See how we help GE, ABInBev, and Netflix Stay Ahead.
Welcome to VentureFuel
VentureFuel helps global corporations unlock the power of innovation by partnering with startups and breakthrough technologies.
Corporations
Navigating Opportunities and Disruptions
The pace of change will only accelerate. This furious velocity is creating disruptions as well as seismic opportunities. We help the largest companies in the world stay ahead of what’s next and identify powerful new ways to capitalize on change.
We de-risk innovation and deliver tangible opportunities that have sustainable and scalable impact. Our Global Innovation Network (Seed/Angel Investors, VCs, Accelerators, University Labs, Futurists and Governments) and proprietary sourcing capabilities provide an advanced pipeline of relevant and unique solutions, vetted specifically for your business. We are 100% independent, do not take equity in the startups, and work as an objective extension of your team.
Innovation Drives Tangible Business Impact!
Investors & Startups
Access to Corporate Decision Makers
How do you navigate the corporate spaghetti to identify real decision makers, with real budgets, that want to activate rather than just play innovation tourism?
Access
Gain exposure to the decision makers to drive revenue through corporate partnerships. Our clients are the biggest in the world and are tackling challenges across all areas of their business. They turn to us, to find the best path to success. If your startup or investment/portfolio company can make a meaningful difference – we would love to hear from you.
Insight
We identify corporate trends and pain-points to help your investment strategy. We also can provide insights and best practices for partnering with large corporations to help you grow your business.
Do you know of a startup that could benefit from a corporate partnership?
Our corporate partners are always on the lookout for innovations that can help grow their business.
Visionaries
The Elite Change-Agents of Innovation
Our invite-only networking group. These are the change-agents embracing new opportunities to drive outsized results for their companies. From CMOs to VCs, from Angels to the up-and-coming disrupters. They receive unprecedented, advanced access to the hottest emerging companies and pioneering technologies as well as exclusive programming all over the world with our Innovation Brew Series and special programming at Cannes, SXSW, CES, etc.
Amiah Sheppard
Director, Backstage LA
Backstage Capital
Investor Visionary of the Year, 2019
Jaime Fabricant, Director, Store of The Future Innovation & Execution
PepsiCo, Inc.
Corporate Visionary of the Year, 2019
Resources
Tools to Help You Stay Ahead
We are honored to speak at many industry conferences, write thought leadership pieces on emerging technologies and share insights from our Innovation Safaris around the world. Here are a few pieces to help our clients stay ahead of disruptions and discover new opportunities.
Last week over 170,000 technologists, brand strategists, product developers and investors converged on Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). We bring you the top startups and trends emerging from the Eureka Park startup floor, in digested form.
We weaved our way through the 40,000 people and 800 exhibitors at the Javits Center in NYC this week for NRF 2020 to find emerging startups that can help accelerate our corporate partners.
I just finished watching Framing John DeLorean, “the first documentary re-enactment true story of the man behind the car,” and am wowed by the connection between the challenging corporate climate of General Motors depicted in the film and the many corporations we assist today with their innovation programs. Here are a few insights for corporate innovators looking to drive change within successful, established organizations.
Many successful companies started out of college dorm rooms before striking it big (Facebook, Rent the Runway, Dropbox, Dell to name just a few). EMRG seeks to showcase this student potential through their Pitch-Off competition. Here are 4 of the companies that corporate innovators should know about.
Innovation Brew
Events To Showcase What is Next, Now
Our Innovation Brew series of events around the world enable leading investors, founders and corporate innovators to network and trailblaze meaningful partnerships. We bring together the best of what is next at tentpole events like CES, SxSw, Cannes as well as our stand-alone conferences.
LIFT Summit
Rogue Women
The Real California Milk Accelerator
The Fuelers
Our Team is Your Team
VentureFuel’s secret sauce is our team. We are able to H A C K innovation because we are Helpful, Attuned, Curious and Kick-Ass. Our elite corporate innovators are an extension of your team and 100% dedicated to delivering sustainable and scalable impact for your business.
Fred Schonenberg
Founder
For over 15 years, Fred has introduced new formats, first-to-market opportunities and is known for his award-winning creative solutions and ability to forge strategic partnerships to grow revenue. He is a frequent speaker at industry events such as SXSW, Ad Tech, Advertising Week, IAB, OMMA and thought-leader published in everything from The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Media Post, The Drum, Tech.co, Creator Magazine, Advertising Week, Event Marketer, etc.
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Where to Find Us
205 Hudson Street, FL7
New York, NY 10013
3900 W Alameda Ave, FL11
Burbank, CA 91505
Email Us At
info@venturefuel.net