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Your all-in-one enterprise innovation platform.
Who We Are
We are dreamers and defiers of anyone who says something cannot be done. When we were told that AI couldn’t be trained to discover use cases, we set out to prove them wrong. And now here we are, with the world’s largest use case database.
When it comes to AI-powered innovation, we believe that we are the most qualified and capable team out there – not just because we were the first ones to do it – but because we bring diverse perspectives and a breadth of experience to our work. We know corporate innovation inside and out – from both the startup and enterprise perspective. We’ve worked with industry-leading CIOs, unicorn founders, brilliant data scientists, and so many other talented people to create something truly groundbreaking.
Now we’re excited to share this platform with you.
What We Do
Market Research
Access up-to-the-minute market data and find new business opportunities with our custom AI-driven insights engine.
Trend Analysis
Identify the tech that industry leaders are investing in to predict which innovation strategies will succeed.
Competitor Intel
Explore partnership maps to understand what competitors are working on – and with whom.
Use Case Discovery
Discover the most promising, relevant use cases for your industry and your enterprise’s particular needs.
Startup Scouting
Find qualified startups with proven product readiness so you can kickoff your next POC in minutes.
Why We Do It
In 2021, we spent six months researching the obstacles industry-leading enterprises face when it comes to corporate innovation. We uncovered one surprising truth:
Innovation doesn’t start with the corporate innovation team – or even the startup. It starts with the use case.
The biggest obstacle to innovation is understanding a technology’s potential use cases or the problems that tech solves across diverse industries and applications.
The second biggest obstacle is identifying the startups that have successfully solved these problems.
All too often, we’ve seen corporate innovation teams fail because they jump on the newest tech trend without assessing if it is the right solution for the problem they face. Likewise, we’ve seen startups fail because they can’t identify all possible use cases for their technology, or express how those use cases translate into quantifiable benefits for their enterprise customers.
We created the world’s first use case-driven enterprise innovation platform because we recognized the enormous potential of both players to reshape our world for the better – if only they had the data to match the best solutions to the right problems.
Why We Do It
In 2021, we spent six months researching the obstacles industry-leading enterprises face when it comes to corporate innovation. We uncovered one surprising truth:
Innovation doesn’t start with the corporate innovation team – or even the startup. It starts with the use case.
The biggest obstacle to innovation is understanding a technology’s potential use cases or the problems that tech solves across diverse industries and applications.
The second biggest obstacle is identifying the startups that have successfully solved these problems.
All too often, we’ve seen corporate innovation teams fail because they jump on the newest tech trend without assessing if it is the right solution for the problem they face. Likewise, we’ve seen startups fail because they can’t identify all possible use cases for their technology, or express how those use cases translate into quantifiable benefits for their enterprise customers.
We created the world’s first use case-driven enterprise innovation platform because we recognized the enormous potential of both players to reshape our world for the better – if only they had the data to match the best solutions to the right problems.
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Entrapeer pivots to focus on developing our AI-powered market insights engine
June
Co-founder Eren Hukumdar pitches entrapeer at Collision Toronto’s Startup Showcase. Entrapeer signs on a global leader in telco & an international technology consultancy firm as clients
May
Entrapeer pivots to focus on building the world’s largest use cases database
April
Entrapeer launches our evidence-based innovation platform with over 150+ startups and 10+ global enterprises
CI team conducts global research to understand the innovation challenges enterprises & startups face. This launched the development of a platform to facilitate startup partnerships & accelerate innovation initiatives
CI team hits the milestone of facilitating 200 proof-of-concept projects
CI team onboards 7 multinational enterprise clients
Maxitech’s Corporate Innovation (CI) team successfully closes first startup-enterprise partnership
Maxitech (our parent company) establishes an office for corporate innovation in San Francisco
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Entrapeer pivots to focus on developing our AI-powered market insights engine
June
Co-founder Eren Hukumdar pitches entrapeer at Collision Toronto’s Startup Showcase. Entrapeer signs on a global leader in telco & an international technology consultancy firm as clients
May
Entrapeer pivots to focus on building the world’s largest use cases database
April
Entrapeer launches our evidence-based innovation platform with over 150+ startups and 10+ global enterprises
CI team conducts global research to understand the innovation challenges enterprises & startups face. This launched the development of a platform to facilitate startup partnerships & accelerate innovation initiatives
CI team hits the milestone of facilitating 200 proof-of-concept projects
CI team onboards 7 multinational enterprise clients
Maxitech’s Corporate Innovation (CI) team successfully closes first startup-enterprise partnership
Maxitech (our parent company) establishes an office for corporate innovation in San Francisco
2023
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2022
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2016
Our Team
Burak Arik
Co-founder
Eren Hükümdar
Co-founder
Jale İpekoğlu
Head of IT
Sara Holyavkin
Head of Experience & Data
Ali Işıtman
Head of Startup Relationships
Hillary Lyons
Head of Marketing
Zeynep Gabralı
Head of Business Development
Mümtaz Cem Eriş
AI Engineer
Cüneyt Erkol
UI/UX Designer
Join Our Team
We’re a diverse bunch of deeply talented people who welcome people of all genders, races, ethnicities, beliefs and backgrounds. If you’re looking to join a team of awesome folks, we’re hiring!
FAQ
What is a corporate innovation partnership?
In a corporate innovation partnership, a startup and enterprise work together to create new products, tap new revenue streams, or improve existing systems & processes within the enterprise.
By integrating novel technologies and innovative ideas into their existing systems, enterprises can leverage the agility of startups to capitalize on emerging business opportunities before the competition.
How do early-stage startups partner with large companies?
It can be hard for early-stage startups to find an enterprise partner willing to invest in emerging technology.
At entrapeer, we connect startups and enterprises of all sizes by prioritizing evidence. We look at startup data (case studies, testimonials, ROI, and other project details) and extract the strongest use cases to demonstrate how the startup’s product solves an enterprise’s particular challenges.
This empowers corporates to make their innovation investments based on facts – not marketing fluff – so even the youngest startups can connect with the enterprise partner of their dreams.
How can corporations help startups?
While startups are free from the bureaucracy and red tape that holds enterprises back, they are typically racing the clock to prove they have a viable product and secure funding.
Corporations can help startups by either investing in them directly or partnering with them to provide the time and resources startups need to iterate and improve their product(s). While funding offers a short-term solution, partnerships infuse startups with the capital and credibility to continue their long-term work.
What are some of the benefits for startups that collaborate with corporations?
Startups benefit from partnering with corporations because they get the opportunity to test and possibly even scale their tech in an enterprise environment. A good partnership can reveal new use cases for the startup’s product and unlock new business opportunities for the corporation. Plus, such proof of product readiness can make the startups much more attractive to other corporates down the line.