Tech scouts must turn to tech to get the job done
Creating solutions to meet the needs of the present and future.

December 22, 2020
Creating solutions to meet the needs of the present and future.
December 22, 2020
Historically, Tech scouts were accustomed to forming relationships with entrepreneurs by traveling around the world to attend conferences and demo days in search of the latest and greatest technologies to fix the problems their companies were working to mitigate. Now they find themselves working remotely, trying to build relationships from a screen and asking themselves “How do I develop relationships with potential partners?” “How can I increase my awareness of emerging technologies when I’m not regularly mixing with others in the startup ecosystem?”.
These are just two questions COVID-19 has spotlighted. But the fact is, many traditional approaches to scouting weren’t working anyway. As innovators, it’s critical that we continue to do what we do best when facing challenges — creating solutions to meet the needs of the present and future.
Finding the right process and tools to digitize and scale tech scouting is timely, and these two things go in hand in hand. There are a plethora of tools, databases and software platforms that exist, however, the real challenge is how to evaluate these potential solutions.
I believe technology, purpose-built for tech scouts and the innovation function, can help companies realize the following benefits:
The new day in the life of a tech scout may look drastically different from what it used to be. However, every participant in the ecosystem suffers if the system is inefficient. At Startgrid, we believe that if software-driven networks and processes can be used to expedite the rate of connecting problems to solutions, then everyone’s a winner.
We believe modernizing the work of innovators benefits everyone:
But it doesn’t stop there. Developing more efficient ways to create and innovate will bring countless benefits to the people and institutions trying to address the problems and inequities the world faces today. Human rights organizations, nonprofits and governmental agencies will be able to better meet their purpose if we can improve the flow of innovation.