Highline BETA

Toronto, OntarioFinesseMember

Build better ventures through rigorous process, entrepreneurial grit, capital and innovative partnerships

Overview

Highline Beta is a venture studio, accelerator builder-operator and VC fund, focused on corporate innovation firm. We identify and build new ventures that help fortune 1000 companies grow beyond their core.

Type

For-Profit

Founded

2016

Regions

National (all of Canada), USA (for CAD companies)

Clients include RBC, ZX Ventures (AB InBev), Green Shield Canada, Kraft Heinz, and BDC Capital. Offers PAIGE, an AI-powered venture strategist tool. Hosts 'Beyond The Core' podcast featuring conversations with corporate innovation leaders. Recognized leader in corporate venture studios with focus on advancing diversity in Canadian venture ecosystem.

Classification

Industries

Advanced materials & advanced manufacturingFinancial servicesLife sciences & advanced health

Focus Areas

corporate innovationventure studio design and operationventure buildingcorporate venture capitalintrapreneurship

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Stages supported

IdeaDiscoveryValidationEfficiencyScale

Services offered

Financing opportunities and connections with investor groups
Mentorship and access to advisors
Paid programming (cash)

BAI Positioning

Finessemedium confidence

Refining and expanding venture growth and entrepreneurial competencies and create the connections across innovation ecosystem

Sector-agnostic (broad industry focus). Higher accountability signals (equity/paid programs, later-stage focus).

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Programs

Corporate Venture Studios

other

Design, launch, run and support corporate venture studios - building a repeatable engine of venture creation through internal or external studios

Corporate Venture Building

accelerator

Help enterprise innovators build new ventures from idea to launch using entrepreneurial backgrounds and startup toolkits

Venture Capital

other

Co-invest with corporate partners, sharing risk with partners and founders

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