About the Report

The State of Venture Client is an independent annual research report founded and led by Gregor Gimmy, the pioneer of the Venture Clienting field. Gregor developed the Venture Client model and has dedicated his career to advancing it as a discipline — through research, advisory work, and community building at VentureClient.org.

Methodology

The research combines quantitative surveys of corporations and startups with qualitative interviews and longitudinal tracking of Venture Client Unit performance. Academic partners ensure methodological rigour and independent validation.

Academic Partners

  • ETH Zürich
  • INSEAD
  • University of Passau
  • WHU — Otto Beisheim School of Management

Author

Gregor Gimmy is the Pioneer of Venture Clienting. He coined the term, developed the methodology, and has advised dozens of the world's largest corporations on building and scaling Venture Client Units. gregorgimmy.com · LinkedIn