The Second Round of Retail kicks off in Berlin!

WELCOMING THE WORLD TO BERLIN: THE SECOND ROUND OF METRO ACCELERATOR FOR RETAIL KICKS OFF

April 23rd, marks the launch of our second retail programme. Nine teams from different corners of the world have arrived in Berlin to start a new chapter of their start-up for a period of three months.

During this time our founders will meet approximately 100 mentors – that will help the start-ups with everything from their business model, to market and investment strategy.

Hundreds of start-ups across the world have applied for one of the nine coveted spots in the METRO Accelerator for Retail programme. Today (April 23), 9 selected start-ups; from Spain, Germany, India, Israel, and the UK join us in our offices to further develop their promising tech solutions for the Retail sector.

“There are many truly good ideas the retail sector can capitalise on. Here, we bridge the gap between the start-ups and their high potential and the retail sector with its experiences and its stores”

-explains Sylvia Dudek, Programme director of METRO Accelerator powered by Techstars.

“Together we will accelerate their development to successfully position the business models of the start-up teams in the market. For international teams, in particular our accelerator is a good opportunity for networking in the industry and establishing important contacts. “

We are excited to announce the following 9 start-ups from 5 countries who will be joining us. They have been carefully selected to take part in the second round of METRO Accelerator powered by Techstars Retail programme.

• Discover Dollar: from Bangalore (India) – with the help of data analysis Discover Dollar helps retailers detect and resolve revenue leakages in real-time. http://discoverdollar.com
• LSVR: from Tel Aviv (Israel) – LSVR relies on AR (augmented reality) and has its eyes firmly set on the personalised shopping experience of customers and on growing the revenues of retailers. http://leapsimulators.com
• NeuroApplied: from Hod HaSharon (Israel) – based on neuroscience research combined with alogarithms, NeuroApplied analyses subconscious brand perception. http://neuroapplied.com
• Pazo: from Bangalore (India) – Pazo is an app that is used to manage and scale business operations. http://gopazo.com
• ProtoPixel: from Barcelona (Spain) – ProtoPixel works on cloud-based smart lighting systems. http://protopixel.net
• Resonance: from London (UK) – Resonance is building the operating system for supply chains. The goal: Enable secure and confidential data sharing across the world’s value network. http://www.resonanceapp.com
• RetailQuant: from Munich (Germany) – RetailQuant builds smart sensors to automatically match demographic customer data gathered at the retail cash desk. The benefit: a more personalised customer communication. http://retailquant.com
• Shopest: from London (UK) – Shopest connects buyers with businesses in real-time. The goal: connecting the world’s local markets. http://shopestapp.com
• Xeno: from New Delhi (India) – the Xeno bot is being used by hundreds of small businesses to easily deploy automated data-driven marketing campaigns. http://xeno.in

Once the three months of the program are completed, the teams are given the opportunity to pitch their solutions to a carefully curated number of mentors, investors, partners and industry experts at our high stakes Demo Day. More information about the sequence and details of the programme can be found in the Retail section of www.metroaccelerator.com and across our social media channels (@metroaccel)

Happy kickoff day! Stay tuned!