The Globe Group is sharpening its role as a national innovation enabler by turning its own enterprise ecosystem into a proving ground for emerging technologies, allowing startups to move beyond pilots and into real-world, large-scale deployment.
Through its venture builder 917Ventures, Globe is opening direct pathways for startups to collaborate with operating businesses across the group. Instead of isolated demo environments, founders are able to test and refine solutions inside live enterprise settings where customer behavior, operational complexity, and commercial pressure are real.
This approach is anchored on Velocity, a collaboration platform designed to help startups validate and scale through enterprise partnerships rather than traditional accelerator or investment-only models. By grounding innovation in actual use cases, Velocity allows startups to stress-test their technologies while enterprises gain early access to tools that can improve decision-making, customer engagement, and operational outcomes.
The first startup to formally collaborate under Velocity is Netopia AI, creator of the behavioral AI platform Predikta. The platform uses behavioral AI and digital population modeling to anticipate public sentiment and predict how audiences may respond to campaigns, products, or policy decisions, giving organizations a sharper data-driven edge.
Under the partnership, Netopia AI will work closely with Brave Connective Holdings and its subsidiaries AdSpark and Inquiro. The collaboration will explore how predictive behavioral insights can enhance marketing intelligence, communications strategies, and enterprise-level decision-making across industries.
“By working with Globe through Velocity, we’re stress-testing Predikta where it matters most—inside complex, real-world enterprises. That feedback loop strengthens our behavioral AI models and translates directly into more accurate predictions and measurable commercial impact for businesses,” said Axel Kornerup, co-founder and chief executive officer of Netopia AI.
For Globe, the initiative reflects a broader strategy of accelerating technology adoption by directly connecting startups with enterprises that can deploy solutions at scale. “Velocity reflects Globe’s commitment to building meaningful partnerships that create tangible business and customer impact,” said Vince Yamat, CEO and managing director of 917Ventures.
From the enterprise side, the collaboration underscores the growing importance of predictive intelligence in understanding audiences. “Collaborating with Netopia AI enables us to harness predictive behavioral insights, helping brands understand their audiences and engage them more meaningfully,” said Nikko Acosta, group CEO and president of Brave Connective Holdings.
As organizations increasingly turn to predictive tools to guide strategy and communication, Globe is positioning itself at the center of that shift—bridging startups and enterprises to move innovation from concept to impact, and delivering smarter, data-led outcomes for both businesses and customers.