Unleashing Innovation in the World’s Largest Overlooked Market
2B
There are 2B people with disabilities globally and nearly everyone will need assistive tech in their lifetime.
$18T
They control a massive amount of spending alongside their supporters, and are 3x more loyal customers.
9x ROI
Every $1 spent on assistive technology brings a 9x economic return to purchasers and decision makers.
<1%
Yet – a small fraction of venture capital goes into this industry. We are at the beginning of an innovation wave.
Adaptation Ventures:
A New Era of Entrepreneurship
Adaptation Ventures is a pioneering pre-seed fund and investor community dedicated to fueling tech innovation in disability, neurodivergence, and accessibility.
We back mission-driven founders building venture-scalable solutions for the nearly 2 billion people who live with disabilities and control $18 trillion in annual purchasing power. The Adaptation team has been on all sides of the table – as exited founders, global operators, and leading early-stage investors – and offers personal insight as people with disabilities, with lived experience ranging from limb difference and traumatic brain injury to neurodivergence. Our portfolio companies represent a range of sectors and industries, and benefit from a robust community of investors, experts, and hands-on guidance to help them scale.
We see disability innovation as the catalyst for a new era of entrepreneurship –
one that delivers both purpose and performance.
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