Where is Intellectual Ventures located?

Intellectual Ventures is headquartered in Bellevue, US.

Intellectual Ventures

Venture capital

Bellevue · 11 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The Invention Investment Fund acquires patents from a wide range of sources — independent inventors, universities, startups, SMEs and Fortune 500 companies — to assemble a large, curated portfolio spanning 16 technology areas. It generates returns for investors by licensing these patents to companies, including major global technology firms, and by continuously identifying new applicability and value as technologies evolve. The portfolio covers core technologies relevant to 5G/wireless, cloud, memory and semiconductors, video, search and e-commerce, cybersecurity, computer vision, autonomous vehicles, displays, location intelligence and data governance.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Cloud Computing Cybersecurity Deep Tech Hardware IoT Media & Entertainment Mobility & Transportation Semiconductors Bellevue Global United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.

Bellevue, WA, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2000

AUM

$3B

Team · 11 people

from the firm's website

Edward Jung· Founder

Nathan Myhrvold· Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Founded Intellectual Ventures in 2000 and has served as CEO since. One of the firm's most prolific inventors, credited with 900 awarded U.S. patents and several hundred pending.

Peter Detkin· Founder

Brian Holloway· Vice President, Head of the Deep Science Fund and Enterprise Science Fund

Casey Tegreene· Advisor

Ed Baisa· Head of Systems and Technology Group

Larry Froeber· Chief Financial Officer

Mathen Ganesan· Executive Vice President, Invention Investment Fund

Melissa Kosciusko· General Counsel and Vice President, Corporate Affairs

Melissa Lukach· Head of Corporate Communications

Nicole Grogan· Chief People Officer

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Intellectual Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

Dave RosenbergTechnology Investment Strategy/Product IncubationFounded MuleSoft Karen EatonProject ManagerFounded Sigma Genetics

Frequently asked questions

What sectors does Intellectual Ventures focus on?: Intellectual Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Hardware, IoT, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Semiconductors.
Where is Intellectual Ventures located?: Intellectual Ventures is headquartered in Bellevue, US.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Nathan Myhrvold: The Genius Behind $5B Intellectual Ventures 🤓💰

Our Future · Nathan Myhrvold

Dr. Nathan Myhrvold, Intellectual Ventures - Pizza In The United States Is What...

The Meb Faber Show · Nathan Myhrvold

Beyond Innovation #21: Metamaterials with Intellectual Ventures' Nathan Myhrvold

Beyond Innovation TV · Nathan Myhrvold

Intellectual Ventures Lab Tour with Nathan Myhrvold

jurvetson · Nathan Myhrvold

Intellectual Ventures' Nathan Myhrvold speaks with Hanson Hosein, Four Peaks TV

HRH Media · Nathan Myhrvold

Media Space: Episode 6 - Nathan Myhrvold, CEO, Intellectual Ventures

UW Video · Nathan Myhrvold

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