The expanded partnership leverages PwC Managed Cyber Defense capabilities and and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

AI-based solutions for evolving digital threats

Next-gen Cybersecurity

Palo Alto Networks

Companies that support businesses with AI-based cybersecurity platforms and human resources for 24/7 threat monitoring and response.

PwC Middle East enters into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Tyconz’s Enterprise Business Applications Operations which will significantly expand their technology and digital consulting services offering.

Tyconz

Wiley, a global leader in research and education, and PwC’s Academy Middle East, the talent and skills development business of PwC Middle East, today announced the expansion of their partnership to support as many as 20,000 finance and accounting professionals via high-quality certification exam preparation programs.

Educational technology plays a pivotal role in driving and enabling the revolution in post-secondary learning

Higher EdTech

Wiley

Designers of learning programs and creators of learning content, aggregators and libraries of learning content and program, massive open online course (MOOC) platform operators, and providers of content development tools for authoring and course-building.

This collaboration will support young people who are currently outside of the workforce to develop the requisite 21st century skills to gain entry into the job market and become entrepreneurs in the age of the fourth industrial revolution.

UNICEF - New York

ABP worked with Aerodyne and PwC to build a cutting-edge drone visual asset management system which enables its teams to view asset condition dashboards.

Aerodyne Group

The partnership empowers industrial data scientists and engineers to operationalise data and develop applications by abstracting complex data pipelines, data contextualisation, and application development tasks.

Using real-time data to create dynamic virtual representations of the real world

Digital Twin

Cognite

Platforms that facilitate digital twin modeling by either collectively or individually offering any combination of data capture and analytics solutions.

Powering digital transformation for businesses

Low-code Platforms

OutSystems

Platforms that allow enterprises to develop all types of multi-purpose applications for internal and/or external use

Unblock Analysis

Introhive provides both PwC, and their customers, with real-time relationship intelligence and insights for better client experience management.

Artificial intelligence is helping sales teams manage relationships and optimize the customer lifecycle.

Sales Engagement Platforms

Introhive

Tools for discovering & building customer and company databases to generate sales leads.

uPort announced that it has partnered with PwC and Onfido for consumer identities in UK financial services. They hope to use distributed ledger technology (DLT) to combat inefficient client onboarding processes. ConsenSys-backed uPort provides a blockchain platform which allows users to manage their ID, keys, and data on an app.

Bringing the benefits of blockchain to the enterprise

Enterprise Blockchain Solutions

uPort

Companies that leverage blockchain technology to provide cybersecurity and identity management solutions for enterprises

The new joint business agreement makes it possible for midstream oil and gas companies to drive efficiency with Quorum software solutions paired with PwC Technology Advisory services.

Quorum Software

Evonik Venture Capital

Sino Strategy Group

Morningside Venture Investments

Puhua Capital

Zhongnuo Venture Capital

Medvance

PwC Netherlands and High-Tech Bridge announce a strategic partnership and joint solution for rapid, cost-efficient and DevSecOps-enabled application penetration testing.

High-Tech Bridge

Companies which provide solutions for enterprises to secure their cloud-native applications and workloads, across the entire development lifecycle.

Automation to improve business efficiency

Workflow Automation Platforms

ElectroNeek

Platforms that offer a range of workflow automation and RPA bots that are not specifically targeted at any business function

Ernst & Young

Deloitte

KPMG

Remote learning is driving an education technology revolution.

EdTech: K-12

<div>
 
 Code.org is a non-profit foundation that promotes computer programming education for K-12 students with the ultimate goal of including computer science and computer programming in the core US education curriculum. Code.org promotes diversity in computer science education and seeks to increase participation by young women and students from marginalized racial and ethnic groups. The organization is supported by several donors including Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, the Infosys Foundation, and Google. As of September 2022, more than 75 million students had enrolled in Code.org courses, and the organization had partnered with more than 180 school districts to add computer science (CS) to school curriculums. Beyond the US, Code.org courses are available in more than 67 languages across more than 180 countries.
 
 
 In December 2020, Microsoft partnered with Code.org to teach the social and ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI) to students from elementary to high school in a comprehensive and age-appropriate manner. Microsoft also donated USD 7.5 million to fund the initiative. The program launched on December 1, 2020, with a video series featuring talks by technologists on AI and machine learning. The partnership also plans to launch Code.org’s AI tutorial, AI for Oceans, globally in more than 25 languages; a classroom lesson plan for teaching the societal and ethical implications of AI; and a CS Principles curriculum plan on machine learning and bias. In 2021, Code.org intends to include AI and machine learning courses in its CS Discoveries computer science curriculum for students in grades 6 to 10 and integrate them into its app development platform for middle and high school students, App Lab. Under the partnership, Code.org will make third-party educational AI material available as part of its effort to make AI education accessible to all in the long term.
 
 
 In February 2021, the organization received a donation of USD 15 million from Amazon Future Engineer, paid out over three years, to launch a new Advanced Placement (AP) computer science programming course. The course will contain the same concepts as the existing AP Computer Science A course plus cultural, real-world perspectives, interests, concerns, and experiences of Black, Latino, Native American (BLNA), and other under-represented students. Through this course, Code.org aims to increase access, participation, and achievement in computer science among a more diverse range of high school students and encourage careers in engineering. The new course will be available to all US schools in the 2022-2023 school year.
 
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Modern tools to train and motivate staff, and bridge emerging skill gaps.

EdTech: Corporate Learning

OBRIZUM, a UK-based learning and engagement platform, provides an adaptive learning solution with tailored learning pathways, automated workflows, and analytics to improve employee productivity and workplace satisfaction for businesses. Its proprietary technology automates the creation or updating of learning programs and analyzes and curates multimedia content into modules in real-time, challenging users on subjects they are strong in and bolstering them in areas they are less adept in. As of November 2022, the platform served ~20 customers across Europe and the US, including Barclays, Merck, PwC, and SQA.&nbsp;The business claimed to have developed one of the most advanced AI-driven teaching platforms in the world, which can assess an employee's understanding of any subject by continuously monitoring and evaluating a range of variables, including the amount of time and attention spent on a page and the accuracy and assurance with which they respond to questions.Key customers and partnershipsIn March 2021, the business entered into a partnership with Capita, a global supplier of professional services and business process outsourcing, allowing OBRIZUM to grow and increase its client base. Additionally, Capita will employ OBRIZUM's data science and AI skills to create more advanced courses with personalized instruction.&nbsp;In&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/35490">October 2024</a>, Anthology partnered&nbsp; with Obrizum to integrate AI-powered adaptive learning into its Blackboard LMS.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 ElectroNeek, a Y Combinator and Plug and Play graduate, offers a low-code/no-code platform that enables users to build and deploy robotic process automation (RPA) bots, These bots can be used to automate a range of workflows across HR, finance, sales, marketing, and customer service, such as user management, reporting, sales enablement, and web scraping. Users can leverage the platform&rsquo;s drag-and-drop interface or code their own automated workflows using Javascript or Python. These workflows can then be linked to RPA bots, which can be customized with different controls, schedules, triggers, and notifications based on the user&rsquo;s requirements.&nbsp;
 
 
 ElectroNeek enables managed service providers (MSP) to develop and distribute automation solutions to their end customers while retaining control over the pricing. Additionally, the company also offers a desktop activity mining suite that allows users to identify repeatable processes that can be automated, as well as a document intelligence tool (named &ldquo;Intellidocs&rdquo;) for extracting and processing information contained in documents. Intellidocs offers over 2,500 pre-trained AI models that can be applied across 26 document types and 89 languages, as well as custom AI model creation features.
 
 
 In September 2023, the company released an AI-powered workflow builder that enabled users to generate workflow processes using text prompts.&nbsp;
 
 
 Key customer and partnerships&nbsp;
 
 
 As of June 2021, the company served over 250 customers in more than 40 countries across North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East (expanding to over 50 by October 2023). Its customers mostly consist of MSPs, such as Intellimorph, Apollo, Protiviti, and ACL Digital. Furthermore, ElectroNeek operates a Global Partner Success Program that offers MSPs access to joint business initiatives and free bot licenses alongside the company&rsquo;s software solutions.&nbsp;
 
 
 The company also claims to have technology and go-to-market partnerships with Microsoft, Oracle, and NVIDIA. In October 2021, it partnered with Ricoh Australia to offer its automation platform to educational centers across Australia.
 
 
 
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Sports Tech

Shot Scope offers a range of golf performance tracking devices and GPS watches designed to help golfers improve their game. The company's products provide detailed statistics and analytics by automatically tracking shots and collecting data during rounds of golf. Shot Scope's flagship product is the V5 GPS golf watch, which offers features like full-hole mapping, hazard information, and automatic shot detection using small tags that screw into golf club grips. The V5 provides data on over 100 performance statistics, including strokes gained analytics, without requiring a subscription fee. Shot Scope's products come preloaded with over 36,000 golf courses worldwide. The company also offers other devices like the X5 GPS watch and PRO LX+ laser rangefinder that combine GPS, shot tracking, and distance measuring capabilities.Key customers and partnershipsShot Scope has partnered with the National Golf Foundation, PGA Golf Retirement+, and TROON to promote its products. The company claims that on average, Shot Scope users lower their scores by 4.1 strokes. Shot Scope's products are sold through major retailers in the UK, US, and Australia, including American Golf, Dick's Sporting Goods, and GolfBox.

Cycle Momentum is a specialized and personalized accelerator dedicated to the cleantech startups. Founded by Cycle Capital, the accelerator works with entrepreneurs that develop and commercialize clean technologies to help build globally competitive companies. Cycle Momentum offers entrepreneurs a specialized and personalized program of training workshops, networking sessions, experienced mentors and gives access to the investors to some of the most promising Canadian cleantech ventures.

Shot Scope's statistic collecting technology is currently in development, led by a team of engineers and golfers based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Trials are planned on UK golf courses throughout 2015 with general release scheduled for 2016.

ToolSense is on a mission to increase the efficiency, productivity & sustainability of the asset-intensive companies that make up the backbone of our global economy. Our ToolSense Asset Operations Platform captures data from our IoT devices and digitizes all processes around the asset - which makes it easy for asset-intensive companies to act on data insights and ensure full workflow digitization & business process automation. By using ToolSense our customers realize cost savings, improve compliance and automate processes - so that they can concentrate on their actual job: enabling our daily lives and economic growth.

Toffee Pie is a retailer of bras in different sizes. They develop bras of different sizes and shapes, enabling customers with different needs to access suitable underwear. They offer a large-cup underwear brand that researches and develops bras for big-breasted girls.

Xiansheng Yecai is the first domestic data intelligence service provider focusing on the integration of business and finance. With an enterprise-level data management platform centered on user digital assets and algorithm models, it has successively launched a number of SaaS products in the fields of [Business Finance], [Operation Finance], and [Strategic Finance]. At present, it has served more than 100 domestic large and medium-sized enterprises, including well-known enterprises such as Starbucks, McDonald's, Master Kong, Ziru Renting, and Pacific Insurance. The core team consists of a number of executives and IT enterprise-level experts from the Big Four accounting firms, Oracle, SAP, and Accenture.

Dosec operates as a cloud-native security solution provider of PAAS container security products.

Pupscale Partners provides order management and inventory management software for e-commerce sellers.

Geometrical-PAL is a Chinese autonomous driving technology developer.

OBRIZUM is an AI based digital learning platform for companies and organizations.

PwC invested KYC/AML platform that gives deep insights into every transaction, empowering you to make informed decisions

Medvance  is one of the pioneers in the development of 3D printed PEEK medical implants. Evonik has always been our trusted raw material partner. This investment will further promote The company's development has helped us bring innovative solutions to patients and doctors in China and then to the world.''

ElectroNeek is an Intelligent Automation platform empowering MSPs (Managed Service Providers) and their clients with cutting-edge technology that seamlessly automates business processes (end-to-end). This MSP-oriented platform offers a wide range of exciting low-code automation tools, based on RPA, IDP, AI, and GPT4 (Conversational and Generative) technologies.  ElectroNeek is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and was founded in 2019.

VeChain is a leading global enterprise level public blockchain platform. VeChain aims to connect blockchain technology to the real world by providing a comprehensive governance structure, a robust economic model as well as advanced IoT integration, and pioneers in real world applications.

Code.org is a non-profit foundation dedicated to growing computer programming education. Its vision is that computer science and computer programming are included in the core curriculum in U.S. education, alongside other STEM (science technology engineering math) courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and math.

Cordex Systems designs and manufactures a cardiovascular diagnostic device. Its product includes the Cordex EnDys System is a diagnostic tool that provides both early detection and ongoing monitoring of cardiovascular disease by measuring endothelial dysfunction.

MarginPoint is a provider of cloud-based indirect material management solutions for the industrial market. More than 400 industrial companies currently rely on MarginPoint solutions daily to reduce their indirect material spending and streamline their indirect material management processes. MarginPoint is uniquely focused on integrating the end-to-end indirect material lifecycle to deliver the highest possible ROI for customers. MarginPoint’s SaaS delivery model enables customers to rapidly deploy the solution without any significant up-front IT investment.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is an accounting firm that provides assurance, audit, tax, human resources, transactional, performance improvement, and crisis management services. It serves sectors such as aerospace and defense, healthcare, hospitality and leisure, industrial manufacturing, real estate, retail and consumer, technology, transportation and logistics, financial services, entertainment and media, chemicals, metals, banking and capital markets, automotive, private equity, and more.   PricewaterhouseCoopers was founded through a merger between Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand in 1998.

<div> PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is one of the largest professional services firms in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms. The company has a network of 688 firms in 152 countries, with a workforce of 328,000, as of 2022. It also has a client base of over 191,000 worldwide, as of 2022, ~84% of which are Fortune Global 500 companies. PwC generated a revenue of more than USD 50 billion globally in FY2022 (year ending 30th June 2022), the company&rsquo;s highest in nearly two decades. PwC offers a range of corporate services including Advisory (~42% of total revenue in FY2022), Assurance (~36%), and Tax and Legal Services (~22%). By region, the Americas segment contributed the most (~42% of total revenue in FY2022), followed by Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) (38%) and the Asia-Pacific region (20%).&nbsp; As a part of the company&rsquo;s New Equation strategy, in November 2022, it launched the new Legal Business Solutions division (combining its NewLaw and Legal practices globally) to cater to client demand for vertically integrated solutions. PwC also plans to invest USD 1 billion over several years to develop a complete audit ecosystem as part of this strategy. PwC also sold its global mobility tax and immigration services business in October 2021 to focus more on areas of strategic importance, such as clients in fast-growing sectors such as ESG and technology. PwC plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. </div>

Dozens of partners take early retirement from accountancy giant PwC

Climate Risk Analytics

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Forecasts long-term climate risks (for up to ~50-80 years into the future) by using AI/ ML solutions

Forecasts long-term climate risks (for up to ~50-80 years into the future) by using other next-generation solutions

Provides long-term climate risk analytics to cover the gap in traditional insurance products

Provides climate risk scores for third-parties

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 PwC Middle East has collaborated with OpenAI to become the first distributor of ChatGPT Enterprise in the Middle East, following similar trends in the UK and US.
 The alliance enables PwC to provide customized versions of ChatGPT Enterprise with specialized features for clients. These include heightened security, extensive context windows, superior data analysis features, and unrestricted GPT-4 access. 
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 This collaboration is part of PwC's USD 1 billion investment to expand its AI services over the next three years. The tailored services will allow PwC to address specific client needs, leveraging the capabilities of ChatGPT. This approach aligns with broader trends in the consulting industry, where firms are increasingly adopting AI tools to enhance decision-making and operations.

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