P&G Ventures

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P&G Ventures Among Top 20 Best Workplaces for Innovators According to Fast Company  

CINCINNATI, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast Company released its third annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list today, honoring businesses and organizations that demonstrate a deep commitment to encouraging innovation at all levels. P&G Ventures, Procter & Gamble's internal startup studio, earned the #19 position on this year's list for its unique business model and novel brand-building strategy.  

Founded in 2015, P&G Ventures is an early-stage start-up studio within P&G that creates new fast-moving consumer goods brands and businesses in categories where P&G doesn't currently compete. Its model is built on partnering with entrepreneurs, inventors and start-ups to deliver a win-win that brings together the best of startups and the best of P&G. Each P&G Ventures partnership is unique, providing funding as well as access to P&G's experts, resources, and capabilities to help partners find their best customers, prove their technology, and create their brand ....'

Finalists for P&G Innovation Challenge

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Procter & Gamble : P&G Ventures Announces Four Finalists in Latest Innovation Challenge

06/24/2021 | 01:31pm EDT

CINCINNATI, June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- P&G Ventures, the early stage startup studio within P&G (NYSE:PG), has announced the four finalists in its latest Innovation Challenge, which will be held online on Wednesday, July 14 at 1pm ET.

These four finalists were chosen from a competitive pool of applicants whose products are solving consumer pain points in categories such as active aging, safe and effective germ protection, non-toxic home and garden, as well as other consumer packaged goods spaces where P&G doesn't currently compete.

The finalists will pitch their businesses to a panel of expert judges who will determine the winner. The panel includes Alex Betancourt, Vice President, P&G Ventures; Anu Duggal, Founding Partner, Female Founders Fund; Mike Jensen, Senior Vice President of Research & Development, P&G Ventures; Michael Olmstead, Chief Revenue Officer, Plug and Play; and Clarence Wooten, Co-founder and General Partner, Revitalize Venture Studio.

The winner will receive a $10,000 prize and the opportunity to continue developing their product with P&G Ventures.

The 2021 P&G Ventures Innovation Challenge finalists are:

NanoSpun Technologies, based in Los Altos, CA and represented by Founder & CEO Ohad Bendror (Bendas), develops and produces disruptive, first-of-its-kind, live-active biological tissues for skincare, medical and industrial applications.

One Skin, based in San Francisco, CA and represented by Co-Founder Juliana Carvalho, is the first topical supplement designed to extend your skin's lifespan on a molecular level, improving skin health and strength, giving users youthful skin for longer.

Ready, Set, Food!, based in Los Angeles, CA and represented by CEO & Co-Founder Daniel Zakowski, is a ground-breaking solution to early allergen introduction, making it easy for families to follow new food allergy prevention medical guidelines.

Wellesley Pharmaceuticals, based in Newtown Grant, PA and represented by CEO & President David Dill, designed Nocturol™ – a pill designed to provide 8 hours of protection for those who suffer from frequent bathroom trips overnight.  ..... ' 

P&G Sponsors CES Innovation Pitch Contest

Interesting opportunity to see how a major CPG company reacts to a technology pitch.  Considerable detail for participation at the link below.

P&G seeks next big breakthrough via pitch contest
Procter & Gamble Co. intends to again stage a pitch contest at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to spotlight innovative technologies or early stage products.

Procter & Gamble Co. intends to again stage a pitch contest at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to spotlight innovative technologies or early-stage products.

P&G is usually secretive regarding product development, but the contest reveals the company is interested in all sorts of solutions related to health.

The Cincinnati-based maker of consumer goods such as Align probiotics (NYSE: PG) said the winner will get $10,000, qualify as a finalist in a Techstars accelerator and attend the EY Strategic Growth Forum.

While there’s no guarantee that the winner will get to partner with Procter & Gamble on developing a product, the goal of the second annual P&G Ventures Innovation Challenge is to mine for new ideas.

Created in 2015, P&G Ventures is an early-stage startup studio that creates new brands and businesses by partnering with entrepreneurs, visionaries and startups.

“The Innovation Challenge enables P&G Ventures to discover and work with visionaries who share a mutual dedication to finding solutions that improve the way people live their lives," said Leigh Radford, general manager of P&G Ventures “I truly believe P&G’s next big breakthrough innovation and brand will result from the collaboration of the best of an external partner and the best of P&G.”

Entrepreneurs, inventors and startups are encouraged to submit a product pitch between Oct. 28 and Nov. 24 at ventureschallenge.com. The top three finalists will pitch their products live on the P&G stage on Jan. 8 at the Consumer Electronics Show.  .... 

https://www.ventureschallenge.com/

M13, P&G to Partner on Consumer Innovation

M13 and P&G to Partner on Consumer Innovation Incubator
PR Newswire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- P&G Ventures, an internal startup studio within The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) and M13, a full-service venture firm, have announced a partnership in creating a new build studio within M13. This collaboration will leverage expertise in P&G's consumer-inspired innovation and concepts and M13's robust brand expertise, incubation capabilities, and funding to help accelerate the growth of selected consumer businesses.   ... "