Supply Chain

ZEBOX arrives in APAC to incubate supply chain startups

April 28, 2023
ZEBOX

Building in the supply chain space? Check out ZEBOX. They're an international incubator network focused on supply chain and just launched their APAC headquarters in Singapore, making it their fifth global hub!

  • Across their global hubs, they've worked with 100 startups that have raised a total of over $235M in funding.
  • They have 20+ corporate partners that startups can work, like BNP Paribas, CEVA Logistics, Infosys, BNSG Railway, Port of Virginia and Centrimex.


🕰️ The backstory

Founded in 2018 by Rodolphe Saadé, Group chairman and CEO of French shipping conglomerate CMA CGM. Sure, they offer the usual access to mentoring, experts, business opportunities and funding. But with ZEBOX, startups will get to test their solutions in real-world settings and work with large corporations on top of all that.

  • For corporate partners, they want to work with startups to solve their specific business challenges through a de-risked proof-of-concept.
  • The idea? Bring together startups' tech and innovation and the global impact and commercial operations of large corporations — to transform the industry.

They already have hubs in France, the US, West Africa and the Caribbeans!


📦 What's in ZEBOX?

ZEBOX APAC will find startups in Asia, especially in Singapore, and match them with corporate partners within the program.

  • With the partners, startups can work on co-innovation projects locally and across markets in APAC, spanning the region from Australia (Oceania) to Indonesia and Vietnam (Southeast Asia) and even Japan and Korea (North Asia).


🙋🏻‍♂️ Are you a good fit?

ZEBOX is looking for startups in four areas: operational efficiency, decarbonization, workflow automation and future-of-work solutions! Need some examples?

Expedock. (ZEBOX America) Co-founded by Filipinos in the US, they've raised more than $20M to make international shipments faster, more efficient and more profitable through automating freight documents, reconciliation and more.

BasicBlock. (ZEBOX America) They've raised over $78M to automate invoices and develop financial products for the freight industry.

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