Source startups and find investment opportunities.
Discover investment opportunities, entrepreneurial talents, and M&A candidates with Sciony, your global innovation scouting and collaboration platform.
The smarter, faster way to find innovative ideas, startups and IP
Speed up and automate M&A prospect and deal sourcing
Our matchmaking algorithm connects you with ideas, inventions, startups, or IP which match your most stringent search criteria.
Cut through the pitches
Every prospect on Sciony goes through a rigorous process resulting in concise yet comprehensive documentation, for fast and accurate evaluation and comparison.
Discover new solutions and top talents
Post your challenge and discover your next value generating investment, be it a technology patent, an inventive idea, an innovative startup or a talented entrepreneur.
Our track record speaks for itself
With countless innovation projects and satisfied clients from more than 70 countries, Sciony is a trusted partner on the journey towards innovation and business success. Explore testimonials to see how Sciony helped individuals and organisations around the globe to succeed.
Join Sciony’s fast-growing global base of forward-thinking members already benefiting
Finding the next big opportunity – We understand your need for innovation and growth
As an investor or corporation, you understand the importance of staying ahead of the curve and embracing innovation. But navigating the ever-changing landscape of technology can be daunting. At Sciony, we understand your challenges and aspirations, and we're here to support you. Let us help you uncover the next big opportunity and drive your success.
Peter is a family man and a seasoned investor. He is naturally time-poor and would like to find new investment opportunities as effectively as possible.
Neri helps businesses with funding, specifically early-stage and startups. The majority of her clients have come through referrals, but she is looking to change that to increase profitability.
"We are always looking for innovative startups"
Jane and Steve are running the venture unit of a large, global corporation. They experienced, that evaluating piles of incomparable pitches is inefficient. They want to increase the effectivity of their scouting.
Tired of missed investment opportunities and stagnant growth?
Don't let missed opportunities and stagnant growth hold you back.
With Sciony, you can tap into a global network of innovators and entrepreneurs, discover new ideas and technologies, and stay ahead of the competition.
Say goodbye to lost opportunities and hello to a future of innovation and growth with Sciony.
Your benefits
Reduce time to market
By partnering with startups and other external partners, you can accelerate your innovation efforts and bring new products and services to market more quickly. This can help you to capitalise on emerging trends and capture market share before your competitors.
Lower costs
Sciony is a cost-effective way to drive innovation. Attending startup summits and pitch events can bear cost which you can better invest by meeting pre-selected top prospects found on Sciony quickly and effectively.
Access to new ideas and technologies
Sciony provides you with access to a wider range of ideas and technologies that you may not have discovered through your own network or internal R&D efforts. This can help you to stay ahead of the curve and remain ahead of your competition.
Mitigate your risk
Sciony helps to mitigate the risks associated with open innovation. By receiving standardised, comparable pitches with related evidence documentation, you can minimise the risk and efforts in the pre-selection process and thus, also the likelihood of inefficiency in your overall scouting process.
Align your scouting with your scope
Sciony helps you to align your scouting with your investment scope and strategy. Tailor your scouting campaign precisely to your focus of interest, which may result in investments that better support your overall business objectives.
Speed up your deal flow
Our platform also offers a range of features to help you streamline your scouting process. From advanced search filters to customised challenge features, Sciony provides the support you need to stay ahead of the competition.
Leading the way in innovation discovery – Whatever your objective is, Sciony can help
Join the ranks of global corporates and investment firms who have turned to Sciony for innovation discovery and investment opportunities. Partner with Sciony and unlock a world of innovation today.
Find startups
Find the ideal startups for your incubator, accelerator or innovation programme and speed up your innovations.
Offer investment
Gauge interest from promising entrepreneurs and fund the next big thing, whatever maturity you are investing in.
Find partners
Find promising prospects, technology and solutions for joint ventures or M&A.
Find solutions to problems
If you have a problem or a scientific challenge, no difference, on Sciony you can find ideas and solutions.
Post innovation challenges
Post and advertise your own innovation challenge and get standardised, comparable pitches fitting to your scope of interest.
Buy, sell or licence your IP
You have a registered patent, trademark or design? Offer it for sale and licensing on Sciony and find buyers confidentially and effectively.
Become an enabler of innovation and entrepreneurship
Operate a cutting-edge online innovation ecosystem under your own brand, unleashing the power of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Your innovation ecosystem, combined with Sciony Enterprise, transforms your role from a spectator to a curator and enabler of progress.
How it works
The Sciony platform distils best-practice knowledge about starting a business and commercialising ideas into a powerful and simple Do-It-Yourself system. Watch the video or click below on Next to learn how it works.
The Sciony platform distils best-practice knowledge about starting a business and commercialising ideas into a powerful and simple Do-It-Yourself system. Watch the video or click below on Next to learn how it works.
The Sciony platform distils best-practice knowledge about starting a business and commercialising ideas into a powerful and simple Do-It-Yourself system. Watch the video or click below on Next to learn how it works.
The Sciony platform distils best-practice knowledge about starting a business and commercialising ideas into a powerful and simple Do-It-Yourself system. Watch the video or click below on Next to learn how it works.
1. Post an innovation
If you have an early stage idea, an invention, protected intellectual property, or a startup which you want to commercialise, create an innovation post matching your objective.
Work on your idea confidentially or make it visible to interested parties, just as you wish.
Posts are awarded a score and badges reflecting completeness and maturity of your proposition.
1. Post an opportunity
If you seek ideas, solutions, IP or startups to support your innovations, you can create an opportunity post precisely tailored to your needs and invite interested parties to present you their offers.
The scores and badges on Sciony posts help you find the right match quickly and effectively.
Opportunities can be easily shared and embedded on other websites and your social media channels too.
1. Post an opportunity
If you are scouting investment opportunities, you can create an opportunity post precisely tailored to your investment scope and invite interested parties to present you their pitches.
Opportunities can be easily shared and embedded on other websites and your social media channels too.
2. Your perfect business plan and pitch
Enhance your post and increase its score by creating a Sciony Logbook, the perfect preparation for your pitches, answering all the questions interested parties might have.
Marketing your innovation on Sciony is like having a mentor by your side, helping you to consider every aspect of your idea or startup, which provides deeper insight for interested parties.
Your Sciony AI assistant answers all your questions related to your project you might have , providing you invaluable mentorship and an infinite source of knowledge. And if you wish, you can request help from trusted advisors in case of need.
You can update and download your Logbook anytime. It's a great preparation, asset and handout for all your pitches.
2. High quality responses
To ensure inventors and startups have considered all your requirements, we’ve devised a rigorous step-by-step process for them to follow.
Opportunities on Sciony can be perfectly customised to your needs, providing potential applicants all relevant information so you receive only relevant offers.
Applications to your opportunity post are well documented on Sciony providing you with deeper insight, allowing fast and accurate evaluation and comparison.
2. High quality responses
To ensure inventors and startups have considered all your requirements, we’ve devised a rigorous step-by-step process for them to follow.
Inventors and startups can also access our expert services, further enhancing the quality of their responses.
This ensures you receive high-quality, standardised, well-documented and professionally formatted responses, allowing efficient pre-selection of best-fitting candidates, connecting only to prospects worth the time investment.
3. Market worldwide
Our intelligent algorithm helps corporates and investors from 68 industries find your posts in the Sciony marketplace.
You can also respond to opportunities from corporates and investors interested in your ideas, and can share and embed your post on other sites and your social media channels too.
3. Search the marketplace
Our intelligent algorithm helps you find ideas, innovations, IP, startups and businesses in the Sciony marketplace across 68 industries.
Our intelligent algorithm and scoring allow you to filter for precise and relevant criteria.
Evaluate applications based on easy-to-compare, standardised propositions, rate and short-list your preferred candidates and select the best-fitting ones for further evaluation.
3. Review and evaluate
Innovations offered on Sciony provide detailed insights to each proposition based on relevant criteria like industry application, business type, time to market, traction and many others. Scores and badges on pitches help you find propositions worth your attention.
As Sciony standardises how propositions are presented, you can quickly compare, evaluate and rate their relevance for your investment scope.
4. Make connections
A corporate or investor who wants to know more about your post will send you a request to connect.
If you opted in to use an NDA for your post, interested parties will need to agree to it prior to requesting the connection to your post.
Once connected, Logbook access is granted and your contact details are shared. You're then free to begin a direct dialogue, with no need for further involvement from Sciony.
4. Make connections
Our easy-to-use system allows you to precisely define geographic scope, business type, industrial application, solution maturity and many other criteria for your opportunity post, so only relevant applicants are connected to your search.
This way Sciony saves you time and effort in the pre-selection of the right propositions. You connect only to the best-fitting candidates and can focus on the right partnership.
4. Make connections
Connect to the preferred, pre-selected innovations and invest your valuable time in starting discussions or due diligence for promising propositions best fitting to your investment scope.
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Entrepreneurs, inventors and IP owners seeking investment, sale, licensing or partnership, sign up now for a free trial, create your first post and start commercialising your innovation worldwide in an easy and secure way.
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