UC Berkeley’s Sutardja Center Features Catalyze Partners' Corporate Investment Model
2024年7月25日 - 1:01AM
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Catalyze Partners has been recognized by the University of
California Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and
Technology (SCET) as a pioneer in Corporate Innovation Capital
(CIC), an alternative asset strategy for introducing innovative
technologies into the marketplace. CIC leverages multinational
corporations’ extensive R&D investments, applying startup
methods to launch innovations into commercial markets.
“This journey began with a simple idea, aiming to create a
straightforward path to generating startup value,” said Joe D’Cruz,
Co-founder and Managing Director of Catalyze Partners. “Our
approach has successfully built a portfolio of technology and IP
sourced from leading corporate R&D labs, confirming our belief
that there was untapped potential in these labs. Having our model
recognized and validated by one of Silicon Valley's top
institutions is incredibly rewarding.”
Since 2014, Catalyze’s seasoned executive team has partnered
with global corporations like Lockheed Martin and IBM. The SCET
whitepaper highlights how these collaborations enable investors to
benefit uniquely from the CIC model, receiving founder-level
ownership in substantially de-risked technologies compared to
traditional venture capital.
“The landscape of venture capital is evolving, prompting
investors to contemplate alternative asset investment,” writes Ken
Singer, Managing Director of SCET. “CIC emerges as a pragmatic new
asset class, offering reduced risk exposure, unique access to
mature technology, founder-level economics, and professional
management from the outset.”
Catalyze demonstrated early success with the CIC model,
transferring IP into three companies and attracting significant
family office investments with the opportunity for exclusive access
to pre-invested intellectual property and the potential of majority
ownership stakes in each portfolio company. Catalyze recently
announced the addition of Axcend, the fourth company in the
portfolio.
About Catalyze Partners
Catalyze Partners accelerates the commercialization of
intellectual property from leading global corporations, monetizing
significant R&D investments. Partnering with top industry
leaders, Catalyze assesses hundreds of technology assets annually,
selecting the most promising for spin-out into entrepreneurial
ventures. Investors receive founder’s ownership in a low-risk,
cost-effective model compared to traditional venture and private
equity.
About the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship &
Technology (SCET)
The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
(SCET), under UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, equips
innovators with global technology commercialization skills.
Offering advanced courses and industry-focused research in
entrepreneurship and innovation, SCET uses the Berkeley Method of
Entrepreneurship to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset, foster
connections, and facilitate experiential learning.
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