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SRI Ventures
For almost 80 years, we have collaborated across disciplines to develop groundbreaking products and technologies and bring innovations and ideas to the...
SRI Ventures
For almost 80 years, we have collaborated across disciplines to develop groundbreaking products and technologies and bring innovations and ideas to the marketplace.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
1946
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Menlo Park
Corporate office
333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States
Additional offices
Princeton, NJ · Harrisonburg, VA · Arlington, VA · Tokyo, Japan · Palo Alto, CA · Boulder, CO · San Diego, CA · Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD · Lexington Park, MD · Rochester, NY · Ann Arbor, MI · Plymouth, MI
Principals
David Parekh
Chief Executive Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who makes the final investment decision at SRI Ventures?
Investment decisions are made by the corporate ventures group, led by parent CEO David Parekh and the division's investment committee. The firm has not publicly named a dedicated CIO or managing partner for SRI Ventures separate from the broader SRI International leadership structure.
How does SRI Ventures source its portfolio companies?
Deal flow originates almost entirely from inside SRI International's 500-plus annual R&D projects. The institute's research divisions — spanning information and computing sciences, health, and engineering — identify commercially viable IP that SRI Ventures then funds and incubates through to spin-out. External startups are occasionally partnered, but the core model is internally generated.
Is SRI Ventures a venture capital fund or a corporate venture arm?
It operates as a corporate venture arm embedded within a nonprofit R&D institute. Unlike a traditional VC that manages outside LP commitments, SRI Ventures commercializes IP developed through government and commercial research contracts. There is no public evidence of a blind-pool fund structure.
What is the relationship between SRI Ventures and the Palo Alto Research Center?
SRI International acquired the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in 2023. PARC now operates as a division within SRI, and its research pipeline — historically responsible for Ethernet, laser printing, and the GUI — supplements the IP portfolio available for SRI Ventures spin-outs across computing and hardware.
Does SRI Ventures take board seats in its spin-off companies?
SRI Ventures typically maintains board representation during the early stages of a spin-out to steward the technology toward commercial milestones, then transitions governance to independent directors and outside investors as the company scales. Public board composition details are thin because the portfolio companies are predominantly private.
Which sectors does SRI Ventures avoid?
The firm does not publish explicit exclusions, but its portfolio is tied to the institute's named R&D divisions — artificial intelligence, quantum, advanced materials, health and biosciences, and national security. Consumer internet, social media, and standard enterprise SaaS without a hardware or deep-science component are absent from disclosed activity.
How are the philanthropic mission and for-profit spin-outs separated?
SRI International maintains a nonprofit charter, while spin-out companies are structured as independent for-profit entities. Equity from commercialization is recycled into the institute's research operations under the governance of the parent board, creating a structural firewall between mission-driven research and equity returns.
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