SIM IP and Garden Intel Merge; Garden Intel Valued at $150M
February 5, 2026
Sauvegarder Investment Management (SIM IP) and AI-driven patent intelligence firm Garden Intel have closed a merger that values Garden Intel at $150 million. The combined company will operate under the SIM IP brand, integrating Garden's agentic AI infrastructure with SIM IP's IP monetization platform to scale patent-based investing and prepare for the public markets.
- Buyers
- Sauvegarder Investment Management (SIM IP)
- Targets
- Garden Intel
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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