Exaptive

Exaptive was founded on the idea that innovation doesn ‘t have to wait for serendipity; innovation can be facilitated. When a tool, technique, or method developed to solve a specific problem gets co-opted in a completely different domain and completely different context to become an innovative solution, that ‘s  exaptation. Bringing collaborators with a mix of shared and unique perspectives together is a formula for  exaptation. We built the  Cognitive City ®  platform to bring together people, data, and analysis tools to do just that.
We got started in 2011 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A small team spent their first few years incubating the platform while generating revenue through services engagements. In 2014, we relocated headquarters to Oklahoma City and raised seed funding. Since then we have proudly grown our revenue, our team, and our impact several times over.