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Gregor Gimmy
CEO at 27pilots :: Venture Client Excellence
Gregor Gimmy is the CEO and founder of 27pilots, a Munich-based company that specializes in providing Venture Client solutions. He established 27pilots in June 2018 to assist organizations in building and scaling their internal Venture Client units, which are designed to enable companies to strategically benefit from startups more efficiently and at lower risk than traditional corporate venturing methods.12
Before founding 27pilots, Gimmy spent six years at BMW, where he created the Venture Client model and launched the BMW Startup Garage, the first of its kind globally. His work at BMW focused on integrating innovative startup solutions into the company, addressing the challenge of how large organizations can effectively leverage startup technologies.124
Gimmy's background also includes roles at IDEO in Palo Alto, where he contributed to the development of Design Thinking as a strategic innovation methodology, and at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. He has been actively involved in academia, serving as an Executive in Residence at IMD Business School and as a guest lecturer at INSEAD, where he shares insights on corporate venturing and innovation strategy.125
In addition to his corporate roles, Gimmy is an angel investor and a frequent speaker at industry conferences, advocating for the adoption of the Venture Client model across various sectors.23
Highlights
🚀 Exciting News! 🚀
I am thrilled to share that the Venture Client Model has made it onto the Gartner Hype Cycle for new Innovation Practices!
This milestone event prompted me to write an article addressing related questions: ✅ How did Venture Client Model emerge at BMW in 2014? ✅ What is the Gartner Hype Cycle? ✅ How did the Venture Client Model make it to the Gartner Hype Cycle? ✅ What does this mean for the Venture Client Model? ✅ What are the challenges ahead for the community of Venture Client practitioners and academics?
Kudos to the visionary teams at BMW Startup Garage, 27pilots and in academia (Passau-Andreas König, INSEAD-Joerg Niessing, IMD-Albrecht Enders, WHU-Dr. Nadine Kammerlander, ETH-Prof. Dr. Stephan Wagner, HHL-Dominik K. Kanbach) and pioneer practitioners (Airbus, Bosch, CARIAD, FORVIA HELLA, HELM AG, Holcim MAQER Ventures, Knauf, LBBW, Miele, MTU Aero Engines, OTTO, Siemens Energy and many, many more) working in and advancing Venture Client Units globally for making this achievement possible.
To ensure that the Venture Client Model does not succumb to the Trough of Disillusionment, we—the community of Venture Client practitioners and academics—must continue to produce high-quality academic research and provide superior consulting, technology, and data services. This will further establish the Venture Client Model as a powerful tool that enables corporations to drive strategic benefits from startups.
#VentureClient #VentureClientModel #Innovation #CorporateVenturing #GartnerHypeCycle
🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 I'm thrilled to announce the release of the very first book about Venture Clienting in Japanese! 📚✨
This milestone signifies how far Venture Clienting has come since its inception at BMW Group / BMW Startup Garage in Germany in 2015. From a pioneering concept to a global phenomenon, Venture Clienting is now recognized and implemented by companies worldwide. 🌍🌟
I am honored to be a co-author of this book. A huge kudos to the main author, Masayuki Kimura, whose invaluable contributions have complemented my initial work and brought this new book to life. Your enthusiasm, dedication and insight have been instrumental in making this project a success. 🙌👏
Join us in celebrating this achievement and explore how Venture Clienting continues to revolutionize corporate venturing.
#VentureClienting #OpenInnovation #CorporateVenturing #NewBook #BMW #Munich #Japan #CorporateInnovation #Entrepreneurship
Translation:
Title: New Method from BMW to Make Startup Collaborations Successful: The Venture Client Model
Authors:
- Toshiyuki Kimura
- Gregor Gimmy
Chapter Titles:
- Why the Venture Client Model?
- The Venture Client Model Overview and Its Benefits to Large Companies
- How to Become a Venture Client Selected by Startups
- The Venture Client Model Built by BMW
- Interviews with Key Persons of Open Innovation in Japanese Companies
- Nine Points to Successfully Implement the Venture Client Model Internally
