ACCELERATE YOUR INNOVATION STRATEGY & PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS FROM DISRUPTION!
FEATURES
Connect with THRIVE to accelerate your innovation strategy, grow your business, and achieve your strategic innovation objectives.
INNOVATION READINESS ASSESSMENT
We identify strengths and gaps in your innovation strategy and structure, taking best practices from the best in the industry and creating a custom roadmap.
STARTUP SCOUTING
THRIVE has a smart database of over 5,000 AgTech companies and a global platform to tap into innovators worldwide.
INNOVATION PIPELINE MANAGEMENT
THRIVE can manage the pipeline of startups looking to engage with you. We can filter the inbound and help focus your time on the highest potential opportunities, aligned to your strategic priorities.
STARTUP DETAILED EVALUATION
Our experience working with startups allows us to undertake a “startup health check” on startups engaged with your company.
TRIALS PROJECT MANAGEMENT
We can drive both parties to meet deliverables and milestones and bring trials to a successful conclusion with a go/no-go decision.
DECISION SUPPORT MANAGEMENT
Our team can drive and manage a process for making go/no-go decisions on startup engagement at all stages of the evaluation process.
RESEARCH & REPORTING
We deliver reports and specific research to our clients as a resource throughout the open innovation process or as a final output.
CORPORATE NETWORKING
We facilitate connections between our corporate partners, promoting cross-collaboration and cross learnings through a series of workshops, events, and dinners.
CORPORATE SUCCESS STORIES
Taylor Farms
We’re America’s favorite maker of salads and healthy, fresh foods.
“THRIVE helps bridge the gap between the know-how of Silicon Valley and the application with growers in Salinas Valley and around the world.”
-Bruce Taylor, Chairman & CEO
CORPORATE SUCCESS STORIES
Land O’Lakes
One of America's premier agribusiness and food companies, we develop the products, services, and technology to help farmers and advance agriculture intelligently.
“THRIVE gives us the ability to stay up-to-date with emerging technology trends and investments in agriculture.”
-Teddy Bekele, SVP & CTO
CORPORATE SUCCESS STORIES
Valley Irrigation
The worldwide leader in precision irrigation, we offer solutions for conserving water and meeting the growing demand for food.
“Our partnership with THRIVE is creating great value for us and other organizations dedicated to evolving technologies in agriculture. The organizational structure that THRIVE has provided creates not only great collaborations amongst leading industry providers to scale their businesses and relationships, but also provides insight into new AgTech companies that are up and coming.”
-Trevor Mecham, VP Global Tech Strategy & Industry Relations
CORPORATE SUCCESS STORIES
Yamaha Motor Ventures
We exist to accelerate the efforts of teams driving disruptive change.
“THRIVE is a leading brand across the global Agrifood ecosystem. Their thought leadership, partnerships, and portfolio of startups provide significant value.”
-Nolan Paul, Partner – Global Agtech Lead
program
• Subscription model
• Continuous support
• Customized program
• Collaboration with global
corporate leaders in food & agriculture
& ANALYSIS
• Data & insights on emerging
technologies
• Customized landscape maps
• Investment trends
identification
• THRIVE Top 50
Workshops
• Customized Startup
Showcases
• Cross-industry workshops
• Participation of farmers,
agrifood producers, and
corporates
Accelerator
• Connect, mentor, and
partner with THRIVE
Accelerator startups
• Partner and run trials with THRIVE Top 50 scaleups
• Venture investment
• Venture Studio
CORPORATE INNOVATION PROGRAM
7-step Open Innovation Process
STRATEGIC
PRIORITIES
& SCOUT
SELECT
MANAGEMENT
EVALUATION
INNOVATION
TAILORED
Innovation capabilities, priorities, and objectives are assessed at the beginning of the annual cycle, resulting in a customized calendar and activities.
FLEXIBLE
Program starts when it is convenient for you.
12-MONTH ONGOING SUPPORT
THRIVE will support you throughout your journey by quarterly review calls and in-person meetings.
CROSS-INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Program allows collaboration between corporate partners, which provides insights on best practices and key trends in adjacent industries.
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Our Corporate Partners are leading
corporations and some of the biggest
names in the industry
CONNECT WITH US TO LEARN MORE
Launch your corporate
innovation strategy with THRIVE
Carin Gerhardt
Director of Corporate Programs
Sean Paquet
Director of Corporate Innovation
