As SAP prepares to end mainstream support for its ECC software in December 2027, Conduct — a startup backed by SAP and major investors — is using AI to help thousands of customers transition faster and more efficiently.
- Conduct uses AI to map and decode complex enterprise software code.
- SAP funds Conduct to assist customers migrating off ECC before 2027 deadline.
- Conduct claims up to 80% cost savings in key migration phases.
What happened
Conduct, a startup founded by former Palantir engineers, has raised $60 million in a Series A round co-led by Index Ventures and ICONIQ. Interestingly, SAP itself is an investor, highlighting the strategic role Conduct will play in the SAP ecosystem. Conduct develops an AI-powered operating system that reads and maps millions of lines of custom code in enterprise systems to their underlying business functions.
This funding round brings Conduct’s total capital to approximately $72 million. The startup is helping companies navigate an upcoming SAP support deadline by enabling faster and more efficient migrations from SAP’s ECC software, which will no longer be supported after December 31, 2027.
Why it matters
SAP’s mainstream support for its widely used ECC platform ends at the close of 2027, forcing roughly 17,000 of its 35,000 ECC customers to migrate to newer systems. These migrations are time-consuming and complex, often requiring 18 to 36 months to complete. This creates a significant market demand for tools and services that can facilitate the transition.
Conduct’s solution targets a critical challenge: the vast amount of heavily customized and opaque code in enterprise systems that no single person fully understands. By making this hidden codebase transparent through AI, Conduct aims to unlock automation opportunities that can dramatically reduce migration costs and timelines. This proposition has attracted heavyweight investment, including from ICONIQ, a firm known for backing major tech disruptors.
What to watch next
Key customers like Daimler Truck, Fraport, and DHL are reportedly leveraging Conduct’s technology to accelerate their digital transformations while achieving significant cost savings during migration. However, these figures have not been independently verified, and Conduct will need to demonstrate sustained impact as these migration projects ramp up.
While the immediate opportunity revolves around SAP’s ECC deadline, the long-term test for Conduct is establishing itself as permanent infrastructure beyond SAP migrations. The competitive landscape includes SAP-owned LeanIX, Celonis, and ServiceNow, all working in related enterprise automation and process mining arenas. Success will depend on Conduct’s ability to expand its platform’s applicability and prove real-world value over time.