What is Retailtech Hub?
How the
program works.
We want to change the world of commerce. And we want to do it together with the best startups and digital-driven corporations!
That’s why we started more than an accelerator: an international hub at the heart of Europe, where commerce innovation can progress, where future-thinking corporations and eager startups can meet and meaningfully engage.
We create the environment to pilot solutions and services, learn and share experiences, increase sales or facilitate international expansion: we give YOU a place to empower commerce. Together.
The team to
boost you.
MediaMarktSaturn is Europe’s leading commerce company for consumer electronics and related services. The MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group sees itself as a partner, daily companion, and navigator for consumers in an increasingly digitized world.
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform. We connect startups to corporations and invest in over 150 companies every year. Since inception in 2006, our programs have expanded worldwide to include a presence in 22 locations globally giving startups the necessary resources to succeed in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Plug and Play Brand & Retail: An ecosystem connecting forward-thinking brands, retailers and CPGs with startups and technology influencing the retail industry. We run a 3-month program, twice a year where we select 25-30 retail startups with a consortium of retail partners and VCs. Startups are selected from around 2,000 retail startup applications sourced from around the world every year.
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Program Dates
JANUARY 23, 2018: Demo Day Batch 1
This is the demo day of the program. The 10 startups who spent three month in the program present their results to a room full of investors, corporations, and the public.
FEBRUARY 6, 2018: Selection Day Batch 2
In the heart of Munich, out of 30 pitching startups we will select the best 10 – 15 startups for our second batch.
MARCH 19, 2018: Program Start Batch 2
The second batch of startups enters the RTH program.
JUNE 20, 2018: Expo (Demo) Day Batch 2
This is the demo day of the program. The 10 startups who spent three month in the program present their results to a room full of investors, corporations, and the public.
JUNE 21, 2018: Selection Day Batch 3
In the heart of Munich, out of 30 pitching startups we will select the best 10 – 15 startups for our third batch.
JULY 17, 2018: Program Start Batch 3
The third batch of startups enters the RTH program
Batch 2 Startups
LIGHT N TEC
The future of Light is digital, and on thin film.
VAYYAR
Vayyar Imaging creates sensing and monitoring solutions based on a unique radio wave technology that sees through and inside objects.
SMARTMILE
SMARTMILE is a cloud based software platform, connecting automated parcel terminals to any online buyer, courier and retailer.
HEPTASENSE
Heptasense developed a platform that connects to current surveillance infrastructure, using artificial intelligence to detect suspicious behavior and alert the security teams.
2TXT
2txt automates the creation of informative, engaging e-commerce content.
CHECKOUT TECHNOLOGIES
Checkout Technologies builds a solution for the cashier-less stores using Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision.
ZIGZAG
ZigZag is a returns solution for retailers.
FREE MACHINES
Free Machines improves the user experience (UX) of online shops, using an artificial intelligence that build the shop Lego-like in real time.
COMMERCE AI
Commerce.AI uses proprietary deep learning technology to automate product related decisions and workflows for brands and retailers.