Corporate venturing isn’t about lucky bets or one-off experiments. It’s a systematic process, one that mirrors the internal innovation journey but focuses on external opportunities.

The five-step framework

RevelX has developed a proven Corporate Venturing Process Framework that guides companies through the three phases of innovation:

  1. Discovering – Identify emerging technologies, startups, and trends through structured scouting.
  2. Matchmaking – Align opportunities with business challenges and select the right partners.
  3. Exploring – Test use cases and run experiments using Minimum Viable Solutions (MVS).
  4. Creating – Build proofs of concept and validate feasibility with partners.
  5. Launching – Scale the venture, embed it in the business, or spin it out.
Innovation project with the management team

Scaling with impact

Too many organizations either scale too late, or too soon. Successful scale-ups pass three critical tests:

  • Problem-solution fit – Are we solving the right problem?
  • Solution-market fit – Do customers or users want it?
  • Business model fit – Can we scale it profitably?

Without these, scaling is reckless. With them, you can fuel sustainable growth engines.

The RevelX difference

We don’t just teach frameworks; we embed them. With our Corporate Venturing Playbook and hands-on workshops, we help organizations professionalize scouting, alliance management, and growth governance.

Want to move from experimentation to scalable success? Contact RevelX and accelerate your journey with the Corporate Venturing Readiness Assessment.


Rob Nouwens
Rob Nouwens

Customer focused commercial leader with more than 10 years commercial leadership experience within the fast-paced technology and cloud industry. Driving business growth though building and executing (channel) sales, go-to marketing and marketing strategies. Combines strategic thinking with an energetic hands-on and can-do mentality.

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