Chief Executive Officer | Innovance IP Solutions | Canada
Nilay Goyal is a serial entrepreneur, IP commercialization and technology transfer expert, and the CEO of Innovance IP Solutions, headquartered in Toronto, Canada with a global presence. He previously built and exited a deep tech company that was acquired by a leading semiconductor company, driven primarily by the strength of the intellectual property developed. Nilay has worked extensively in university technology transfer, supporting the licensing of research-based intellectual property and helping build high-growth startups that translate academic innovation into market impact. He is also an active startup investor as a partner at Good News Ventures and Nuvis Capital, with a focus on IP defensibility and commercialization pathways. At Innovance, Nilay works at the intersection of business strategy, intellectual property strategy, and product and technology development strategy, helping entrepreneurs and technology companies identify, protect, value, and commercialize innovation.