LaunchPad Central

LaunchPad is a platform that helps organizations combine the agility of startups with the scale of the existing enterprise.

LaunchPad is a platform for innovation portfolio management, helping organizations combine the agility of startups with the scale of the existing enterprise. The software enables teams to track and analyze the evolution of their business model and make data-driven decisions in the search for product-market fit. At the enterprise level, team activity is rolled into dashboard views that rationalize startup metrics with important business KPIs, helping executives and portfolio managers compare projects and make more informed decisions about what to move forward in the innovation pipeline. Founded by technology visionaries Steve Blank and Jim Hornthal, LaunchPad’s customers include large enterprises like Roche, Genentech, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Mayo Clinic as well as 120 universities and leading startup accelerators. In addition, LaunchPad’s method is now the mandated commercialization framework for the National Science Foundation (NSF I-Corps) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).