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Venture Ecosystem
Venture Ecosystem
Transforming bold ideas into thriving businesses
The Venture Ecosystem is a global team of change-makers and thought-leaders with deep experience in the start-up and venture-capital worlds. Our mission is to spark innovation between bold organizations and insurgents by activating our global network of disruptors and investors.
Our expertise in venture, extensive knowledge of cutting-edge disruption, and direct experience as founders—augmented by Bain's unmatched track record in generating the critical insights that drive business forward—gives us a unique ability to deliver high-impact results.
Operating in major innovation hubs around the world, we work with a global ecosystem of leading venture capital firms, technology experts and start-ups to identify the most pressing needs and promising opportunities, identify the partners best equipped to turbocharge results, and help you capture new growth opportunities.
How We Can Help
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Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem Services
We help you understand where disruption is happening today and where it will happen tomorrow. We do this through:
- Ecosystem Scans that reveal trends, tech disruptions and key players, to help you gain clear insights on the start-ups serving specific needs
- Virtual and physical immersions that deliver a vivid, shared understanding of relevant disruptions and areas of opportunity
- Retainer services that maximize reach across the innovation ecosystem, help to develop the muscle to continuously stay at the forefront of disruption trends, and build a pipeline for partnership opportunities and priorities
- Cultivated industry networks that move innovation forward—faster, better, and more economically thanks to the collective critical mass we're able to harness
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Venture Capital As a Service
Venture Capital As a Service (VCaaS)
Our unique Venture Capital as a Service capability enables us to act as your VC arm, amplifying the reach, leverage and success of your program. You remain in full control of fund strategy and investment decisions, but your decisions benefit from our industry-leading due diligence, sector expertise and vast network of key players, who provide unmatched insights on everything from industry dynamics to emerging tech trends and capabilities. In short, we make corporate VC a little less corporate, thanks to:
- Control and customization, keeping you in command of fund strategy
- Unmatched access to deep sector expertise, arming you with the most relevant insights and diligence
- A cost-effective approach based on a flat montlhy rate and no long-term commitments
Ecosystem Services
We help you understand where disruption is happening today and where it will happen tomorrow. We do this through:
- Ecosystem Scans that reveal trends, tech disruptions and key players, to help you gain clear insights on the start-ups serving specific needs
- Virtual and physical immersions that deliver a vivid, shared understanding of relevant disruptions and areas of opportunity
- Retainer services that maximize reach across the innovation ecosystem, help to develop the muscle to continuously stay at the forefront of disruption trends, and build a pipeline for partnership opportunities and priorities
- Cultivated industry networks that move innovation forward—faster, better, and more economically thanks to the collective critical mass we're able to harness
Venture Capital As a Service (VCaaS)
Our unique Venture Capital as a Service capability enables us to act as your VC arm, amplifying the reach, leverage and success of your program. You remain in full control of fund strategy and investment decisions, but your decisions benefit from our industry-leading due diligence, sector expertise and vast network of key players, who provide unmatched insights on everything from industry dynamics to emerging tech trends and capabilities. In short, we make corporate VC a little less corporate, thanks to:
- Control and customization, keeping you in command of fund strategy
- Unmatched access to deep sector expertise, arming you with the most relevant insights and diligence
- A cost-effective approach based on a flat montlhy rate and no long-term commitments
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