Unleashing Untapped Potential
US universities and research institutions spend $90 billion a year on R&D, but less than 1% is invested in commercialization efforts. As a result, over 95% of patented university innovations go unfunded.
Capitalizing on Top University Research with Intellectual Property Investment
Ikove leverages the relationships it has built with selected institutions, then adopts a multi-layered due diligence process aimed at vetting the most promising technologies and creating the right teams to bring those technologies to market.
Success by the Numbers: Our Results to Date
Over 20 companies founded in various technology sectors: Robotics, IoT, AI, Medical devices, FinTech, and FoodTech
Investing in Promising Research Institutions and Universities
Ikove leverages the relationships it has built with selected institutions, then adopts a multi-layered due diligence process aimed at vetting the most promising technologies and creating the right teams to bring those technologies to market.
The Startup Nursery Fund offers strategic investors the chance to co-invest with Ikove's Nursery.
Ikove’s Startup Nursery creates businesses around the best intellectual property funded through the research budget of leading universities.
Investors can now capitalize on exclusive opportunities related to the commercialization of disruptive intellectual property and startup companies.
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Our portfolio of companies are making noise with groundbreaking innovation.
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