A venture client is a company that purchases and uses the product of a startup.[1][2] The difference between a “normal” client and a venture client is that the startup product presents a high risk of failing.[2][3][4] The venture client company accepts the additional risk because the startup product solves a relevant problem better than alternative solutions.[4][5][6][7]
Notable companies using the venture client approach are BMW Group (BMW Startup Garage), BSH Hausgeräte (BSH Startup Kitchen), LafargeHolcim (LH Startup MAQER) and Bosch Group (Open Bosch).[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
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- ^Niessing, Joerg; Capron, Laurence; Furr, Nathan; Balze, Pascale; Bodner, Julia (2 May 2019). “How Corporates Co-innovate with Startups: The BMW Startup Garage”. INSEAD. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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- ^“BMW Startup Garage”. BMW Startup Garage -Venture Client Unit of BMW Group. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^“BSH Startup Kitchen”. BSH Startup Kitchen – Venture Client Unit of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^“LH Startup MAQER”. LH Startup MAQER – Venture Client Unit of LafargeHolcim Ltd. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^“Open Innovation: Bosch honors best start-up collaboration”. Bosch Media Service. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^Stueber, Juergen (24 July 2020). “Die digitalen Brutkästen der Autobauer”. Tagesspiegel Background. Retrieved 4 August2020.