N Darius Sankey
Innovation Acceleration Capital
Los Angeles, California
Skills
Education
- Uo
- MI
- MI
Work Experience
2023
Visiting Professor
2023
General Partner and Managing Director
2021
Innovation Acceleration Capital is a Technology Investment Firm that provides strategic advice and management support to corporations that are facing the need to develop Outsourced R&D Strategies. We do this by developing novel investment vehicles that lowers the overall risk of investing in emerging technology research and development of new products and services. We work with Venture Funds, Private Wealth funds, and Corporations to design the ideal investment vehicle for all stages of technology development. We focus on designing technology ecosystems in sectors where there are a diverse intersection of technological problems to solve. We support the development of both new product and IP strategies for our corporate clients. We work with teams of entrepreneurs and inventors who are the source of disruptive technologies where IP is an important component in the overall value creation of a new idea, product or company. Our mission is to change the world so that people from all parts of the world can live a better life.
Lecturer
2007
Lecturer for Technology Entrepreneurship and Technology Strategy
2023 - 2025
Engineer Adjunct
2023 - 2025
2018 - 2019
President of Ocean Tomo China
2018 - 2019
2016 - 2019
Chairman Of The Board and CEO
2016 - 2019
2014 - 2016
Managing Director
2014 - 2016
Managed Data Analytics Business and Innovation Management Practice
2010 - 2014
Sr. Portfolio Director, Head of Portfolio Strategy and Industry Sector Leader
2010 - 2014
Management of Investment Strategy and Technology Roadmap
1999 - 2010
Managing Director
1999 - 2010
Founder of Opteris, a venture capital secondary investment asset management firm. 10 years of experience in managing the entire Venture Fund portfolio at Zone Ventures. Zone Ventures has raised 2 funds with a total of $140 million under management with 4 successful exits including DivX Inc (NASDAQ:DIVX) the largest IPO in Southern California in 2006.
2004 - 2008
Adjunct Professor
2004 - 2008
Lecturer for 2nd year MBA students in the Entrepreneurship program Course: Investing in New Ventures.