[NEW YORK, NEW YORK] – Founded in 2013 and spun out of Houlihan Lokey (NYSE: HLI) in 2020, Tech+IP has been pioneering IP and deep-tech transactions for over a decade. Behind the scenes, the firm has also been quietly developing a powerful AI-native platform and advising a new wave of “AI-first” clients.
For Tech+IP, AI isn’t just a feature—it’s a foundational platform reshaping every industry. Today, the firm announces two major AI initiatives that redefine how IP and deep-tech markets are analyzed, valued, and monetized.
First, the firm launched formal coverage of how AI is transforming industry verticals. Through the lens of five critical AI Verticals — AI Makers, TMT Infrastructure, MedTech, FinTech, and Robotics/Transportation — Tech+IP identified 500+ middle-market companies creating sustainable value beyond the Magnificent 7 hype. This new research is available on our website (www.techip.ai).
“These verticals represent the highest-growth sectors where IP value and AI capabilities are driving M&A activity, valuations, and strategic transactions,” said Elvir Causevic, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Tech+IP, inventor, and former Professor of signal processing and AI at Yale University. “We’re striving to look “under the hood” to help identify defensible differentiation in AI and to formalize this work into our practice areas.”
At the same time, Tech+IP’s AI transformation goes beyond coverage—it’s embedded internally in how the firm operates and delivers insights.
After years of development, Tech+IP’s proprietary AI platform powered by the industry’s deepest dataset of IP and technology transactions has emerged from stealth mode. Available through its service offerings or directly via TIP-X.ai on a subscription basis, the platform transforms how the firm assesses technologies, markets, and IP portfolios to uncover technical moats and opportunity landscapes.
“Intellectual property in general, and patents and patent markets specifically, are esoteric asset classes that historically have been characterized by a paucity of publicly available data and transactional opaqueness” said Ed Fish, Co-Founder and Managing Director. “While notable advances are being made in the use of AI to draft patents and to efficiently uncover valuable patents, the combination of AI technology with large data sets of proprietary and public patent, licensing and market data has the potential to firmly establish intellectual property as an investable asset class at scale.”
What Makes Tech+IP Different
As the leading boutique investment bank positioned at the intersection of AI, deep-tech, and IP, Tech+IP combines deep technical expertise with strategic transaction experience. Its team includes AI researchers from Yale, Internet-era pioneers, patent holders, and deep tech operating executives who have built and sold AI and deep-tech companies to Fortune 500 firms. With 350+ completed engagements, Tech+IP serves the world’s most innovative companies— while operating unlike any other advisory firm in its field.
To discuss transformative IP, deep-tech, and AI opportunities for your organization, or to request a copy of our AI 2.0 Monetizers report, visit our new website at www.techip.ai or contact us at info@techip.ai.