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1000+
Granted Patents
2000+
Filed and Pending Patents
300+
International Patents
500+
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Built portfolios for startups with exit value in the billions sold, licensed or acquired by the world's leading companies.

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What we do?

Strategic Co-Investment with Incubators

Venture Investment

We provide follow-on investment to lead investors in $50K to $100K increments to build global patent and trademark assets and help founders minimize external legal spend.

Holistic IP Protection

We actively collaborate with our portfolio companies to develop and implement IP strategies that fortify their competitive advantage in AI and autonomous technologies.

IP Monetization

We guide our portfolio companies in the strategic monetization of their proprietary rights, transforming intellectual property into a tangible source of revenue

Downside Risk Protection

We assist founders, venture capitalists, banks to securitize down rounds through IP strategy and protection, and confidential liquidation of assets for the benefit of creditors.

Why choose PatentVC?

Proven Success

Our General Partners, former venture-backed founders, have built and exited 7 successful companies patent portfolios worth over $100 million.

Helps you patent your idea

We help our portfolio companies cost-efficient intellectual property solutions, reducing expenses for startups. Patent seekers 2.1x larger exit values compared to non-patent companies

Global Resources

Access to our global team, including legal experts and engineers, provides startups with diverse resources.

Individualized attention

We offer personalized consultations to assess your intellectual property portfolio and goals.

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We invest in modern technologies

We have deep expertise in Electrical, Mechanical, and Software patents including those around artificial intelligence and complex technologies.

Artificial Intelligence

Guiding companies shaping the future of AI

Autonomous Systems

Companies specializing in autonomous technologies

Semiconductors

We help emerging semiconductor firms worldwide

Cyber Security

We support cyber security companies

Raj Abhyanker
Founded by
Raj Abhyanker
Startup Investor, Founder, and Patent Attorney
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Raj Abhyanker is a startup investor and serial entrepreneur based in Menlo Park, California. He invests in early-stage companies across artificial intelligence, medical devices, autonomous vehicles, consumer technology, and electrical engineering.
Raj founded Trademarkia, a global intellectual property platform that serves more than 120,000 clients in over 80 countries. He also founded and served as the founding CEO of the predecessor company to Nextdoor, raising seed, Series A, and Series B venture funding.
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Earlier in his career, Raj served for about five years as lead outside Patent Prosecution Counsel for NVIDIA's global operations, where he authored more than 100 U.S. and international patent applications covering artificial intelligence, GPU architecture, and gaming technologies.
He leads technology initiatives at GovGPT and has worked with more than 50 venture-backed startups on company building and intellectual property strategy. Patents that Raj has written or invented have been licensed or sold for nearly $1 billion.
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PatentVC Menlo Park office
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Menlo Park California 94025
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