The Builders, established in 2014, is an innovation platform that builds meaningful relationships between startups and corporates, to create value by focusing on the corporate’s business needs and goals, turning the “conversion rate” of innovations into adopted corporate practice.
Partnering with Coca-Cola, WarnerMedia, Mercedes-Benz & Walmart, The Builders operate several proprietary and effective programs that increase the “conversion rate” of innovations into adopted corporate practice. Among our activities are: The Commercialization Programs: a unique 7-month program, aiming to provide digital solutions to our partners' specific business needs. Together with 63 alumni they completed more than 240 pilots and signed 56 license agreements with corporate partners.
10 of their startups have been acquired by giants such as Walmart, Snap, Alibaba, Nielsen, ABInbev, and others. R&D Innovation: works on long-term projects related to food technologies, material sciences and other areas where a longer research and implementation process is required.
Utilizing a wide spectrum of competencies, activities, tools & networks, they work to configure long term solutions that fit the partner’s specific structure, culture, needs, and priorities.
The Builders Fund: our investment platform, designed to support the graduating startups with financial investments. The Builders Fund leverages the unique commercialization platform to help support and maximize the financial and strategic success of the program's alumni.
