CBIT Venture Builder is designed to empower innovators and entrepreneurs who are challenging industry norms. Our holistic approach, grounded in proven due diligence methods, significantly de-risks investments while amplifying our ventures’ scalability and resilience.
Through our bespoke and industry-proven ‘sparring partner/shadow-executive’ approach, our Venture Builder equips early and growth-stage teams with the necessary skills and resources to scale, pivot, and gain funding.
Each VB pillar is designed to uncover and prioritise innovative opportunities, create or enhance business processes, foster customer acquisition through rapid experimentation, and help teams to be ready for investment.
The Venture Builder Journey
The Venture Builder Journey is a 6-10 month meticulously designed pathway comprising four distinct yet interconnected pillars. Each pillar is flexible and executed through recurring 1-on-1 strategy sessions, making your journey customized to your needs. Our commitment is to partner with you, giving your business the ability to thrive in a rapidly evolving business ecosystem.
VB Pillar 1:
Business Modelling & Innovation Clinic
Uncover a broad range of innovative opportunities for your business and prioritise the ones that hold the greatest potential for creating unparalleled value.
- Identify new opportunities and product market fit
- Prioritise ideas by value-add
- Explore and map new ideas, products, and markets
- Identify and capitalize on value propositions based on market needs
- Iterative re-designing of business models and value propositions
VB Pillar 2:
Product Roadmap & Process Design
Boost your business processes by creating or improving your existing ones, pinpointing value-added tasks and owners, and setting KPIs for measurable success.
- Create new business processes and improve existing ones
- Plan value-added tasks and assign owners
- Specify short and long-term KPIs
- Adopt tools and abilities to leverage new technology
- Ensure product roadmap design
VB Pillar 3:
Growth Hacking in ''Blue Ocean''
Cost-effectively acquire, activate, and retain new customers at scale through rapid experimentation. Leverage D2C, B2C, B2B, and other commercial contracts.
- Identify key customers and segmentations
- Outline key growth metrics
- Build sales funnels and strategies that acquire and activate customers
- Conduct rapid experimentation to find ‘growth hack’ tactics
- Target, onboard, and retain customers at scale
VB Pillar 4:
Investment Readiness Support
Become investment ready for public or private funding through tailored due diligence, co-developed bid writing, and practice pitches.
- Co-build investment collateral
- Co-develop due diligence intelligence
- Identify relevant public and private funding opportunities
- Practice pitches & deck creation
- Assist with grant funding and consortium match making
Perks & Benefits
Every business that is accepted into CBIT Venture Builder gains access to an extensive range of resources, including £150k worth of software and hardware, select university infrastructure, and our CBIT Founders Network.
For STEM Founders
If you are a STEM based founder looking to spinout your product or service, we have specifically designed a separate programme tailored to helping you craft your offering and navigate entering the market.