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About us

T9L is a Science Foundry that works alongside scientists, researchers and institutions to transform high-potential research into commercially viable deep-tech companies.

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Our model brings together leading scientific minds, experienced company builders and long-term capital through four core capabilities: Find, Validate, Build and Capitalise. We identify promising research, validate its technical readiness and commercial potential, productise the underlying IP, build the company and prepare it for specialist capital, strategic partnerships and scale.

  • 80+PortfolioStartups
  • $2Bn+Past PortfolioValuation
  • $450MnRaised byVentures
  • 20+Exits
  • 60%SuccessRate

What T9LBuilds Around It

  1. Productization

    Translate research into a clearly defined product by identifying the core use case, target user, technical requirements and path from scientific capability to a deployable solution.

  2. Commercialization Strategy

    Validate critical user pain points, assess willingness to adopt and pay, and determine where the technology creates enough value to support a viable business model.

  3. Venture Structuring & Operations

    Build the company around the science, including entity structure, operating model, governance, processes, financial planning and the systems required to run and scale the venture.

  4. Team Building

    Identify the capabilities the venture needs beyond the founding scientific team, then attract and build leadership, technical, commercial and operating talent around the opportunity.

  5. Brand & Market Positioning

    Shape how the company is understood by customers, partners, talent and investors through clear positioning, messaging, brand identity and category definition.

  6. Fundraising & Capital Strategy

    Prepare the venture for specialist capital by defining the funding roadmap, investor narrative, milestones, capital requirements and the right mix of investors and strategic partners.

  7. Go-to-Market & Distribution

    Design the path from product to customer by identifying priority segments, channels, partnerships, pilots and commercial entry points that can drive early adoption and scale.

  8. Policy & Regulatory Navigation

    Map the regulatory, policy and institutional environment around the venture, identify approvals and compliance requirements, and build a pathway that supports commercial deployment.

  9. Legal & IP Protection

    Structure ownership of intellectual property, protect defensible assets, establish the right legal frameworks and ensure commercial rights are secured as the venture is built.

Our Portfolio

Where ScienceFinds Its Next Chapter

All companies

Vertical AI

Vibodha

Vibodha translates industry requirements into measurable capabilities and personalised pathways to job-readiness. Its technology combines competency mapping, adaptive assessments and learning recommendations. The Employability Index tracks role-specific readiness, guiding student preparation, institutional support and capability-based hiring.

T9L is co-building Vibodha’s assessment and recommendation technology, spanning product architecture, data models, institutional validation and commercialisation to connect job-readiness with industry needs.

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TEAM

Minds Behind Innovation

Scientific minds and experienced company builders, supported by operators, specialists and networks that move research from discovery to enterprise.

Full Team
Fahad Moti Khan

Fahad Moti Khan

Founder & CEO

Gaurav Gaggar

Gaurav Gaggar

Founder & COO

Manoj K Jha

Manoj K Jha

Senior Director & Growth Strategist

Ashok Vishwakarma

Ashok Vishwakarma

CTO in Residence