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For Corporates & Scale-ups · Startup Scouting

Startup Scouting

We scout and curate the world's best startups and innovations for your specific problem, then help you pilot, adopt or acquire. Built for large and mid-size corporates, and scaleups ready to move.

01Exploration 02Problem 03Use case 04Global scouting 05Curation 06Showcase 07Roadmap 08Execution
Trusted and proven

Trusted by leading corporates, through Z Nation Lab and The X Future.

HSBCGEUnileverAB InBevHinduja Global SolutionsReliance UnlimitDDB Mudra GroupUNIQLO
Real rooms, real work

Where the right startups meet the right corporates.

Startup showcase and matchmaking
Startup showcasePitches and matchmaking
Curation session at Snowflake
SnowflakeCuration session
Innovation panel
Expert panelInnovation in discussion
Delegation group at the SVAI Hub
SVAI HubCorporate delegation
At OpenAI, San Francisco
OpenAI, SFInside the Valley
The challenge

The right startup is out there. Finding it is the hard part.

The market is full of noise. For any priority, hundreds of startups claim to solve it. Knowing which one actually fits your problem, your setup and your goals takes more than a search.

Too many options, no signalThousands of startups, and no clear way to tell which ones actually matter.
Category, not your problemGeneric lists show you a market, not a match for your specific use case.
Hard to reach the bestThe startups worth your time are often the hardest to access.
Pilots that go nowhereEven a good match stalls without a clear plan to execute.
How it works

From your problem to a working pilot.

A guided process, run end to end by ZNG experts. You bring the priority. We bring the world's innovations to it.

1
Exploration call

We understand your goals, your context and where innovation can help most.

2
Problem identification

We pin down the exact problem worth solving, so the search stays focused.

3
Define the use case

Choose from our use case library, or we shape a new one with you.

4
Global scouting

We search worldwide for the startups and technologies that fit your use case.

5
Curation

We shortlist only what matches, with the reasoning recorded for each.

6
Startup showcase The moment

You meet the strongest matches, ready to evaluate side by side.

7
Roadmap

A clear plan to pilot, adopt or acquire, with owners and next steps.

8
Execution

We help you put the plan into action and get to a real result.

ZNG experts guide every stepFrom first call to execution, our experts stay with you, so the process never stalls.
Scoped to your needsEvery proposal is scaled to your number of use cases, your sector and the size of the showcase.
The outcome

Three ways to move, one clear path.

Whatever your goal, the scouting is the same. What changes is what you do with the match.

Pilot

Test the right innovation, fast.

Run a focused pilot against a real use case, with the startup best suited to deliver it.

Adopt

Bring a proven solution in.

Move a validated innovation into your business with confidence and a clear path.

Acquire

Own what is worth owning.

Identify and move on the innovation worth acquiring, with the reasoning behind it.

Every path ends with a curated shortlist, warm introductions and a decision ready plan.

Next step

Tell us the problem. We will bring you the right innovations.

Bring us a priority and we will scope the scouting, define the use case, and get you in front of the startups that fit.

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