Corporate
Venture Studios

We work with corporate partners and family offices to design, launch, run & support internal and external corporate venture studios.

We run our own vertical venture studios as well, often partnering with others to build & fund startups.

The beauty of this startup creation process is that it cut the initial exploration and MVP development work by 1-2 years. I hit the ground running. I had a corporate partner, an investor in Highline Beta, a team (5 people), an office and I didn’t have the constant stress of figuring out how to pay the bills. In a model like this, having two experienced partners on each side gives us the perfect quarterbacks to supercharge our growth.

Greg Boutin

Former CEO Relay Platform

Our Approach

You need a tailored approach to building the right venture studio model for your organization. There’s no cookie cutter playbook, but there are best practices. We can help.

Internal or External Venture Studio

An internal venture studio is wholly owned by a corporate partner and typically does not spin-out new startups. An external venture studio is an independent entity, supported by Highline Beta and a corporate partner to create and fund new startups. There are pros and cons to each; we help you figure out the right approach.

Design, Launch & Run Venture Studios

Flexibility is the key. You need the right corporate venture studio model to accomplish the goals you’ve set forth. We are as involved as you need, often serving as coaches and mentors to venture studio operators and the ventures / startups they’re building.

Venture Building & Funding

Build & launch new ventures, either internally or externally. If startups are spinning out of your corporate venture studio, we’ll co-invest alongside you.

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Discovery / Validation

Colgate-Palmolive

How Colgate-Palmolive worked with Highline Beta to discover and validate six new venture opportunities

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Training / Capacity Building

ZX Ventures (AB InBev)

How ZX Ventures worked with Highline Beta to create a repeatable program for venture building

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Training / Capacity Building

1848 Ventures

Providing Ongoing Support for the Design of Corporate Venture Studio 1848 Ventures

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Our Venture Studio

Since 2019, Highline Beta has built and funded startups through our venture studio, often in collaboration with corporate partners and family offices. Here are a few examples (or check out our full portfolio):

Flora helps women plan, predict and pay for their future fertility through a fertility insurance product and community.

Moselle is a supply chain intelligence platform that gives every merchant the ability to streamline their operation

Relay (acquired by At-Bay) is an online SaaS solution helping ceding teams, insurance underwriters, MGAs and brokers to structure and secure reinsurance and large insurance placements simpler and faster.

Corporate
Venture Studios

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