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Innovation Labs

Incubate. Launch. Spin‑Out.

A partnership model to discover, ideate, and incubate ventures—especially when building them inside the enterprise is difficult. We co‑build outside the org, align stakeholders, and grow the idea into a stand‑alone value engine.

From idea to independent venture in months—not years.

[ Interactive timeline: Discover → Ideate → Incubate → Launch → Scale → Spin‑out ]
Venture Studio • Co‑Build • Spin‑Out

Why External Co‑Build?

Inside‑Org Constraints

Procurement cycles, compliance, and legacy priorities can stall fragile new ideas.

Talent & Speed

Hard to assemble cross‑functional team (PM, design, data, engineering, GTM) at start.

Governance & IP

Questions around ownership, commercialization rights, and data usage slow execution.

Market Timing

Opportunities are perishable—external incubation reduces time‑to‑market dramatically.

The Partnership Model

We co‑create with the enterprise, incubate outside the core, and hand over an investable, compliant venture.

Stage 1
Discover

Value pools • problem thesis • stakeholder map

2–4 weeks
Stage 2
Ideate

Concepts • desirability/feasibility/viability screen • lean canvas

2–3 weeks
Stage 3
Incubate

MVP scope • venture KPIs • build squad • GTM hypotheses

6–10 weeks
Stage 4
Launch

MVP in market • feedback loop • growth model

4–8 weeks
Stage 5
Scale

Ops model • partnerships • unit economics • risk controls

3–6 months
Stage 6
Spin‑Out

Ownership structure • board formation • IP & data agreements

2–4 weeks

Our Venture Operating System

Team
  • Venture Lead
  • Product + Design
  • Data/AI
  • Full‑stack Eng
  • Growth/GTM
AI Stack
  • Data pipelines & governance
  • LLMs & agents (RAG)
  • CV/NLP as needed
  • Observability & evals
  • MLOps & CI/CD
Risk & Compliance
  • Privacy & security
  • Responsible AI guardrails
  • Model monitoring
  • Audit trail & controls
GTM
  • ICP & JTBD
  • Pricing & packaging
  • Channels & partnerships
  • Activation loops

Engagement & Economics

Co‑Build (Fee + Success)

Core squad funded by enterprise; reduced rate + success fee on milestones (MVP, revenue, handover).

Joint Venture

We co‑own equity; enterprise provides distribution/data; we provide build & leadership.

Spin‑Out Studio

We incubate externally, enterprise receives equity/royalties; designed for speed & neutrality.

Shared Upside

Performance fees or equity ensure incentives align around traction, not slideware.

Governance that Enables Speed

IP & Data

Clear ownership, licensing terms, and data‑use boundaries from day 1.

Steering & Reporting

Monthly venture board; sprint reviews; transparent metrics and risks.

Risk & Compliance

Security/privacy gates; model evals; incident playbooks; regulatory mapping.

Exit & Handover

Runbooks, documentation, training, and support agreements for scale and independence.

Our Playbook

Opportunity Scan

Rapid research to surface value pools, JTBD, competitor and capability gaps.

Venture Design Sprint

Co‑create desirability/feasibility/viability; design MVP and KPI tree.

Build & Validate

Ship increments, user testing, growth experiments, pricing trials.

Operate & Scale

Stand up ops, embed analytics, automate workflows, partnerships.

Venture Pipeline Snapshot

Backlog
24
Design Sprint
8
Incubating
5
Launched
3
Spin‑Out
1

Stories & Signals

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Fintech Venture

External incubation to bypass core constraints; reached revenue in 90 days.

Read Case
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GovTech Platform

Co‑build with public sector partners; compliant data‑sharing & citizen value.

Read Case
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Telecom Product

Spun out field‑ops automation; 2× productivity in first quarter.

Read Case

Let’s Incubate Your Next Venture

Book a clinic to align vision, risks, governance, and the fastest path to market.