Tambourine Innovation Ventures (TIV) is a technology commercialization and economic development advisory firm dedicated to poverty alleviation and sustainable development through innovation. The company’s core focus is on bringing technological inventions to market, with emphasis on impact on the Base of the Pyramid (BoP). We deliver a full suite of strategic advisory services and solutions to international development organizations, governments, NGOs, multilateral banks, and the private sector on the topics of: • Innovation Strategy, Eco-Systems and Clusters • Technology Commercialization • Entrepreneurship and competitiveness • University-Industry collaboration • IP Strategy and monetization of intangible assets • Venture finance • Impact Investment, Social Venture Capital and Fund Design • Sustainable Business and development • Resource Productivity • Business Solutions for the Base of Pyramid (BOP) • Design of New Ventures Based on Sustainable Innovation Our Sectoral expertise includes: • Cleantech • The Water/Energy/Food Nexus • ICT Applications for Health (e.g. Medical Tourism, Telemedicine) • Renewable Energy • Water (Drinking Water, Waste Water and Agriculture) • Value Added products from Waste Streams (e.g. Agriculture, Manufacturing) • Green Composites • Advanced Extraction Technologies • Metering and Metrics (e.g. Energy, Water) • Eco-Tourism and Green Buildings.