Manara Programs
Bring the right startups to your business challenges.
Source international and regional startups around your organization’s priorities, connect them with internal stakeholders, and build a structured path from solution fit to PoC decisions.
Structure
From business challenge to PoC decision
- 01Define challenges
- 02Source startups
- 03Screen & match
- 04Engage stakeholders
- 05Design PoCs
- 06Agree next steps
What we do
Workstreams and activities
Challenge definition
Agree priority domains, business needs, solution criteria and internal owners.
International & regional sourcing
Find external startups with solutions relevant to the organization’s defined challenges.
Screening & selection
Assess solution fit, product maturity and readiness to engage with corporate teams.
Stakeholder matchmaking
Structured meetings, expert sessions and feedback connect startups with the right internal stakeholders.
Pilot & PoC design
Define use cases, scope, success criteria, responsibilities and feasibility with both sides.
PoC governance & decisions
Coordinate checkpoints, decision packs and agreement discussions; delivery scope is agreed separately.
Typical outputs
What your program leaves behind.
- Corporate challenge briefs
- Startup sourcing shortlist
- Selection scorecards
- Stakeholder matching plan
- Startup–stakeholder sessions
- PoC scope & success criteria
- Decision packs
- Program report
Best for
- Corporate innovation leaders
- Partnerships teams
- Business unit heads
- Government-backed enterprises
2025
InsurTech Open Innovation
An open-innovation program bringing 10 international AI-focused insurtech startups to address the organization’s defined domain and challenges. Structured sessions connected startups with internal stakeholders; five of the ten (50%) signed proof-of-concept (PoC) agreements with the organization.
- AI-focused insurtech startups
- 10
- AI-focused insurtech startups
- Signed PoC agreements with the organization
- 50%
- Signed PoC agreements with the organization
Other services
Accelerators & Incubators
Source and select promising teams; guide them through customer discovery, business-model validation, mentorship, GTM and investor readiness.
Technical Acceleration & AI Prototyping
A technical track for accelerators, university incubators and corporate programs — requirements, AI prototypes, testing and readiness reviews.
Corporate Intrapreneurship & Internal Ventures
Help employees create new ventures — validate ideas, build prototypes and assess paths to internal products or spin-offs.
Venture Building & Commercialization
Work with teams from opportunity validation through MVP definition, go-to-market strategy, financial readiness and pitch preparation.
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