Most companies have an eye on the startup world but aren’t getting the whole pie. FirstIgnite helps you tap into an innovation landscape that shows every piece.
40% of innovation spending in the US goes to academia.
Can you answer these three questions about your innovation area?
- How much money has been invested in academia?
- Who are the top innovators?
- What technologies/startups are forming on campuses around the globe?
Guiding innovation strategy and partnerships at cutting-edge companies
Who We Support
Industries
Every industry, every sector
FirstIgnite supports every industry because university innovation covers every industry! Our customers are in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, semiconductors, agriculture, civil engineering, software, and so much more.
Job Function
From C-Suite to R&D
Whether you’re on the corporate board or your company’s strategic innovations team, we can help you uncover research and build partnerships to accomplish your company’s goals and help drive growth.
There’s $200B in global academic research and 8.8M global academic innovators. Academia is the missing piece to company innovation strategies.
The Impact of Company-University Partnerships
What Our Customers Say
”Identifying the right expertise when we can’t solve a problem internally is tough and slows our progress. Our academic expert conversations have been fruitful; a compliment to FirstIgnite for connecting us. We are now moving forward with formal partnerships for design and fabrication.
Chris HartnettAdvanced Development, Whirlpool
