All-in-one Venture Clienting

Innovation is overwhelming.
Trust us, we get it.

We bring structure to startup-collaboration chaos. Services & Software, super-powered by AI.

Innovation without the noise.

Millions of startups pop up every year. But you don’t need millions — you need the right ones for you. We cut through the noise, bringing the best straight to you.
*Based on real world data; every year over 1.3 million new startups are founded.

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Accelerate in-house R&D and digitization.

Why waste years and millions reinventing the wheel? Identify pain-points and test solutions in just 2 months¹. Venture Clienting means faster solutions, less risk, and more wins.
¹Average timeline from problem to Proof-of-Concept (solution in hand, ready to test).
¹Average timeline from problem to Proof-of-Concept (solution in hand, ready to test).

Be the Client, not the Builder.

Need a new phone? You wouldn’t build one. 
You research and buy the best. Same goes for startup solutions — use what exists, but most importantly, what works for you.

Not like those typical consultants.  

We don’t just lease out consultants to you— we build capabilities. With vclOS, you own startup collaboration. Need backup? Our services team has your back.

Super-powered by

The undisputed champion of Venture Clienting Software.

GlassDollar’s vclOS is the preferred platform by market leading startup collaboration teams.

Software & Service
Built to Work Together

We work alongside you, so our software evolves faster. Our hybrid approach blends expert support with cutting-edge tools designed for us, perfected for you.

Venture Clienting 
is a Funnel & Portfolio Game

A portfolio makes innovation results predictable.
Top units run 100+ PoC’s yearly.
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+2M € *
1 Implementation
*Not all cases can be measured in costs saved and incremental revenues generated.

Man & Machine

The power of AI, a database of 20M+ companies and human touch. Delivering high quality & personalised sourcings in 5 days.
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AI Analysis

Over 20 million companies in database.
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Human Curation

Human experts create
a personalised short-list.
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Direct submissions

Startups submit info on platform directly.
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Results & Demos

Results are presented and demos scheduled.

Work experience? We’ve founded over 15 companies

And more importantly, our team has enabled over 1000 PoC’s. We work shoulder to shoulder with you, putting our experience and expertise at your disposal.
VCL Report

Real Impact, Measured Results.

Startup collaboration has evolved—Venture Clienting makes it strategic. Our report is the first to quantify that shift, proving its impact 
at scale for corporate leaders and policy makers.

Why GlassDollar?

Who better to vouch for us than those we’ve helped?
Lars Roessler, Head of BSH Startup Kitchen
Lars Roessler
Head of Global Corporate Venturing, BSH
GlassDollar helped us increase our number of PoCs by more than 2.5x and measure a tangible business impact of €15M, which we were able to report to our management and other stakeholders.
Christoph Sommer
Innovation Manager, NEW-Gruppe
GlassDollar provided us with the structure and expertise to turn venture clienting from an experiment into a strategic, repeatable process — giving us valuable competitive advantages.
Lamin Ben-Hamdane, Head of Start-Up Cooperation & Partnerships at Infineon
Lamin Ben-Hamdane
Head of Start-Up Cooperation & Partnerships, Infineon
GlassDollar helped to kick start the Venture Client approach which will speed up Infineon's digitalization efforts.
Luca Volterrani, Innovation Ecosystem Lead at A2A
Luca Volterrani
Innovation ecosystem lead, A2A
We were looking for an innovative solution to quickly identify startups perfectly fitting our innovation challenges, and thanks to GlassDollar, we found it.
Selina Lehmann
Innovation Manager, MAHLE
GlassDollar’s vclOS has become an essential tool for our Venture Clienting team, allowing us to systematically evaluate startups and track PoCs. Most importantly, it has boosted our identification of the most promising startups.
Michael Holtkamp
Venture Partner, LG Electronics
With GlassDollar, we gained access to a structured and data-driven approach to scouting startups, making it easier to discover and evaluate the most relevant technologies for our needs.
What startups think about us
Niklas Dorn
Co-founder, Filestage
Thanks to GlassDollar, Filestage secured a corporate client and a paid proof of concept, helping us to further develop our creative review software
Franck Di Liberto, Partner & Co-founder at Cikisi
Frank Di Liberto
Partner & Co-founder, Cikisi
Initially, I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it quickly became clear that this was a fantastic opportunity for Cikisi. A few weeks later, Cikisi was running a paid proof of concept project!
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Certified by TISAX®: On building trust, driving innovation

Simon Roser
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Expert Opinion
October 9, 2024

The Academic Perspective on Venture Clienting and it’s Success Factors

Prof. Dr.Theresa Treffers
Research group leader @TUM
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Case Study
December 9, 2024

Venture Clienting in Practice: A Study of BSH Startup Kitchen

Lars Rössler
Head of Corporate Venturing @ BSH Startup Kitchen
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Case Study
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Venture Clienting in Practice: A Study of DB Schenker

Ronja Stoffregen
Head of Global Startup Management
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Expert Opinion
October 2, 2024

Best Practices of Venture Clienting

Gleb Tritus
Serial Entrepreneur and Business Angel
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Expert Opinion
August 29, 2024

Utilizing Investments of Others

Dr. Alex von Frankenberg
Managing Director @ High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Expert Opinion
July 23, 2024

Venture Clienting: An Indicator of Startup Success

Max-Planck-Institut
Daehyun Kim, Phd & Dr. David Heller
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Expert Opinion
September 4, 2024

US vs Europe‍ - The Cultural Tapestry of Venture Clienting

Philipp Willigmann
VP, Corporate Strategy & Ventures @ Vontier
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Expert Opinion
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Corporate Venturing Toolbox- Venture Client Model

Peter Borchers
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