Halo

Company Overview

Halo is an AI-powered partnering platform designed to assist R&D teams in enhancing their networking and accelerating their innovation processes. The platform offers tools to fill information gaps, expand networks, and ultimately bring innovations to market faster. With features such as AI-powered scouting, customizable templates, and centralized research proposals, Halo aims to simplify tech scouting and partnering for academic, startup, and industry innovators.

AI-Powered Scouting

Halo employs AI-powered scouting to help users discover under-the-radar researchers and startups. An impressive 91% of customers found researchers they were not aware of through the platform. This scouting capability allows users to target prequalified researchers and startups for outreach, aiding in the gathering of useful insights about the tech landscape, as reported by 79% of customers.

Network Expansion and Partnering

Halo helps grow and nurture a network of scientific partners. The platform's ability to facilitate networking is a significant benefit, with 94% of customers reporting an expansion in their network of experts. Additionally, it offers a global network of ecosystem partners that users can reach out to for addressing critical problems. The platform allows users to maintain privacy or require a password/NDA to view detailed briefs, enhancing security in collaborations.

Proposal Evaluation and Quality

With Halo, users can accelerate the evaluation process using customizable templates and centralized proposal management. This feature has led to 81% of customers agreeing that it saved time during evaluations. Additionally, 97% of customers indicated that using Halo helped boost the quality of their proposals. High-quality proposals, aligning with customers' interests, were received in just weeks, demonstrating the platform's effectiveness in narrowing down final selections.

User Benefits and Impact

Halo offers several user benefits, including a centralized platform for research proposals accessible to the entire R&D organization. The platform's ability to deliver high-quality, interest-aligned proposals promptly enables users to bring innovations to market faster. Simplifying tech scouting and partnering processes, Halo is used by academic, startup, and industry innovators to progress scientific endeavors, as evidenced by overwhelming customer satisfaction reports.