A new kind of corporate startup accelerator focused on results
You can’t do everything on your own. Startups can help you solve your growth innovation challenges if provided with the right opportunity to do so.
Pilot Program Accelerators are tailor-made to test startup solutions quickly and generate results. Unlock new revenue streams, technologies or capabilities, access new markets or customer segments, and uncover new business lines and cost savings.
Solve real problems
Not every problem can be solved internally. Use startup pilots in a corporate startup accelerator framework to drive immediate impact on your bottom line, through unlocked cost savings, new business lines and technologies.
Win on speed
Get to pilots in under 100 days. Our Ops and Delivery team works with you to frame business challenges, design your pilot program accelerator, build the pilot cohort, run the pilots and evaluate outcomes.
Test to invest
Validate new startups and technologies with optionality to scale the relationships, invest or acquire. De-risk your bets and co-invest with us.
“Highline Beta has been with AB InBev’s 100+ Accelerator every step of the way. They helped us design the program, define the challenges, select the startups and bring the whole program together. There wouldn’t be a 100+ Accelerator without Highline Beta.”
— Maisie Devine, Global Director, 100+ Sustainability Accelerator
How Pilot Program Accelerators Work
Pilot Program Accelerators are typically 6-months in length, designed to speed up the path to pilot and validation through corporate startup collaboration. We work with you to design the program, source and select startups, run the corporate startup accelerator, providing mentorship and support to the startups along the way.
1. Pilot Program Accelerator Design
3 months
Align on challenges and program structure
Install ops team
Core program design
Support procurement and compliance streamlining
Define startup selection criteria
Define deal terms and requirements for executing pilots
Map out key milestones & internal stakeholder engagement
2. Build Pilot Program Accelerator
2-3 months
Launch applications, source and onboard startups
Launch pilot program accelerator website & applications
Develop and implement marketing and PR / media strategy
Source startups
Engage internal mentors and stakeholders on vetting
Rigorous vetting and filtering of applications
Final selection of cohort
3. Run Pilots through Program
6 months
Launch pilot projects
Onboard all startups into program
Identify key pilot milestones and KPIs for each startup
In partnership with Highline Beta, AB InBev launched the 100+ Sustainability Accelerator. Highline Beta helped design, launch and run the program successfully through two cohorts, and continues to support the initiative as it scales.
Highline Beta partnered with Intuit Canada to create the Intuit Prosperity Accelerator a pilot program accelerator helping consumers, small businesses and the self-employed improve their financial wellbeing.
