Global Platform for Innovation that Drives Business Impact: Cutting-edge Innovation with Measurable Returns
WE HELP
STARTUPS, ENTREPRENEURS & CORPORATE INNOVATORS
BUILD THE NEXT BIG THING
Successful innovation is a direct result of agility, speed and collaboration. Through continuous iteration, rigorous customer interaction and by truly opening up – innovation can be brought to market much quicker.
We empower innovators to build scalable ventures in collaboration with startups, government, corporates and academia.
One of the biggest challenges of startups is to scale rapidly and with excellence. One of the biggest challenges of corporates is to innovate quicker with more impact.
XNode exists to bring together the best of both worlds. Empowering innovators to create new innovations at lightning speed.
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INNOVATION
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OUR ACCELERATION AND
INNOVATION PROGRAMS
For Foreign B2B Scaleups
0% equity.
China represents one of the biggest market opportunities in the world. However, penetrating the Chinese market is by no means easy.
Our Scaleup program is meant to help scaleups rapidly scale their innovative business into China by connecting you with relevant potential clients, partners and VC’s. We are therefore looking for top-notch foreign scaleups active in MedTech, Smart Manufacturing or CleanTech to join our program with a very clear focus: helping you achieve business impact.
For Corporations
Real Impact, Real results. No "innovation theater".
In today’s China, every corporate wants to innovate quicker. Every corporate wants to work with startups. Every corporate wants to see results.
After executing over 200 corporate innovation projects in the last 2 years, we deliver innovation with real impact.
For Startups
An International Community full with Opportunities
On top of quality co-working spaces, we also build entrepreneurship and innovation community, gather together our incubators and innovative platform partners. These helped people from different languages, cultures and industries to communicate and learn from one another.
OUR UNIQUE ADVANTAGES
1A Global Platform
with Chinese roots
We operate globally with offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, Paris and Eindhoven. We can therefore easily support and build innovation across the globe. Our team in Shanghai consists of 6 different nationalities while the large majority of our team is Chinese.
2We are the leading private corporate
accelerator in China
We‘re proud to be pioneering corporate open innovation in China without any government funding, and have proven to deliver measurable business impact for our clients.
3We operate like a startup.
We understand the corporation.
Our team is composed of entrepreneurs and corporate innovators in Chinese and international environments. We understand what it takes to drive innovation to result.
4Our programs are highly
customized and localized
We are able adapt to the needs and challenges of our stakeholders and don’t believe in one-solution-fits-all acceleration.
5We do not
invest in startups
There is no bias or conflict of interest when building collaboration between startups and corporates.
6We are building a top-notch
Chinese Innovation ecosystem
By working closely with academia, Chinese government, startups, scaleups and corporations.
Track Record:
Our Achievements
1121+ XNoders in Our Community
97% NPS on Acceleration Programs
43 Cross-border Startups Accelerated from 7 Countries
152M+ USD Raised
by Startups in our Programs
249 Corporate Innovators Participated in 64 Corporate Acceleration Projects
160M+ USD Revenue Generated for Corporate Innovators
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