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yet2.com is a global technology marketplace founded in 1999. The company is based around the idea of open innovation, and allows all types of technologies to be bought and sold. yet2.com focuses in four areas: Open Innovation Technology acquisition, Technology out-licensing and business development, Patent buying and selling, Venture Capital (yet2 Ventures)

"NetSquared Local groups hold monthly offline events for anyone interested in technology and social impact. They serve as an opportunity to convene locally to share ideas, learn from one another, and collaborate on projects for real world impact. These gatherings take place in nearly 80 cities, in 25 countries, around the world. NetSquared Local events provide a chance to connect for all those interested in the intersection of social technologies and social change in your local community. Members of local groups represent nonprofit organizations and foundations, government agencies and service providers, designers and developers, innovators and social entrepreneurs. Join or start a group in your city!"

Ideawicket is an Open Innovation intermediary based in New Delhi, India. The portal connects science and technology innovators with innovation seeking businesses and non-profits. Organizations looking for new technologies, breakthrough research or solutions for existing R&D problems use the Ideawicket platform to find R&D solutions and connect with research partners and suppliers in the field.

"An international network of creative technologists connected to the people, companies and cutting edge technologies from outside your field of view. Helping you connect and collaborate using the principles of Open Innovation"

Cambrian House began as a crowdsourcing community that pioneered the technology to tap crowds for the best software ideas. To power open innovation in other businesses, they developed a crowdsourcing platform Chaordix - the technology to harness a crowd for breakthrough ideas.

Cambrian House began as a crowdsourcing community that pioneered the technology to tap crowds for the best software ideas. To power open innovation in other businesses, they developed a crowdsourcing platform Chaordix - the technology to harness a crowd for breakthrough ideas.

"OpenAMD (Attendee Meta-Data) combines an RFID tracking system with social networking. Utilizing conference badges to track individuals' locations in real-time, it then integrates with personal and community details (metadata). This allows for features such as recommending to users conference talks and people with related interests to increase participants' engagement with the conference and their community. It also increases awareness of how such emerging technologies could be used for surveillance and marketing purposes."

"OpenAMD (Attendee Meta-Data) combines an RFID tracking system with social networking. Utilizing conference badges to track individuals' locations in real-time, it then integrates with personal and community details (metadata). This allows for features such as recommending to users conference talks and people with related interests to increase participants' engagement with the conference and their community. It also increases awareness of how such emerging technologies could be used for surveillance and marketing purposes."

The NetSquared Challenge Process was developed to mine, profile, and accelerate innovative projects using Web and mobile-based technologies focused on social change, locally and globally.

"they've added 2 new NetSquared Local groups to the map, bringing the new official number to 80 groups in 26 cities worldwide! NetSquared Local groups meet to network and learn about using web and mobile technologies to make social change happen."

"TechSoup Global, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was founded in 1987 on the belief that technology is a powerful enabler for social change. Since then, we've assembled a worldwide network of individuals and organizations that share this conviction. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ This network-one that you likely belong to-is working together to develop and share innovative solutions to our most urgent social challenges." \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The iBridge Network is a Web-based mechanism for the dissemination of innovations such as research results and reports, computer software and other copyrighted works, biological research materials, and patented inventions. It is implemented as a database with Web interfaces and electronic commerce capabilities.

Although the idea and discussion about some consequences (especially the interfirm cooperation in R&D) date back at least to the 60s, Open Innovation is a term promoted by Henry Chesbrough, a professor and executive director at the Center for Open Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, in his book Open Innovation: The new imperative for creating and profiting from technology.