CAI's Differentiators
1. FLEXIBLE, CONFIGURABLE IMPACT ARCHITECTURE: Startups can be created in and/or sourced from ANY geographic region; around ANY topic; can be financed in ANY manner (grants, social impact investments, etc.)
2. RELATIONSHIPS: CAI is the only organization that has the relationships allowing unique access to 170,000+ inventions across 100+ organizations with startup-friendly terms. Other organizations have tried and failed. CAI has also built an Ambassador program in 55 different ecosystems to gain access to strong entrepreneurial talent, accelerators, capital, etc. CAI also built relationships with 650+ world-class mentors and advisors. Rosemarie Truman, CEO of CAI, and Nick Donofrio, CAI's Chairman, have enormous networks of companies, investors, accelerators, etc. to gain access to leadership teams, capital and other resources teams need. Examples include: IBM, VW, BP, GM, Ford, etc. Rosemarie ran growth strategies for 50 of the top 100 companies in the world
3. PROVEN, SCALABLE, TURNKEY APPROACH: CAI has more than doubled the number of startups launched each year from its inception. 30%+ of CAI’s startups are high-quality and best-in-class, having the world’s best accolades in fundraising, leadership, startup competitions and accelerator attendance
4. EVERGREEN: With a long-term strategic plan and dedicated fund over 7 years, funding is provided one time and would run CAI in perpetuity given outsized returns
5. DUE DILIGENCE: CAI identifies the best, most commercially viable inventions through rigorous trade-secret due diligence models cultivated by Rosemarie Truman over the last 26 years; final due diligence is performed by CAI's selection committee which is formed from super angels, head of venture in large companies, leaders of the top VC firms in the world and more
6. STRONG STARTUP TEAMS: CAI is the world’s largest platform for sourcing and training entrepreneurs. It is the only platform that BUILDs multidisciplinary, diverse, inclusive startups and connects them with world-class mentors. CAI's startups consistently win 25-70% of the world's largest startup competitions
7. REDUCED RISK: CAI radically lowers investor risk by creating startups from seasoned teams and mentors as well as providing them WORKING inventions with startup friendly terms, resulting in a high probability of success
8. MULTIPLIER EFFECT: With the equivalent funding traditionally allocated to one inventor with one plan to advance one invention, CAI advances 10-20X inventions with 50+ entrepreneurs for each invention. CAI and judges get to select the best team(s) and business plans to launch startups around an invention
9. EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP: CAI provides the most rigorous accelerator program, 8 months of 40 classes versus the norm of 14 classes; training is hands-on with company building exercises. CAI is a life-changing experience for challenge-accelerator participants
10. LOWER BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION AND LAUNCHING A STARTUP: CAI's challenge-accelerator program is virtual, which allows startup teams to be formed from underserved ecosystems. CAI lowers the barriers to enter win given flexible hours of providing training, mentoring and participating in "hot seats" (pitch practice). As a result, CAI's startup founders include 500% more minorities than the national average; they are on track to create 3500+ jobs
2. RELATIONSHIPS: CAI is the only organization that has the relationships allowing unique access to 170,000+ inventions across 100+ organizations with startup-friendly terms. Other organizations have tried and failed. CAI has also built an Ambassador program in 55 different ecosystems to gain access to strong entrepreneurial talent, accelerators, capital, etc. CAI also built relationships with 650+ world-class mentors and advisors. Rosemarie Truman, CEO of CAI, and Nick Donofrio, CAI's Chairman, have enormous networks of companies, investors, accelerators, etc. to gain access to leadership teams, capital and other resources teams need. Examples include: IBM, VW, BP, GM, Ford, etc. Rosemarie ran growth strategies for 50 of the top 100 companies in the world
3. PROVEN, SCALABLE, TURNKEY APPROACH: CAI has more than doubled the number of startups launched each year from its inception. 30%+ of CAI’s startups are high-quality and best-in-class, having the world’s best accolades in fundraising, leadership, startup competitions and accelerator attendance
4. EVERGREEN: With a long-term strategic plan and dedicated fund over 7 years, funding is provided one time and would run CAI in perpetuity given outsized returns
5. DUE DILIGENCE: CAI identifies the best, most commercially viable inventions through rigorous trade-secret due diligence models cultivated by Rosemarie Truman over the last 26 years; final due diligence is performed by CAI's selection committee which is formed from super angels, head of venture in large companies, leaders of the top VC firms in the world and more
6. STRONG STARTUP TEAMS: CAI is the world’s largest platform for sourcing and training entrepreneurs. It is the only platform that BUILDs multidisciplinary, diverse, inclusive startups and connects them with world-class mentors. CAI's startups consistently win 25-70% of the world's largest startup competitions
7. REDUCED RISK: CAI radically lowers investor risk by creating startups from seasoned teams and mentors as well as providing them WORKING inventions with startup friendly terms, resulting in a high probability of success
8. MULTIPLIER EFFECT: With the equivalent funding traditionally allocated to one inventor with one plan to advance one invention, CAI advances 10-20X inventions with 50+ entrepreneurs for each invention. CAI and judges get to select the best team(s) and business plans to launch startups around an invention
9. EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP: CAI provides the most rigorous accelerator program, 8 months of 40 classes versus the norm of 14 classes; training is hands-on with company building exercises. CAI is a life-changing experience for challenge-accelerator participants
10. LOWER BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION AND LAUNCHING A STARTUP: CAI's challenge-accelerator program is virtual, which allows startup teams to be formed from underserved ecosystems. CAI lowers the barriers to enter win given flexible hours of providing training, mentoring and participating in "hot seats" (pitch practice). As a result, CAI's startup founders include 500% more minorities than the national average; they are on track to create 3500+ jobs
