Activate
Our
Platform

We don’t just
talk about value
we deliver it.

We’re Not Just Capital Providers.

We are Company
Builders.

talent

Talent

Access to
People

flexibility

Capital

Access to
Patience

customers

Customers

Access to
Clients

operations

Operations

Access to
Support

strategy

Strategy

Access to
Expertise

partners

Partners

Access to
Relationships

visibility

Visibility

Access to
Publicity

Our focused and disciplined Access Platform is designed to help you build the valuable strategies, relationships, resources and exposure your business needs at every stage.

Source and develop top talent with Safeguard’s help.

  • Gain assistance with identifying and recruiting C-level executives from our deep network of talent.
  • Hone skills with developmental opportunities for managers, executives, sales teams and technical strategists.
  • Access Safeguard’s Career Portal to promote and fill key positions.

Benefit from our innovative approach.

  • Our strong balance sheet and innovative business model afford us flexibility to support companies through all stages of growth.
  • We do not have the same holding restrictions as venture capital or private equity funds, giving us the ability to partner until value is maximized.

Open doors to new customers.

  • Safeguard is centralized in the heart of one of the richest commercialization regions in the world.
  • Our relationships with top executives provide warm entry points for customer introductions.
  • Diverse industries are headquartered in our area — Financial Services, Healthcare, Media & Communications, Government, Telco, High Tech Manufacturing, and more.

Extend your team with active support from Safeguard’s operational specialists.

  • Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
  • Legal & Business Operations
  • Finance & Human Resources

Turn strategy into execution with guidance from our seasoned team.

  • Safeguard Advocate
  • Safeguard Domain Expertise
  • Safeguard’s Advisory Board
  • Partner Company Alumni
  • Strategy Activation Plan

Build strategic relationships from our deep network.

  • Access experts that can help accelerate go-to-market efforts and build scale — New Technologies, Regulatory, Business Operations, Digital Marketing, etc.
  • Benefit from Safeguard’s support in building strategic partnerships for distribution, co-marketing, supply chain, product development, manufacturing, etc.

Utilize Safeguard’s public platform to amplify your message and expand your network.

  • Gain invaluable exposure at forums like Safeguard’s Annual Investor Day and Advisory Board Meetings.
  • Participate in targeted C-Level Conferences for peer-to-peer interactions.
  • Leverage Safeguard’s powerful PR, social media and IR engine, built on the credibility of our nearly 60 year old history of innovation.

Strategy
Activation
Plan:

Step 1: Assess the Fundamentals

We’ll look at your key business elements and how Safeguard can assist in areas of need.

Step 2: Create Your
Game Plan
for Growth

We’ll help you focus next steps into an actionable process.

Step 3: Tangible Execution

This process helps you solidify your 3 year financial, hiring and execution plans.

get started

Led by Safeguard, this strategic planning process should include key members of your management team to establish a vision and game plan to maximize long-term value.

Steve Zarrilli, CEO of Safeguard Scientifics, will help facilitate the process of building a shared 3 year vision for your company – identifying your most critical success factors and agreeing on the values that are core to your company.

Helping to get the key members of your leadership team on the same page about what is most important to you and the business in achieving your shared vision, our meeting will help you establish growth goals and agree on the metrics used to track progress toward them.

At the conclusion of your meeting, you will have developed a tangible execution strategy and a 100 day plan with deliverables and metrics to measure your ongoing progress.

While the Strategy Activation Plan focuses on actions within the first 100 days, Safeguard provides active guidance throughout our partnership on ways to continually utilize our resources for growth.