{"id":619,"date":"2021-12-23T12:35:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T17:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/?page_id=619"},"modified":"2023-01-30T18:23:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T23:23:26","slug":"3m-case-study","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/resources\/case-studies\/3m-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"3M Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"\" class='section-extended has-background placement-full-width'>\n\t<div class='has-navy-background-color' style='color: rgb(255,255,255)'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='background' style='background-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CircuitboardBackground-768x381.png\");background-position: top center;background-size: cover'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n<section id=\"\" class='section-extended placement-reduced-width padding-none'>\n\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h1 class=\"has-teal-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>3M Success Story<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Investing in Disruption: How 3M Navigates the Startup Landscape with CB Insights<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class='block-themed-media shadow--none set-alignment--fill-container media--image'>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3M-Logo.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" data-image-src-large=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class='section-extended placement-reduced-width padding-none'>\n\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-vertically-aligned-center profile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ben-Wright_Circle-Mint.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6148 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ben-Wright_Circle-Mint.png 900w, 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class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Results:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Data-driven decisions powering short- and long-term investment recommendations<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>3 recent investments researched on CB Insights<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>CB Insights Products Mentioned:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-magenta-color has-text-color\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/what-we-offer\/market-analytics-and-visualizations\/\">Market Map Maker \u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/what-we-offer\/research\/\">Research 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Whether it\u2019s the Post-it\u00ae Note on your desk or the Filtrete\u2122 air filter in your office, 3M has brought some of the world\u2019s most iconic products to market. And we\u2019re not done.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our innovation has always started with our customers\u2019 real-world challenges. In the 1920s, 3M employee Richard Drew visited a local car body shop and saw workers laboriously covering the body parts with adhesives and newspaper before they started to paint. Drew spent the next two years developing a more efficient solution, an adhesive tape that bonds well but is still easy to remove: Scotch\u00ae masking tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are thousands of other stories just like this one and my role is to help us create even more by finding disruptive companies for 3M to partner with, as well as to create businesses inside the company. As the VP of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3m.com\/3M\/en_US\/company-us\/about-3m\/3m-ventures\/\">3M Ventures<\/a>, my group\u2019s key focus is to align our partnerships with 3M\u2019s immediate and long-term vision in our strategic focus areas such as: advanced materials and process technologies, healthcare and life sciences technologies, and digital solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds, if not thousands, of entities are working in these spaces, but not every startup aligns with our business units and priorities. To find the startups in each space that do fit our narrow strategic focus, we start with one platform for in-depth private company data and expert market analysis:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CB Insights<\/a>. Investing in startups doesn&#8217;t have to feel like gazing into a crystal ball. It\u2019s all about having the right tools to process all the information that goes into making sound business decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Backing Winners <span class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-purple-color\">Aligned with Our Goals<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CB Insights is a tech intelligence platform that provides companies with the data, expert research and collaboration tools they need to drive growth and improve operations using technology. It stands out from the competition in one mission-critical way: it provides in-depth, verified data on startups and their funding history, and is often our first point of contact with potential outside partners. I truly value the data we get from CB Insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-default has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#c3c3c3\"><blockquote><p>When somebody references or recommends a company that may be a good fit for 3M, our first instinct is to validate their intel in CB Insights\u2014because it works.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, we used CB Insights to research and invest in&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/moxehealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moxe Health<\/a>, a cloud-based clinical data clearinghouse solution, and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metalenz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metalenz<\/a>, which makes smartphone camera lenses out of silicon nanostructures instead of plastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That investment process starts by taking a good look at 3M\u2019s business units, understanding what their strategic goals are, what their gaps are and which gaps an external company could potentially fill. Then we put together a core team, including members of 3M&#8217;s technical community, the specific business unit and my team, to canvass the landscape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We first build a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/what-we-offer\/market-analytics-and-visualizations\/\">Market Map<\/a>, a birds\u2019 eye view of an industry ripe for disruption and the startups behind it. It breaks down information into a highly-visual, easily-digestible chart that identifies each company\u2019s strengths and shows the competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a field like home automation \u2014 what is it really? How does it fit with your plan as a company? And who else is competing in that space? We customize the maps to our business requirements and preferences, and then share it with colleagues inside and outside our team. It&#8217;s the perfect kick-off point for deeper discussions and further research.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step is to get another view of potential market fit with CB Insights&#8217;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/what-we-offer\/market-analytics-and-visualizations\/\">industry data visualization tools<\/a>&nbsp;for up-to-date intel by geographic location or industry. Staying with the home automation example, if we&#8217;re looking for home automation startups in the US or internationally, I can see how many startups are working in those countries, how much venture capital they&#8217;ve raised, and what percentage of global VC investment flows into those two markets. This information is often readily available for public companies, but it\u2019s difficult to obtain for small, private companies. CB Insights is one of the few platforms that has that breadth of private market data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selling Internally with <span class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-purple-color\">Exclusive Data and Reports<\/span> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What will the market look like in five years? In 10 years?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CB Insights helps us understand the answers to those questions. With the market overviews and visualizations of global VC activity, we can see the areas where it makes sense to place our money now and in the coming years&#8211;in just a few clicks. We can map where deals are globally, as well as investment activity, such as the number of deals and their value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Armed with that knowledge, I can go to our board and put a dollar value on the potential of a geographic region or market sector and lay down how we can maximize our current investments, as well as where we can put resources in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-default has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#c3c3c3\"><blockquote><p>With access to CB Insights data, you can move faster than your competitors.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once we start to map out our long-term vision, we use CB Insights research reports and analyses to get valuable insight into these spaces. The reports weave together anecdotal information, current news and hard data into a comprehensive big picture of the trends and challenges in the spaces we care about.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are all big fans of the CB Insights Intelligence Analysts. Not only is their commentary entertaining in the newsletter, but CB Insights analysts know tech and what\u2019s next for corporate venture capital. In a world where buzzwords and jargon are common, analysts tell it like it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investing <span class=\"has-inline-color has-dark-purple-color\">with Trust <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At 3M, innovation is who we are. And with CB Insights, we\u2019ve been able to push that even further by giving us more visibility into the startup ecosystem aligned to our strategic priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One great example of this is&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ekohealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eko Health<\/a>, an innovative company that operates a digital platform for heart health. We partnered with Eko Health to launch the Littmann\u00ae Core Digital Stethoscope. Now, a 200+ year old technology is getting a makeover, enabling doctors to use AI to more precisely diagnose heart conditions.&nbsp;This type of partnership couldn\u2019t have happened without using CB Insights to map the market and identify the right potential partners. The valuable insights and visibility into the startup space from CB Insights has taken the guesswork out of investing in innovation, allowing us to take on bold new businesses without having to roll the dice.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class='section-extended placement-full-width padding-none'>\n\t<div class='has-medium-purple-background-color' style='color: rgb(255,255,255)'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n<section id=\"\" class='section-extended placement-reduced-width'>\n\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ben-Wright_Circle-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6149 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ben-Wright_Circle-1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ben-Wright_Circle-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ben-Wright_Circle-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ben-Wright_Circle-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong><strong>Ben Wright<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Vice President, 3M Ventures at 3M <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben is the leader of 3M&#8217;s Corporate Venture Capital group focused on creating disruptive businesses that help 3M bring science applied to life. 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Whether it\u2019s the Post-it\u00ae Note on your desk or the Filtrete\u2122 air filter in your office, 3M has brought some of the world\u2019s most iconic products to market. And we\u2019re not done.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\">You\u2019re never more than three meters away from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3m.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">3M<\/a>&nbsp;Science. Whether it\u2019s the Post-it\u00ae Note on your desk or the Filtrete\u2122 air filter in your office, 3M has brought some of the world\u2019s most iconic products to market. And we\u2019re not done.&nbsp;<\/p>\n"]},{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p>Our innovation has always started with our customers\u2019 real-world challenges. In the 1920s, 3M employee Richard Drew visited a local car body shop and saw workers laboriously covering the body parts with adhesives and newspaper before they started to paint. 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