US-based cloud data service company NetApp has selected six startups in its third cohort of NetApp Excellerator Program. The program is focused on areas like IoT, data analytics, and cybersecurity.
Located in Bangalore, NetApp Excellerator Program’s startup accelerator will enable selected startups to create innovative solutions and grow their business using NetApp expertise and its ecosystem of partners.
It is a four-month program that will help the startups to develop cutting-edge products by offering various business mentorship, technology mentorship, customer access, access to tools, coworking space, and an equity of $15,000 after the completion of the program.
Here is a list of 6 startups select in the third cohort of NetApp’s Excellerator Program:
- CloudOptimo: Pune-based CloudOptimo was founded by Vaibhav Kamble and Tushar Chakote in 2017. It provides a smart cloud costs optimization platform that claims to reduce cloud optimisation cost up to 80% while ensuring high availability and consistent performance.
- FirstHive: Bengaluru-based FirstHive was founded by Aditya Bhamidipaty in 2015. It provides a Customer Data Platform that builds unique customer profiles sourcing various channels to help its clients drive marketing strategies and enhancing customer experience.
- InstaSafe: Bengaluru-based InstaSafe was founded by Sandip Panda, Biju George, Deepak Panigrahy, Prashanth Guruswamy, and Ravikumar Govindrao in 2012. This cloud-based security-as-a-service solutions provider offers comprehensive protection to mobile and remote workers.
- Praktice.ai: Praktice.ai was founded by Srinath Akula and Akhila Adabala in 2017. It’s AI-driven virtual hospital assistant Sarah, helps hospitals to save costs while enhancing doctors productive and enhancing customer experience.
- Uber Diagnostics (Cardiotrack): Bengaluru-based Uber Diagnostics was founded by Avin Agarwal and Ashim Roy in 2013. It is a disruptive healthcare diagnostics company make heart healthcare more accessible and affordable through its AI-driven solutions.
- ZScore Technologies: Bengaluru-based ZScore was founded by Deleep Murali and Rohit Kalro in 2016. It provides a Smart Data Management Platform to accelerate the growth of its clients’ businesses by leveraging machine learning, NLP and AI to provide deeper insights.
“The NetApp Excellerator is focused on the development and growth of data-driven startups, thereby enabling an ecosystem that can help our customers realise the potential of their data. A strong focus on go-to-market efforts with our sales team makes the startups market-ready and helps improve their financial viability. The biggest boost in a competitive technology landscape that a startup can hope to receive is technical and business mentoring. We are putting our best foot forward on both fronts,” Deepak Visweswaraiah, managing director, NetApp India, was quoted in the statement.