The company collaborates with research institutions to identify and validate high-impact technologies, providing capital and commercialization resources to bridge the gap between R&D and VC funded rounds. Founded in 2015 and based in Columbus, Ohio, Ikove manages the Startup Nursery Fund (SUN Fund), which allows external investors to co-invest alongside Ikove's proprietary Nursery. The SUN Fund invests in technologies during Concept, Seed, and Startup phases to address the "Valley of Death" capital gap, with the goal of developing startups enough to attract institutional VC investors.