Creative Dock

Creative Dock builds new ventures for large corporations, taking an idea from research and design through launch and long-term operation. Rather than stopping at advice, it runs the work itself with in-house staff, aiming to turn a company's underused assets into new sources of revenue.

What Creative Dock offers

• Strategic foresight: research into market trends and future scenarios to spot areas worth building in.
• Single ventures: designing, launching and running one new business with a corporate partner.
• Venture factory: building several ventures at once to spread revenue sources.
• Physical product ventures: bringing hardware and physical products to market quickly.
• Industry reports: published studies on topics such as green manufacturing, generative AI and the energy transition.

Who it serves

The firm focuses on large companies in banking, insurance, retail and consumer goods, and energy. Case studies include a neobank in the Middle East, Muj Albert for Ahold Delhaize and Domy sobe for Veolia.

Key facts

• Offices: core offices in Europe, with work in Europe and MENA
• Acquisition: bought oneUp, a venture builder with experience in the food value chain
• Recognition: silver ESG award for a second year running