Oracle selects 18 new start-ups for Cloud innovation in India

Cloud major Oracle on Monday announced that it has selected 18 new start-ups for its "Start-up Cloud Accelerator" programme in India.

Oracle will mentor the start-ups working in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), chatbots, big data and predictive analytics and automation. the company said in a statement.

"With Indian start-ups making global strides, Oracle`s enterprise-grade cloud platform is a natural choice for them to be able to scale rapidly, securely and cost effectively. We`re excited to have these trailblazers part of our start-up programme," said Harshad Oak, Senior Director, Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem.

The start-ups are part of the fourth consecutive batch in Bengaluru where Oracle`s global start-up programme was piloted successfully and the second consecutive batch in Delhi and Mumbai.

"Oracle`s start-up engagement goes well beyond business and technology. We make every effort to understand the startups, partner with them and also learn from them," added Oak.

The start-ups hail from across the industry like travel, hospitality, micro finance, marketing, employee benefits and rewards services, supply chain management, cyber security and power distribution.

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Run by the members of Oracle`s research and development team, the startup programme provides mentoring, co-working space, access to Oracle customers, partners and investors and free Oracle Cloud credits.A-

The Oracle "Start-up Cloud Accelerator" has nine locations worldwide -- Austin, Bengaluru, Bristol, Mumbai, Delhi, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore and Tel Aviv.