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“ Tomorrow Street completes an entire innovation ecosystem , which does not exist anywhere else in the world ”
Warrick Cramer CEO , Tomorrow Street
Targeting late-stage business-ready tech companies , selected startups enjoy free access to Tomorrow Street ’ s facilities , Vodafone ’ s supply chain , and will have up to three years to grow .
Situated on the top floor of the Vodafone Procurement Company ( VPC ) building in Luxembourg , the Tomorrow Street Innovation Centre leverages the international network and skillset of the VPC to drive and manage massive growth .
“ The Vodafone Procurement Company is a very powerful engine ,” Cramer says . “ The reason why I say that is because we have suppliers coming in here every single day . The startups get access to all the different type of roadmaps in the world and get to really see in advance what ’ s going to happen in this space over the upcoming years .”
The VPC is , by all means , an immense operation . It centrally manages close to 80 % of Vodafone ’ s global spend , looks after 14,000 supplier relationships , and works closely with internal business partners to deliver the company ’ s procurement strategy across more than 450 product categories .
By utilising this engine for growth , Tomorrow Street allows startups the opportunity to build bridges between some of the most exciting companies in the world as well as Vodafone ’ s customer base of more than 500mn people .
“ Within the Vodafone Procurement Company , you have a really deep level of knowledge that is
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