We believe that change is the only norm and Founders willing to transform/create industries using Artificial Intelligence and Immersive Experience will succeed. Areas of interest includes B2B and B2C mostly around high value investments we make during our lifetime such as home, car, health, education and travel. Pivots are often necessary and it may take 3-6 years to break out.
Typically take 5%-15% equity position in the startup. Exit at Series A/B/IPO
Typically take 25% - 30% equity position in the startup and play interim CTO/ CPO roles. 1-2 Board seats. Exit at Series C/ IPO
Incubate our own ideas with 100% ownership or Acquire. CXO roles. 3-4 board seats. Open to M&A/IPO
Groom CTOs for startups
Groom Presidents and CPOs
Mentor High School / College kids on entrepreneurship
Decades of R&D and Tech innovation in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Immersive Experience, in Enterprises, Startups and Academia
We’re drawn to founders who push the edge of what’s possible. Our investments span the technology stack, from applications to infrastructure, and across the enterprise spectrum from developer operations to security, data platforms, and beyond.
We have known each other for more than 25 years. Three of the 4 Managing Partners spent years in Tuscaloosa, AL and have strong roots in Kerala, God's own Country in India. We have delivered in Corporate and Startup settings mostly in USA. We were always solutioning and generating value for early adopters leveraging emerging technology.
Our investment thesis emerged out of these experiences and Innovation Incubator was born in 2015. Today Innovation Incubator Holding group of companies span USA and India across several vertical industry domains. They all leverage emerging technology in general and AI in particular. Innovation Incubator Advisory Pvt Ltd, Innovation Incubator Inc., CogFab.ai Spaces Pvt Ltd and Cogfab AI Inculator Pvt Ltd are our subsidiaries.
We invest across all stages and sectors, with a focus on enterprise, life sciences, consumer, and frontier technology.
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Social Retail