The Center for Advancing Innovation Inc.
Business Consulting and ServicesMaryland, United States11-50 Employees
The Center for Advancing Innovation is a global nonprofit that operates as a public-private partnership, based in Bethesda, Maryland. Its aim is to accelerate the commercialization of research to spur entrepreneurship, strengthen the global economy, and maximize the potential of promising inventions through innovative approaches and models. The organization runs a challenge-based accelerator and applies rigorous due diligence with lean management practices to speed the development of high-growth startups. Through twelve global innovation challenges, including four with NIH and one with NASA, CAI has launched more than 480 startups and trained over 4,000 entrepreneurs. A recent development is the October 2025 announcement of the Future of Health Innovation Tournament Challenge.