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Research Talent Scouting
Goal
To find most quoted researchers/scientists in 10+ tech segments.
Result
● Scientometrics methods applied to pick most relevant and prominent scientific writers in each of the tech areas Customer was interested in; ● 450 researchers identified for each of the 80 tech areas suggested; ● information about publications and projects gathered for each of the researchers.
Customer
$164bn Digital services company
Global Five-Pronged Tech Scouting
Goal
To find pilotable solutions.
Result
● A pipeline of 20,000 startups built; ● 80% of those were weeded out after initial scoring; the rest were contacted for further detail; ● About 80% of startups from the final short list contacted by Customer for possible pilot project negotiations.
Customer
$5bn Retail company
Hyperlocal Delivery Scouting
Goal
To find solutions for hyperlocal delivery.
Result
● 11 relevant companies identified; ● All were contacted by Customer for possible cooperation.
Customer
$18bn Revenue Logistic company
Global SME Solutions Scouting
Goal
To find tech solutions for SMEs in cloud tech protection, data and app protection, and networked technology protection.
Result
2,000+ startups identified;
700+ startups handpicked and contacted;
60+ registrations obtained.
Customer
$700m+ World leader in cybersecurity
Global PropTech Scouting for a Bank
Goal
To find tech solutions for Customer to adopt.
Search areas: ● New technologies for construction and repair; ● AI-aided BIM modeling; ● Construction sector analytics; ● Client segmentation in data flow.
Result
● A pipeline of 200+ off-the-shelf solutions and focused developers built; ● 80 of those presented to Customer.