Corporate Venturing is a growing trend worldwide, allowing corporates to accelerate innovation through collaboration with startups.
Since we opened our office in Dubai in 2017, we have collaborated with major local and international organisations to help them invest in corporate venturing but also discovered marvellous local initiatives.
That's why we decided to highlight and share with you 10 of the greatest corporate venturing initiatives in the UAE.
13. ACCELERATION PROGRAM
Startupbootcamplaunched incollaborationwith industry leadersaFinTech
accelerationprogramtohelpstartupsbuildahighlyscalablebusinesswithsolid
revenuegrowth.
Ouradvice:
Whencollaboratingwithexternalventures,workingwith arenownedorganization
willhelpyouattractthebeststartups,buildatrulyefficientprogramandengage
with startupsinthebestpossibleway.
25. ACCELERATION PROGRAM
ADGM andPlugandPlaylaunchedthe3rdeditionof theirstartup
accelerationprograminAbuDhabi,focusedonFinTech.They partnered
with majorlocaland internationalfinancial institutions.
Thestartupsselected forthisthree-monthacceleratorprogram will have
theopportunitytoworkalongsidethefinancial institutionstoexecutePOC
orpilotprojects
Ouradvice:
To attractmajorstartups,joinforceswiththebestpartners.
26. EARN
Morethan1startup?
Yes:
VC Fund
TURN
No:
Purefinancial
transaction?
Yes:
Equity
investment
No:
Doesitmakesense toacquire100%?
Yes:
M&A
Notperse:
JointVenture
Sustained:
Frequently:
Adhoc:
Ourcommitment?
Notper se:Reversementorship
Do wewanttochangeculture?
No
Arewewillingtoinvest?
Startup Mondays
Dowewant tochangemindset? Yes:StartupSafari
Notperse:Networkevent(s)
Yes:Co-habitation
Yes:Non-equityinvestment
Dowe wanttobuildownsolutions?
Isthis aone-off initiative?
No:
Short-terminnovationasgoal?
Yes:
Accelerator
Yes:Tradeoff formoney?
No:
Incubator
No:
Dowe exactlyknowwhatwe
wanttogetoutof this?
Yes:
Hackathon
Yes:Buyfromstartup(s)
No:
Collaboration
withexistingstartup?
Yes:Reverse dating
No:StartupasaService
No
Yes
Acqui-hire
No
Dowe haveinternal
capabilities?YesStrategically soundtoinvest?
Yes
Notperse
LEARN
Whattypeof CVsuitsyou best?
START WITH THE END IN MIND AND WORK YOUR WAY TOWARDS
THE BEST MIX OF CORPORATE VENTURING FOR YOUR FLEET