The map of everything startups can do for you.
Search 575K+ startups organized into a living family tree of 240+ innovation maps. Open a branch, follow it down, and land on the companies that solve your exact problem.
Chapter 01
Pick the lens that matches how you buy.
The same 575K+ startups, organized four different ways — so a CISO, a CFO and an innovation head each start from their own question.
By Sector
“Who is disrupting my industry?” — 130 sector maps from FinTech to LegalTech.
By Technology
“Who has the GenAI / robotics / IoT capability we lack?”
By Function
“What can my finance / HR / security team use today?”
By Use Case
“Who solves fraud detection / churn / forecasting — regardless of sector?”
Chapter 02
Not a demo dataset. The real map.
Chapter 03
From map to deal, without leaving the platform.
Semantic AI Search
Ask in plain English — “Series A deeptech healthcare in Bangalore” — and get matched across 575K+ startups.
8-Vector AI Evaluation
Score fit, maturity, team, cost and more — with clear explanations, red flags, and recommended next steps.
Challenge Marketplace
Post partner, source, or invest challenges with RFI forms and data rooms. AI evaluates and ranks applicants automatically.
How OpenI Works
Three simple steps to join the open innovation ecosystem.
Register your role
Choose from 11 roles — startup, corporate, investor, government, mentor, lab, and more. Each gets a tailored profile and dashboard.
Discover & connect
Search 575K+ startups, browse challenges, and use the 8-vector evaluation framework to find the right partners, investments, and innovations.
Collaborate & grow
Schedule meetings, submit proposals, and track projects — manage the full journey from first contact to successful pilot.
See It In Action
Explore the platform across different persona dashboards
Built for Every Stakeholder
Whether you have innovation to offer or innovation to find, OpenI connects you to the right people.
Innovation Providers
GET DISCOVERED
Showcase your startup, research, or technology. Get funded, mentored, and connected to corporates looking for your innovation.
- Startups — Deep-tech, SaaS, healthtech, defence tech
- Students — Research projects, theses, internships
- Academia — University labs, research centres, IP licensing
Innovation Seekers
FIND THE RIGHT STARTUP
Source, evaluate, and partner with high-potential startups. Solve strategic challenges with the next generation of innovators.
- Corporates — Find startups for PoCs, pilots, acquisitions
- Government — iDEX, defence, e-governance tech providers
- Investors — Pre-seed to Series C deeptech opportunities
- Mentors — Industry advisors and domain experts
- Labs — Research labs and testing facilities
- Incubators & Accelerators — Growth programs
- Service Providers — Cloud credits, legal, compliance, HR
Choose Your Persona
Click a persona to create your free account
For Corporates & Enterprises
Services
The platform finds your partner. Our services deliver your solution.
Discovery and evaluation get you to the right startups. Our hands-on services take you the rest of the way — from architecture to fusion to a pilot that actually runs. Delivered by the OpenI team, inside one ecosystem.
Solution Architecture
We define what needs to be solved, in what sequence, with which capabilities — then assemble the right partners around a blueprint, not a vendor list.
Startup Fusion
When no single startup covers your challenge, we engineer a composite — two or more complementary startups fused into one architecture, one integration plan, one accountable delivery.
Managed Sandbox
Isolated, secure test environments purpose-built for innovation pilots — ready in days, with the access controls your IT and compliance teams require.
Synthetic Data
Datasets that mirror your real-world conditions so startups can build and you can evaluate — privacy-safe by design, with zero exposure of sensitive records.
Innovation Project Management
A dedicated project lead runs the integration — milestones, escalations, and stakeholder alignment — so a promising pilot doesn’t die from orphaned ownership.
Stealth-Mode Scouting
We scout university labs and student innovators in stealth mode, surfacing early prototypes before they appear on any database or a competitor’s radar.
Every service. One ecosystem.
Evaluation, architecture, fusion, sandbox, data, delivery — you don't need six vendors. You need one ecosystem that composes them.
Get Started for FreeWhat Powers OpenI
Live numbers, curated innovation maps, AI-tuned recommendations, and multi-role accounts — on a platform that ships every week.
500K+ Startup Database
Bulk-imported and organized into 240+ curated, hierarchical innovation maps. Every profile has a 1536-dim embedding for cosine-similarity search across the full corpus.
Multiple Roles, One Account
Mentor a startup AND fund another. Add Investor, Mentor, Corporate, or any of 11 roles to your account anytime. Switch in one click. One inbox, one watchlist, separate dashboards.
Persona-Tuned Recommendations
Students, academics, corporates and investors get startup matches tuned to their own world — a robotics researcher sees robotics startups first — with measurable lift on every recommendation.
Click-Impact Analytics
Every recommendation surface tracks impressions, clicks, and conversions. We measure which AI matches actually convert — closing the loop on recommendation quality.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about OpenI.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more. No credit card required.
Per-role plans: hold multiple roles on one account and pay only for the roles where you want Pro features. Mentor on Free + Investor on Pro? No problem.
Free
- Direct messaging with startups + any active OpenI user
- 8-Vector self-evaluation framework
- Art of the Possible — 240+ innovation maps with drill-down + Directory + keyword search
- 1 active challenge / month + review queue
- Watchlist + Notifications bell
- Deal pipeline (3 deals max)
- 5 meetings, 5 file uploads / month
Pro
- Everything in Free, plus:
- AI Startup Evaluator (auto-fill 8-Vector + red flags)
- AI Ask — 50 natural-language searches/day
- AI Smart Recommendations + Challenge Advisor
- AI semantic search — find startups by meaning, not keywords
- Invite-only challenges + invite-by-email (signup magic-link)
- Watchlist collaborators (editor / viewer roles)
- Share watchlist / startup profile / IPR via magic-link
- Add reviewers to your challenge review queue
- 10 challenges + 50 app reviews + 100 uploads / month
Enterprise
- Everything in Pro, plus:
- Unlimited AI usage + AI Ask + challenges + reviews
- Multi-seat organization admin with role controls
- USD billing for international / export customers
- Annual cycle with ~17% savings
- Service Partner network access
- SSO, audit logs, SLA guarantees
- API access + data export
- Dedicated account manager
All plans include SSL encryption, daily backups, and access to all 11 persona types. Annual billing saves ~17%.
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Join innovators, investors, and enterprises building what’s next. Free to start — no credit card required.