Motiv Studio

What Motiv Studio does

Motiv Studio Ltd is a private B2B venture studio that designs, builds, and scales digital ventures on behalf of corporates, governments, founders, and investors. The firm combines strategy, technology, and execution capabilities through a proprietary Venture Building Framework intended to bring the structure of a seasoned organization together with the speed of a startup, moving engagements from concept to commercialization with reduced risk. Its core offerings are organized into three service pillars — Innovation & Strategy, Product Development, and Growth & Scale — supported by a Venture Studio program that recruits founders into the firm's building model and connects them to investors.

The company is led by CEO Clark Lai and operates an Innovation Partners Network (IPN) spanning Canada, the US, the UK, and Western Europe. The IPN includes a mix of enterprise partners (Unilever, Hellmann's, ING, Establishment Labs, Motiva) and smaller ecosystem partners (AI Writer, Oziel Law, The 51, BusinessLink, Remuda, PSGEodata, Third Factor). Motiv engages clients via direct enterprise sales, dedicated partner pages for Corporates, Governments, Founders, and Investors, and thought-leadership content including an Insights blog and executive webinars (such as a Generative AI session with the CEO).

The revenue model is professional services built around custom venture-studio engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured per engagement rather than via standardized tiers. Customer segments span large enterprise corporates (consumer goods, financial services, medical devices, automotive), public-sector governments, early-stage founders, and investors seeking de-risked venture exposure. The company is privately held, reports 1-10 employees, has no disclosed funding rounds, no founding date on record, and no public revenue figures, which materially limits financial visibility.

Name

Motiv Studio

Website

https://www.motivstud.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Motiv Studio is a private B2B venture studio that designs, builds, and scales digital ventures for corporates, governments, founders, and investors, using its Venture Building Framework and a global Innovation Partners Network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Studio Services

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (55), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)

Keywords

• Venture studio services
• Corporate innovation consulting
• Product development services
• Innovation strategy consulting
• Venture building framework

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Venture Studio Services: Motiv generates revenue through venture studio engagements with corporate teams, governments, and founders. The company builds and scales ventures, providing services spanning innovation strategy, product development, and growth & scale services. Revenue is likely derived from a mix of project-based professional services, equity stakes in built ventures, and potentially retainer arrangements with strategic partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Motiv Studio is a private venture studio that designs, builds, and scales digital ventures on behalf of corporates, founders, investors, and governments. It delivers integrated services across Innovation & Strategy, Product Development, and Growth & Scale, applying a proprietary Venture Building Framework and a curated Innovation Partners Network (IPN) to combine organizational rigor with startup-speed execution.

Product overview

Motiv Studio operates as a venture studio offering a unified portfolio of interconnected services centered on its Venture Building Framework. The core offering includes the Venture Studio program for founders, supported by three service pillars: Innovation & Strategy (strategic planning and venture design), Product Development (end-to-end design and build), and Growth & Scale (scaling and expansion). The framework provides structure and velocity for moving ventures from concept through commercialization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovation & Strategy A strategy service line that helps corporates, founders, investors, and governments frame and originate new digital ventures, identifying opportunity areas and structuring the path from idea to venture.
• Product Development A product development service line that designs, builds, and validates digital products for new ventures, delivered using the studio's Venture Building Framework and the Innovation Partners Network.
• Growth & Scale A growth and scale service line that supports newly built ventures through go-to-market, traction, and scaling activities, completing the studio's end-to-end venture-building offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Move from concept to commercialization faster, smarter, and with less risk

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UnilevercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnilever is listed among Motiv's partner companies visible in the logo section, indicating a corporate innovation partnership where Motiv supports Unilever's venture building and innovation initiatives.
• INGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerING bank is featured as an Innovation Partner Network member, collaborating with Motiv on financial innovation initiatives and venture development across the network.
• Hellmann'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHellmann's (Unilever brand) is listed as a partner in Motiv's ecosystem, indicating collaboration on food innovation and brand ventures.
• Establishment LabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablishment Labs is featured with innovation roadmap partnership, collaborating with Motiv on developing and scaling medical technology ventures.
• MotivacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMotiva is listed as an innovation partner, working with Motiv on venture development and innovation initiatives.
• The 51minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 51 (investment/funding organization focused on women) participates in Motiv's Innovation Partners Network ecosystem.
• Oziel LawminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOziel Law provides legal services as part of the Innovation Partners Network, supporting ventures with legal expertise during formation and scaling.
• BusinessLinkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusinessLink appears as a partner supporting business development and networking within the innovation ecosystem.
• RemudaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRemuda is listed as a partner company within Motiv's network, contributing to the innovation ecosystem.
• PSGEodataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSGEodata is a partner in the Innovation Partners Network, providing geospatial data expertise for ventures requiring location intelligence.
• Third FactorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird Factor is listed as a partner supporting innovation initiatives within the ecosystem.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• High Alpha: Independent B2B venture studio that partners with founders and corporates to launch SaaS companies; directly comparable as another venture studio combining capital, talent, and a structured framework to build and scale ventures.
• Atomic: Venture studio that builds and funds companies from inception; comparable to Motiv in the model of pairing external founders with internal product, design, and engineering resources to commercialize ideas.
• Science Inc. Long-running venture studio that builds, launches, and invests in internet and software businesses; comparable to Motiv as a multi-vertical studio using a structured venture-building methodology.
• Betaworks: Venture studio and fund that builds and invests in early-stage internet companies; comparable to Motiv in operating as both builder and investor in a portfolio of new ventures.
• Idealab: One of the longest-running independent venture studios; comparable to Motiv as a studio that systematically creates and launches technology-enabled businesses from concept.
• Prehype: Venture studio that partners with corporates and entrepreneurs to build new businesses; highly comparable to Motiv's model of building ventures alongside corporate partners using a structured process.

Broad incumbents

• BCG X (formerly BCG Digital Ventures): Corporate venture-building arm of Boston Consulting Group; comparable to Motiv as it builds ventures and digital businesses for global enterprises but with substantially larger resources and consulting heritage.
• frog (Capgemini Invent): Global design and innovation consultancy that helps corporates launch new products and ventures; comparable to Motiv in the strategy-to-execution innovation services it delivers to enterprise clients.

Emerging players

• Ustwo Studios: Digital product studio with venture-building and corporate innovation practices; comparable to Motiv in providing product development and venture design services alongside corporate clients.
• Fahrenheit Labs: Corporate venture studio working with large enterprises on innovation and venture building; comparable to Motiv in offering a structured methodology for moving corporates from idea to commercialization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/motiv-studio-yyc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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