Engineering Scalable Ventures

Empowering Businesses to Build, Scale, and Expand
A8 Innovation is a corporate venture builder and strategic growth partner led by former operators who've built and scaled businesses themselves. Our team brings battle-tested experience not as career consultants but as executives who have navigated real growth challenges.

Execution-First Approach

We help businesses launch, scale, and expand into high-growth markets through practical implementation, not just theoretical strategies. Our team's operational background means we:

  • Prioritize execution over endless planning – We focus on getting ventures to market and generating revenue
  • Apply proven operational frameworks from our hands-on experience building successful businesses
  • Take accountability for outcomes with a pragmatic approach to solving growth challenges
  • Navigate risk with real-world expertise gained from leading ventures, not just advising them

Our team has built, scaled, and exited multiple ventures—bringing that operator mindset to every client engagement and focusing on what actually works in the market.

Corporate Venture Building

At A8 Innovation, we specialize in developing new business verticals and commercializing research and development intellectual property. Our goal is to mitigate the risks associated with your innovation journey through our proven strategies. As noted by Professor Ilya Strebulaev and Alex Dang in their book “The Venture Mindset,” nearly 47 percent of more than 1,000 venture capitalists surveyed stated that the team is the most important factor in their selection process.

We recognize that exceptional teams drive exceptional results, which is why we focus on building top-tier leadership teams across all our ventures. Guided by this belief, we have created the SAUS Leadership philosophy along with several supportive frameworks: the SAUS Leadership Principles, the FASTMARC Framework, the LEDA Framework, and the MVO Playbook. These tools are designed to transform corporate experts into agile startups and scale-ups, helping them avoid the costly pitfalls often encountered during their learning process.

Strategic Market Entry

We help businesses enter high-growth markets through data-driven strategies, local expertise, and proven implementation methods.

Key Services

  • Market intelligence and opportunity assessment
  • Entry strategy development (direct entry, joint ventures, acquisitions)
  • Regulatory navigation and risk management
  • Local partner identification and vetting

Regional Expertise

  • GCC: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar
  • Africa: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa
  • Asia: India, China, Turkey, Hong Kong, Singapore

Why Partner with A8 Innovation?

Number 1

Result-Driven Approach

We're not just advisors; we're operating executives who have been in startups, SMBs, and corporate roles responsible for delivering results. We follow a systematic and scientific approach, delivering tangible growth and leveraging best practices taught by business schools such as Stanford GSB.
Number 2

Sustainable Development

We ensure ventures live and grow beyond our engagement by focusing on the leadership team and the rituals that feed into a strong culture. Our proprietary frameworks are part of the SAUS Leadership in transforming corporate executives to be startup-ready and maintain that fitness.
Number 3

International Operational Experience

We specialize in the world's fastest-growing markets, providing localized expertise and international reach. Our team’s collective experience setting up and operating successful businesses in these regions makes us the ideal partners.

Meet Our Experts

Our success is built on the expertise of our leadership team and strategic advisors, who bring decades of experience in venture building, strategic growth, and corporate transformation.

Advisory Board

Dr. Jarmo Kotilaine

Development Economist
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Ed Roberto

Private Equity & Venture Scaling
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Ricardo Langwieder-Görner

AI-Enabled Customer Experience Operations and BPO
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Partners

André Oppel

Finance Operations Consultant, A8 Innovation
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Gokhan Polat

Fractional Chief Product Officer | Web3 Expert
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Hussein Hammoud

Fractional Chief Marketing Officer | Marketing & Branding Expert
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Jessica Michelle Kreher

Scaling Brands | Transforming Mid-Market Businesses | AI-Powered Growth & Digital Strategy
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BeGifted Live Case Study

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