Between startup and reality

OUR MODEL

Where pilots drown before reaching scale

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Pillars

We help you build and grow your solution, whether you are a traditional VC-backed startup or building a non-traditional, cross-sector solution.

Launchpad

We help achieve shared goals and governance between founders, partners, and capital, backed by data-driven pilot success metrics and reporting.

Alignment

We support large enterprises and communities with adopting innovation through culture, scouting & diligence, capacity building, tooling, and co-design for pilots.

Grid

Bridge the Occulus

Hands-on alignment of readiness, partnerships, and patient capital to turn proof into scale, returns, and real-world impact.

Proof turns into scale, returns, and real-world impact. Velarium covers the oculus hands-on.

In insurance, health, and benefits, promising products die between startup speed and enterprise reality — because of readiness and network gaps, capital timing, compliance friction, and execution limits.

Launchpad + Grid

For Founders

We partner with mission-driven founders to tap into industry expertise, enterprise relationships and operational know-how while extending runway.

  • Launchpad for compliant, AI-enabled, enterprise and investment ready operations

    Go to Market strategy, tech-enabled operations, and product builds

    Advisor pool & executive coaching

    Investor relations & board presentations

    Peer Cohorts and best practices

    Enterprise pilots, curated introductions, and negotiations

    Financial model for 12-24 months, including unit economics, budgeting, & pricing

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Grid for CG+PP

We partner with corporate strategy and innovation teams, human resources and CVCs to identify, diligence and pilot new products.

  • AI Readiness and quarantined experiments

    Startup pilots and execution support with metrics and data capture

    Innovation strategy and stakeholder management

    Deal flow, scouting, and diligence for thesis-aligned startups to build investment pipeline

    Market insights and cohort learnings

    Change management, readiness workshops, and program advocacy

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New Economy Builders

We partner with philanthropy, policy-makers, worker organizations and social entrepreneurs to build scalable impact for the new economy.

  • Infrastructure for portable benefits

    Coalition building and policy advising

    Economic development & workforce development

    Public sector and union benefits

    Public interest pilots for the new economy

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