OUR SUCCESS STORIES
Since 2010, we have empowered motivated entrepreneurs to turn their transformative ideas into fundable, commercially-viable companies. We are proud of all 200+ startups that have incubated with us over the last 10 years. Thank you, EvoNexus Portfolio Companies – your success is truly our success.
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ACQUISTIONS
$930M
FUNDING RAISED
$900M
IN EXITS
85%
SECURED VC FUNDING
Acquisition Timeline
Why EvoNexus? See what our startups have to say…
“EvoNexus is what a startup needs to accelerate its growth and be well positioned for success. GroGuru is here today thanks to EvoNexus.”
— Dr. Farooq Anjum, Founder of GroGuru, EvoNexus San Diego Portfolio Company
“Our company would not be possible without the incredible support provided by EvoNexus and impressive Irvine Company facilities.”
— Jim Mains, CEO of Shoelace Wireless, EvoNexus Irvine Portfolio Company
“Our technology came to EvoNexus straight out of the bionano electronics lab at UC San Diego. Through the introductions that were made while incubating, we were able to push our company to the next level.”
— Jared Tangney, Co-Founder & CEO of Biolinq, EvoNexus San Diego Portfolio Company
“EvoNexus was instrumental in helping us transition a university-created technology into a revenue generating company, providing us access to our first investors, valuable mentorship, and a collaborative environment that greatly facilitated our growth and success.”
— Jason Oberg, CEO of Tortuga Logic, EvoNexus Portfolio Company
“The EvoNexus incubator creates a path to more sustainable stand-alone companies.”
— Karim Arabi, Ph.D., CEO & Founder Atlazo, EvoNexus San Diego Portfolio Company, (Fmr. VP Engineering Qualcomm R&D)
“EvoNexus made the spin-out option from Qualcomm possible through their incubation program, helping us to establish funding and manufacturing partnerships in record time.”
— John Hong, Ph.D., CEO & Co-Founder of Obsidian Sensors, EvoNexus San Diego Portfolio Company
“EvoNexus substantially increases the likelihood of success for innovative early stage startups. They were instrumental to our success and provided much needed thrust to help us get there faster.”
— Mete Erturk, Ph.D., CEO & Founder of Appulse Power, EvoNexus San Diego Portfolio Company (Former Hardware Engineering Lead/ CR&D at Qualcomm)
“Without EvoNexus’ impressive reputation, partner network, and the access to the first check of our new round of financing, Swapsy would not have achieved so many great milestones on our road to grow.”
— Jimmy Wu, CEO of Swapsy, EvoNexus Portfolio Company
“With the help of EvoNexus’ domain expert mentors, the Approved team grew in size, raised capital and secured its first mortgage lender clients. Just after graduating from the EvoNexus Incubator, Approved’s milestones within the program caught the eye of Credit Karma who acquired us last year in Q3 of 2018. ”
— Andy Taylor, GM at Mortgage at Credit Karma, Former CEO at Approved, EvoNexus Portfolio Company
“EvoNexus was instrumental in making Tenantbase what it is today. The mentorship and support we received in the early stages set the foundation for our ability to scale and lead a national company. The relationships we made with key industry players only expedited this growth. Thank you for everything Evo!”
— Bennett Washabaugh, CEO of TenantBase, EvoNexus Portfolio Company
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