Unilever
Setting up Unilever Foundry and sourcing start-ups and tech companies to solve major business challenges
THE CHALLENGE
To help capture major new growth opportunities and solve strategic challenges for Unilever through start-up partnerships
OUR APPROACH
- Capability Design: Co-created the operating model, capabilities, governance and KPIs for Unilever to enable Unilever to test and scale new business models and technologies through partnership
- Start-up Radar: Continuous search for the world’s best start-up partners leveraging our proprietary database and network
- Start-up Partnership Execution: Help to execute a rigorous partnership piloting and scaling methodology
THE IMPACT
A 6 year partnership to date with Unilever partnering with >50 start-ups including:
- Oral care division partnered to launch a digital health service in Europe
- European Supply Chain partnered with freight forwarding solution to deliver huge efficiencies
- Cif partnered with Helpling to launch on-demand cleaning services (also resulting in an investment by Unilever Ventures)
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