Elevaate Named One of the Unilever Foundry 50 for 2016

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cannes_Lions–Unilever has announced that Elevaate is included in the Unilever Foundry
50 at this year’s Cannes Lions Innovation.

The Foundry 50 is a search for the world’s best marketing technology
startups by the Unilever Foundry. The Foundry 50 were chosen by a panel
of experts against five categories identified by Unilever as future
areas of innovation and investment. These categories include ‘Future of
Retail’, ‘Brand and Content Innovation’, ‘Data, Insights and
Personalisation’, ‘Social Impact and Engaging Millennials’. Elevaate was
recognized as part of the ‘Future of Retail’.

The global search was open to startups that were incorporated in the
last five years. The Foundry 50 panel of experts includes Lastminute.com
co-founder Brent Hoberman, Rob Dembitz, Head of Lions Innovation,
Olivier Garel, Head of Unilever Ventures and Aline Santos, Senior VP of
Global Marketing Unilever. Technology developed by the startups,
including Elevaate, will be available to demo in Cannes at the Foundry
50 Innovation Hub during the Lions Innovation.

“Elevaate is honoured to be included in the Unilever Foundry 50 for
2016.” said Simon Harrow, chief executive officer, Elevaate. “Brands are
now looking to their creative agencies to find new ways to engage with
shoppers while increasing market share and revenue growth. This
nomination recognises the industry’s appetite for technology that mixes
smart data and human expertise that enables brands to shape online
shopper journeys and provide more rewarding experiences.”

“Innovation, by its nature, requires creativity, so Cannes Lions is a
natural destination for the Foundry 50.” Added David Shearer, chief
marketing officer of Elevaate. “As marketing teams have growing
responsibility for digital commerce, it’s a great opportunity to connect
with leading brands and be able to demonstrate the agility and
accountability in execution that digital commerce focused platforms like
Elevaate can deliver.”

About Unilever Foundry

The Unilever Foundry (www.unilever.com/foundry)
provides a single entry-point for innovative startups seeking to partner
with Unilever, enabling the company’s global brands to experiment with
and pilot new technologies more efficiently, effectively and speedily.
The Foundry works closely with Unilever Ventures. This venture capital
arm of Unilever invests in early stage companies that could become
strategically relevant to Unilever and can benefit from access to
Unilever’s assets and capabilities. Key areas of investment for Unilever
Ventures are eCommerce, shopper marketing and big data.

About Elevaate

Elevaate is a retail cloud platform that unlocks new insights to
increase unit sales while enhancing customer experience. The choice of
brands like Unilever, Nestle, Coke, Hugo Boss and retailers such as
House of Fraser, Iceland Foods and Not On The High Street, it
accelerates digital revenue growth with proven retail trade funding
mechanisms. The platform is agile, accountable and highly scalable. It
provides the data and tools needed to lift performance and grow
revenues. Elevaate is headquartered in the UK. Learn more at elevaate.com.

Contacts

Elevaate
David Shearer, CMO
UK +44-7495-574-196
USA
+1-415-254-1723
david@elevaate.com