Make Your Patents Work For You
IP-Backed Loans and Enforcement Financing
Capital to Grow Your Business
$2-50M loans using IP as collateral.
Get the capital you need using the assets you have.
Half the cost of Venture Capital with no dilution.
Are Your Patents Infringed?
We finance the litigation from start to royalty payments.
IP Collateralized Loans
Who Gets Our Investment?
We invest in early stage companies where patents and intellectual property can make a big difference.
- Growth stage companies with annual revenue.
- Bootstrapped or venture-backed companies.
- Solid, well-curated IP portfolio.
IP Backed Lending vs Banks/VC
Here’s a comparison between IP-backed lending and bank financing and venture capital.
VC vs. IP‑Backed Financing (At a Glance)
| Venture Capital | BlueIron IP‑Backed Financing | |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership | Give up 20–40% | Keep 100% |
| Control | New board seats, terms, oversight | You retain full control |
| Timeline | 6–12 months to raise | 45-60 days to close |
| Cost of Capital | Priced for 10x fund returns | 40–60% lower effective cost |
| Growth Pressure | Forced “hockey‑stick” | Sustainable, management‑led |
| Complexity | Liquidation preferences, ratchets, provisions | Straightforward loan terms |
Patent Valuation
Patent valuation – the most commonly asked question
Patent valuation is not like valuing real estate or anything else. It all comes down to revenue.
Who Are We?
BlueIron has been financing IP for over a decade.
Our investments span multiple industries:
- Medical device
- Software
- Agtech
- Fintech
- Industrial
- and more
What makes us different?
We don’t see patents the way your patent attorney does.
We see IP as business assets, not plaques for the wall.
Some of our blog posts:
Let’s Have a Discussion
If you would like to learn more, we look forward to talking with you.
A couple of things to remember:
- You need to have revenue (typically $5M annually or more) or
- You need to have infringed patents with Evidence of Use
If you are too early on the revenue goal, we are happy to talk, but remember that we won’t be able to help until you have real, meaningful revenue.