We work with 6,000 private companies a year, but we also work with 980 other partners, like universities, government labs and those kinds of public institutions, where we're partner-agnostic. We're assessing the novelty of their innovation challenge and whether we are in a position to help.
One of our true strengths is our ability to be objective with our clients and partners. If the idea doesn't have technological merit or commercial potential, we'll tell them to stop dumping money into something that's probably not going to be successful. We'll tell them to pivot and try a different approach.
That objectivity and cost avoidance is part of our secret sauce that makes us a trusted partner to so many thousands of companies every year.