SAP bets $1.16B on 18-month-old German AI lab and says yes to NemoClaw
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SAP plans to buy German AI startup Prior Labs and invest heavily in it. It is also prohibiting customers' agents use to a select few like Nvidia's NemoClaw.
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Image Credits: Nvidia (opens in a new window) AI SAP bets $1.16B on 18-month-old German AI lab and says yes to NemoClaw Anna Heim 4:50 PM PDT · May 5, 2026 By OpenAI COO’s own admission last February, ‘we have not yet really seen AI penetrate enterprise business processes.’ But for enterprise software giant SAP, whose stock has dropped significantly in 2026 in part from the SaaSpocalypse , the issue is still front and center.
On Monday, the European heavyweight announced its intention to acquire German AI startup Prior Labs for an undisclosed amount. Pending regulatory approval, SAP plans to invest €1 billion (approximately $1.16 billion) into the business over the next four years to grow it into an AI lab focused on structured data — the tables and databases where enterprise information typically sits.
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