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Innovation Fund Marketplaces

December 27, 2025
Ethan Brooks
Innovation Fund Marketplaces

Employees submit venture briefs to a marketplace where executive sponsors, platform teams, and finance evaluate opportunities. Approved ideas receive micro-budgets, talent rotations, and access to data sandboxes.

Ensure Transparency

Every submission shows status, feedback, and next steps, reducing the “black box” effect of traditional R&D funnels.

Protect Governance

Marketplace contracts define IP, retention, and sunset criteria so risk teams stay comfortable.

Funding marketplaces turn innovation into a participatory sport.