Coplex
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Coplex is a corporate startup studio that specializes in designing and co-managing corporate venture studios to help enterprise and philanthropic organizations launch new ideas that align with their vision, mission, and financial goals. Founded in 2000 and pivoting to its current venture studio model in 2016-2017, Coplex has established itself as one of the largest startup studios in the United States, having helped build over 200-350 tech companies with an aggregate market value exceeding $41.5 billion. The studio turns the art of building businesses into a repeatable science through a proven 9-12 month stage-gated venture building process built on data-driven insights. Coplex combines a dedicated team of business designers, strategists, and technologists with the knowledge, customer base, intellectual property, and distribution channels of corporate clients to create an unfair advantage that drives both strategic and financial value. The studio's approach involves deep dives into problem spaces, customers, and competitors to uncover opportunities and risks, followed by rigorous testing and experimentation to validate problem-solution fit. What distinguishes Coplex is its focus on working with non-technical founding teams—industry experts, experienced entrepreneurs, and corporate innovators who are subject matter authorities but may not write code themselves. The studio provides comprehensive support including product development, team assembly, technology building, market launch assistance, and fundraising support. Since 2017, Coplex has launched over 50 tech companies using a repeatable model geared toward exploring opportunities outside core businesses, supporting entrepreneurial culture development, and creating outsized financial returns. The studio operates across multiple locations including Phoenix, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, and Tulsa, and has worked with major corporate innovation clients including Phoenix Children's Hospital, Providence, ChristianaCare, Constellation, CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Emerson. Coplex has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work and has been featured in major publications including USA Today, The Washington Post, Fast Company, VentureBeat, Inc, Mashable, Forbes, NPR, and Entrepreneur.
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