Corporate Membership

Foster a culture of innovation that secures your organization’s future and tap into our premier community of startups and partners to accelerate your journey.

Our Community

We’re proud to partner with more than 100 corporations, universities, accelerators, venture capital funds, and neighborhood organizations that make up our unique atmosphere. Together, they are the X factor that drives our impact for startups.

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Unlocking Innovation
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Statistics show that 90% of CEOs believe innovation is crucial to their companies’ success, yet only 30% of executives feel their companies are effective at it. At 1871, we help you close that gap.

Through hundreds of conversations with executives, we’ve developed a comprehensive understanding of your needs and strategies to help you solve your toughest challenges, including:

✅ Unlocking innovation stuck in the core: We’ll help you inspire innovative thinking across your organization, build pathways to unblock ideas, and empower internal innovators to test, validate, and scale new concepts

✅ Forging partnerships to accelerate innovation: At 1871, you’ll collaborate with startups, experts, and investors to build partnerships, leverage cutting-edge tech, and share the latest industry trends and strategies

✅ Attracting and retaining top tech talent: You’ll have the opportunity to sponsor and host experiences, allowing you to enhance employer branding and attract new talent by providing the tech community with resources they crave

 

Member Benefits

Corporate Innovator Community

Connect with a vast network of corporate peers, including through our exclusive monthly CorpInno Meetups.

Attend the Annual Corporate Innovation Summit

Receive 2 tickets ($2000 value) to 1871’s annual Corporate Innovation Summit, designed to unite corporate leaders to discuss new innovations and best practices

Custom programming

Co-develop a custom intrapreneur program for up to 5 teams

Brand amplification

Showcase your latest innovations to the tech community by taking advantage of year-round speaking opportunities

Corporate Reverse Pitches

“Reverse pitch” your innovation needs to growth-stage startups and access investment and partnership opportunities

C-suite roundtables

Gain access to invite-only C-suite roundtables that explore cutting-edge tech in your industry

Partner on an Innovation Lab

Become an Innovation Lab partner and collaborate with innovators, investors, and startups in your industry

Connect with job seekers

Connect with active job seekers through our vast network of tech talent, talent-specific events, and our job board

Interested in becoming a partner?

Fill out this form and someone from our team will follow up or reach out to 

Chris Widdess 

Head of Partnerships

chris@1871.com

Current & Previous Partnerships