Venture Building & Innovation

We don't just advise on innovation—we build it. From corporate venture studios to startup exits, we create real products, real revenue, and real returns.

£40M+
Portfolio Launched
6x
Exit Return Achieved
20+
Ventures Built
300+
Innovation Resources

How We Build Ventures

Corporate Innovation

Transform your organization's innovation capability through structured venture building and portfolio management.

  • • Venture studio design
  • • Innovation portfolio strategy
  • • Stage-gate processes
  • • Investment committee setup

Startup Development

From idea to exit, we build digital products and businesses that scale, with proven frameworks from multiple successful ventures.

  • • Product-market fit
  • • MVP development
  • • Growth engineering
  • • Exit preparation

Team & Capability

Build high-performing innovation teams with the right mix of entrepreneurial spirit and execution capability.

  • • Team composition
  • • Capability development
  • • Agile delivery methods
  • • Performance metrics

Active Projects

Ventures currently in development, applying our cross-industry innovation approach.

SailCoach

Spring 2026

The sailing logbook for sailors, coaches, and clubs. Track sessions, monitor progress, and connect your sailing community.

Applying proven patterns from Strava, TrainingPeaks, and team sports platforms to an underserved market of 15M+ active sailors globally.

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Key Features

  • Session tracking with weather & conditions
  • Progress analytics & skill development
  • Coach feedback & action items
  • Club & squad management
  • Parent visibility for juniors

Proven Venture Building Track Record

KPMG Products Portfolio

As Head of Products, built and managed a £40M+ portfolio of 20+ ventures. Redesigned the corporate venture studio to reduce time to market by 20% and add £10M in enterprise value.

Current Role 300+ Resources

Key Achievements

  • ✓ Launched £40M+ in ventures (FY22/23)
  • ✓ Reduced time to market by 20%
  • ✓ Built investment committee framework
  • ✓ Created portfolio management system

MyGravity - 6x Exit

Built payment-linked loyalty platform from concept to acquisition. Patent-pending technology, real customers, successful exit to Loyalty Angles.

6x Return

SKOOT - Series A

Sustainability platform for SMEs. Achieved 300% revenue boost and secured Series A funding. Scaled team to 21 across 4 continents.

Series A Secured

Our Innovation Framework

1

Opportunity Identification

Systematic scanning of market opportunities, customer needs, and technology trends. We use proven frameworks to identify ventures with real commercial potential.

2

Rapid Validation

Quick, low-cost experiments to validate assumptions. We've refined this through 20+ ventures to minimize waste and maximize learning speed.

3

Build & Scale

From MVP to market leader, we know how to build products that scale. Our experience spans B2B SaaS, fintech, sustainability, and more.

4

Exit & Returns

Whether through acquisition, investment, or spin-out, we build ventures with clear paths to value realization. Our track record speaks for itself.

Featured Innovation Insight

Featured Innovation

Building Innovation Frameworks That Actually Work

A practical guide to creating innovation processes that drive real results in modern organizations.

By Marcus Rodriguez • almost 2 years ago
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Ready to Build Something Extraordinary?

Whether you're a corporation seeking innovation capability or a scale-up preparing for exit, we bring the experience to deliver real results.