Incubate the Next Billion-dollar Business Within

Corporations already have the resources they need – here’s how to put them to work for disruptive ventures.

What if Blockbuster started Netflix? What if Kodak built Instagram?


The world’s largest companies are being challenged by startups with a fraction of the customer base, no brand loyalty, and nascent R&D departments. Why? Because the world's largest companies have been too busy maintaining legacy products and keeping shareholders happy to create new businesses that explore new customer segments and find new pathways for growth. Even though they have the resources, talent, and ideas to build the future they want – without red tape or long approval cycles.


You need methodology, tools support, and discipline to break out of the corporate status quo and find the next billion-dollar business within. 

You Can't Build in the Dark

Attempting to incubate a new breakout business unit inside of a large company without methodology, support, or discipline inevitably leads to disappointment and failure. That's because growth initiatives can't thrive in a vacuum.


Instead, use your own resources, ideas, and talent to build ventures that disrupt large markets or create new ones. How?


By understanding your current customers: they have a wealth of knowledge and needs. Tap into their pain points and determine the venture you should build.


By having a new venture team fully focus on the incubation. Real growth doesn’t happen part time. Dedicate a full time team to building new businesses to get them off the ground and into the market. 


By following a tried-and-true method. Build ventures with a clear plan on risks in terms of go-to-market strategy, product, business model, operations, and team expertise and capabilities.


By placing small bets. Failure is a necessary part of venture building. Test ideas and only advance the most promising ones. Just like venture-backed startups, don’t be afraid to pivot or kill ideas that don’t work out.

We’ve Built 300+ New Businesses with Corporations

  • Inclusive AI Communication Tool for American Tech Giant

    Who: American multinational tech company.


    Why: The Emerging Growth and Incubation team needed an internal venture competition to stay ahead of the competition.


    Challenge: Produce 12-18 new ventures annually. 


    Solution: New venture concepts closely aligned with their AI chipsets. 


    Result: Real-time AI-based communication tool that seamlessly translates American Sign Language and spoken words into text. The platform enables a more inclusive and connected communication environment, bringing the hearing and deaf worlds together.


    From-to shift: From microchips to inclusive communication software, powered by AI. 

  • Solar-as-a-Service Provider for Multinational Energy Leader

    Who: French multinational energy leader. 


    Why: Meet the needs of a rapidly growing distributed energy market.


    Challenge: Consumers and small businesses needed a customizable energy management solution that could fit the wide array of hardware used by consumers.


    Solution: Solar-as-a-service provider Clipsal Solar.


    Results: Clipsal Solar launched and later became Australia’s leading solar-as-a-service provider, and even expanded into the US in 2021. 


    With 2021 second quarter revenue up 423% and subscribers up 215%, Clipsal Solar continues to scale globally with a strong foundation of loyal customers.


    From-to shift: From energy management to a succesful and affordable home solar solution. 

  • Portable Mini-Retailer for US Industrial Tech Company

    Who: Manufacturing giant.


    Why: Increase convenience store profitability.


    Challenge: Bring retail experiences closer to where consumers actually are. 


    Solution: Build portable and autonomous mini-retail stores that enable retailers to adapt to changing consumer behaviors, with a smaller investment and higher margin model. 


    Result: JUXTA's mobile retail experience has a proprietary intelligent retail data hub that takes the parent company’s smart digital retail solutions to the next level. 


    JUXTA counts Yesway, Choice Market, and Golden Pantry Food Stores as pilots of its portable mini-retail solution.


    From-to shift: From fuel and equipment manufacturing to mobile convenience stores that meet customers where they are. 

  • Carbon Offset Marketplace for French Energy Company

    Who: French multinational energy leader. 


    Why: Create category-defining new businesses.


    Challenge: Fix the carbon offset market.


    Solution: New internal startup called Grain Ecosystem.


    Result: Grain is now an independent Schneider Electric spinoff with its own employees and Board of Directors. In March 2023, the Grain team launched their platform during North American Carbon World.


    See what Grain Ecosystem’s CEO had to say about their experience venture building with Mach49.


    From-to shift: From energy management to emission offsetting (that actually works!). 

No two ventures are the same, but Mach49 helps corporations launch businesses with:

A proven product, business model, and pricing

Growing monthly revenue

Reference customers advocating for the product

An operational plan to scale the revenue

A strong team of founders, early employees, and a New Venture Board

A mission aligned with the corporation’s priorities

The ability to raise external funding or spin-in to the corporation

Mach49 helps you build externally fundable businesses with milestone-driven, detailed execution plans – ready to disrupt new markets.

You don’t have to fall off the Fortune 500 list.

Our clients come to us because we help them build a way to a better future. We help create ventures that are not just feasible, but truly transformative.

Continuously explore new business ideas

Incubate your next breakout business unit with AI

Disrupt large markets and create new ones

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