SRI Ventures

BusinessWeek dubbed SRI International “Spin-Off City” — an innovation engine that creates new ventures and licenses based on its breakthrough technology.

Siri, the first virtual personal assistant (acquired by Apple, Inc.)

surgeon sitting at a Da Vinci Si Surgical System console.

Intuitive Surgical, the world leader in robotic-assisted surgery

Desti, the smartest travel discovery and planning guide for the iPad.

SRI has created and launched more than 50 ventures, with a total market capitalization exceeding $20 billion. Every day, people around the world use innovative products that SRI pioneered, including the computer mouse, the Internet, high-definition television, and Siri, the first virtual personal assistant for the iPhone.

We have achieved these successes by developing a disciplined approach to commercialization that we call the SRI Five Disciples of Innovation. SRI's incubation process requires that ventures and license candidates pass through our internal commercialization board as well as our nVention Advisory Board made up of top-tier venture capitalists.