Corporate Innovators 
@ The Cannon

Corporate Innovators @ The Cannon

Develop Your Corporation's Innovation From Within

Develop Your Corporation's Innovation From Within

The Cannon partners with Corporations, Corporate Venture Capital groups, Service Providers, Nonprofits and Innovators within Economic Development Corporations to help them connect to startups, foster intrapreneurship, identify ambitious talent, and increase their visibility in the innovation community. Check out the ways you can get involved with The Cannon Community.

DEVELOP YOUR CORPORATION'S INNOVATION FROM WITHIN

Develop Your Corporation's Innovation From Within

The Cannon partners with Corporations, Corporate Venture Capital groups, Service Providers, Nonprofits and Innovators within Economic Development Corporations to help them connect to startups, foster intrapreneurship, identify ambitious talent, and increase their visibility in the innovation community. Check out the ways you can get involved with The Cannon Community.

BE A THOUGHT LEADER

We work with our Partners to produce exceptional value-adding content that shares and showcases their expertise and perspectives with and for our community. We push these pieces, which can include articles, whitepapers, audio or video, across all of our digital and physical member communication channels.If your organization is looking to influence the future of startups, small businesses and innovation, we want you to get involved through leading the conversation on:

  • Tax Advisory
  • HR
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • IP/Patents
  • Fundraising Vehicles (Angels, VCs, CVCs, Crowdfunding)
  • Business Banking 
  • and more!
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Membership in The Cannon's entrepreneurial community offers access to a full suite of benefits:

HOST AN INNOVATION-FOCUSED EVENT

Innovation can be defined in a few ways. An emerging technology is an innovation. Bringing a product or service to market that solves a problem or a need is an innovation. By hosting an event that brings these innovations to light, your organization could find and filter these innovations through one or all of the following events:

BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS

This type of competition is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to submit their ideas and have them evaluated. Judges want to see a product-market fit and how the entrepreneur plans to expand and grow their startup. Participation can help entrepreneurs focus on how they want to run and grow their business, and it can provide much needed capital if they win. 

HACKATHONS

A hackathon is a design sprint-like event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, product managers, project managers, domain experts and others collaborate intensely on software projects. Hackathons are typically weekend-long events.

PITCH PARTIES

An industry vertical is set or defined when calling for pitch applicants. The application period can be open anywhere from 3 - 6 months. Once applicants are selected (5 - 7), applicants will be paired with Advisors from The Cannon Advisor Network to refine their pitch deck and pitch. 




REVERSE PITCHES

A pitch for external or internal innovators to solicit ideas on a specific problem or need. We organize and manage the entire process, sourcing companies from our community and globally





BE A THOUGHT LEADER

We work with our Partners to produce exceptional value-adding content that shares and showcases their expertise and perspectives with and for our community. We push these pieces, which can include articles, whitepapers, audio or video, across all of our digital and physical member communication channels.If your organization is looking to influence the future of startups, small businesses and innovation, we want you to get involved through leading the conversation on:

  • Tax Advisory
  • HR
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • IP/Patents
  • Fundraising Vehicles (Angels, VCs, CVCs, Crowdfunding)
  • Business Banking 
  • and more!

HOST AN INNOVATION-FOCUSED EVENT

Innovation can be defined in a few ways. An emerging technology is an innovation. Bringing a product or service to market that solves a problem or a need is an innovation. By hosting an event that brings these innovations to light, your organization could find and filter these innovations through one or all of the following events:

BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS

This type of competition is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to submit their ideas and have them evaluated. Judges want to see a product-market fit and how the entrepreneur plans to expand and grow their startup. Participation can help entrepreneurs focus on how they want to run and grow their business, and it can provide much needed capital if they win. 

HACKATHONS

A hackathon is a design sprint-like event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, product managers, project managers, domain experts and others collaborate intensely on software projects. Hackathons are typically weekend-long events.

PITCH PARTIES

An industry vertical is set or defined when calling for pitch applicants. The application period can be open anywhere from 3 - 6 months. Once applicants are selected (5 - 7), applicants will be paired with Advisors from The Cannon Advisor Network to refine their pitch deck and pitch. 




REVERSE PITCHES

A pitch for external or internal innovators to solicit ideas on a specific problem or need. We organize and manage the entire process, sourcing companies from our community and globally





BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS

This type of competition is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to submit their ideas and have them evaluated. Judges want to see a product-market fit and how the entrepreneur plans to expand and grow their startup. Participation can help entrepreneurs focus on how they want to run and grow their business, and it can provide much needed capital if they win. 

HACKATHONS

A hackathon is a design sprint-like event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, product managers, project managers, domain experts and others collaborate intensely on software projects. Hackathons are typically weekend-long events.

REVERSE PITCHES

A pitch for external or internal innovators to solicit ideas on a specific problem or need. We organize and manage the entire process, sourcing companies from our community and globally.

PITCH PARTIES

An industry vertical is set or defined when calling for pitch applicants. The application period can be open anywhere from 3 - 6 months. Once applicants are selected (5 - 7), applicants will be paired with Advisors from The Cannon Advisor Network to refine their pitch deck and pitch. 

LET US SCOUT FOR YOU

Many of our Partners are driven to support entrepreneurs and startups, and the best way they can do that is through individualized connections. That’s why we provide Partners with a customized Scouting Report that spotlights members with whom a relationship might be mutually beneficial, providing warm introductions to those of particular interest. We are also able to design a set of programs and processes designed to help corporate venture arms and internal innovation units develop innovation strategies to source and manage deal flow.

Membership in The Cannon's entrepreneurial community offers access to a full suite of benefits:

BECOME AN INTRAPRENEUR

Whether it’s taking up a desk, office or suite, The Cannon offers flexible workspace solutions for your team to work alongside like-minded individuals. Branded workspace at Cannon locations for internal teams looking for a more dynamic and collaborative environment where they can interact with diverse innovators and ideas. Your team can also book time to use our various event spaces for team off-sites or social networking events. Get out of the office and into The Cannon community. We host daily meetups, programming and events to inspire innovation and foster your team’s growth. Contact us for ways to get your team involved.

Membership in The Cannon's entrepreneurial community offers access to a full suite of benefits:

CREATE YOUR OWN INNOVATION COMMUNITY

Powered by The Cannon

The Cannon’s proven record of building community from the ground up via its workspaces, partnerships, programming, networks and community technology can enable your organization to spur economic development growth within your community or organization. The Cannon is currently contracted by the Pearland Economic Development Corporation to build an Innovation Hub in Pearland, TX. It is powered by The Cannon’s virtual community technology, mentoring program framework and innovation-focused events framework. The Pearland Innovation Hub launched in May 2022. The Cannon is also partnering with the Frisco Economic Development Corporation to bring an Innovation Lab and Workspace to Frisco. Learn more about it here.

Membership in The Cannon's entrepreneurial community offers access to a full suite of benefits:

LET US SCOUT FOR YOU

Many of our Partners are driven to support entrepreneurs and startups, and the best way they can do that is through individualized connections. That’s why we provide Partners with a customized Scouting Report that spotlights members with whom a relationship might be mutually beneficial, providing warm introductions to those of particular interest. We are also able to design a set of programs and processes designed to help corporate venture arms and internal innovation units develop innovation strategies to source and manage deal flow.

BECOME AN INTRAPRENEUR

Whether it’s taking up a desk, office or suite, The Cannon offers flexible workspace solutions for your team to work alongside like-minded individuals. Branded workspace at Cannon locations for internal teams looking for a more dynamic and collaborative environment where they can interact with diverse innovators and ideas. Your team can also book time to use our various event spaces for team off-sites or social networking events. Get out of the office and into The Cannon community. We host daily meetups, programming and events to inspire innovation and foster your team’s growth. Contact us for ways to get your team involved.

CREATE YOUR OWN INNOVATION COMMUNITY

Powered by The Cannon


The Cannon’s proven record of building community from the ground up via its workspaces, partnerships, programming, networks and community technology can enable your organization to spur economic development growth within your community or organization. The Cannon is currently contracted by the Pearland Economic Development Corporation to build an Innovation Hub in Pearland, TX. It is powered by The Cannon’s virtual community technology, mentoring program framework and innovation-focused events framework. The Pearland Innovation Hub launched in May 2022. The Cannon is also partnering with the Frisco Economic Development Corporation to bring an Innovation Lab and Workspace to Frisco. Learn more about it here.

BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS

This type of competition is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to submit their ideas and have them evaluated. Judges want to see a product-market fit and how the entrepreneur plans to expand and grow their startup. Participation can help entrepreneurs focus on how they want to run and grow their business, and it can provide much needed capital if they win. 

HACKATHONS

A hackathon is a design sprint-like event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, product managers, project managers, domain experts and others collaborate intensely on software projects. Hackathons are typically weekend-long events.

PITCH PARTIES

An industry vertical is set or defined when calling for pitch applicants. The application period can be open anywhere from 3 - 6 months. Once applicants are selected (5 - 7), applicants will be paired with Advisors from The Cannon Advisor Network to refine their pitch deck and pitch. 




REVERSE PITCHES

A pitch for external or internal innovators to solicit ideas on a specific problem or need. We organize and manage the entire process, sourcing companies from our community and globally





CORPORATE INNOVATORS AT THE CANNON

Just a sampling of our corporate members that are making waves,  driving innovation and changing industries. 

BECOME A CORPORATE INNOVATOR WITH THE CANNON

Connect with us and explore ways to get involved with our community!

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