Build With Us.
Build With Us.
Venture Studio as a Service (VSaaS)
Activate partners with enterprise teams to validate and deliver new ventures, platforms, and AI-enabled tools. Through our Venture Studio-as-a-Service model, we embed startup-grade execution inside your organisation, accelerating time to market, reducing risk, and creating real commercial impact.
You’ll work with a dedicated cross-functional team, product strategists, designers, engineers, and AI experts, tailored to your goals. This team becomes an extension of your own, bringing the operational focus and technical capabilities needed to go from idea to launch and beyond.
Activate partners with enterprise teams to validate and deliver new ventures, platforms, and AI-enabled tools. Through our Venture Studio-as-a-Service model, we embed startup-grade execution inside your organisation, accelerating time to market, reducing risk, and creating real commercial impact.
You’ll work with a dedicated cross-functional team, product strategists, designers, engineers, and AI experts, tailored to your goals. This team becomes an extension of your own, bringing the operational focus and technical capabilities needed to go from idea to launch and beyond.
How it works
How it works
The process is structured around a series of key phases, each designed to ensure your product is built with clarity, alignment, and enterprise readiness.
The process is structured around a series of key phases, each designed to ensure your product is built with clarity, alignment, and enterprise readiness.
Phase 1
Discovery Phase
Discovery Phase
We begin with a strategic alignment process to clarify business objectives, technical constraints, and opportunity areas. This includes stakeholder interviews, market scans, and problem framing.
We begin with a strategic alignment process to clarify business objectives, technical constraints, and opportunity areas. This includes stakeholder interviews, market scans, and problem framing.
Phase 2
Strategic Design
Strategic Design
Next, we co-create potential solutions, mapping workflows, designing wireframes, and defining MVP scope. Every step is grounded in user research and commercial priorities.
Next, we co-create potential solutions, mapping workflows, designing wireframes, and defining MVP scope. Every step is grounded in user research and commercial priorities.
Phase 3
Agile Development
Agile Development
Your embedded product squad delivers in agile sprints, with full transparency across tools like Slack, Figma, and GitHub. We prioritise working software, rapid iteration, and stakeholder collaboration.
Your embedded product squad delivers in agile sprints, with full transparency across tools like Slack, Figma, and GitHub. We prioritise working software, rapid iteration, and stakeholder collaboration.
Phase 4
Launch and Iterate
Launch and Iterate
Once launched, we continue to refine and scale your solution, validating impact, addressing edge cases, and planning for future releases or handover to internal teams.
Once launched, we continue to refine and scale your solution, validating impact, addressing edge cases, and planning for future releases or handover to internal teams.
“Activate Studio didn’t just help us build our product, they really got our vision from the start and became a tech partner. Their support went way beyond tech; they helped us refine our strategy, understand our customers better, and figure out the right path forward with invaluable design sessions.
The whole team has been incredible, always there to guide us through challenges and big decisions. It’s been amazing having a partner we can truly rely on as we grow.”
- Yuru Guo, Hey! Food is Ready founder
“Activate Studio didn’t just help us build our product, they really got our vision from the start and became a tech partner. Their support went way beyond tech; they helped us refine our strategy, understand our customers better, and figure out the right path forward with invaluable design sessions.
The whole team has been incredible, always there to guide us through challenges and big decisions. It’s been amazing having a partner we can truly rely on as we grow.”
- Yuru Guo, Hey! Food is Ready founder
“Activate Studio didn’t just help us build our product, they really got our vision from the start and became a tech partner. Their support went way beyond tech; they helped us refine our strategy, understand our customers better, and figure out the right path forward with invaluable design sessions.
The whole team has been incredible, always there to guide us through challenges and big decisions. It’s been amazing having a partner we can truly rely on as we grow.”
- Yuru Guo, Hey! Food is Ready founder
Benefits
Benefits
Our unique approach at Activate Studio offers several key benefits that set us apart from traditional innovation or consulting models.
Our unique approach at Activate Studio offers several key benefits that set us apart from traditional innovation or consulting models.
Startup Execution, Enterprise Context
Startup Execution, Enterprise Context
We move fast, but with structure, governance, and stakeholder alignment built in from day one.
We move fast, but with structure, governance, and stakeholder alignment built in from day one.
Flexible Models
Flexible Models
We support internal builds, spinouts, or joint ventures. Whether you need a new platform or an AI-powered tool, our model adapts to your goals.
We support internal builds, spinouts, or joint ventures. Whether you need a new platform or an AI-powered tool, our model adapts to your goals.
IP Ownership
IP Ownership
You retain full ownership of everything we build infrastructure, code, and product IP, without vendor lock-in.
Scalable and Secure
Scalable and Secure
Our platforms are built with scale, security, and compliance in mind, ready to deploy across your organisation or to market.
Our platforms are built with scale, security, and compliance in mind, ready to deploy across your organisation or to market.
Outcome-Focused
Outcome-Focused
We’re not here to run workshops or write decks. We build live products that solve real problems and generate business value.
We’re not here to run workshops or write decks. We build live products that solve real problems and generate business value.
Risk Mitigation
Risk Mitigation
With a track record across startups and corporate innovation, we help avoid common execution pitfalls and tech stack missteps.
With a track record across startups and corporate innovation, we help avoid common execution pitfalls and tech stack missteps.
Transparent Collaboration
Transparent Collaboration
You get full access to all tools, code, and comms — including sprint planning, dev updates, and real-time visibility of progress.
You get full access to all tools, code, and comms — including sprint planning, dev updates, and real-time visibility of progress.
The Right Team for the Job
The Right Team for the Job
We build custom squads for every engagement. Whether you’re lacking internal capacity or need niche AI capability, we flex to fit.
A team that fits your business
Every enterprise initiative is different, which is why we tailor each product squad to your specific goals, challenges, and internal capabilities. If you already have in-house roles covered, such as a product owner or technical lead, we integrate seamlessly to complement your team. Whether you’re launching a new venture, building an internal tool, or developing an AI product, we assemble the right combination of skills to deliver at speed.
Our designers drive clarity through user research, prototyping, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring that user experience meets both business logic and enterprise standards. Front-end engineers deliver responsive, accessible interfaces that work across environments. Back-end engineers build robust systems that scale, while DevOps ensures secure, stable deployments. QA specialists maintain product quality, compliance, and reliability at every stage. And where AI is part of the solution, our Activate Intelligence team develops and integrates smart agents, copilots, and automation features.
As your needs evolve, we flex the team’s shape and focus, ensuring you’re always resourced for impact without unnecessary overhead.
Every enterprise initiative is different, which is why we tailor each product squad to your specific goals, challenges, and internal capabilities. If you already have in-house roles covered, such as a product owner or technical lead, we integrate seamlessly to complement your team. Whether you’re launching a new venture, building an internal tool, or developing an AI product, we assemble the right combination of skills to deliver at speed.
Our designers drive clarity through user research, prototyping, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring that user experience meets both business logic and enterprise standards. Front-end engineers deliver responsive, accessible interfaces that work across environments. Back-end engineers build robust systems that scale, while DevOps ensures secure, stable deployments. QA specialists maintain product quality, compliance, and reliability at every stage. And where AI is part of the solution, our Activate Intelligence team develops and integrates smart agents, copilots, and automation features.
As your needs evolve, we flex the team’s shape and focus, ensuring you’re always resourced for impact without unnecessary overhead.
Our partners
Our partners
Partnering with Activate
Our enterprise partnerships begin with a tailored opportunity review to ensure we’re the right build partner for your goals.
Our enterprise partnerships begin with a tailored opportunity review to ensure we’re the right build partner for your goals.
01
Opportunity Assessment
Share your goals, context, and high-level problem space in a short scoping form.
Share your goals, context, and high-level problem space in a short scoping form.
02
Discovery Workshop
We’ll run a 1–2 week workshop to align stakeholders, map opportunities, and explore potential solutions.
We’ll run a 1–2 week workshop to align stakeholders, map opportunities, and explore potential solutions.
03
Engagement Planning
Define the model (e.g. internal build, spinout, or BOT), team shape, and delivery roadmap.
Define the model (e.g. internal build, spinout, or BOT), team shape, and delivery roadmap.
04
Terms & Agreement
Agree on deliverables, pricing model, and timeline for the first phase of work.
Agree on deliverables, pricing model, and timeline for the first phase of work.
05
Team Kickoff
We onboard your product squad and begin sprint-based delivery.
We onboard your product squad and begin sprint-based delivery.
06
Build, Launch, Iterate
We release fast, measure results, and refine the product based on feedback and metrics.
We release fast, measure results, and refine the product based on feedback and metrics.
07
Scale or Transition
Scale the solution across your org, or transition delivery to internal teams with our support.
Scale the solution across your org, or transition delivery to internal teams with our support.
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© 2025 Activate Studio
Contact
For other questions, reach us at
Looking for an investment opportunity?
Studio Address
42 The Grove, Suite B
Ealing, London
W5 5LH
© 2025 Activate Studio
Contact
For other questions, reach us at
Looking for an investment opportunity?
Studio Address
42 The Grove, Suite B
Ealing, London
W5 5LH
© 2025 Activate Studio