Scouting

I have a broad experience working with companies like Maersk, Facebook and IKEA to help them grow their businesses by partnering with startups through pilots, investments and accelerator programs. To find all those top-notch companies, I have been sourcing and evaluating thousands of startup companies and interviewing hundreds of founders around the globe.


Exploration - Learning about an industry by interviewing startups
"Large shipping giant would like to explore new digital solutions utilising their infrastructure. They are getting new ideas into their pipeline by interviewing fast growing Data startups with maritime focus"
 
Incremental innovation - Solving current production/business challenges by finding and buying into a state-of-the-art solution provided by a "hidden" startups on the other-side of the globe.
"Biotech giant significantly reduces their production down-time by predicting system failures in advance using Startup X's machine learning solution." 

Disruptive innovation - Opening new markets or product lines through piloting with, investing in or acquiring a startup outside the corporation's core business.
"Global dairy producer opens up for the plant based food market by investing in a fast growing pea based future protein startup"