As the startup market has matured over the years, so too have the models for company acceleration and growth. New industries have unfolded to nurture seedling companies and develop them from conception through to launch and eventual exit. These models include accelerators, incubators, VCs, angels, and now the startup studio model is unfolding as a new approach to accelerating innovation. Accelerators for startups come in all flavors from broad-stroke cohorts such as Techstars or 500 Startups to more niche accelerators focusing on specific verticals such as IndieBio. After a competitive application process, accelerators will select a cohort of startup teams (ranging from 10-20).

There's no shortage of tech entrepreneurs taking venture capital money to turn their artificial intelligence ideas into AI reality. These startups typically fill up at the VC spigot and go back to their offices to build product, with check-ins from the VC firm along the way. That's pretty much the complete opposite of the approach taken by Analytic Ventures. Analytic Ventures may look like your typical VC firm from the outside, but it's anything but on the inside. About a year and a half ago, the San Diego-based company created Analytic Ventures Fund 1, which sought cash from investors for the purpose of investing in startups that aimed to use AI tech to build products and services. But Analytic Ventures is anything but your run-of-the-mill VC firm.