How it works

A curated bridge between ideas and licensing teams.

Gateway Match gives Gateway alumni a cleaner path to visibility and gives vetted companies a focused way to discover product ideas without sorting through open-submission noise.

  • Reviewed listings before company visibility
  • Category-first discovery for invited companies
  • Information requests routed through inventRight

Gateway Match flow

1Inventor listing
2inventRight review
3Company discovery
4Warm introduction
The process

Built to keep both sides focused.

The platform keeps the experience curated from first listing to first serious licensing conversation.

01SUBMIT

Gateway alumni submit ideas

Inventors upload product details and sell sheets from the Gateway process. Listings stay private until inventRight review is complete.

02REVIEW

inventRight reviews each listing

The team checks category fit, presentation quality, and readiness before an idea becomes visible to invited companies.

03BROWSE

Companies browse by category

Approved companies discover ideas through category, subcategory, search, bookmarks, and weekly digest workflows.

04CONNECT

Requests route through inventRight

When a company wants more information, Gateway Match sends the request to inventRight so introductions stay warm and structured.

Who it serves

One platform, three clean workflows.

Gateway Match is not an open marketplace. Each audience has a defined role and a focused surface.

For inventors

Gateway alumni get a focused place to keep strong ideas visible after the program without opening themselves to cold inbound.

For companies

Invited companies browse vetted sell sheets by the categories they actually source, then request information through a clean workflow.

For inventRight

Staff can moderate listings, invite companies, manage categories, and keep both sides moving toward licensing conversations.

Operating principles

Curated access with clear guardrails.

The product is designed around the Gateway program's trust model: protect inventors, reduce company noise, and keep introductions intentional.

Only Gateway alumni and approved companies participate.

Listings are reviewed before company visibility.

Company interest is routed through inventRight, not direct cold outreach.

Analytics are designed to show useful engagement while protecting the review flow.

Why this exists
Gateway Match exists because a strong idea still needs the right path to the right company. Curation keeps that path useful.
IR- The inventRight team
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Choose the side of the match that fits you.

Gateway alumni can submit ideas for review. Invited companies can sign in or request access to browse.