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Where Innovation Meets Collaboration
Since its inception in 2018, NEC X has helped launch, grow and continues to support more than 100 startups. Setting the pace for the future, our dynamic portfolio of innovators and visionaries are already revolutionizing the world around us.

What’s New with Our Portfolio?

Chekable Debuts Generative AI Platform for Patent Professionals, With Investment From NEC X

Palo Alto, CA – July 24, 2024 – NEC X, the Silicon Valley innovation accelerator backed by NEC’s advanced technologies, has proudly announced the graduation of Chekable from its prestigious Elev X! Ignite venture studio program, in addition to a new investment from NEC X to help scale Chekable’s transformative AI solution for inventors and […]

“Startup, Pitch, Invest, Network by Elev X!” – A Night of Unparalleled Innovation and Top Angel Investor Insights 

On June 28, 2024, NEC X ignited Silicon Valley with its “Startup, Pitch, Invest, Network by Elev X!” event. Drawing over 200 registrations, this extraordinary gathering brought together a dynamic group of nearly 80 early-stage entrepreneurs and investors for an unforgettable evening of pitching, networking, and invaluable insights. Here are just a few highlights from […]

Introducing Metapyxl: The Future of Digital Rights Management 

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, creators have unprecedented power to share their work globally. Yet, protecting intellectual property has become an increasingly difficult challenge that will only grow exponentially if left unchecked. For example, However, with this increased accessibility comes the challenge of protecting their intellectual property. The recent backlash against the use of […]

Qualitative Intelligence debuts predictive analytics for real-time message testing and risk assessment, with NEC’s semantic model technology

Consumer insights and personalization platform Qualitative Intelligence (QI) today unveiled advanced new social sentiment analysis and brand risk management capabilities, powered by NEC’s Semantic Model Technology. QI’s Voice of Customer AI SaaS solution, VoxQI, can now rapidly identify and analyze hundreds of multi-channel videos, images and texts in minutes, empowering brands to accurately predict audience […]

NEC X Opens Applications for BATCH 12 of  Elev X! Ignite venture studio program

Palo Alto, CA – June 4, 2024 – NEC X, the Silicon Valley innovation accelerator backed by NEC’s portfolio of advanced technologies, is once again accepting applications for Elev X! Ignite, its venture studio program that transforms early-stage founders into seed-ready startups.  Startups have until July 7, 2024, to apply for the upcoming cohort, Batch […]

NEC X Invests in Agtech Startup Verdi, Integrates AI-Powered Platform with NEC’s CropScope Smart Farming Initiative

Verdi Partners with NEC X to Rapidly Scale Its Groundbreaking Platform for Farm Automation. Palo Alto, CA – May 22, 2024 – NEC X, the Silicon Valley innovation accelerator backed by NEC’s portfolio of advanced technologies, today announced a new investment in Verdi Expeditions Inc., the world’s first scalable platform for farm automation and personalized […]