Sauvegarder Investment Management

What Sauvegarder Investment Management does

Sauvegarder Investment Management (SIM IP) is a privately held, Miami-based intellectual property investment and monetization platform founded in 2024 by Erich Spangenberg (CEO) and David Kutcher (CFO). The firm deploys its own balance-sheet capital to acquire patent portfolios and then actively monetizes them through licensing programs, enforcement campaigns, royalty stream purchases, and IP-backed structured investments, serving IP owners (inventors, startups, research institutions, technology companies) and institutional investors seeking non-correlated exposure to intangible-asset value. SIM IP structures each transaction bespoke, spanning outright acquisitions, revenue-sharing arrangements, royalty acquisition, and litigation financing, with disclosed 2025 licensing revenue of $60 million against a projected 2026 gross revenue exceeding $200 million at over 70% operating margins.

The platform combines institutional licensing expertise with a proprietary AI-powered diligence engine inherited from the February 2026 $150 million merger with Garden Intel, whose agentic AI fuses patent data with commercial signals to enable portfolio valuation and infringement detection at scale. SIM IP holds more than 2,000 patent assets across nine diversified portfolios spanning video coding (VDT, derived from Alibaba and Gurulogic acquisitions), XR and haptics (HXR, derived from the Ultraleap acquisition of 900+ assets), telecom (PowerBridge from Strong Force), video streaming (GL IP Protect), IoT (Qord, Capricode), cloud networking (Nixu FL), social networking (Friendship), and LTE (AJOU), with adjacent investments in Tangibly (trade secret AI) and litigation finance via Ona. The senior team is recruited from Nokia, Intellectual Ventures, TiVo/Technicolor, IBM, Goldman Sachs, and leading patent law firms, and the company maintains offices in Miami (HQ), New York, Sioux Falls, and Paris.

The business model is multi-strategy and front-end-loaded: capital deployed into patent acquisitions is recouped through voluntary and tactical licensing royalties, royalty stream purchases, and litigation-financed enforcement, with IP investments also extending into credit, preferred equity, and litigation finance. Distribution runs through direct enterprise sales, partnerships with university technology-transfer offices and federal research program managers, and strategic relationships such as the Strong Force revenue-sharing agreement and the Tangibly trade secret partnership. Management has indicated plans for an IPO as early as late 2026 or 2027, with restricted stock vesting tied to a $1.5 billion market capitalization threshold.

Name

Sauvegarder Investment Management

Legal name

Sauvegarder Investment Management, Inc.

Website

https://simip.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sauvegarder Investment Management (SIM IP) is a Miami-based private IP investment platform that deploys its own capital to acquire, structure, and monetize patent portfolios through licensing, royalty acquisitions, and litigation financing. It serves inventors, startups, technology companies, and institutional investors, holding more than 2,000 patent assets across video coding, XR/haptics, telecom, and IoT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Investment & Monetization Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Patent Owners & Lessors (6794)

akta.pro primary industry

Platform Buy-and-Build / Roll-Up Buyout (FSANABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

IP-Backed Venture Debt Lenders (FSANAIAH)

Keywords

• Patent licensing services
• Intellectual property investment
• Royalty stream acquisition
• Patent portfolio monetization
• IP-backed financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. IP Licensing and Monetization: SIM IP generates revenue by licensing and monetizing acquired patent portfolios. The company deploys capital to acquire patent assets and actively monetizes them through licensing programs, generating licensing fees from companies that adopt the patented technologies. Revenue grew from zero in 2024 to $60 million in 2025.
2. IP Investment Returns: SIM IP invests in IP-related structured products including credit, preferred equity, litigation finance, and equity investments where the value of underlying IP is a significant factor in investment decisions and return expectations similar to IP licensing.
3. Royalty Acquisition: SIM IP pays upfront for rights to future royalty payments from IP owners, based on rigorous forecasting. This expands royalty investing into new markets and asset classes, providing upfront capital to owners without requiring them to relinquish equity or control.
4. Litigation Financing: SIM IP provides litigation financing and strategic advisory services to qualified cases, particularly in trade secret enforcement. This is combined with Tangibly's AI-powered platform for trade secret identification and validation.
5. Outsourced IP Monetization Services: SIM IP serves as an outsourced IP monetization solution for innovative companies, charging fees for patent development, prosecution, and monetization services under revenue sharing arrangements with partners like Strong Force.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sauvegarder Investment Management (SIM IP) deploys its own capital to acquire, structure, and actively monetize intellectual property through four core strategies: IP Licensing (licensing and monetization where a SIM SPV is the owner or SIM IP is the IP advisor), IP Investments (structured products such as credit, preferred equity, and litigation finance where underlying IP value drives returns), IP Royalty Acquisition (buying future royalty streams to provide upfront capital without diluting equity), and IP Tactical Opportunities (opportunistic transactions including distressed investments, refinancings, and judgment financings). The platform is enhanced by Garden Intel's proprietary AI-powered diligence platform acquired through a $150 million merger, supporting over 2,000 patent assets across nine diversified technology portfolios.

Product overview

SIM IP operates as a multi-strategy intellectual property investment and monetization platform offering four core services: IP Licensing, IP Investments, IP Royalty Acquisition, and IP Tactical Opportunities. The platform is enhanced by acquired AI technology from Garden Intel for patent intelligence and valuation, and includes investments in Tangibly for trade secret management. The company holds over 2,000 patent assets across diverse technology portfolios including video coding (VDT), extended reality and haptics (HXR), telecommunications (PowerBridge), and video technologies (GL IP Protect), enabling comprehensive IP monetization across global markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IP Licensing
• IP Investments
• IP Royalty Acquisition
• IP Tactical Opportunities

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue grew from zero in 2024 to $60 million in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• AlibabamajorTechnology or Integration · 19 May 2026SIM IP acquired part of Alibaba's video coding patent portfolio including 126 curated patent assets prosecuted by one of the world's leading IP law firms. The portfolio focuses on current and future video coding technologies including AV1, AV2 and VCM specifications.
• CapricodemajorTechnology or Integration · 30 April 2026SIM IP entered into a definitive agreement to acquire majority of Capricode's assets including its SyncShield patent portfolio of 50+ patent assets encompassing patented methods for centralized, secure, and automated management of connected device fleets including OTA updates, provisioning, monitoring, and cybersecurity controls.
• Garden IntelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2026SIM IP merged with Garden Intel in a $150 million deal creating a vertically integrated IP monetization platform. The merger combines SIM IP's licensing expertise and industry relationships with Garden's agentic AI infrastructure to address inefficiencies in patent evaluation, pricing, and monetization. Garden Intel serves as the technology engine while SIM IP operates under the combined brand, creating a Self-Reinforcing Flywheel where patent analysis and licensing data continuously improves proprietary models.
• TangiblycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2026SIM IP and Tangibly launched a trade secret litigation financing partnership combining SIM IP's IP monetization and enforcement expertise with Tangibly's AI-powered platform for trade secret identification, management, and validation. The partnership provides accessible financing, strategic guidance, and advanced intelligence for companies to protect and enforce trade secrets against theft and misappropriation. SIM IP provides litigation financing while Tangibly delivers litigation intelligence using its proprietary AI-powered SaaS platform.
• Qord IPmajorTechnology or Integration · 20 October 2025SIM IP acquired Qord IP's IoT patent portfolio of 40+ patent assets focused on smart distributed monitoring systems for real-time event detection and automated response. The portfolio was invented by Paddy Rice dating back to 2004, anticipating technologies that shape today's connected world.
• UltraleapcoreTechnology or Integration · 14 October 2025SIM IP completed acquisition of Ultraleap's global haptics and extended reality patent portfolio of more than 500 patent assets, including foundational patents in touchless haptics and XR technologies. SIM IP is now leading the Ultraleap licensing campaign with the goal of quickly securing additional licenses.
• Gurulogic Microsystems OymajorTechnology or Integration · 23 September 2025SIM IP acquired over 200 video coding patent assets from Gurulogic Microsystems Oy, a Finnish technology firm renowned for pioneering video, security, and data technology innovations. The acquisition followed an initial purchase of Gurulogic's breakthrough video patent assets earlier in 2025. Gurulogic's portfolio includes core technologies for video conferencing, streaming, and advanced coding and compression solutions.
• Gene Pool TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2025SIM IP provided funding and strategic advisory services to Gene Pool Technologies, a company focused on development, aggregation, and licensing of advanced extraction and processing technologies for cannabis and hemp industries. SIM IP supports Gene Pool in litigation disputes, global IP acquisitions, and monetization efforts through capital support and strategic advisory expertise.
• Strong Force Innovation PortfolioscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2025SIM IP entered into an agreement with Strong Force for development and monetization of IP created by Strong Force. Strong Force holds over 1,000 high-value patent assets focused on AI-driven business applications across industrial technology, financial infrastructure, transportation, supply chain, hospitality, media, health, and energy. SIM IP owns and monetizes assets under revenue sharing arrangement, with focus on industrial technology and European geography. The relationship expanded with completion of transaction for telecom portfolio of 230+ patent assets.
• FusionLayermajorTechnology or Integration · 22 April 2025SIM IP acquired a cutting-edge Cloud Computing, Virtual Networking and Internet Protocol Address Management patent portfolio from FusionLayer, a pioneering network technology company originating from Finland. The acquisition grants SIM IP full ownership and control of the portfolio for monetization.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Intellectual Ventures: The largest private patent assertion/monetization platform, founded by Nathan Myhrvold. Intellectual Ventures historically built and monetized portfolios of thousands of patents across technology areas, making it the closest direct comparable to SIM IP's IP Licensing and Royalty Acquisition strategies.
• Acacia Research: Public patent licensing and enforcement company that partners with inventors and patent owners to monetize IP assets, often acquiring or licensing portfolios for assertion. Closely comparable to SIM IP in deal sourcing, portfolio acquisition, and licensing model.
• RPX Corporation: Defensive patent aggregation and licensing platform acquired by HGGC. RPX mitigates litigation risk for operating companies by acquiring patents, providing a structural mirror to SIM IP's offensive monetization strategy; both operate in IP portfolio acquisition at scale.
• Pendrell Corporation: Public IP investment and advisory firm that acquires, licenses, and monetizes intellectual property. Pendrell's focus on IP as an asset class and providing advisory services directly parallels SIM IP's IP Investments and IP Tactical Opportunities strategies.
• Uniloc Corporation: Patent licensing and enforcement company that develops, owns, and licenses patents across software, mobile, and consumer electronics. Uniloc's licensing-driven monetization model is comparable to SIM IP's offensive licensing campaigns.
• Marathon Patent Group: Public company historically focused on acquiring and monetizing patent assets through licensing and enforcement campaigns (now largely pivoted to crypto mining). Its former IP business model closely mirrors SIM IP's approach to portfolio acquisition and licensing.

Broad incumbents

• InterDigital: Public R&D and patent licensing company focused on wireless and video technologies. While larger and more R&D-oriented, InterDigital's business model of licensing fundamental mobile/streaming patents is highly comparable to SIM IP's telecom (PowerBridge) and video coding (VDT/GL) portfolios.
• Nokia Technologies: The patent licensing arm of Nokia, one of the largest SEP licensors globally. Sim IP's Managing Director Arvin Patel previously ran Nokia's licensing business. Nokia Technologies represents the gold-standard institutional licensing model SIM IP aspires to replicate at smaller scale.
• Qualcomm (Technology Licensing / QTL): Large public technology company whose QTL division licenses fundamental mobile/wireless patents. QTL demonstrates the high-margin, recurring-revenue potential of patent licensing at scale, providing a benchmark for SIM IP's longer-term margin profile.

Others

• Astora Women's Health (formerly AST): AST was a public IP holding company that acquired and licensed patents across various technology areas. While much smaller and historically more limited in scale, it represents a public-market comparable for IP-only holding structures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments1 record

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