We discover big ideas and back the technology and healthcare ventures that are changing the world. Our namesake, Mr. Spencer Trask, backed Thomas Edison – the ultimate innovator – and his light bulb, the very symbol of a bright idea. Mr. Trask then ran the world’s first electricity network, giving birth to the infrastructure of modern civilization. Today we strive to live up to this legacy by discovering big ideas with the potential to improve the human condition. In line with this mission, we have helped create and build world leaders in genomics, communications, mobile technology, healthcare, open innovation, artificial intelligence and many other advanced technologies.