Innovation Works

It’s your vision. We help make it a reality.

Helping entrepreneurs create successful businesses is what Innovation Works (IW) is all about. Companies as diverse as 4moms, Aurochs Brewing, Cognition Therapeutics, Diamond Kinetics, IAM Robotics, nanoGriptech & many others were launched with IW’s assistance. IW provides what all successful startups need during their earliest stages: mentorship, connections to customers and others, and funding:

Mentorship & Valuable Connections

Advice & guidance from IW’s professional team including HR, marketing (digital & otherwise), legal, accounting, technology assessment & government program access among others.

Building Your Team & Culture

The success of your vision depends as much on your team as it does on yourself. We’ll help you attract a team that is ready to bring big ideas and strong experience to your company.

Funding

IW may be able to provide critical capital to help selected technology entrepreneurs get out of the starting blocks and pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. In any given year, roughly 200 entrepreneurs seek IW’s assistance of which about 20 will receive initial funding.

Our results speak for themselves

Since its launch in 1999, IW has invested over $78 million in 376+ companies. Those companies have gone on to raise over $2.1 billion of follow-on investment from several hundred investors, many of which have been out-of-town venture capital funds.

There are more than 18,000 people employed at IW portfolio companies.

In 2016, 25 companies raised $1 Million or more

Many IW companies have achieved impressive exits. Some of our portfolio companies have been acquired by retail giants like Home Depot and Amazon. Others have been acquired by global healthcare giants like Smith & Nephew and global software leaders like Autodesk.