Application Deadline:
Apply online by Friday, April 9th to join the next cohort and start the year accelerating your company’s success!
Where Startups Come to Grow
Tech. Science. Accelerated.
Our program focuses on helping entrepreneurs learn valuable skills on how to access capital, acquire customers, build talented teams, grow top line revenue and (if it’s your goal) execute on a successful company exit.
Should your company join Innosphere’s program?
Don’t just take it from us — listen to Jamie Haggard, CEO of medical device company, Green Sun Medical, talk about his company’s experience with Innosphere’s program!
We’re a unique business model.
Innosphere does not take equity in companies, as we are fee-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
As you know better than anyone, receiving exceptional business support is a critical factor that can determine if a startup will be able to make progress in a tough economy.
That’s exactly why this upcoming commercialization program is specifically designed to provide science and technology companies with the needed mentorship to survive the economic fallout of COVID-19 while continuing to gain customers, raise capital, and connect with experienced advisors and corporate partners.
FOSTERING INNOVATION
In the last few years, Innosphere Client Companies have collectively achieved the following metrics.
Innosphere Ventures
We work hard to make sure our companies are ready to scale and ready to raise their first or next round of funding!
The first part of our exclusive incubation program focuses on developing a personalized plan around the key focus areas of: Raising Capital; Financial and Exit Planning; Talent Acquisition; Operational Excellence; Growth Strategies and Business Development.
“Innosphere’s program has helped us define our goals and identify how to best tighten our focus on executing our plan. Their guidance continually helps us take a more purposeful and strategic approach to accelerating our growth.” — Jeff Grobaski, CEO Epic River.
Companies entering the incubation program are supported by not only their Innosphere liaisons, but also work with former C-level executives, experienced staff, and industry-specific advisors.
Startup Perks
Client Companies receive discounted offerings from these great providers!
Innosphere continually adds discounted services for clients, so this list is not always comprehensive.
Why Innosphere is the program that science & tech companies join to grow faster:
Technology Validation
Entrepreneur Education
Service Providers
Advisor Network
Pilot/Test and Demonstration
Identify, scope, and execute pilot projects shoulder to shoulder with entrepreneurs to extract meaningful data and return on investment metrics.
Access to Capital
Customized fundraising support through our investor network of angel investors, family offices, and venture capital.
Corporate Relationships
Introductions to strategic corporate partners for purposes of sponsored research, investment, acquisition, or industry insight.
Product Market Fit
Iterate your product based on customer feedback. Understand who is requesting the feedback, understand your market segments and make trade-offs between short-term satisfaction and long-term revenue growth.
Hiring and Culture
Many hats in early-stage startups will shift to more specialization in sales, marketing, ops, finance, etc. Also specialization in markets, design for manufacturing, serviceability versus getting the product right for the early adopters.
Cost-Effective Business Processes
Focus your creativity on areas your business differentiates. Find and use standard, efficient business processes such as Quickbooks for accounting, payroll, benefits, sales funnel management, cloud storage, email, etc
Management
As your team expands, managers with coaching experience become a new, important resource. Communication of goals, status updates to goals, and mid-course corrections become an important role requiring management skills and focus.
Partnerships
‘Invented here’ as a default to solve any problem changes to leveraging partnerships to help you scale. Understanding your core values and differentiation helps you decide where to partner and where not to.
Funding
Equity can be supplemented by various financing options, such as lines of credit, asset financing, etc.
Meet the Client Companies
Everyday great news comes from our entrepreneurs — new technologies, new hires, new customers, and new investment. Our client companies and graduate companies would tell you it’s an amazing ecosystem of innovation to be a part of, and that Innosphere is an extremely valuable part of their growth and overall success.