André Petry

At tacto, we are enabling procurement teams to focus on what matters while automating what does not. Our belief is that modern procurement deserves a modern solution to focus on strategic efforts instead of transactional activities. Therefore, we are building the first intelligent automation engine for strategic procurement.

ORBEM transforms food systems towards a sustainable future. The AI-driven imaging method makes it possible to determine the sex of poultry embryos still in the egg. The technology is based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and enables contactless investigation and automatic sorting of the eggs according to their fertilization state or the sex of the chick, which eliminates killing billions of day-old chicks.

Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners (UVC Partners) is a Munich-based early-stage venture capital firm, investing in technology-based startups in Europe. UVC Partners focuses on B2B business models in the areas of Industrial Technologies, Enterprise Software / SaaS and Mobility. The fund typically invests between € 500.000 and € 3m initially, and up to € 12m in total.

UnternehmerTUM, one of the largest non-profit innovation and entrepreneurship centers in Europe, joins forces with leading public sector, industry and tech players in the appliedAI initiative. Combining corporate experience, entrepreneurship, latest research, and creative mindset – we accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in industry as well as society.

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and the world’s leading advisor on business strategy. The firm partners with clients in all sectors and regions to identify their opportunities, address their critical challenges, and transform their businesses.

Deloitte Digital Ventures builds turnkey companies, creates digital products and services from scratch and assists clients in building a place for innovation in the form of an Accelerator, Incubator or R&D unit to establish a digital product/service pipeline.

SAP is the world leader in enterprise applications in terms of software and software-related service revenue. Based on market capitalization, SAP is the world’s third largest independent software manufacturer.

Alibaba Group's Lazada Group has grown to become the leading online shopping and selling destination in Southeast Asia. The company has about 5,500 employees in the region, with operations in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.