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Track 03 6-month hybrid · annual · next cohort starts early February 2027 ● 1-5 firms

Build a venture arm that bites.

The Intensive for corporations testing new markets and standing up Corporate Venture (CVC) groups - with the global best practice and the deal flow most incumbents never see.

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An Intensive for Corporates session around a meeting table
Intensives for Corporates @ The Yellow Door share global best practices on building & running corporate innovation and corporate ventures (CVCs). Trips to BRICs, Silicon Valley & other innovation hotspots around the world for in-person meetings with colleagues & partners build relationships, access cutting edge ideas & top deals.
INTENSIVE FOR CORPORATES - 6 MONTHS · ANNUAL · 1-5 FIRMS · 200+ HRS · BUILD A CVC · TEST NEW MARKETS · GLOBAL DEAL FLOW · STAY COMPETITIVE INTENSIVE FOR CORPORATES - 6 MONTHS · ANNUAL · 1-5 FIRMS · 200+ HRS · BUILD A CVC · TEST NEW MARKETS · GLOBAL DEAL FLOW · STAY COMPETITIVE

What's in the program.

200+ hrs of content
01
CVC structure
How to stand up and run a Corporate Venture group that actually deploys.
02
Market testing
Test and access new markets with a real motion, not a strategy deck.
03
Deal flow
Build a pipeline, run due diligence, and make investments that grow share.
04
Global best practice
The standards top corporate investors operate by, and the resources behind them.
05
Access & syndication
Deals from Silicon Valley and other hotspots - and share your own.
06
Relationships
Trips and intros to corporate-venture peers around the world.
§ Terms

How a cohort runs.

Length6 months, hybrid
Week 1In-person where possible
From Week 2Weekly strategy & pitch sessions, weekly workshops · online
CadenceAnnual
Cohort size1-5 synergistic firms
Content200+ hrs
LibraryThe Yellow Door Library - free for participants and mentors, and for alumni for good
AlumniLifetime members of our alumni community
TermsScoped after discovery · ecosystem trip priced separately
● Pricing
Bespoke
Cost is scoped to the engagement - usually 1-5 synergistic corporates per cohort. Let's discuss.

Trips to Silicon Valley & other hotspots arranged, not included.

§ What you walk away with

A working venture motion, not a memo.

Six months in, you have the structure and the relationships to invest, to partner, and to stay competitive - plus a standing line into our ecosystem.

01A structured CVC vehicle and investment thesis.
02A live deal pipeline from frontier markets.
03Due-diligence and modelling playbooks your team keeps.
04A standing line into the Innov8 Global ecosystem.
§ Or have us run it - white-label

Your fund. Our machine.

We design, launch & operate CVC programs & venture funds for corporates - white-label, under your name. The strongest pattern: your team studies in the Intensive while we operate the pilot - by the time the classic fund launches, the machine is yours to drive.

Crawl, walk, run - the staged model. The launch playbook, from a live engagement
Stage 1 · pilot programYears 1-2
$2M
Controlled CVC program
Prove the investment strategy, portfolio quality, team model, governance & strategic value - real pilots, interviews, first deals. Big enough for a real portfolio; small enough to control risk.
Stage 2 · classic fundYears 3-5
$6M
The fund proper
With the model proven: legal structure, LPs, compliance, investor relations & a portfolio built on the pilot’s evidence.
Stage 3 · platformYears 6-8
$20M
A platform of funds
Multiple vehicles, follow-ons & syndications through I8GV - a durable venture arm, not a one-off experiment.
What we run for you - the whole engine.
№ 1
Thesis & verticals
Investment strategy where your strategic interest meets real deal flow - proven with a live scouting sprint, not a slide.
№ 2
Pipeline & scouting
A warehouse of vetted startups from our ecosystem - the Intensive, the community, the Valley network - from day one.
№ 3
Deals & due diligence
Structured screening, pilots with your business units, disciplined investment control & first checks.
№ 4
Legal & governance
Vehicle setup across jurisdictions, investment committee design, decision protocols.
№ 5
Portfolio & reporting
Dashboards, portfolio reports & first results - the evidence base your future LPs will ask for.
№ 6
Team & handover
We staff the machine, then train yours - through the Intensive - until the wheel is comfortably in your hands.
Scope your fund → You own the strategy & the upside; we run the machine - with I8GA.
● Online · Zoom

Come to an info session first.

On Zoom, for anyone weighing whether to bring their company in: how the six months run, what your team leaves with, and the questions you would rather ask before anything is signed. Leave an email and we will send the next date.

§ info session · zoomwe read every one ourselves

Send me the next date.

Rather write an email? info@i8gl.com

● Annual cohort · by conversation

Stop watching the frontier. Buy a seat on it.

We take a handful of synergistic corporates each year. Tell us where you want to compete.

“I recommend the I8GA course for corporate venture funds. It not only provides a necessary overview of history and theory, but also helps you build connections and meet real-life examples and people. It’s an important entry point into the world of corporate venture funds - an opportunity to gain access to cutting-edge global experience.” George G.- George G. · Severstal Ventures
§ the one-pager30 seconds · no spam, ever
Take the overview with you.

Leave a contact and a partner sends you the one-pager: terms and timeline on one page. We write back ourselves.

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