As part of the eighth batch of our Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) Manila program, which accelerates market entry for Singaporean startups into the Philippines, Trace+ has forged a partnership with Packetworx.
Trace+ provides AI platform expertise, integration capabilities, and tailored business logic solutions to enhance performance and security for Packetworx and its clients.
About Packetworx
Packetworx is the leading provider of the first network architecture for the Internet of Things (IoT) and the only IoT technology social enterprise in the Philippines. As an enabler of IoT, they help solution partners like Trace+ leverage the power of IoT by providing them with easy-to-install, low-cost, long-range, and low-power devices and a wireless network that will seamlessly send the data to their platforms and solutions.
About Trace+
Trace+ is an AI Enterprise SaaS Platform that uses geospatial data to improve Safety and Performance in any on-the-ground operation. It converts billions of data points into actionable insights while building a digital twin to make the unseen obvious and deliver business value.
The Partnership
After initially connecting through a deal flow session facilitated by Plug and Play during the GIA Manila immersion week, Trace+ and Packetworx collaborated on a technological integration launched in December 2024. Subsequently, they established an account focusing on proposing Trace+ solutions to Packetworx clients. Having since presented their proposals, they aim to secure their first deals by Q1 2025.
Operating on three key levels–business development, technical, and strategic, this partnership accelerates Trace+’s development in the Philippine market and integrates Packetworx’s existing devices and network solutions into Trace+.
Trace+ supports Packetworx in detecting and closing deals by automating their sales process. By integrating Packetworx’s technology, Trace+ can expand its existing device ecosystem and promote their joint services in other countries. Additionally, Trace+ has strengthened its relationship with the LoRaWan alliance, specifically Actility. This partnership has granted Trace+ increased access to Philippine VCs and CVCs. Ultimately, the objective of this partnership is for Packetworx to host Trace+’s platform instance in the Philippines.
Takeaways
The adaptability of both the technical and business development teams was essential to the success of this partnership.
Trace+ and Packetworx leveraged their complementary strengths to form a strategic partnership. Offering advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning solutions, Trace+ is a proven solution that addresses clients’ operational issues in Safety and Performance, a key concern in the Philippine market. On the other hand, Packetworx provides geospatial data collection expertise and is an established partner in the Philippines with a deep understanding of the local market. With this ability to address each others’ needs, the two made a compatible match.
How Plug and Play Can Help
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Trace+ is part of our GIA Manila Acceleration Program Batch 8 which seeks to help Singaporean startups expand their market reach to the largest emerging market economies in Southeast Asia.
The GIA is an initiative of Enterprise Singapore (ESG), in partnership with IMDA. Comprising a network of Singapore and overseas partners in major innovation hubs and key demand markets, GIA programs focus on technology and innovation. Plug and Play is Singapore’s GIA Partner in Jakarta and Manila.
Find out more about our GIA programs here.
