The global platform for innovation
We are the global platform for innovation, where groundbreaking technologies find their path to market, intellectual property realizes its full value, and inventions and markets come together to create lasting impact.
Commercialize your intellectual property
From prototype to product, we help unleash groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions.
Licensing Business Models, Partnerships & Investment
Connect with innovators, collaborators, and markets ready to scale your innovation.
Global IP Portfolio Management
Maintain, monitor, and maximize your IP assets across borders and industries.
Our group
Our mission
We empower innovation companies and inventions by transforming intellectual property into market-ready technologies.
Through expertise, reach, and a commitment to creating value, we scale potential and unlock opportunities for meaningful, world-changing advancements that benefit everyone, everywhere.
If you’re an innovation company or have exciting technologies to unleash, contact us to find out more.
Why us?
Global reach and local insight
We operate across borders but never lose sight of local markets and needs.
Proven IP & commercialization expertise
With decades of experience, we understand the full lifecycle of innovation.
End-to-End support
From idea to impact, we’re with you at every step, unlocking doors and scaling opportunity.
Our management team
Leading the company is John Rietveldt, partner at Ramphastos Investments Management and CEO at i4F Patents & Technologies. He previously worked as global president for Tarkett, the world market leader in hard flooring and has held senior executive and board positions as CEO of Ideal Standard International and VP and Officer at Whirlpool Europe.
John Rietveldt
Chief Executive Officer
Mattie de Koning specializes in cross-border IP litigation and licensing strategy. Previously, Mattie worked at Simmons & Simmons LLP, where he was an IP partner, also specializing in cross-border patent litigation and IP transactions.
Mattie de Koning
Chief Intellectual Property Officer
Bram Kingma oversees the financial management of i4E’s licensing business, companies and partnerships. He is a principal at Ramphastos Investments Management and CFO at i4F Patents & Technologies. Previously, he was part of KPMG’s Corporate Finance team where he was involved in various M&A transactions and worked on valuation and financing projects.
Bram Kingma
Chief Financial Officer