Turn Your Innovations into Thriving Startups
Join yCollide to match groundbreaking ideas with the right founders, investors, and talent. We help you build strong teams, secure IP, and ensure contributors are rewarded based on real impact. Let’s take your innovations from concept to market—faster and smarter.
Our Services
Team Building: Match the Right People to the Right Ideas
Building a startup takes more than just a great idea—it takes the right team. We connect inventors, founders, and skilled professionals to create high-impact startups, ensuring alignment in skills, values, and vision. Our AI-driven matching helps form strong, execution-ready teams that turn ideas into market-ready companies.
IP Protection: Secure Your Innovations & Attract Investment
Intellectual property is the foundation of many breakthrough startups. We help you protect, position, and maximize the value of your patents and innovations, making them more attractive to founders and investors. Whether you’re a university TTO or a startup founder, we provide tailored solutions to help you navigate commercialization securely.
Impact-Based Rewards: Fair, Performance-Driven Equity Allocation
Great startups reward real contributors—not just early arrivals. Our Impact-Weighted Equity Distribution system ensures that team members earn ownership based on their actual contributions. This motivates teams, prevents equity imbalances, and fosters a culture of innovation and accountability.
Key Features
Smart Founder Matching: Build the Right Team from Day One
Finding the right co-founders and early team members is critical to startup success. yCollide’s AI-powered matching system connects founders, inventors, and domain experts based on complementary skills, vision, and execution ability—ensuring that every startup is built on a strong, aligned foundation.
University & Tech Transfer Partnerships: Unlock Breakthrough Innovations
We work with university Tech Transfer Offices (TTOs) to bridge the gap between research and real-world impact. By connecting patents, researchers, and entrepreneurs, we help universities commercialize cutting-edge innovations, turning academic breakthroughs into fundable, scalable startups.
Impact-Based Equity Allocation: Rewarding Real Contributors
Traditional equity splits often undervalue the true effort behind a startup’s success. yCollide’s Impact-Weighted Equity Distribution system ensures that ownership is earned based on real contributions—not just who was there first. This transparent, performance-driven model keeps teams motivated, aligned, and fair.
Let’s Build Something Great Together
Have a groundbreaking idea? Looking for the right team? Want to bring university innovations to market?
We’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re a founder, investor, or university partner, let’s talk about how yCollide can help you turn ideas into successful startups.
Our Mission: Turning Innovation into Impact
At yCollide, we believe great ideas deserve great execution. Our platform connects founders, inventors, and talent to form strong, investor-ready teams. We help universities and startups commercialize innovation, protect intellectual property, and ensure real contributors are rewarded fairly.
By bridging the gap between research, talent, and capital, we’re accelerating the journey from idea to market—one breakthrough at a time.
Success Stories from Ycollide Users
“I’d invest in this… if only I could invest in this.”
Future yCollide Investor
Angel, VC, or Someone Who Likes Winning Bets
“Finally, a startup that understands why TTOs need caffeine and therapy.”
Future yCollide University Partner
TTO Professional, Patent Wrangler, Innovation Whisperer
“This is the first match-making platform where I actually want to meet my co-founder.”
Future yCollide Founder
Relentless Entrepreneur, Future Unicorn Rider
Startup Success with Ycollide
How does yCollide help university Tech Transfer Offices (TTOs)?
yCollide connects university patents and innovations with founders and investors to turn research into thriving startups. Our platform matches the right entrepreneurs to commercialize university technology, provides tools to secure IP, and ensures contributors are rewarded fairly. By working with us, TTOs can increase the speed, success, and funding potential of their tech transfer efforts.
How does the founder matching process work?
We use an AI-driven matching system that considers skills, vision, execution ability, and industry fit to connect the best possible founding teams. Whether you’re an inventor with an idea or an entrepreneur looking for breakthrough technology, our platform helps ensure you find partners who complement your strengths and drive your startup forward.
How does yCollide ensure fair equity distribution?
Traditional equity splits often don’t reflect real contributions. Our Impact-Weighted Equity Distribution system ensures that ownership is earned based on actual impact, not just who was there first. This creates fairer, more motivated teams and reduces common equity disputes.
What kinds of startups or technologies are best suited for yCollide?
yCollide works best for startups that are built on intellectual property, deep tech, or research-driven innovations. We specialize in commercializing university research, AI-driven startups, biotech, medical devices, clean energy, and more. However, we welcome all serious entrepreneurs looking for the right team and technology to build something impactful.
How do investors benefit from yCollide?
Investors gain access to de-risked, execution-ready startups built around protected IP and validated teams. By sourcing deals through yCollide, investors can back startups with a strong foundation, fair equity structures, and a higher chance of success.
Is yCollide only for universities, or can independent inventors and startups join?
yCollide is for anyone looking to connect great ideas with great execution. While we partner with universities to help commercialize research, independent inventors, startup founders, and investors can all join to find the right team, technology, and funding.
What does it cost to use yCollide?
We’re currently working with our first group of partners and will announce our pricing model soon. Reach out if you’d like to be an early participant!
How do I get started?
Easy! Reach out to us via [email protected] and let’s talk about how yCollide can help you. Whether you’re a university TTO, founder, or investor, we’re here to connect you with the right opportunities.