Michael Karnjanaprakorn

While playing around online, I came across some pretty interesting innovation-based companies out there. Here are a few. Please leave any others that you know about in the comments section. Thanks!

Idealab

Idealab itself employs about 70 people who provide support to the start-up companies. Employees of Idealab are compensated by Idealab, hold Idealab stock options, and receive Idealab benefits. Idealab operating companies are companies that are developed from ideas created by Idealab. They are legally separate entities managed by independent teams of executives who report to their respective boards of directors. Employees of Idealab operating companies are compensated by the operating company itself (not by Idealab), and typically hold stock options in the particular company, and receive that company’s benefits.

In addition to capital, Idealab provides a full range of resources to infuse start-ups with the support they need to rapidly introduce innovative products and services. Resources include office space and the accompanying office services, development and technology, graphic design, marketing, competitive research, legal, accounting and business development support and services. In addition, Idealab provides advice on strategy, branding and corporate structure.

?WhatIf!

We work with clients who genuinely wantto innovate and grow. We help them release the creative potential of their people, products and brands.We do this by working for a fee or as joint venture partners on innovation projects.We also work with clients to increase their innovation capability – developing skills, organisational structures and mechanisms, and identifying and developing how to leadfor successful innovation.We are an action-orientated, happy and hard working team of over 300 people with offices in the UK, USA, China and Australia.We work in over 40 countries worldwide across a wide range of clients and market sectors.

Acne

Acne is broken into a couple different companies. Some of them include Acne Creative, Acne Digital, Acne Film, Acne Jeans, Acne Jr and Acne Paper.

Influx has a great write-up on them as well.