- Short & Digestible trendspotting reports or insights
- Deep-Knowledge Sessions with Industry Experts
- Agile Innovation Team to achieve project success
Tailored consulting services that align with client objectives and industry trends, propelling businesses toward sustainable success and competitive advantage
Process
How Does AgileScout Find and Shortlist Startups?
AgileScout follows a 5-step process from brief to paid pilot: needs assessment, program design and launch in 48 hours, startup discovery across 168K+ community, analyst screening and shortlist delivery, then structured pitch and POC coordination. The full cycle from brief to first pitch typically takes 2–3 weeks.
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30-Minute Needs Assessment
An IncubateHub expert maps your innovation challenge, defines the startup profile needed and scopes the program format — hackathon, showcase, accelerator or open call.
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Program Design & Launch — 48 Hours
IncubateHub sets up your branded program microsite, defines evaluation criteria and activates outreach across 550+ ambassadors and 450+ college networks simultaneously.
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Startup Discovery & Applications
Startups apply through your branded portal. Applications are tagged by industry, technology, stage and geography and tracked in a central dashboard.
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Analyst Screening & Shortlist Delivery
IncubateHub's analyst team screens every application against your criteria. You receive a shortlist of 10–20 qualified startups with evaluation summaries.
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Pitch, POC & Contract
Shortlisted startups pitch. Selected ones proceed to structured paid POC projects managed by IncubateHub through to contract or investment decision.
Step 1
Discover
- Define & map impactful usecases across domains for your business value chain with our agile innovation team.
- Dive deep with our SMEs for trend-spotting and discovery sessions.
Duration: 1 Week
Step 2
Scout
- Leverage our curated pool of tech partners to power your usecases with Proof of Concepts (POCs) and generate Deal Flows.
- Build your scaleup pipeline and tap into our global ecosystem of partners.
Duration: 1 Week- 1 Month
Step 3
Co-Create
- Boost your business with our leading POC-driven innovation programs, promoting swift prototyping through collaboration with scaleups.
- Commercialize or invest in products co-built through this dynamic partnership.
Duration: 3-12 Months
M&A/Startups/Investments
Daimler FInanacial Services - Europe
Ex-Fidelity Investments
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about AgileScout
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What is AgileScout by IncubateHub?
AgileScout is IncubateHub's startup scouting platform for corporates and investors. It provides structured access to 168K+ members across 29 communities, 200+ organisations and 450+ colleges. Programs launch in 48 hours, deliver analyst-screened shortlists, and have facilitated 986+ paid pilot projects for 76+ enterprise clients since 2016.
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Who should use AgileScout?
Corporate innovation teams, R&D departments, CVC arms, venture capital firms, angel investors and government innovation bodies. Any organisation that needs to systematically find and evaluate startups for co-creation, investment or vendor development should use AgileScout.
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How fast can AgileScout launch a startup scouting program?
Within 48 hours. This includes branded microsite setup, program brief publication, email campaign activation and outreach through 550+ ambassadors across 450+ colleges simultaneously.
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How does AgileScout screen and shortlist startups?
IncubateHub's dedicated analyst team screens all incoming applications against the organisation's defined criteria. Shortlists of 10–20 qualifying startups are delivered with evaluation summaries. Applications are tagged by industry, technology, stage and geography for filtering.
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What happens after a startup is shortlisted?
Shortlisted startups pitch to your team. Selected startups move to structured paid POC projects managed by IncubateHub end-to-end. 986+ paid pilot projects have been completed through this process. 6 of 86 startups in 2021 converted pilots to long-term vendor contracts.
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Can AgileScout be white-labelled for our brand?
Yes. AgileScout includes a fully white-labelled portal deployable under your organisation's brand and subdomain, including ticketing, competition workflows, rewards management, community chat and webinar capabilities.
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Which industries does AgileScout cover?
AgileScout is sector-agnostic. Programs have been run for clients in FMCG, telecom, automotive, banking, logistics, healthcare and manufacturing. Programs can be targeted at specific industries, technology domains and startup stages.
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How is AgileScout different from going to an innovation event?
Innovation events show you startups that chose to attend. AgileScout builds a program around your specific problem statement and sources startups from 168K+ qualified members. The output is an analyst-screened shortlist and a path to paid pilots — not a stack of business cards.
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Can AgileScout help find international enterprise startups?
Yes. IncubateHub has run programs for clients in Singapore, Australia, the Philippines, Egypt, Eastern Europe, LATAM and North America. AgileScout can target startups in any of these markets as part of a customised program design.
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How do I get started with AgileScout?
Book a 30-minute needs assessment at incubatehub.com. An AgileScout expert will assess your use case, recommend the right program format and provide a personalised proposal. Programs can be live within 48 hours of brief confirmation.
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