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MarketCONNECT

More than Scouting: A Better Way to Make Deals Happen

MarketCONNECT is our online partnering platform, which provides a targeted and extremely time-efficient method for finding and making deals with qualified small companies, researchers and other innovation partners that have unique and interesting technologies, products and investment opportunities.

Key Benefits


Time

Skip the time-consuming search process!

By reducing the time spent from months to days, you can focus your precious time on your most important decisions, i.e. which new technologies, partners and products fit best into your innovation, product development, and growth strategies.


Partners

Find the companies, universities, research centers and other innovation partners with the right technologies and products to achieve significant business goals.

  • Access new technology
  • Enter new markets
  • Improve existing products & services
  • Speed up time to market
  • Create something entirely new

Market Knowledge

Quickly survey and stay updated on the current state of the market.

  • Identify emerging/disruptive technologies
  • Anticipate market changes
  • Explore new areas for potential innovation or growth

How it Works


Define the Scope

Use our platform to define your needs and publish an innovation challenge. If suitable partners are already available in our database, you can fast track them to meetings at any time, even without publishing a challenge.


Search

We use our extensive global networks to provide profiles of innovative technologies, products and companies, and to find qualified applicants for meetings.


Select

Easy to use tools help you filter and select the prospects you want to meet, or we can filter and shortlist candidates for you as part of our full service innovation scouting.


Meet & Deal

Arrange meetings directly with the selected partners, or we can facilitate the meetings and help you eliminate the barriers to a deal!

Custom Solutions

CONNECT Switzerland provides customized technology scouting and market intelligence services for those times when you need extra staff support, an independent review of the data, or critical expertise not resident in house.

Our partners are deeply integrated into the communities they serve. They provide active mentoring and professional support to startups and small companies in every industry and around the world. Together with our partners, we can help you better understand and anticipate market changes by working with the small companies and innovation partners that have:


Emerging/disruptive technologies

New products designed for your target customer

Demonstrated success in new markets

Innovative business models


We are constantly tracking these companies through our MarketCONNECT searches and other services. You will not find this kind of market insight anywhere else!


For more information, please contact Jerome Jaminet directly at jjaminet@connectswitzerland.ch, +41 76 441 97 70, or use this contact form and we will get back to you shortly.

Why Work with Us


We Save You Time

Our extremely time-efficient search process allows you to skip past the tedious and focus on more strategic activities, i.e. understanding the market and selecting the right partners.


Global Coverage

We use an extensive network of international partners, focused on new technologies and growth- oriented startups and SMEs, who can help us find you the right innovation partner to meet your needs.


We Work Hard For You

We target our marketing based on your scope and actively promote your search to ensure the quality, not just quantity, of applicants.


Focused on What You Want

We help you screen the companies and technologies so you only need to look at the ones that match your criteria.


Neutral & Unbiased

We treat all applicants equally and fairly. There are no fees charged to applicants and no extra requirements.


Easy to Use

A clean, intuitive website and simple tools allow you to get results quickly and efficiently. You control the level of communication so you can stay up to date without filling your inbox.

According to 3,200 Senior Executives in 26 countries, “efficient and successful innovation hinges on three factors:

  • understanding customers and anticipating market evolutions (84%);

  • attracting and retaining the most talented and skilled employees (79%); and

  • quickly adopting emerging technologies (67%).”

Source: 2014 GE Global Innovation Barometer (emphasis added)