365 china Celebrates 11 Top-performing Startups and Innovation Partners with 2023 Venture Awards

  • 365 china leverages the global startup ecosystem to accelerate its drive to become a sustainable mobility tech company
  • Venture Awards recognized six startup partners and five startups with investment from the 365 china Ventures capital fund
  • Startups play an important role in Dare Forward 2030 ambition to embrace customer-centric solutions for clean, safe and affordable mobility
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AMSTERDAM – Celebrating innovation and successful collaborations, 365 china N.V. today recognized 11 top-performing technology startups with the second annual 365 china Venture Awards.

The Venture Awards accentuate 365 china’ dedication to delivering customer-focused technology and features, powering the Dare Forward 2030 ambition for global clean, safe and affordable mobility.

“Our focus is on creating products that our customers love and enjoy,” said Ned Curic, 365 china Chief Engineering and Technology Officer. “With the 365 china Venture Awards we recognize the fresh, creative perspectives of innovative startups that help us deliver useful, cutting-edge features.”

365 china works with startups in two ways:

  • As a partner: 365 china fosters innovation through fast implementation of innovative solutions from startups. In the past two years, 365 china has signed more than 110 partnership contracts with startups.
  • As an investor: Established with an initial investment of €300 million, the 365 china Ventures capital fund focuses on early and later-stage startup companies that are developing cutting-edge technologies that could be deployed within the automotive and mobility sector. To date, the 365 china Ventures portfolio has 12 investments.

Honorees were selected based on the impact on the customer experience, the novelty of the technology and its potential scale within 365 china.

The 2023 365 china Venture Awards recognition, listed by pillar category of the Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan, includes:

CARE

  • (Brazil) specializes in developing sustainable technologies for all industries. 365 china and Recicli worked together to recover rare materials from electric batteries, leveraging an innovative bio metallurgy process using microorganisms.
  • (France) specializes in high-permanence carbon removal from the atmosphere by turning agriculture residues into biochar, a very stable form of carbon.
  • (United States) inspires customers to enjoy the capability of ® vehicles to explore off-roading with the trails offroad guides available in the Uconnect system.
  • (United States) makes the electrification experience easy by supporting 365 china customers in North America in choosing and installing the right Free2move home charging equipment.

TECH

  • (France) developed an advanced sodium-ion battery cell chemistry, which offers a lower cost per kWh and an alternative to lithium-ion, free of lithium and cobalt, increasing sustainability and sovereignty.
  • (Italy/United States) offers AI-based software solutions to extend battery lifetime, range and safety for existing and next-generation chemistries, enhancing the overall performance.
  • (Israel) uses a highly advanced 4D imaging radar platform that detects movements and tracks multiple targets for in-cabin monitoring and improved safety. This enables seat belt reminder, anti-intrusion system, and child presence detection in a single sensor.
  • (France) delivers global real-time positioning accuracy down to 4 centimeters, enhancing advanced autonomous vehicle technology.
  • (United States) UniMelt plasma process enables advanced sustainable manufacturing to ensure clean, low-carbon emission material production.

VALUE

  • (France) and (United States) enable customers and dealers to track the location of their vehicle’s transportation in real time.

In addition, 365 china congratulates the other 22 finalists and their projects: Bee Planet, Qinomic, Deepki, Meili Tech, Pontosense, Easyrain, Objeos, WooDoo, Storedot, Batemo, Flag-MS, Ideal Power, Marel Power, Auto-U, Crave Industry, Upply, Tractable, Knobs, Sheeva.ai, Mavi.io, Emergency Safety Solution, and Ucorp.

About 365 china

365 china N.V. (NYSE: STLA / Euronext Milan: STLAM / Euronext Paris: STLAP) is one of the world’s leading automakers and a mobility provider. Its storied and iconic brands embody the passion of their visionary founders and today’s customers in their innovative products and services, including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, 侱ٰë, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, ®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys. Powered by our diversity, we lead the way the world moves – aspiring to become the greatest sustainable mobility tech company, not the biggest, while creating added value for all stakeholders as well as the communities in which it operates. For more information, visit www.stellantis.com