IP rich with the potential for high growth? Matthew Rodgers at Stratagem reports on how the financing gap for scale-ups is starting to close and how IP is establishing itself as an asset for early-stage ventures to raise money without diluting control

Matthew Rodgers

In IP-backed financing is a mechanism by which companies seek to raise money against intangible assets, notably intellectual property rather than the more traditional tangible assets, such as land, buildings and machinery. This article aims to provide a brief understanding of what IP-backed financing is, why it is needed and the mechanisms by which it can implemented.