Yumana brings your entire partner ecosystem into one structured platform with every conversation, PoC, and outcome tracked in real time. It gives innovation leaders instant clarity on what’s delivering value, what needs attention, and what to scale next.
Organizations using Yumana gain 100 % visibility, 3× faster PoC conversion, and 50 % shorter evaluation cycles.
At GRDF, Yumana brought together over 70 startup collaborations in one centralized ecosystem, making it easier for teams to identify, share, and scale startup solutions that solve real-world challenges in the field.
faster PoC conversion
shorter evaluation cycles
Our mission as Open Innovation facilitators is to unlock the potential of every idea by connecting employees with the right expertise, sponsors and partners to make it real. We’re proud to help innovation thrive across GRDF and show that agility starts with collaboration.
Every team used to scout and pilot in their own corner. We were duplicating efforts and missing opportunities. Yumana gave us one shared partner portfolio. Now we work in sync, with full visibility and fewer missed connections.
Startup Relationship Management (SRM) is a structured way to manage and scale collaborations with startups across large organizations. It centralizes every interaction, from first contact to proof of concept and beyond into a single, accessible system.
Unlike traditional CRMs focused on sales or customers, a SRM like Yumana is designed for open innovation workflows. It captures the full context of startup partnerships, including evaluations, internal sponsors, project milestones, and measurable outcomes.
With Yumana, Open Innovation Managers gain:
In essence, SRM turns a fragmented,informal process into a data-driven innovation system that accelerates collaboration and proves the value of open innovation.
No. Yumana is not designed for financial dealflow management like a Venture Capital platform. It’s built for client venturing and strategic partnerships, helping corporates collaborate, co-develop, and industrialize innovation with startups, rather than just invest in them.
While CVC tools focus on financial valuation and equity tracking, Yumana focuses on partnership potential, strategic fit, and innovation impact. It connects startup relationships directly to your innovation governance, portfolio management, and ROI tracking, making it ideal for open innovation leaders, not investors.
Absolutely. Startup data changes constantly from new funding rounds to pivots or team updates, and Yumana helps you stay current without manual effort.
The platform includes an automated audit feature that periodically reviews your startup portfolio, flags outdated information, and suggests updates.
Combined with dynamic filters and evaluation scorecards, this ensures your database always reflects accurate, actionable intelligence, reducing administrative burden and letting teams focus on building partnerships.
Yes. Yumana is fully configurable to fit your organization’s unique governance and decision-making processes. You can customize:
This flexibility ensures that Yumana supports your internal governance while maintaining consistency across programs and teams.
Yes. Yumana is built for integration and interoperability.
It connects with your Microsoft 365 Suite, HR systems, and innovation management modules to synchronize users, permissions, and data.
The SRM is natively linked with Yumana’s Innovation Management Software (IMS), allowing you to track co-developed projects, measure portfolio ROI, and align startup collaboration with your broader innovation strategy, all within one connected ecosystem.
Absolutely. Yumana was designed for large, multi-entity organizations managing complex innovation ecosystems.
Each business unit, subsidiary, or region can operate under its own governance model, workflows, and KPIs, while contributing to a shared, global view of startup partnerships.
This enables Open Innovation Managers to compare programs, share insights, and identify best-performing collaborations across the organization.
Yes. Yumana meets the highest enterprise security and compliance standards.
All data is hosted in ISO 27001-certified, GDPR-compliant environments within the EU. Access rights are managed via Single Sign-On (SSO) and granular role-based permissions, ensuring data confidentiality across teams and entities.
Your startup relationships, project data, and strategic briefs remain fully protected, accessible only to authorized users inside your organization.
