Corporate Partners
Corporate Business Development & Strategic Investment
Corporations have well established customer channels and a strong understanding of the markets in which they operate. Plug and Play regularly works to match startups with corporations, either during "EXPO" pitch events or during private deal review sessions for select startups. Details on the application process for this program can be found here.
Corporate Technology Partners
Microsoft Bizspark, Alcatel-Lucent, and Sprint are just a few of Plug and Play's strategic technology partners who have platforms and services available to speed a startups' journey to market. Plug and Play regularly hosts multiple developer events with its corporate partners at Plug and Play’s Silicon Valley Headquarters.
The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries and governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a leader in mobile, fixed, IP and Optics technologies, and a pioneer in applications and services. Alcatel-Lucent includes Bell Labs, one of the world's foremost centres of research and innovation in communications technology.
With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the most experienced global services organizations in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach.
It’s time to launch your product. But where? Choosing the right platform to make your product’s first public appearance is critical. Sure, you have lots of choices, but none offer the access, interaction and validation of DEMO.
GM Ventures is the venture capital arm of General Motors. We invest in growth-stage companies to enhance GM's ability to innovate and ensure our customers have access to the best technology. GM Ventures provides our partners with an ideal platform for commercializing innovation in the global transportation industry.
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Through our dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established end-to-end advantages in telecom networks, devices and cloud computing. We are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers by providing competitive solutions and services. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world’s population.
KDDI America is the U.S division of KDDI Corporation, a Global Fortune 500 with revenues exceeding $35 billion. Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, KDDI America provides total solutions for US customers who have Global needs for Networking, Data Centers, Equipment and Systems Integration. We boast a fiber network backbone that spans 170 countries as well as a total of 91 offices located throughout Asia, North America, South America, Europe and Australia.
Microsoft® has an exciting new program specifically designed to provide early stage Startups like yours with software, support, and visibility to help ignite your success. The program, called BizSpark, provides access to:
NRI America is a subsidiary of NRI (Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.), the second largest system integrator in Japan with over $4 Billion in Sales and 5,000 employees. We provide B2B system solutions to a wide range of industries including Finance, Distribution, and Retail. Our key customers include 7-11 and Nomura Securities. We are currently seeking advanced technologies and business models to integrate with our existing and future solutions, both in B2B and B2C.
SMART Technologies Inc. is a leading provider of collaboration solutions that transform the way the world works and learns. As the global leader in interactive whiteboards, we bring more than two decades of interactive collaboration research and development to a broad range of easy-to-use, integrated solutions.
At Sprint, we have an intense passion for helping you bring your emerging technology ideas to life. That's just one of many reasons why we created the Sprint M2M Collaboration Center.
TCL is a global leader of consumer electronics; it is the world 6th largest TV maker as well as the 7th largest mobile phone maker with product brand Thomson, Alcatel and TCL.
Turkcell Technology is among Turkey’s leading R&D and innovation companies. It was set up to develop competitive information and communication technology services and products in 2007. Turkcell Technology is developing applications and building infrastructure to Turkcell, the leading communications and technology company in Turkey with over 34 million subscribers and the third-largest mobile phone operator in Europe.
The Volkswagen Electronics Research Laboratory accelerates automotive innovation by harvesting Silicon Valley energy! We work to expand and extend Volkswagen Group's technical intelligence and maintain the North American Market as the epicenter of electronics expertise.
The ERL comprises of five teams, each bringing a vital perspective to the table. These teams work in synergy to explore the limits of automotive innovation while maintaining focus on the central goal - improving driver experience.
