I recently came across a very good report of BCG about different open innovation tools like incubators and accelerators.
At @AXAVentures, we recently launched an accelerator @AXAFactory which works very closely with AXA Direct Incubator. The 3 entities work very closely together. Now, we can identify a promising technology in incubators. Then, we can invest at several phases (seed, venture, growth) and use our @AXAFactory accelerator to bridge the gap between incubator and #VC funds. Our next investment in April will probably illustrates more the approach.
Some startups name "fullstack startups" (see my earlier post) the following definition: companies that 'build a complete, end-to-end product or service that bypasses incumbents and other competitors'.
We believe in a #FullStack #VC where management companies should build a complete end-to-end offer to startups from seed, venture & growth stages. Now, as we work to launch @AXAFactory, we certainly keep you posted in April/May.