Inogesis

What Inogesis does

Inogesis operates as an innovation brokerage and consulting firm headquartered at Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent Street, London, incorporated in England and Wales as The Virtual Technology Cluster Group. Its core offering is the Virtual Technology Cluster (VTC), a curated two-sided platform and engagement methodology (Engage → Curate → Deliver → Scale) that connects large corporates facing business challenges with vetted technology startups and SMEs. Typical challenge engagements run 6–8 weeks from problem statement to validated solution, The company is not a SaaS technology vendor; its 'technology' is essentially a curated innovator network combined with structured consulting engagement management. Supplementary offerings include the Innovator Showcase, a public-facing program that profiles portfolio companies (e.g., StayPrivate, CASQUE, AppGuard, C2 Cyber, Voyager Blue, predominantly in cybersecurity and identity).

The firm serves a dual-sided market: large enterprise corporates (including Deloitte, PA Consulting, Leidos, Lockheed Martin, Unilever, and GSK) seeking external innovation and startups/innovators seeking access to corporate buyers. Revenue derives from two streams — professional services innovation consulting engagements and recurring subscription / network access fees. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales, event-driven engagement (Innovation 3.0 forums hosted with Carnival UK, CISO roundtables at Imperial College London i-Hub, Cyber Security Connect UK in Monaco), and community-led network effects.

The company is small — approximately eight to nine named contributors including CEO Rob Kerner (appointed September 2018, formerly a US Navy pilot and bank innovation team leader), Executive Chairman Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Director of Technology Brad Pietras, Director Janice Munday CBE, COO 'Deb', Marketing Manager Kimberley Young, Senior Advisor Tim McSweeney, and non-executive director Auriol Stevens (founder and former CEO). It is privately held with no disclosed external funding or institutional investment.

Name

Inogesis

Legal name

The Virtual Technology Cluster Group

Website

https://inogesis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inogesis is a London-based innovation brokerage operating the Virtual Technology Cluster (VTC), a curated platform and consulting service that matches large corporates (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Unilever, GSK, Deloitte, Leidos, PA Consulting) with vetted technology startups and SMEs through a structured Engage-Curate-Deliver-Scale methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Innovation Consulting Services: Inogesis helps corporates identify business issues and find innovative solutions through their network of innovators. The company curates the connection between corporate challenges and validated innovator solutions, managing the engagement from problem statement through to pilot delivery and scaling.
2. Network Access and Facilitation: Provides access to their curated innovator ecosystem for corporates seeking emerging technology and new ideas. Includes market intelligence reports, innovator shortlists, due diligence, and decision frameworks.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Inogesis is an innovation brokerage that operates the Virtual Technology Cluster (VTC), a curated network of technology innovators and startups matched with large corporates seeking to solve specific business challenges. The service runs corporates through a four-stage Engage–Curate–Deliver–Scale methodology, including problem statement development, innovator shortlisting, due diligence, pilot management, and delivery at scale. It is delivered as a professional consulting and facilitation service rather than as a self-serve software product.

Product overview

Inogesis operates as a technology innovation consulting firm providing the Virtual Technology Cluster (VTC) platform as its core product—a curated matching service that connects corporates with technology innovators. The platform is supplemented by the Innovator Showcase program featuring profiled cybersecurity and technology companies including StayPrivate (secure email), CASQUE (multi-factor authentication), AppGuard (zero-trust cybersecurity), C2 Cyber (vendor risk management), and Voyager Blue (passenger processing technology). These offerings are delivered through a structured Engage-Curate-Deliver-Scale methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtual Technology Cluster (VTC)

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved 100 meetings per year for some client stakeholders through efficient community and process management
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, flagship and minor.

• AcademiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institutions are part of Inogesis's partner network. They help deliver innovations to corporates through research partnerships and technology transfer.
• Policy MakerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment and policy-making bodies are included in the partner network to help connect innovation with public sector needs and regulatory considerations.
• Scale Up ExpertssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerScale-up specialists help innovators in the network grow and deliver their solutions at scale to corporate clients. They provide expertise in business scaling and market expansion.
• Carnival UKflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarnival UK hosts Innovation 3.0 events with Inogesis. Multiple events have been held at Carnival UK headquarters in Southampton, covering topics like data space innovation and supply chain innovation. Panel discussions engage multiple industries.
• TÜV Rheinland GroupsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored the Inogesis Security Forum roundtable at Imperial College London i-Hub on cybersecurity in manufacturing supply chains. Demonstrates partnership approach to industry events.
• Tech PassportminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRob Kerner, CEO of Inogesis, conducted a virtual interview with Layla White, CEO of Tech Passport, to discuss challenges facing fintech firms working with large banks.
• Imperial College London i-HubsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInogesis hosted a Security Forum roundtable at the i-Hub at Imperial College London, White City, with large global companies discussing cybersecurity across manufacturing supply chains.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Spigit (Planview): Spigit, now part of Planview, provides enterprise innovation management software alongside a broader portfolio of portfolio and work management tools. Comparable to Inogesis on the corporate innovation management use case, but operating as a much larger incumbent platform.
• PA Consulting: PA Consulting is a large global management and innovation consultancy that Inogesis lists as a customer. As a broader innovation consulting incumbent, it is a partial substitute and a benchmark for what in-house or big-consulting innovation engagements look like, particularly relevant because PA is both a customer and an adjacent competitor.

Direct peers

• Wazoku: Wazoku (formerly InnoCentive) operates an open innovation and idea management platform connecting large organisations with a global network of solvers. It is the most direct comparable to Inogesis' VTC curation model, serving enterprise innovation teams with both software and services.
• Qmarkets: Qmarkets provides enterprise idea and innovation management software, including open innovation and challenge-driven programs. It is a direct peer to Inogesis on the corporate challenge-to-solution matching workflow.
• Yet2.com: Yet2 operates a global technology marketplace and open innovation services practice connecting large corporates with startups and technology providers. Closely comparable in business model to Inogesis' VTC matching service for corporates.
• NineSigma: NineSigma is an open innovation services firm that helps large companies source external technology solutions and innovators. It mirrors Inogesis' corporate-side challenge-to-solution matching model and competes for the same enterprise innovation budgets.
• Brightidea: Brightidea provides innovation management software and services used by enterprises to run ideation, evaluation, and pilot programs internally and with external innovators. It is a direct peer in the corporate innovation management category where Inogesis operates.
• IdeaConnection: IdeaConnection runs a curated solver network and helps organisations tackle technical and scientific challenges through crowdsourced expertise. Comparable to Inogesis' curated VTC model of matching corporate challenges with validated external experts.
• Hype Innovation: Hype Innovation is an innovation management software and services vendor serving enterprise innovation teams. Comparable to Inogesis in serving corporate-side demand for curated external innovation sourcing and program management.

Emerging players

• KaiNexus: KaiNexus offers a continuous improvement and innovation management platform used by enterprises to capture and progress ideas. It overlaps with Inogesis' corporate innovation engagement model but is more software-led and less curation-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/inogesis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/11199784

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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