Case Studies

Real results from real enterprises. See how pretotyping saved millions and validated winning ideas.

PEXA
Property Technology

PEXA

How PEXA embedded pretotyping across all areas of the organisation, running 50 pretotypes in just 9 months and making [rapid experimentation](/rapid-experimentation) central to their innovation process.

50
Pretotypes run in 9 months
100 experiments per year
Company-wide goal
Tabcorp
Gambling & Entertainment

Tabcorp

How Exponentially helped Tabcorp validate dozens of real-world experiments, uncover millions in cost avoidance, and transform an internal culture of delivery into one of discovery.

130+
Real-world experiments in 12 months
8 days
Idea to experiment time
Exponentially
AI Innovation

Exponentially

An experiment in using ChatGPT voice mode as an AI interviewer to run a case study interview, producing a coherent narrative in half the usual editing time.

50%
Editing time reduction
Coherent narrative in one sitting
Interview quality
Regulated Enterprise
Gambling & Entertainment

Regulated Enterprise

How Exponentially built an innovation engine inside a multi-billion-dollar regulated enterprise, running 130+ live experiments in 12 months with 8X ROI.

130+
Live experiments in 12 months
~8 days
Idea to experiment time
Reece
Building & Plumbing Supplies

Reece

How Reece used pretotyping to test whether customers wanted to edit online orders, implementing a simple experiment in just one day with real customer data.

1 day
Time to first pretotype
Real customers, real data
Approach
Slingshot Accelerator
Corporate Innovation / Accelerators

Slingshot Accelerator

How Exponentially embedded pretotyping and rapid experimentation into corporate-startup accelerator programs with Qantas, Caltex, HCF, News Corp, and Lion.

5+ (Qantas, Caltex, HCF, News Corp, Lion)
Accelerator programs
75%
Caltex Spark success rate
Australian Financial Review
Media / Press Coverage

Australian Financial Review

An Australian Financial Review feature article exploring how companies like RACQ, REA Group, and others are using pretotyping and rapid experimentation to test products before building them.

RACQ, REA Group, Myriota, Attica, PROHAB, Aveo
Companies featured
Australian Financial Review
Publication
AGL
Energy

AGL

How AGL's Experimentation Team embedded pretotyping at scale, running 1000+ tests per year and saving over $7.5 million through rapid experimentation and data-driven decision making.

1,000+
Tests per year
$7.5M+
Cost savings
Australian National University
Education

Australian National University

How ANU used pretotyping and rapid experimentation to improve student experience, running 45 experiments over 12 weeks and validating a chatbot that served one sixth of students.

45 (27 completed)
Experiments run
300 to 3 business cases
Ideas narrowed
Caltex Australia
Fuel & Convenience

Caltex Australia

How Caltex used pretotyping and rapid experimentation through the Slingshot-facilitated Spark accelerator program, achieving a 75% success rate across the cohort.

75%
Success rate
Caltex Spark Accelerator
Program
Racing Victoria
Sports & Entertainment

Racing Victoria

How Racing Victoria used pretotyping and rapid experimentation to identify and validate their next major event, resulting in an event generating millions in new revenue annually.

Millions per year
New revenue
5 days of intensive experimentation
Duration
Qantas
Aviation

Qantas

How Exponentially worked with Qantas through the Slingshot AVRO Accelerator to give companies the skills to incorporate rapid experimentation and pretotyping into their idea validation process.

AVRO Accelerator
Program
Incremental innovation
Focus
RACV
Motoring & Insurance

RACV

How RACV ran 38 experiments in 3 weeks with a small team, killing bad ideas that were on the cusp of having millions spent on them, and embedding pretotyping as a central innovation method.

38
Experiments in 3 weeks
14
Ideas tested with real customers
RACQ
Insurance & Roadside Assistance

RACQ

How RACQ used pretotyping to quickly test and kill a mobility-as-a-service idea in just three days, saving millions by not building the wrong thing.

3 days
Time to validate
Tiny outlay
Cost
HCF
Health Insurance

HCF

How Exponentially worked with HCF through the Slingshot-facilitated Catalyst accelerator to test and validate health-technology ideas for better health outcomes.

HCF Catalyst Accelerator
Program
Health-technology scaleups
Focus
Lion
Food & Beverage

Lion

How Lion used pretotyping and rapid experimentation through the Slingshot accelerator to embed a sustainable, repeatable culture of innovation within the organisation.

Slingshot Accelerator
Program
Testing and learning culture
Focus