Elpis Labs helps international startups find U.S. customers and corporations find useful new technology. Its most interesting work begins where the demo ends.
Melbourne’s ACASE pairs students with businesses and founders with Asian market networks. Its useful trick is making international expansion a practical assignment, rather than a handsome ambition.
In Nepal, finding capital is only half the job. Aadhyanta pairs private equity with the patient business of making companies ready to receive it.
A pitch deck opens a conversation. MatchPlay is building a business around what comes next: checked facts, useful introductions, and a clearer route to capital.
From startup stories in Manila to a new office in Tokyo, TechShake has built a business around useful introductions. The real test comes after the handshake.
A Lagos venture builder is tackling the less glamorous side of African innovation: choosing startups, preparing founders and training the people who help them grow. Its InnoX platform puts that work into software.
The venture firm pairs women and underrepresented tech founders with investors, then puts its own money into selected companies. From caregiver training to climate technology, its portfolio tests whether a wider search can uncover overlooked businesses.
From a restaurant app’s finances to the programs that help founders find customers, the Portuguese consultancy works on the practical side of innovation.
Entrepreneurship Forum Israel turns experienced operators into sounding boards, market guides and useful introductions. Its most revealing work happens when a founder has to rethink the plan.
Before the pitch comes the practice. The Berkeley-born nonprofit turns volunteer expertise into structured help for student startups, clean-energy innovators and the organizations backing them.