FAQ's for innovation partners

What is an innovation partner?

An innovation partner is the party that is looking for interesting and promising product innovations for further development, financing and business development and who wants to cooperate with the innovator.

How do I become an innovation partner at Innomeet.com?

For innovation partners it is necessary to create an account at Innomeet.com if you want to request a match for a product innovation with an innovator. If you have found an interesting product innovation on the website you can create an account and request a match for the interesting product innovation. This is completely free of charge.

After you have created your account you can request a match with the innovator of the product you are interested in. You can request unlimited matches with product innovations from innovators and you can store and manage interesting product innovations in your account. Also, the status of the various match requests can be viewed in your account.

Why aren't the contact details from innovators visible on Innomeet.com?

The core of Innomeet.com is finding the right innovation partners for the business development of a product innovation. Therefore only the profiles from the innovator and innovation partner are visible at Innomeet.com. The innovator and innovation partner will only be brought in contact with each other when:

  • The innovation partner is interested in a product innovation of one of the innovators.
  • The innovator sees possibilities for cooperation with the innovation partner.

The basis of an innovation match is that both parties want to come into contact with each other. Only after the innovator accepts the proposal, their contact information is exchanged. In this way contacts are established that are desired by both the innovator and the innovation partner. An additional reason is that many innovators prefer to keep their contact details confidential until they decide that the concerning innovation partner is interesting for them.

What is a match?

A match is the exchange of contact details between an innovator and innovation partner who wish to cooperate in developing a product innovation. The establishment of a match at Innomeet.com goes as follows:

  1. The innovation partner enters a search entry at Innomeet.com and finds an interesting product innovation.
  2. The innovation partner checks the profile of the requested innovation partner with its own profile.
  3. The innovation partner creates an account Innomeet.com (if he doesn't already have one).
  4. The innovation partner fills out the question form from the innovator before a match can be requested.
  5. The innovation partner requests a match with the innovator.
  6. If the innovator accepts the match then the relevant contact information will be exchanged between the innovator and innovation partner exchanged.
  7. If the innovator rejects the match then the contact details will not be exchanged. The innovation partner that requested the match will be notified that the innovator did not accept their request.
  8. If the innovator accepts the match, the costs for establishing the match will be charged to the innovator.

What happens after I have requested a match with an innovator?

You have requested a match with an innovator for a particular product innovation. This match request will be stored in your account. The innovator will process your request and will either accept or reject the match. If the match is accepted, the relevant contact information will be exchanged and you and the innovator can start making a success of the product!

Can multiple matches be requested for a single product innovation?

A product innovation that is posted on this website can have multiple match requests by different interested companies. The innovator can accept as many matches as they seem necessary if:

  • The innovator wants to be able to choose between several potential innovation partners.
  • The innovator needs multiple innovation partners for further development of their innovative product.
  • The innovator searches for an innovation partner in multiple regions, countries and continents.

As an innovation partner, are there costs involved for using Innomeet.com?

For an innovation partner, there are no costs involved with the use of Innomeet.com.

Is this the first time you post an innovation at Innomeet.com?

Then please create an account at our website first.


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