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THE R&D VENTURE STUDIO STAGE GATES

RDVENTURESTUDIO.COM

Define

Discover

Explore

Build

Launch

CHANNEL

OPPORTUNITY AREAS

TEAM PROJECTS

PROTO VENTURES

STARTUP

Sponsor & Managing Director

Venture Builder + Fellows

Venture Builder + Fellows

PV Team

Founding Team

Deliverables

  • A new channel is defined through sponsorship (internal or external)
  • R&D leadership ensures a home department for the channel
  • New studio channel created
  • Funding allocated
  • Venture Builder(s) hired

Deliverables

  • Conduct tech scouting in home department
  • Conduct market needs survey in topic area
  • Incorporate expert feedback
  • List of promising opportunity areas
  • Preliminary database of tech capabilities in home dept., market needs & venture ideas
  • Top 3-5 opportunity areas selected

Deliverables

  • Project team members each explore 1-2 opportunity areas
  • Targeted exploration of technologies & market
  • Team formation (potential cofounders, advisors)
  • 3-5 team projects, each with a team, a pitch deck and supporting business materials, and a technical reason to believe

Deliverables

  • 1 or more proto ventures ready for incorporation and external investment
  • VC term sheet (pre-seed) or other committed source of funding (e.g. DARPA grant)

Deliverables

  • Commercial incorporation
  • Founders go full time
  • Receive first external funding
  • Pass off to local accelerators or incubator programs

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  • Newly formed startup(s) go on to change the world!

Launch Channel

Select Team Projects

Select Proto Ventures

Launch Startups

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  • Technical de-risking
  • Market de-risking
  • Vision for first product
  • Business plan & go-to-market strategy
  • Fundraising