Catalyze™ Venture Expeditions

High-intensity sprints in the target market, timed with a trade event to maximize results.

What is a Venture Expedition?

A Venture Expedition is a highly focused journey to one of our local cities (Denver, Tokyo, Paris), undertaken with the purpose of exploring new opportunities in a structured and purposeful way.


During these trips, you will “discover” new leads, partnerships, and business possibilities, all during an intense 3-5 days on the ground.


In the standard model, Expeditions will be timed to coincide with a key trade show in the same city.  Large shows are a great way to interact with many people and companies from around the world in a specific industry.


With or without the trade show component, velocify will leverage its local network to organize an Expedition itinerary that includes various planning and partnership meetings, site visits, and cultural experiences.

Venture Expeditions include:


  • Pre-flight preparations
  • Venture Expedition
  • Post-Expedition planning



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Pre-flight

Before departing, we will co-create a roadmap for the visit that covers all the bases.  Marketing collateral in the local language will be prepared to ensure key messaging is delivered clearly.


Based on the desired outcomes, velocify will arrange a number of meetings with potential distributors, partners, licensors, and investors – as the case may be.


With thorough preparation, it's possible to gain pivotal knowledge and contacts in just a few days inside this fully-immersive experience.

The Expedition

While on the ground, the itinerary will focus on (1) walking the trade show, (2) off-site meetings, and (3) other site visits – both business and cultural. 


velocify staff will be by your side throughout, providing hands-on logistical, cultural, and language support.

Venture Expeditions help you move swiftly from theory to practical implementation – boosting the confidence of entrepreneurial teams. We can't overstate the value of seeing, touching, and feeling the market in-person, as early as possible in the global expansion process.


Review of key learnings from the visit. The roadmap is updated with the benefit of new understandings and contacts.


Communications plan for key people and entities to ensure ongoing discussions are smooth and effective.   


From here, Ignite™ Venture Support services can be tapped to help drive daily execution of the roadmap.

The trip was great...what next?

With data collected from first-hand experience, companies can make more informed choices regarding which partnerships to pursue, which products to prioritize, and which strategies to adopt.


The clarity that comes from dealing with real information reduces uncertainty, turning planning into a fun, creative exercise rather than a stressful guesswork scenario.

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

– Mark Twain

Success isn’t about being perfect or having all the answers from the beginning. Instead, it’s about mustering the courage to take action, even when things aren’t fully clear.


Starting provides an opportunity to learn and adjust along the way.

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