Introducing proactive IP development for seed-stage and pre-seed companies

Early-stage companies often postpone intellectual property work because it's unclear what matters, what can wait, and how to move forward. However, VCs focusing on seed and pre-seed investments can help companies leverage their assets by partnering with All Turtles.

Our IP development program gives VCs a snapshot view of the patent and trademark status for their seed portfolio. When a company's IP is underdeveloped, the VC can connect the founder directly to All Turtles for a detailed assessment of intellectual property assets and opportunities.

Founders get clarity and a roadmap to follow, while VCs ensure their investments are set up to thrive.

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BUILDING A STRONGER FOUNDATION

You know that the long-term prospects for a startup often depend on making the right moves at the start. But more than half of seed companies lack patents or trademarks. Failing to leverage these assets results in weaker differentiation, softer stories for future rounds, and less leverage at exit. Companies that build solid IP portfolios early tend to see big benefits that compound over time.

10.2x

Companies that act early to file both patents and trademarks are 10x more likely to secure additional funding.

+76%

Using a patent as collateral has been linked to approximately 76% more VC funding over a three-year period.

+80%

A startup’s first granted patent is associated with 80% higher cumulative sales over five years versus peers without patents.

Our Record of Success

All Turtles' IP development team has built patent and trademark portfolios for over 14 years, working with standout tech companies like Sunflower Labs, Octane AI, Carrot Fertility, Airtime, Replika, Evernote, and many more.

The combined IP portfolio we've helped create includes over 110 issued patents and over 60 registered trademarks. And our dedication to technical quality gives us a patent issue rate 10% higher than the USPTO average.

Our IP team is supported by long-running partnerships with the law firms Westborough IP Group, LLC (for patents) and Trust Tree Legal, P.C. (for trademarks).

HOW IT WORKS

Every startup can benefit from early, thoughtful IP development. And we make it easy with carefully considered recommendations tailored to each company’s technology, brand exposure, and business plan.

Portfolio Review

VCs who join the program can get a preliminary IP status assessment of companies in their portfolio, and can refer companies to All Turtles for further exploration.

Assess

We work directly with founders to identify the best opportunities for patent and trademark protection.

Recommend

We’ll come back with a clear, specific roadmap of which patent and trademark filings are worth pursuing and when.

Develop

All Turtles can handle the IP development or you can take our assessment to any patent attorney. Program pricing varies depending on which option you choose.

Our launch partner: Theory Forge Ventures

Theory Forge Ventures is an AI-focused investor supporting the next generation of ambitious founders and transformative startups. We’re proud to offer our IP expertise to the companies in Theory Forge’s portfolio as they push the boundaries of what’s possible.

“All Turtles are magicians when it comes to patents and IP. They’ve helped us successfully file multiple patents and were instrumental on everything from patent inception to navigating the patent office. We’re extremely proud to be partnering with All Turtles to bring their patent and IP expertise to our entire portfolio.” Ben Parr

General Partner, Theory Forge

PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE

IMMERSIVE VIDEO EDITOR WITH GenAI DRIVEN TEXT-TO-VOICE MODIFICATIONS AND VISUAL AUGMENTATION

U.S. Patent 12,505,861
Issued December 23, 2025
See more at Airtime

DYNAMIC VISUAL CODING OF TEMPORAL, GEOGRAPHY AND ACTIVITY DRIVEN USER INTERFACES

U.S. Patent 12,462,089
Issued November 4, 2025
See more at All Turtles

LANDING PLATFORM WITH MULTICOPTER SELF-ORIENTATION

U.S. Patent 12,391,415
Issued August 19, 2025
See more at Sunflower Labs

WIRELESS PLANT CONTAINER WITH VACUUM SEALING FOR SUB-IRRIGATED SELF-WATERING CONTROLLED BY SOIL MOISTURE AND WATER LEVEL SENSORS

U.S. Patent 12,336,463
Issued June 24, 2025
Patent assigned to Herba Grown, Inc

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do we engage with you? What’s the process?+−

All Turtles’ proactive IP program partners with seed and pre-seed stage venture capital funds, which then refer portfolio companies to us.

A typical project begins with the materials founders already have. We review, ask questions, and then come back with specific suggestions such as: “Open a search and filing project for these two trademarks,” “File a patent application aimed at this system architecture,” or “Prepare two patent applications timed to your planned alpha release.” The goal is to give the team a clear map of what is worth doing and when.

If the company wishes to follow our recommendation, they can either contract All Turtles to handle drafting, filing, and prosecution, or they can take the assessment to third-party IP counsel.

Will the founders’ proprietary information be safe?+−

Each participating company signs its own Service Agreement with All Turtles, which includes confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions. Only after that do we look at non-public materials.

How much does it cost?+−

The program has two options.

Under the paid assessment option, the company requesting the assessment pays a fixed fee of $3,000. If extra work is needed and agreed to, additional hours are billed at $250/hr. The company may use our recommendations with any IP counsel it chooses to engage, or may decide to continue with All Turtles for follow-on IP work.

Under the free assessment option, All Turtles waives the assessment fee. In return, the company commits to using All Turtles for follow-on IP development arising from the assessment, on commercially reasonable and competitive terms.

The workflow and the quality of the evaluation are the same in both options.

How much company time and resources will this tie up?+−

We keep the burden on company founders as light as possible. A good starting point is a slide deck with some technical depth, along with additional notes to provide context. In the assessment phase, we usually need a single point of contact on the company side and one or two working sessions to clarify details.

The services described herein do not constitute legal advice, legal opinions, or legal services. All Turtles Corporation (ATC) is not a law firm and does not practice law or act as a patent attorney or patent agent.

All patent and trademark filings, prosecution activities, and related legal services are performed by, or under the supervision of, licensed legal counsel. References to third-party law firms reflect independent professional relationships and do not imply that ATC provides legal services.

ATC may decline to perform requested services where doing so would conflict with applicable legal obligations or otherwise create legal, ethical, or reputational risk.