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California Milk Advisory Board Opens Applications for 2026 Real California Milk Excelerator With a Focus on Commercialization, Retail Growth and AI-Enabled Scaling

California Milk Advisory Board Opens Applications for 2026 Real California Milk Excelerator With a Focus on Commercialization, Retail Growth and AI-Enabled Scaling

Dairy startup accelerator applications live through July 24,2026 for next generation dairy innovators developing high-growth, value-added dairy products

Meet the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator Spring 2026 cohort

Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator has introduced its Spring 2026 cohort, a group of founders building beyond standalone tools and toward intelligent systems that learn, adapt, and drive real outcomes.

1MIND | Aaru | Applied Compute | Memories.AI | NEXTGRES | Thesys, Inc.

These companies are working across predictive intelligence, agentic workflows, real-time personalization, and generative interfaces, with a focus on making AI operational, scalable, and impactful for complex organizations.

If you're building the next generation of AI, they want to hear from you!

Blueberry Boost Accelerator

Applications Now Closed. Stay tuned for cohort announcement

Led by the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) in partnership with VentureFuel, the Blueberry Boost Accelerator propels standout products and companies innovating with blueberries toward accelerated growth.

Applications Now Closed. Stay tuned for cohort announcement

Midwest Dairy, in partnership with VentureFuel, has announced the launch of their second annual Accelerator — a program designed to discover and support emerging startups that are redefining the future of dairy.
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Visionary of the Year

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for Visionary of the Year!

 
Nominated and voted on by their peers, the VentureFuel Visionary of the Year recognizes the individuals and organizations blazing new paths to power the future. Vote today!
Anish Patel of Yamaha Motor Ventures and Fred Schonenberg of VentureFuel

Discover how leading enterprises are scaling CVC into real growth!

Join our Founder & CEO, Fred Schonenberg, in conversation with Anish Patel, CIO & COO at Yamaha Motor Ventures, at Global Corporate Venturing Innovation (GCVI) Summit 2026.

Don’t miss their insights in the Spotlight Session, “Doubling down on CVC: Understanding Yamaha's integrated corporate growth strategy.”

Pass the Baton: Design Innovation to Scale

Stop piloting. Start scaling. Most innovations don’t fail in pilot; they fail in the handoff. If you’re not designing for scale from day one, you’re designing for failure.
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The Real Enterprise AI Content Problem: Operationalization

As platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Amazon Alexa increasingly shape how people discover information, enterprise teams are racing to answer a new strategic question: How do we influence what AI engines say about our brand?

VentureFuel Visionaries

 

Visionaries possess remarkable foresight and creativity, transforming ideas into reality. Our podcast features guests from executives to innovators, discussing their roles in shaping the future and driving change in business and society.

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THE STATE AS VENTURE ENABLER

NJEDA's Kathleen Coviello

In this episode, Kathleen explains how New Jersey is positioning itself as a venture enabler, bringing together startups, investors, corporations, universities, and policymakers to accelerate innovation and economic growth. She also discusses the importance of ecosystem design, public-private partnerships, and creating the conditions that help high-growth companies scale.

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CORPORATE VENTURE CREATION

LG NOVA's Shilpa Prasad

In this episode, Shilpa shares how LG NOVA is rethinking venture creation by combining corporate resources with a venture studio model designed to launch AI-native businesses. Drawing on her experience leading AI incubation at LG NOVA, she also offers a behind-the-scenes look at how one of the world's largest technology companies is building the next generation of businesses.

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THE END OF THE FUNNEL

ThredUp's Dan DeMeyere

In this episode, Dan explains why the future of shopping may no longer revolve around static websites and linear customer journeys, but instead around AI agents acting on behalf of every consumer. We also ask him to unpack one of the biggest shifts happening in commerce right now: the collapse of the traditional ecommerce funnel.

SOLVING CORPORATE CHALLENGES VIA STARTUP COLLABORATIONS

HELPING OUR CLIENTS IGNITE CHANGE

AARP Foundation
California Milk Advisory Board Real California Milk
DICK'S Sporting Goods
Coca Cola
VF Corp
AB InBev
Comcast NBCUniversal
Beam Suntory
Winnebago Industries
1800 Flowers
Biogen
The Hershey Company
Blue Diamond Growers

Future-proof for tomorrow. Show results today.

We help our clients address their biggest strategic challenges more quickly, with less risk and greater impact than traditional innovation models by partnering with the best enterprise-ready startups today!

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A worldwide network of VCs, Seed Investors, Accelerators, University Labs and Scouts grant us unparalleled, advanced access to novel solutions.

Our team of unbiased corporate strategists build custom programs designed to achieve your goals with vetted partners who can deliver results.

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Win-Win Results. 100+ innovation programs resulting in over $12M in revenue for startups now collectively valued at over $2B.

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Client Programs

We’ve been privileged to grow with a game changing community of global corporate innovators throughout the years.

Here are a few programs that have been forged through our collaborations.

VentureFuel POV

Disrupt or be disrupted? At VentureFuel, we believe that there's got to be a better way.  Transformative change can best be achieved through collaboration. Check out our point of view on the future, the role of external innovation; and the opportunities for collaboration to drive growth.

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Our events unite leading investors, founders, and corporate innovators to discuss the transformation of business and society through product, service, and technological innovation. Click on a tile below to check out a past events.

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