External Innovation Services
for
Large Corporations

Strong entrepreneurial ecosystems such as in Israel or Boston can help large corporations with Routine / Incremental Innovation and even more so with Disruptive Innovation.
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We offer External Innovation Services: Working with our clients to refine their strategic objectives, building a project plan and executing the plan in a holistic, ecosystem-based approach.

A2E Partners, a boutique consulting firm, is uniquely positioned to offer such services:
  • ​Wide and deep knowledge of the Israel & Boston Innovation & Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Startups, Accelerators, Investors, Universities, Regional and National Government, Service Providers and Corporations.
  • Other relevant ecosystems include France, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and Melbourne (AUS)
  • Complete independence enables win-win, unbiased relationship with all elements of the ecosystem described above.​
  • Multi-sector expertise in domains such as IT Infrastructure, Cyber-Security, Sustainability, Automotive, Industry 4.0 & Industrial IoT, AgTech, FoodTech, CleanTech and more.

Client Company Profile

The typical client company is looking for external innovation to complement its internal innovation.

Client companies could be either:
  • A large multinational, multi-$B corporation, or
  • A Medium (~$500M) corporation

​​Client companies would typically not have an Innovation / R&D presence in the entrepreneurial ecosystem it would like to engage with.

Client Requirements

Client company requirements could be one or more of the following:
  • Top-down scouting: get access to pre-identified missing or weak technology / enablers to new markets
  • Bottom-up exposure for a match with core technology competence and market presence.
  • Join / lead the global conversation in a relevant sector
  • External Innovation as a change agent for corporate innovation culture

Solution Description

While each project is defined between A2E Partners and the client company, a typical engagement will have these stages, for example:
  • Refine Strategic Objectives
  • Build a theme-specific plan
  • Execution
  • Continuous feedback loops: Strategy, Plan & Execution

Benefits

There are numerous benefits to our clients; among them:
  • Immediate access to a vast resource of entrepreneurship and innovation
  • No need for long-term commitment, staff hiring etc.
  • Minimal overhead of client's team
  • Ability to scout specified startups / technologies, as well as non-specified ("you don't know what you don't know")
  • Challenges & Opportunities discovered through the process are reflected back to the strategic objectives and the innovation plan

Client Testimonial

The Project: IoT startup scouting and other special projects to the Emerging Business group
Testimonial: "Combining his vast knowledge of the Israeli entrepreneurial ecosystem & his business and technology expertise, Amir has been instrumental to our IoT scouting activities. Amir’s ability to understand our strategic objectives, build a plan and execute is impressive and contributed directly to the success of the project". Alain Guery, Director Emerging Business