JKX Innovate

WHAT IS JKX INNOVATE??

JKX Innovate is an open innovation platform which directly bridges the demand and supply components of the innovation eco-system. You will find a list of challenges put forward by companies in our networks inviting solutions from other companies or teams.

This approach of co-creation allows each partner to leverage the strenghts of the other and together build better solutions and achieve better outcomes, eliminating a lot of waste in the creative and design process.

What is in it for solvers?

  • Get support and funding to develop your product.
    Leverage the domain
  • knowledge and expertise of problem owners when developing your solutions or building your companies.
  • Get access to a test bed environment with access to sandbox enviroments and or/API’s to hack solutions with the problem owner.
  • Widen the commercial application of your solutions.
  • Build credibility and capability as innovators.

Who can apply as solvers?

Startups and Scale-ups (or even an established enterprise with interest in the relevant domain)

8Sectors
70+Businesses

WHYJKX INNOVATE?

What is JKX Innovate?

JKX Innovate is an open innovation platform which directly bridges the demand and supply components of the innovation eco-system. You will find a list of challenges put forward by companies in our networks inviting solutions from other companies or teams.

This approach of co-creation allows each partner to leverage the strenghts of the other and together build better solutions and achieve better outcomes, eliminating a lot of waste in the creative and design process.

Timeline
01

Apply

Applications Open - 8th January 2024 
Applications Close - 8th February 2024
02

Initial Shortlisting

1st March 2024 

03

Open Day

Meet the heads of the Business Unit’s

14th March 2024 

04

Deepening Phase

11th March – 21st April 2024

Participate in weekly design sprints, get feedback.
Get down with the Build - Measure - Learn cycle!
Get access to challenge owners, mentors, data, API's and/or sandbox environment where relevant.

05

Official Partnership Initiation

30th April 2024 

An official gathering where the startup / scale-ups selected by the business units of the John Keells  Group pledge to initiate a business partnership.

About

WHAT IS JKX INNOVATE?

JKX Innovate is an open innovation platform which directly bridges the demand and supply components of the innovation eco-system. You are tasked with evaluating our website and social media channels to familiarize yourself with all sectors of the John Keells Group and their respective Business Units. Your objective is to determine whether your solution can address any potential challenges that these Business Units might face, thereby enhancing their operational efficiency. There are no limitations, so we invite you to think outside the box and sell your solution to us!  

 

What is in it for solvers?

  • Get support and funding to develop your product.
  • Leverage the domain, knowledge and expertise of problem owners when further developing your solutions or building your companies.
  • Get access to a test bed environment with access to sandbox environments and or/APIs to hack solutions with the problem owner.
  • Widen the commercial application of your solutions.
  • Embark on a paid partnership with a John Keells Group Business Unit once selected.
  • Build credibility and capability as innovators.

What is in it for solvers?

  • Get support and funding to develop your product.
  • Leverage the domain, knowledge and expertise of problem owners when further developing your solutions or building your companies.
  • Get access to a test bed environment with access to sandbox environments and or/APIs to hack solutions with the problem owner.
  • Widen the commercial application of your solutions.
  • Win a shortlisting cash prize.
  • Embark on a paid partnership with a John Keells Group Business Unit once selected.
  • Build credibility and capability as innovators.

Who can apply as solvers?

Mature Startups and Scale-ups (or even an established enterprise with interest in the relevant domain).

8Sectors
70+Businesses

What is in it for solvers?

Get support and funding to develop your product.

Leverage the domain knowledge and expertise of problem owners when developing your solutions or building your companies.

Get access to a test bed environment with access to sandbox enviroments and or/API’s to hack solutions with the problem owner.

Widen the commercial application of your solutions.

Build credibility and capability as innovators.

Who can apply as solvers?

Startups and Scale-ups (or even an established enterprise with interest in the relavant domain)

WHYJKX INNOVATE?

What is JKX Innovate?

JKX Innovate is an open innovation platform which directly bridges the demand and supply components of the innovation eco-system. You will find a list of challenges put forward by companies in our networks inviting solutions from other companies or teams.

This approach of co-creation allows each partner to leverage the strenghts of the other and together build better solutions and achieve better outcomes, eliminating a lot of waste in the creative and design process.

Timeline
01

Apply

Applications Open - 8th January 2024 
Applications Close - 8th February 2024
02

Initial Shortlisting

1st March 2024 

03

Open Day

Meet the heads of the Business Unit’s

14th March 2024 

04

Deepening Phase

11th March – 21st April 2024

Participate in weekly design sprints, get feedback.
Get down with the Build - Measure - Learn cycle!
Get access to challenge owners, mentors, data, API's and/or sandbox environment where relevant.

05

Official Partnership Initiation

30th April 2024 

An official gathering where the startup / scale-ups selected by the business units of the John Keells  Group pledge to initiate a business partnership.

About

WHAT IS JKX INNOVATE?

JKX Innovate is an open innovation platform which directly bridges the demand and supply components of the innovation eco-system. You are tasked with evaluating our website and social media channels to familiarize yourself with all sectors of the John Keells Group and their respective Business Units. Your objective is to determine whether your solution can address any potential challenges that these Business Units might face, thereby enhancing their operational efficiency. There are no limitations, so we invite you to think outside the box and sell your solution to us!  

 

What is in it for solvers?

  • Get support and funding to develop your product.
  • Leverage the domain, knowledge and expertise of problem owners when further developing your solutions or building your companies.
  • Get access to a test bed environment with access to sandbox environments and or/APIs to hack solutions with the problem owner.
  • Widen the commercial application of your solutions.
  • Embark on a paid partnership with a John Keells Group Business Unit once selected.
  • Build credibility and capability as innovators.

What is in it for solvers?

  • Get support and funding to develop your product.
  • Leverage the domain, knowledge and expertise of problem owners when further developing your solutions or building your companies.
  • Get access to a test bed environment with access to sandbox environments and or/APIs to hack solutions with the problem owner.
  • Widen the commercial application of your solutions.
  • Win a shortlisting cash prize.
  • Embark on a paid partnership with a John Keells Group Business Unit once selected.
  • Build credibility and capability as innovators.

Who can apply as solvers?

Mature Startups and Scale-ups (or even an established enterprise with interest in the relevant domain).

8Sectors
70+Businesses

What is in it for solvers?

Get support and funding to develop your product.

Leverage the domain knowledge and expertise of problem owners when developing your solutions or building your companies.

Get access to a test bed environment with access to sandbox enviroments and or/API’s to hack solutions with the problem owner.

Widen the commercial application of your solutions.

Build credibility and capability as innovators.

Who can apply as solvers?

Startups and Scale-ups (or even an established enterprise with interest in the relavant domain)
01

Apply

Applications open

If you plan on applying or have already applied for the JKX accelerator you do not need to apply here again. Simply state your interest to participate in these challenges in the relevant section of the application.


Applications for JKX Innovate close on January 16th 2022.

02

Industry Open Sessions

Get more insight on the challenges from the challenge owners and industry experts.

03

Initial Shortlisting

3 teams will be selected per Challenge
04

Deepening Phase

Participate in weekly design sprints, get feedback.
Get down with the Build - Measure - Learn cycle!
Get access to challenge owners, mentors, data, API's and/or sandbox environment where relevant.
05

Final Pitch

The teams will pitch to an industry panel of judges to be selected for a POC.
06

Deploy POC

Deploy POC and get constant feedback. Depending on the success of the POC and feedback from challenge owners, get the chance to win a further paid pilot opportunity, funding or long term commercial agreement.

Challenges will be launched soon.

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