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.
We work closely with corporate partners and family offices to figure out the right venture studio model for you. There’s no cookie cutter approach, but there are best practices.
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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.
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Our approach is flexible--we are as involved as you need us to be in designing, launching and running your corporate venture studio. Often we serve as coaches and mentors to venture studio operators and the ventures / startups they’re building.
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We can help you build and launch new ventures, either internally or externally. If startups are spinning out of your corporate venture studio we look to share the risk with you and co-invest.
Discovery / Validation
Colgate-PalmoliveHow 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 VenturesProviding Ongoing Support for the Design of Corporate Venture Studio 1848 Ventures
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Since 2019, Highline Beta has been building and funding startups through its venture studio, often in collaboration with corporate partners and family offices. Here are a few examples of those companies:
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.
Whether looking for a new revenue stream, trying to leverage an under-utilized asset, exploring how to solve a problem, or working hard on a solution already, we meet you wherever you are on your innovation journey. We’re always up for a quick conversation to see how we can help.
