Innovation
40 patent families (17 granted) — focus: Human necessities, Chemistry & metallurgy, Physics & computing; filing pace steady. Cited 6,302 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Investor mix
16 investors on record; lead investors include New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins; 5 have since exited.
| Investor type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Venture capital | 7 | 44% |
| Private equity | 5 | 31% |
| Bank & private debt | 1 | 6% |
| Other / undisclosed | 3 | 19% |