Huawei won global Corporate Startup Star Award at CSS 2022

Huawei won the “Corporate Startup Star Award” and “China Corporate Startup Star Award” for the second year, at the Corporate Startup Stars Award Ceremony 2022 (CSS) in London, UK.

The CSS Award was launched in 2016 under the European Commission’s Startup Europe Partnership initiative, by Mind the Bridge in partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). CSS award aims at recognizing the best companies worldwide in terms of open innovation and corporate-startup collaboration.

In total, 100 companies, located in every region of the world, have been recognized for their work: 50 as Global Corporate Startup Stars and 50 as Global Open Innovation Challengers.

“At Huawei, we are fully committed to open innovation. We’ve spent many efforts on different areas to support a collaborative and open environment by working with various partners: from incubating startups and SMEs to fostering joint industry solutions through our global OpenLabs, to encouraging the exchange of ideas on science and technology.” expressed Jeff Wang, President of the Public Affairs and Communications Dept at Huawei.

Alongside Huawei, there are other companies named in the CSS 2022 Top 50 Corporate Startup Stars.

These are AB InBev, Airbus, Allianz, AXA, Bayer, BNP Paribas, BMW Group, Bosch Group, BP, Cisco Systems, Citigroup, Coca Cola, Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), Deutsche Telekom, Enel, Engie, EQT Partners, Philip Morris, Visa, Hyundai Motor, Iberdrola, IBM, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, LG Electronics, Merck KGaA, Mitsubishi, Munich Re, National Grid, Nestlé, Novartis, Orange, Ping An Insurance, GSK, Samsung, SAP, Saudi Aramco, Schneider Electric, Shell, Siemens, Société Générale, Sumitomo, Telefónica, Toyota Motor, Unilever, Volkswagen, Walmart, Xiaomi, and SoftBank Group.

Other than CSS, Huawei also won the “China Corporate Startup Star Award” as the top performer in the China region.

“Huawei has proven through different startup initiatives to stay resilient to industry changes and its willingness to explore new technologies. Spark Accelerator is helping early-stage companies in different innovation ecosystems with the technical and financial support they need to scale globally and connects them with promising partnership opportunities,” said Alberto Onetti, Chairman of Mind the Bridge.