Unleashing Innovation in the World’s Largest Overlooked Market

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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.

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Yet – a small fraction of venture capital goes into this industry. We are at the beginning of an innovation wave.

Adaptation Ventures:

Maximizing Independence, Potential, and Dignity

Adaptation Ventures maximizes human independence, potential, and dignity by investing in next-generation disability, neurodivergence, caregiving, and diagnostics tech companies that serve 2B people with $18T in spending power.

These are must-have solutions for massive populations, but often unlock even larger markets through the curb cut effect. Think electric toothbrushes, audiobooks, subtitles, and curb cuts in sidewalks: created for people with disabilities but used by almost everyone daily because they are at the intersection of necessity and universal appeal.

The Adaptation team has been on all sides of the table – as exited founders, global operators, and leading early-stage investors. They offer personal insight with lived experience ranging from limb difference and traumatic brain injury to neurodivergence. Its portfolio companies represent a range of sectors and industries, and benefit from a robust community of investors and partners – many whom have disabilities or are caretakers – to help them scale.

Adaptation sees disability innovation as the catalyst for a new era of entrepreneurship – one that delivers both purpose and performance.

Our Approach