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CORPORATE PARTNERS
the Innovation Fast Track
As technology accelerates, so does the pace of change. Entrepreneurs are constantly seeking to disrupt markets by leveraging emerging technologies. As a result, large organizations are at risk of losing their competitive edge, especially if they don’t see market threats until after they’ve established traction.
To help corporations keep up, we partner with their innovation leaders to identify, access and adopt viable technology solutions that address market pain points. We work as an extension of their teams, often sharing co-investment structures to provide the necessary capital to accelerate development and testing. Once the technology proves value inside the organization, we support expansion to new markets, ultimately generating additional revenue streams.
innovation opportunities typically originate in one of two ways:
Once a corporation has pinpointed a market problem, we source and vet solutions developed by emerging technology businesses from around the world. We structure pilot programs and codevelopment engagements that prove market fit and deliver venture investment opportunities. “INSIDE OUT” INNOVATION
We help our corporate partners identify and prioritize the ideas generated inside their organizations. For opportunities with high-performance potential, we build roadmaps to spin out and fund these new startups. We activate our advisory services and resource connections to accelerate venture formation in support of corporate goals.
The Economic Ripple Effect
While these ventures are designed to generate competitive and monetary value for our corporate partners, our region benefits as well.
As corporate innovation expands, it leads to significant increases in job growth, technology spin out companies, capital attraction and industry engagement.
A Structured Path for market Traction
Our framework applies a venture capital perspective to corporate innovation to generate competitive insights and market advantage.
The process is straightforward:
• Identify business challenges and opportunities • Source and prioritize innovative solutions from internal resources or emerging global tech companies • Produce thought leadership insights on relevant trends • Implement vendor/customer engagements to bring immediate operational value • Create return-oriented investment opportunities tied to a committed pool of capital or a corporate venture fund
