take a look at, refine, and scale their improvements. Past bodily house, the platform additionally gives direct entry to HP’s consultants throughout enterprise and expertise features.
As well as, startups will obtain assist from international early-stage enterprise capital agency Antler, getting access to its intensive ecosystem for capital, mentorship from skilled operators, and connections to a world community of buyers. As a part of a collaboration with HP, the enterprise capital will set up a presence inside HP’s Singapore campus, making a dynamic hub for innovation and collaboration.
“By partnering with HP and the broader ecosystem via Storage 2.0, we’re creating an innovation hub the place we gas ambition with assets: capital, mentorship, and a world community of buyers, operators, and companions,” stated Jussi Salovaara, Co-Founder and Managing Companion — Asia, Antler.
“Collectively, we’re dedicated to making sure that the boldest concepts have the chance to turn into the category-defining corporations that change the world.”
Other than Antler, the HP Storage 2.0 programme is supported by the Financial Growth Board (EDB) of Singapore, which facilitates partnerships throughout trade gamers.
HP may even collaborate with tech companies, together with NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm; authorities businesses reminiscent of IMDA, Enterprise Singapore, and SGInnovate; in addition to The Generative Beings, a rising community for AI founders, builders and consultants throughout Asia, who would lend consultants to drive innovation and supply the cohort with professional insights.
“The Storage 2.0 programme demonstrates how international corporations in Singapore can associate with our vibrant enterprise and tech ecosystem to drive and scale innovation,” stated Lionel Lim, Vice President and Head, Expertise {Hardware} and Gear, EDB.
“HP has been a robust associate to Singapore over the previous 5 a long time and we welcome their efforts to assist promising startups flourish.”
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