Singapore EDB: Corporate Venture Launchpad 2.0

Stryber has been appointed as a Venture Studio of the Corporate Venture Launchpad 2.0 by the Economic Development Board of Singapore

Build ventures and venture engines with EDB and Stryber

Singapore presents an incredible opportunity for established corporates, regional family businesses, and high growth companies to launch new ventures thanks to its vibrant innovation ecosystem, funding and talent availability, and proximity to APAC markets.
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Businesses looking to generate, validate, and test new ideas with Stryber in this programme could be eligible for a 50% co-funding by EDB (up to S$500,000) per validation sprint.

In addition, high-potential projects that have successfully completed the validation sprint may potentially be eligible for a 30% co-funding by EDB (up to S$500,000) to build and launch the venture. Potential follow-on co-investment and value creation support by EDB may also be unlocked for promising ventures launched from this programme.

We help corporates, scale-ups, funds, and family businesses:

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Know where to start

Starting on a blank-page is the worst. Our data-driven approach to ideation provides our clients a concrete list of topics to explore

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What to focus on

Fast validation of ideas brings clarity and allows our clients to ask the right questions before embarking on a long venture building journey

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How to build lasting ventures

Our hypothesis-driven venture building methodologies create strong foundations and act as guiding principles throughout all phases

Our end-to-end approach

Our services are modular and designed to support different stages of our client's innovation journey. From the creation of venture engines (alongside strategy and operational processes required) to scaling up successful ventures, Stryber focuses on creating internal capabilities.

Innovation Advisory

Refine the strategic groundwork to steer towards long-term innovation and growth success.

Innovation audit

Analyse the effectiveness of your innovation efforts and identify potential barriers to innovation.

Innovation gap analysis

2 weeks

Innovation strategy

Identify the right innovation hub strategy ranging from internal programs, M&A, digital units to own ventures.

Solution-agnostic consulting

2-8 weeks

Our team of experts

Our leadership team is committed to helping you build the structures that ensure long-term success and impact.

Co-Founder & Board Member

Alex Mahr

Alex has spent the best parts of two decades consulting, building, and scaling new offerings before founding Stryber. Nothing that Alex touches is left unfinished.

Middle East & Singapore

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Jan Sedlacek

Moving from strategy consulting to strategy execution of a large corporate, Jan has been witness of 'what not to do' and has founded Stryber to tackle exactly that.

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Innovation Advisory

Refine the strategic groundwork to steer towards long-term innovation and growth success.

Innovation audit

Analyse the effectiveness of your innovation efforts and identify potential barriers to innovation.

Innovation gap analysis

2 weeks

Innovation strategy

Identify the right innovation hub strategy ranging from internal programs, M&A, digital units to own ventures.

Solution-agnostic consulting

2-8 weeks

Our team of experts

Our leadership team is committed to helping you build the structures that ensure long-term success and impact.

Co-Founder & Board Member

Alex Mahr

Alex has spent the best parts of two decades consulting, building, and scaling new offerings before founding Stryber. Nothing that Alex touches is left unfinished.

Middle East & Singapore

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Jan Sedlacek

Moving from strategy consulting to strategy execution of a large corporate, Jan has been witness of 'what not to do' and has founded Stryber to tackle exactly that.

Europe

Innovation strategy & design: refine the strategic groundwork to steer towards long-term innovation and growth success.

Innovation audit

Analyse the effectiveness of your innovation efforts and identify potential barriers to innovation.

Innovation gap analysis

2 weeks

Venture Engine design

Set up your own venture engine, from operations to governance. We build, operate, and then transfer venture engines to create internal capabilities.

Venture engine (studio) blueprint

2-8 weeks

Innovation strategy

Identify the right innovation hub strategy, ranging from internal programs, M&A, and digital units to building your own ventures.

Solution-agnostic consulting

2-8 weeks

Idea generation & concept validation: we use AI and data driven processes to generate ideas that are validated systematically on rapid iterations for risk reduction

Ideate

Through Stryber Analytics we identify the most promising trends, markets, opportunities, and ideas that your business can build whilst using your unfair advantage.

Investment thesis

3-5 weeks

Validate

Validate potential solutions through a data-driven approach aligned with your organisation's strategic goals.

Prototype

2-4 weeks

Build & launch prototypes

Let the product or service come to life. Test and iterate quickly in front of customers to shape your solution prior a full launch and venture set-up.

Prototype

4-6 weeks

Build and launch: create a new venture, build an MVP, and launch in order to gain traction and momentum.

MVP build and launch

Build an MVP, secure your first paying customers and commitments, recruit founders to execute on a G2M plan, and seek additional funding.

MVP

8 - 12 months

Early stage

Prepare the foundations of fast-paced growth: build the infrastructure you need to handle large volume and seek external investment (if applicable).

Growth phase

Year 1-2

Our team of experts

Our leadership team is committed to helping you build the structures that ensure long-term success and impact.

Partner

Hussam Khalil

Hussam is a results-oriented executive with rich and varied experience in the USA, Europe, and the Middle East. He has previously served as a strategic advisor, and his expertise spans various sectors, including Financial Services, Public Sector, Holding Companies, Family Businesses, and Investment/PE firms.

Middle East

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Jan Sedlacek

Moving from strategy consulting to strategy execution of a large corporate, Jan has been witness of 'what not to do' and has founded Stryber to tackle exactly that.

Europe

Scale-up: fast-track your corporate start-up towards profitability and strategic impact.

Maturity

Expand your reach by replicating initial growth in new regions and enriching the product portfolio.

Maturity phase

Year 3-4

Continued expansion or carve out

Push towards continued profitability and outline the path for the next 20 years, including a potential IPO or trade sale.

Strategise

Year 5-6

Our work in APAC

Report

Case Study

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Blog post

May 15, 2023

Addressing financial inclusion through Venture Building

Access to financial services in emerging markets is fragmented and leaves the unbanked and under-banked prone to being taken advantage of. How can venture building help level the financial playing field?

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Our partners

Our unique approach to venture building has allowed us to help our partners tackle complex challenges and create meaningful change.

Our team in Singapore

Venture Architect

Aseem Thakur

Venture Architect

Ramya Yerra

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The Corporate Venture Launchpad 2.0 is an expanded S$20m programme by EDB New Ventures, designed to enable companies to incubate and launch new ventures from Singapore, supported by venture studios experienced in corporate venture building.

Stryber is proud to be an appointed venture studio of the programme.