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Frontline Ventures makes the Atlantic smaller.
A European startup needs America. An American scale-up needs Europe. Frontline Ventures built two funds around the expensive decisions between here and there.
The Vault opens the right doors
A San Francisco workspace became a bridge for startups crossing the Pacific. Its most useful lesson begins before anyone books a flight.
Charly Esnal and the distance between arriving and belonging
The Argentine entrepreneur built Base Miami to help Latin American founders enter the U.S. market. At Mana Tech, he is working on the harder part: making the right introductions count.
Henrik Johansson and the price of a good idea
A failed shipment stayed with Henrik Johansson long after the deal was done. From a $100 million promotional-products business to Gembah and a new Nordic advisory practice, he keeps returning to the work between an idea and its arrival.
US Market Access Center: Find the customer before you book the office
USMAC helps international founders test their American ambitions against actual buyers. Its most useful export may be the habit of asking awkward questions before making expensive commitments.
Elpis Labs: Your technology works. Will America buy it?
Elpis Labs helps international startups find U.S. customers and corporations find useful new technology. Its most interesting work begins where the demo ends.
Mana Tech: the price of knowing the right people
A startup can cross a border in an afternoon. Winning customers takes longer. Mana Tech sells international founders a practical introduction to the U.S. market, with Downtown Miami as the meeting room.
SKC knows your launch shouldn’t start at 2 a.m.
A Seattle airline launch reveals the practical intelligence behind SKC: helping brands cross the Pacific, find the right audience, and give that audience a reason to care.
ES Advertising knows who's at the table
A Korean meal, a Tennessee whiskey, and an agency built around the details broad demographic labels leave out. Inside ES Advertising's approach to reaching multicultural America.
QUAY Acceleration wants to make New York less of a cold call
The New York accelerator helps international founders find their footing in America. Its other customers explain the business: governments, universities and corporations that want an accelerator of their own.
SOSA puts a price on the right introduction
New Jersey awarded SOSA $2.352 million to help international companies find their footing. From cement investments to public-safety pilots, its business is getting promising technology past the first meeting.
EFI helps Israeli founders find their way into America
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.