Open innovation that actually ships.
We help enterprises engage startups through scouting, pilots and corporate venturing — turning innovation strategy into measurable outcomes.
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- institutional partners
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- countries with programs
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- companies in the portfolio
Why 2080 for corporates
Open innovation fails in the same place almost every time: the open call collects applications, the meetings happen, and then nothing is signed. We run the other model. Programs are scoped to a business unit's problem, sourcing is targeted at that problem, and success is measured in signed pilots. Hyundai Motor Group, Shinhan Bank and IBK have run this with us, and the case studies are published rather than promised.
What you get
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Targeted sourcing
We scout against your stated problem across 30+ markets, not a generic open call. You see a shortlist with a reason attached to each name.
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Pilots with an owner
Every introduction is scoped: what is being tested, who inside your organisation owns it, and what happens if it works.
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Programs we run end to end
Design, sourcing, cohort delivery, demo day and reporting. Your team stays on the decisions, not the logistics.
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Corporate venturing
Where a pilot should become a position, we help structure the investment and co-invest alongside you.
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Cross-border access
Startups that are not on your desk yet because they are in Riyadh, Tbilisi or Phnom Penh. That is where we live.
What it looks like when we deliver
Corporate partners we deliver with
CES Awards Support Program, 20 startups.
Global IR Education & Consulting, 12 startups.
Shinhan Bank Shoot Up 1.
From the newsletter
Your “pilot” doesn’t fail in the lab.
Most “open calls” are not pipelines. They’re performance reports.
If your program’s best output is a slide deck, it wasn’t innovation. It was theatre.
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