We don’t leave corporate venturing to chance. Our Virtual Venture Labs are 4 to 6-month engagement and acceleration mechanisms that turn venture validation and commercialization activities into reliable, scalable, repeatable co-creation processes. Our goal is to industrialize and democratize your corporate venturing initiatives.
Challenging times bring new opportunities for growth
The “New Normal“ has arrived. New ways of working. New ways of collaborating. New ways of operating. New customer expectations. New business models. These challenges are already testing established players and putting pressure on existing operations and results. But they also offer many opportunities for transformation.
A number of interconnected trends are driving demand for new products and services, and today’s disruptive leaders must respond, fast. This entails the design and execution of more intuitive, friction-free, and service-led business initiatives.
Alchemy Crew aims to be at the forefront of emerging trends to support our engagement partners around the world so that they gain an unfair advantage from growth opportunities. To meet – and exceed – these new demands and thrive in a new state of Never Normal.
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Alchemy Crew unearths winning partnerships that ease the delivery of superior operations and business models.
Every engagement starts with a deep-dive analysis of a partner’s business priorities, so we really understand core needs. This includes considering the most relevant disruptive trends, operating model shifts, new design patterns, and supply chain constraints.
Armed with the most valuable insights, Alchemy Crew applies proven iterative experimentation and validation techniques to validate and engage with the tech ventures that can best help recognized market players deliver consistent competitive advantage.
350 pilots executed by portfolio startups
19 commercial implementations
100 new ideas put to market
x3 time to value
*All figures stated are a combination of our team’s lifetime experience and success
Not all business concepts or new ventures will work. Trajectories often change and business models evolve. That’s why we help clients to review and rethink key assumptions, reducing the risk of venturing for both corporations and venture builders while also improving returns.
In addition to partnerships, our matching and concept validation processes identify the most viable venture ideas and scalable commercial models alongside emerging tech solutions. Developing a concept from initial idea to go-to-market execution has never been faster and more reliable for business leaders and founders. We leverage strong collaboration with leading venture builders and entrepreneurs to shape the disruptive technology platforms of the future.
30 mandates
10 exits
x5 seed-to-growth revenue multiple
*All figures stated are a combination of our team’s lifetime experience and success
Alchemy Crew provides its partners with new ways of achieving sustainable growth, from helping them to validate potential solutions and take full advantage of portfolios of ventures and business model ideas, to coaching them in collaboration and transferability strategies. This removes friction and complexity and uncovers truly viable options for partnerships, investment opportunities, venture building, or even acquisitions.
We identify where our partners can improve, and the technologies, products, and services that can best facilitate those improvements. In addition, our experts help clients to audit their current venture portfolio to uncover the most valuable transferability opportunities. All of which helps to adapt, evolve and transform an organization’s business model for the long-term and achieve consistent returns.
$500m fund raised for investment
30 investments
10 acquisitions
10 exits
*All figures stated are a combination of our team’s lifetime experience and success
A global pandemic, stock market crash and heightened awareness of social inequality and environmental damage have pushed responsible investing and underwriting into the mainstream. We are in uncharted territory and the only way is through. Innovation and collaboration are intrinsic to the journey. A sustainable future will not be achieved without the groundswell of brave and swift change from all sides of the financial industry.
Nicole Anderson, Managing Partner, Redsand Ventures
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