We talked with prooV’s CEO Toby Olshanetsky.
How would you describe prooV in a single tweet?
Driving #innovation in leading #enterprises around the world, @prooV_inc is the smarter, faster, fully-secure platform for identifying, evaluating and adopting new technologies #openinnovation
How did it all start and why?
prooV was created by serial entrepreneurs, Toby Olshanetsky and Alexey Sapozhnikov, who have been introducing new technologies to enterprises for a combined 40 years. Over the course of their careers, they saw first-hand how enterprises faced inefficient and cumbersome processes when adopting innovative technologies. After interviewing over one hundred vendors and dozens of enterprise companies around the world, Toby and Alexey identified the inefficiencies and dangers of the proof-of-concept stage – so they created a solution. prooV was launched in 2015 to empower enterprises to adopt new technologies in an more efficient and secure way.
What have you achieved so far?
We have helped enterprise companies complete over 220 proof-of-concepts (PoCs) on our platform and raised $21M in funding to achieve prooV’s mission. Our team has grown to over 40 employees and we have worked with clients in the finance, retail, healthcare, and government industries.
What do you plan to achieve in the next 2-3 years?
Our mission is to reinvent the way enterprises approach innovation and adoption of new technology – we’re only getting started! A lot of companies still struggle with the proof- of- concept process so we are focusing on making our platform better known and accessible so enterprises are aware of a quicker and better process.
