The way companies innovate is broken. The systems built to create and protect ideas can’t keep up with the pace of change. Today, 90% of S&P 500 company value is intangible (e.g., in intellectual property) - yet R&D and IP teams spend half their time buried in manual work, sifting through patents and paperwork instead of pushing the frontier forward. The tools of creating and protecting are stuck in the past.
Ankar is building the AI operating system for innovation, reinventing how companies generate and protect their inventions. Our platform orchestrates how ideas become defensible IP with a suite of AI modules such as patent drafting, office action response, and infringement detection.
Total raised
$24M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Tamar Gomez
Holds a doctorate in economics from Imperial College London. Previously worked at Palantir (CEO's office, Product, Strategy) and as a Product Manager at Helsing (AI & defence tech). Co-founded Ankar in 2024.
LinkedInWiem Gharbi
Engineer trained in applied maths and machine learning at Telecom Paris and École Polytechnique. Spent six years at Palantir leading complex AI software deployments. Co-founded Ankar in 2024.
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