dunnhumby Launches dunnhumby Incubate

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dunnhumby, a global customer data science company, has announced the launch of dunnhumby Incubate, a new incubation program designed to discover and co-develop technologies with visionary experts, entrepreneurs, and startup founders from the ground up.

Operated by dunnhumby ventures, the company’s open innovation and venture investing arm, dunnhumby Incubate offers a unique opportunity for early-stage companies working in data science, AI, retail tech, and customer experience to collaborate with dunnhumby’s experts and global clients.

The Incubate program simultaneously launches two new channels for identifying co-innovation opportunities:

• Incubate Portal – An external submissions gateway for entrepreneurs to propose bold ideas for partnering and co-developing propositions with dunnhumby; and
• dh Incubate Competition – An internal innovation sourcing gateway that taps into dunnhumby’s own expert talent pool, surfacing and incubating the best creative ideas from within.

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“We’re looking for founders who are building the future of retail using AI, unique data assets, and emerging technologies,” said Leo Nagdas, Head of dunnhumby Ventures.

“If you’re an experienced entrepreneur with a great idea which you’d like to accelerate with dunnhumby’s unparalleled retail expertise, resourcing, and go-to-market support – you are the perfect candidate for the Incubate portal.”

While the Incubate portal will remain continuously open to innovators with propositions aligned to dunnhumby’s areas of expertise, the company has dedicated its first cohort of priority partnerships to specific startup areas.

These include total marketing mix optimisation, AI-driven concept development and testing, automated content creation, and consumer insights to enable more effective real-time customer segmentation.

Moreover, dunnhumby recognises the ever-growing importance of sustainability and health & wellness to the consumer and the global retail supply chain, and welcomes data partners seeking to collaboratively transform our ecosystem in these areas.

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