What Saltare does

Saltare is a private advisory and management consulting firm specializing in intangible asset advisory for privately-held companies. Founded in 2014 and operating with 1–10 employees, the firm identifies, manages, protects, and values intangible assets spanning formal IP (patents, trademarks, copyrights, design rights) and intellectual capital (trade secrets, proprietary software, organizational knowledge, brand, customer relationships). The firm is headquartered in the Chicago/St. Augustine, FL corridor and operates as a founder-owned private entity with no outside funding disclosed.

The firm's core offering is its proprietary Saltare Enhanced Valuation Process, a methodology that combines traditional financial analysis with comprehensive intangible asset evaluation. Saltare delivers four integrated service lines: Intangible Asset Portfolio Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Enhanced Valuation, and Funding Support. The technology stack is service-delivery-based rather than software-based—there are no disclosed platforms, apps, APIs, or proprietary technology products, and no AI/ML capabilities are referenced. Value is generated through human-expert consulting rather than automated systems.

Go-to-market is sales-led and content-driven, combining direct consultation requests via the website, a Perspectives Blog, published case studies, and an educational resource (Intangible Assets 101), plus referral channels through professional networks including the Ellevate Network and the Exit Planning Exchange. The firm targets a horizontal mix of customer segments: the primary targets are business owners of privately-held SMBs preparing to sell, raise capital, or improve ROI, with secondary engagements for Fortune 500 enterprises (technology, industrial manufacturing) and financial services/investment management firms. Leadership is concentrated in three individuals—CEO Laura Yunger, President & CSO Athan Demakos, and CMO Suzanne Hart—each bringing prior Fortune 500, investment banking, or global PR agency experience. Pricing is project- and retainer-based with no publicly disclosed rate cards.

Name

Saltare

Legal name

Saltare Solutions

Website

https://saltaresolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Saltare is a private advisory firm that helps privately-held companies and select Fortune 500 enterprises identify, protect, and value their intangible assets using its proprietary Enhanced Valuation Process and project-based consulting engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intangible Asset Advisory Services

NAICS

All Other Support Services (561990)

akta.pro primary industry

Estate, Gift & Trust Valuation (BPAHANAL)

Keywords

• Intangible asset advisory
• IP valuation services
• Management consulting
• IP risk mitigation
• Capital raising advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Saltare generates revenue through professional consulting engagements focused on intangible asset assessment, valuation, risk mitigation, and funding support services. Services appear to be project-based or retainer arrangements for privately-held companies and enterprise clients seeking to understand, protect, and extract value from their intangible assets.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Saltare is an intangible asset advisory and management consulting firm that identifies, manages, protects, and values intellectual property and other intangible assets for privately-held and enterprise companies. It delivers four core services — IP Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Enhanced Valuation, and Funding Support — to help business owners understand and leverage the intangible assets that often represent the majority of corporate value.

Product overview

Saltare is an intangible asset advisory firm offering a unified set of consulting services centered on helping privately-held companies identify, manage, protect, and value their intangible assets. The company's portfolio consists of four integrated service offerings: Intangible Asset Portfolio Assessment (identifying on- and off-balance sheet assets), Risk Mitigation (protecting and securing IP), Enhanced Valuation (combining traditional financial analysis with intangible asset evaluation), and Funding Support (connecting business owners with capital sources and buyers). These services work together to help business owners extract value from intangibles when seeking funding or preparing to sell their company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IP Assessment Identification and analysis of a company's intangible assets (intellectual property, brand, processes, customer relationships) so owners can understand what they own and its potential value. Designed for privately-held business owners and enterprises seeking visibility into their intangible asset base.
• Risk Mitigation Advisory on protecting intangible assets, including IP protection strategy, to reduce exposure tied to under-protected or under-managed intangibles. Targeted at business owners and enterprises with valuable but vulnerable intangible portfolios.
• Enhanced Valuation Valuation of intangible assets delivered through Saltare's proprietary Saltare Enhanced Valuation Process, providing a defensible, enhanced view of intangible asset value beyond standard methods. Used by business owners and enterprises preparing for transactions, capital raises, or strategic decisions.
• Funding Support Advisory and network-enabled support for raising capital by leveraging the value of intangible assets, connecting clients with funding sources and IP service providers as needed. Designed for privately-held companies seeking non-traditional or asset-backed financing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quintupled investor pool for restaurant client through intangible asset assessment
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stout: Stout is a global advisory firm providing valuation, transaction advisory, and dispute consulting services including intangible asset valuation. Comparable to Saltare in service offering but at significantly broader scale across multiple service lines.
• EY-Parthenon Valuation, Modeling & Economics: EY-Parthenon provides business and intangible asset valuation services as part of its broader strategy consulting offering. Comparable to Saltare in core service category but operates at dramatically larger scale with global delivery.
• Duff & Phelps (Kroll): Kroll's Valuation Services practice (formerly Duff & Phelps) is a major provider of business valuation, intangible asset valuation, and forensic consulting to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. It competes with Saltare for enterprise valuation mandates at significantly larger scale, with global coverage.
• American Appraisal: American Appraisal (a Duff & Phelps/Kroll company) is a global intangible asset and business valuation firm with deep Fortune 500 relationships. Comparable to Saltare's Enhanced Valuation service at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Deloitte Valuation Services: Deloitte's Valuation & Modeling practice serves enterprise clients with business and intangible asset valuations, M&A advisory, and transaction-related services. Competes with Saltare primarily for Fortune 500 mandates where audit-firm scale and global coverage are decisive.

Direct peers

• Marshall & Stevens: Marshall & Stevens is an independent valuation consulting firm providing business, intangible asset, and equipment valuation services. It is a focused mid-market peer with similar service-line structure to Saltare.
• Brand Finance: Brand Finance is a brand and intangible asset valuation consultancy operating globally. Comparable to Saltare in the intangible asset valuation niche, particularly around brand and intellectual capital categories Saltare explicitly services.
• Valuation Research Corporation: Valuation Research Corporation provides independent business valuation and IP/intangible asset valuation services to corporate and legal clients. It is a focused mid-market competitor with comparable service lines to Saltare's Enhanced Valuation offering.
• Ocean Tomo: Ocean Tomo is a leading intellectual property valuation and consulting firm that provides intangible asset valuation, IP strategy, and transaction advisory — directly comparable to Saltare's core services. Both firms cite the Ocean Tomo 90% intangible asset statistic in their marketing materials, indicating strong overlap in positioning.

Emerging players

• Christensen & Associates: A focused intangible asset and IP valuation firm serving middle-market companies. Smaller and more specialized than Big 4 competitors, representing a similar positioning to Saltare in the underserved mid-market segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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