Portland, Oregon—September 26, 2018— e1ectr0n today announced it has received an investment from Ideaship, a patent leveraged venture capital firm that provides patent development support to early stage startups. The investment will assist e1ectr0n’s patent portfolio development related to its disruptive industrial robotic technology.

“We recognize the technology that e1ectr0n is developing has the potential to bring higher levels of automated efficiencies to manufacturing industries. We are proud to be partnered with a company whose technology and corresponding business model will bring the advantages of industrial robots to companies of all sizes,” said Michael Lubitz Founder and Managing Director of Global Technology Transfer (GTT) Group and Ideaship Co-Founder.

“Historically, industrial robots have only been available to large companies. e1ectr0n’s technology is changing that paradigm by bringing the benefits of industrial robots to small-mid sized manufacturing companies,” stated Kazutoshi Yasunaga, IP Specialist for Ideaship and Director for Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America.

“Partnering with the Ideaship team has been an incredibly beneficial experience for us,” remarked Theodore Hobbs, founder of e1ectr0n. “Every team member has brought their expertise to the table and made our success their mission. Knowing that a team of world class IP experts fully believes in our vision and the viability of our technology is extremely encouraging. We look forward to continuing to learn from the IP experts who comprise Ideaship and to a long-term relationship.”

About e1ectr0n

e1ectr0n is a manufacturer of robotics company based in Portland, Oregon. e1ectr0n designs and deploys manufacturing automation robots that bring the benefits of robotic assistance to companies of all sizes.

For more information, please visit electron-robotics.ai.

About Ideaship

Ideaship is equity based patent development capital. Ideaship is a patent leveraged venture capital firm, comprised of world-renowned experts at understanding, articulating, and activating patent value. Ideaship provides patent development capital for early stage ventures.

Ideaship is a collaboration between Global Technology Transfer Group (GTT Group)  and Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America. Ideaship combines the wisdom and experience of GTT Group’s patent analysis, valuation, and monetization practices with Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America’s leading patent department to achieve enterprise value premiums.

For more information, please visit https://www.ideashipfund.com/.