Besides supporting strategic innovation projects, we support companies in implementing a wide range of innovation execution formats and vehicles.
Innovation Execution
MOBILIZATION
FORMATS
- Intrapreneurship programs
- Innovation days and Hackathons
- Mindset and innovation trainings
VENTURE BUILDING
& INTERNAL INNOVATION
- Setup of venture building unit/studio
- Ideation and validation of new business ideas
- Prototyping, MVP design and testing
- Business modelling
- Scaling strategies
STARTUP
COLLABORATION
- Setup of venture clienting units
- Use case definition and global scouting of startups and scaleups
- Pilot collaboration guidance and roll-out
- Adopt innovative solutions
CORPORATE VENTURE
CAPITAL
- Supporting the strategic setup
- Startup dealflow and due diligence
- Portfolio companies support
OPEN
INNOVATION
- Partner ecosystems
- Innovation crowd
- Innovation outposts
- Accelerators and incubators
3 Key Factors for Successful Innovation Execution
INNOVATION MOBILIZATION
Democratize innovation and mobilize employees’ contribution by offering strategic guidance, inspiration, empowerment, and top management support
INNOVATION COLLABORATION
Open up to the world by building ecosystems to co-create with other corporates, customers, suppliers, start-ups/scale-ups, and research entities
INNOVATION APPROACH
Just do it. Try, fail, learn, repeat. Kill zombie projects to free up resources!
Client Voices
Christian Huter
Innovation Manager, ÖAMTC
" Partnering with Pioneers to get our corporate venture studio, 120 Ventures, off the ground was a key move. Their practical approach to developing innovation & growth strategies and their supportive role in our venture building process really helped us move forward. It's been a collaborative effort all the way, blending their insights with our goals. "
Juan Rosenzweig
Innovation Manager, RHI Magnesita
" Partnering with Pioneers for our product development from concept to prototype proved to be a strategic choice. Their deep knowledge in developing physical prototypes was evident every step of the way, paving the way form what has the potential to be a new product offering from RHIM after final client tests. "
Harald Asböck
Manager ANDRITZ Ventures
" It was a pleasure to work with the Pioneers team on the ANDRITZ Ventures Startup Contest. They collaborated effectively with our intrapreneurs and provided valuable know-how around corporate venture building which was crucial for the success of our program. "
Wendy van Leeuwen
Program Manager for Booking.com
" Pioneers are an ideal partner to support us in creating condensed, yet impactful programmes that will empower startups with the actionable plans and assistance they need to kickstart their further growth. "
Stefan Schlumberger
Business Innovation Manager, SPAYCE
" Since the joint setup of our lab, Pioneers has supported the customer-centric development of several innovative ideas. The team's hands-on working style, deep methodology knowledge, and strategic competence bring great value to our projects. "
Franz Zöchbauer
Managing Director, VERBUND Ventures GmbH
" We are excited about the outcomes from our partnership with Pioneers. The joint project has been instrumental in unlocking future potential through collaboration and innovation with startups. Huge thanks to everyone at Pioneers for making this happen! "
Rey Buckman
Airbus Bizlab
" The wide variety and quality of Pioneers scale-ups provided an accurate overview of global innovative trends: great value for us. "
Nives Bukovac
Senior Expert Low Carbon Business Projects, OMV
" The Pioneers team helped us to set up a global intrapreneurship program and provided deep methodology know-how to guide our teams in the validation of new business models. "
Overview of latest references
Intrapreneurship Program
3 years venture development
3 new business streams
7+ tested pilots
3 launched new products
1000+ end customers reached
Intrapreneurship Program
6 missions
100+ intrapreneurs
6 teams coached and tutored
450+ participants in webinars
3 high-potential business concepts
Open Innovation Challenge
8 innovation topics defined
8 top startups scouted
8 design sprints implemented
2 scale-ups selected
2+ ongoing partnerships
Scaleup4Europe Accelerator Program
5 European partners
4 startup labs
45+ scale-ups and startups coached
55+ experts and mentors involved
25+ corporates connected
Scouting & Bootcamps
4 campuses around the world
150 startups scouted
61 startups coached in bootcamps
20 top startups selected for PoCs
0 dropouts of the accelerator
Scaleup-Partnering
Monthly scouting of top fit scale-ups for partnerships
Company analysis and business case presentations
Several long-term collaborations achieved
Blueprint Startup Bootcamps
3 locations in Europe
30 top startups scouted
– Design of the selection bootcamp
– Top travel startups selected
– Several ongoing partnerships
Startup Pilot Setup
6 use cases defined
60 top startups scouted
20 collaboration workshops
– Strategic decision guidance
– Support in pilot setup
Internal Startup Contest
3 ideation sessions
100+ employees reached in program
60+ ideas sourced
10+ teams mentored over 3 months
5+ ideas selected for the next stage
Strong Footprint in Many Large Organizations
Why Pioneers?
We combine a unique set of assets and skills. With background from both strategy consulting and years of experience in the startup scene, we are experts of both the corporate and startup world
STRATEGY-CONSULTING COMPETENCE
Our team has 10+ years of experience in developing and managing corporate strategies.
CORPORATE CHANGE
KNOW-HOW
We understand the barriers of creating an entrepreneurial company and guide a successful transformation.
EXPERTISE
IN EXECUTION
So far we supported 100+ intrapreneur teams, 20+ corporate ventures, and 100+ startup collaborations in their execution.
PIONEERS.CLIMATE
In the quest for carbon neutrality there is a large “climate gap”. We help develop sustainable offers to reduce companies’ carbon footprint.
STARTUP NETWORK
Since 2014 we work on startup collaborations and have built a large network for international scouting.
PIONEERS.TALENT
We have extensive expertise in recruiting talents for key positions in corporates, startups, and corporate ventures.
