Live Product Searches

We match you with the world’s largest retailers and manufacturers. The Live Product Searches on Edison Nation is a way for them find, license, develop and bring to market your great ideas. Live Product Searches tell you what they need, improving your chances of matching up one of your product ideas. If you have an idea that fits, simply tell your invention’s story through our secure Live Product Search system. Upload documents, sketches, videos or anything else that helps you describe your invention. Our team reviews each idea and narrows the submissions down to the finalists, which are presented to the Search sponsor.

Cost to pitch your idea: $25 (just $20 for Insiders).

The pay off? If your idea is selected, you’ll receive a $2,500 advance and an industry-leading royalty.

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$25 Million Innovation Fund Searches

When we launched Edison Nation, we partnered with major retailers and manufacturers to help them fill specific product needs through our Live Product Searches. Along the way we’ve learned that many great ideas come when you aren’t looking for them at all. With the Edison Nation Innovation Fund, we are searching for, investing in and bringing to market those ideas that break the mold.

Cost to pitch your idea: $100 (just $35 for Insiders).

The pay off? If your idea is chosen, we will invest up to $250,000 development dollars into your innovation and bring it to market – just like the ideas featured in our television series, Everyday Edisons. You will have a development partner in Edison Nation for life and receive an industry-leading royalty.

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Insider Licensing Program

Insiders with issued patents or patent-pending innovations earn exclusive representation with our expert Licensing Team. The Insider Licensing Program enables us to shop your great ideas to industry partners year-round. Sometimes a great idea doesn't require more development – it just needs a chance and the support of a seasoned licensing veteran. To enter your patented (or patent-pending) idea into our Licensing Program, just submit it to one of our Innovation Fund searches and that's exactly what it will receive, whether it is selected for development through our Innovation Fund or not.

Cost to be a part of the program? Submit your patented (or patent-pending) idea to an Innovation Fund search for just $35 and maintain your Insider membership.

The pay off? Representation by the same expert Licensing Team that has brought to market Gyro Bowl, Mister Steamy, Emery Cat and the other Edison Nation products featured on our Successes page.

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