SRI Ventures invests in big ideas that create world-changing enterprises that make people safer, healthier and more productive. We invest cash, contribute advanced intellectual property (IP) and transfer technology to entrepreneurs.
Where deep technology meets a large market need
We believe that the right IP combined with the right entrepreneur can move mountains. The problems worth solving for humanity are the problems we want to invest in.
Our latest
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SRI spin-out Confidencial delivers innovations in data privacy
A new approach to making privacy protections granular in existing business applications
SRI Ventures announces new spin-out, Confidencial, to secure sensitive information and collaboration for distributed enterprises
Confidencial secures seed funding to add privacy-preserving cryptographic tech to existing business applications
Seismic announces powered clothing for worker safety
SRI spin-out Seismic created a “vest-style” garment inspired by traditional workwear to aid movement
“Being a multi-disciplinary company, SRI has a wealth of experts and experience to put systems together, quickly. In that way, SRI is unique, being able to quickly go from initial fabrication to testing to pilot scale.”
Dr. Indira Jayaweera
Director, Carbon capture systems
Our successful ventures
are built on SRI research and technologies
3D and virtual environments
Advanced manipulation and automation
Drug discovery and development
Bioinformatics and computational biology
Computer vision
Communications and networking
Robotics
Sensors and signal processing
Image and video processing
Medical and surgical devices
Quantum sensing
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
GPS tracking and precision navigation
Speech, language and audio technologies
Satellite systems
Our portfolio
Over the years SRI has developed a template to create deep technology ventures from concept generation through to market development, team building, technology transition, partner identification, seed funding and launch.
SUCCESSFUL EXITS
Acquired by Bayer Material Sciences
Acquired by Resolve
IPO (NASDAQ)
Acquired by Dow
Acquired by Zuckerberg Initiative
IPO (NASDAQ)
Acquired by Dow
Acquired by Unity
Acquired by Ford
Acquired by Apple
Acquired by Redbrick Health
Acquired by Yahoo
Acquired by Salesforce
Acquired by Doordash
ACTIVE STARTUPS
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How it works:
Your startup gets
DEALS MAY VARY
Up to
$250k in cash
Licensing of
Technology IP
Research support
Prototype development
Counseling and assistance
Biz dev, fundraising, customer dev
Six months
Office space
Up to
$200k in Google and AWS credits
We get
DEALS MAY VARY
For cash & perks
~5% equity
For IP licenses
8 – 12.5% equity
+ A one-time payout
