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Hackathon-as-a-Service
Turn the ideas in your organization into funded ventures. A six-month innovation challenge program we run end to end, from challenge design to demo day and incubation of the winners, for corporations, startup ecosystems and academia.
Proof
Run at enterprise scale.
80,000+participants engaged globally1,000+challenges and hackathons hosted globally$500M+in pipeline valueHow it works
Six months, start to finish.
- DesignSet the challenge themes, sponsors, rules and judging criteria.
- RecruitRecruit and onboard participants and teams.
- Mentor & judgeMentoring, judging and pitch events through to demo day.
- IncubateMove the winning ideas into incubation with sponsors and funding gates.
Case studies
Ideation governance at an enterprise scale.
$100M+approved concept value500+challenges & hackathonsHackathon-as-a-ServiceUS professional services firmIdeation governance at an enterprise scale
- Challenge
- Good ideas from the front line rarely reached decision makers or funding.
- Approach
- Launched the firm's first crowdsourced ideation program and hackathon network with clients, alliances, students, suppliers and startups.
- Impact
- 19,000+ employees engaged in 500+ challenges and hackathons, generating $100M+ in approved concept value.
$20M+value unlocked1stenterprise idea management programIdeation & prototypingTop US bankLaunching enterprise idea management in banking
- Challenge
- The bank had no enterprise-wide way to capture ideas and develop them into concepts.
- Approach
- Founded its first global idea management and concept development capability and led prototyping workshops for C-level executives.
- Impact
- $20M+ in value from the bank's first enterprise idea management and concept development program.
FAQ
Common questions.
What is Hackathon-as-a-Service?
A six-month innovation challenge program we run end to end: challenge design, participant recruiting, mentoring, judging, pitch events and moving winning ideas into incubation. It works for corporations, startup ecosystems and academia, including entrepreneurship labs.
Who is it for?
Corporations that want ideas from employees, clients and partners; startup ecosystems running open challenges; and academia running campus hackathons, makerspaces and entrepreneurship labs.
What happens to the winning ideas?
Winning ideas move into incubation with a sponsor, a business case and stage-gate funding, so the program produces ventures and products, not just a demo day.
Can it run alongside a wider innovation program?
Yes. It can stand alone or plug into a fractional CINO engagement, an AI incubator or an Innovation Reset, feeding their pipeline with tested ideas.
Do you help academia create makerspaces?
Yes. We design and set up campus makerspaces, including the space, equipment, safety and operating model; build the programs and curriculum that run in them, from workshops to challenges and entrepreneurship programs; connect them with employers, startups and sponsors; and run the first cohorts before handing the space over to campus staff.
Start with the business problem.
Tell us who you want to engage and what you want to solve. We'll recommend a challenge format and timeline.
Fractional innovation, product and FDE leadership. From idea to production.
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