Strategy Innovation

What Strategy Innovation does

Strategy Innovation s.r.l. is a Venice-headquartered (Sestiere Dorsoduro) private strategic-innovation consulting firm founded in 2015 as a spin-out of Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, now operating as an independent Italian s.r.l. with 11–50 employees. Its commercial offering is tailored strategic-consulting services delivered to enterprises across any sector — purpose definition, future-scenario planning, and business-model reinvention — under the explicit positioning that innovation is 'a form of successful disobedience' pursued through creative destruction and cross-disciplinary ('indisciplinarity') practice. The consulting team is intentionally heterogeneous, combining business experts, designers, engineers, sociologists, psychologists, and literary professionals.

Beyond its core advisory revenue stream, Strategy Innovation operates as a research-and-development vehicle executing EU/regional funded projects across tourism, cultural heritage, AI training, and climate adaptation. The portfolio includes three technology platforms: H.I.S. — Hub per l'Innovazione Strategica, a semantic-architecture platform that profiles entrepreneurs and generates interconnections within a permanent entrepreneurial community; LOVELY — Local Offering VEneto LifestYle, a Data Open System that distributes tourism data to adjacent sectors and powers recommendation systems; and ViVe VR-Boat, an AI/IoT/VR experience for Venetian Villa Venete cultural heritage along the Brenta river. Combined project funding across disclosed engagements totals approximately €2.9M, with the largest single project (ViVe VR-Boat) at €1.5M.

The go-to-market is sales-led and partnership-heavy: Strategy Innovation sells bespoke consulting engagements and participates in consortia led or co-led with Ca' Foscari, IUAV Venezia, Fondazione Ca' Foscari, Confindustria Veneto SIAV, Unindustria Servizi & Formazione, and various EU/Slovenian agencies. Geographic footprint is concentrated in Veneto with selective cross-border extension into Slovenia via the Interreg HeatIslands Adapt (2025) project. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; revenue is not reported. The business carries no external investors, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history, and is wholly controlled by its founding team.

Name

Strategy Innovation

Legal name

Strategy Innovation s.r.l.

Website

https://strategyinnovation.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Strategy Innovation s.r.l. is a Venice-based strategic innovation consulting firm (11–50 employees) that delivers tailored enterprise transformation services and EU-funded research projects in tourism data, cultural heritage VR, AI training, and climate adaptation across Italy and Slovenia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Strategic Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA), Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC), Innovation Leadership & Leading Growth (EDABAAAO), Business Process & Digital Transformation Consulting (BPAEAAAD), Innovation & Design Thinking Programs (EDAMAHAD)

Keywords

• Strategic innovation consulting
• Business model transformation
• Research-intervention services
• Purpose and scenario consulting
• Innovation advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Venice

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: Professional consulting engagements for enterprise transformation, business model reinvention, and strategic innovation. Services are tailored (sartorial) without preset recipes, addressing purpose definition, future scenario planning, and business model transformation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Strategy Innovation is a strategic consulting firm that delivers tailored (sartorial) research-intervention engagements to enterprises and public organizations, helping them define a distinctive purpose, imagine future scenarios, and reinvent their business models with sustainability as the end goal. It complements consulting with proprietary technology platforms (H.I.S. semantic architecture, LOVELY Data Open System, ViVe VR-Boat) developed inside EU-funded research projects together with university and industry partners.

Product overview

Strategy Innovation is a strategic innovation services company (spin-out of Ca' Foscari University Venice, founded 2015) offering consulting services for enterprise transformation. The company's portfolio includes strategic consulting for business model innovation and sustainability, supplemented by technology platforms including H.I.S. (semantic architecture for entrepreneurial community interconnection) and LOVELY (data ecosystem for tourism recommendation systems). Projects are delivered in collaboration with university and industry partners, and funded through EU regional development programs (POR FESR, FSE+).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Innovation Consulting Services Strategic Innovation Consulting Services deliver tailored (sartorial) research-intervention engagements that help enterprises and public organizations define a distinctive purpose, imagine future scenarios, and reinvent their business models with sustainability as the end goal. The service is sector-agnostic and is provided by an interdisciplinary team.
• H.I.S. – Hub per l'Innovazione Strategica H.I.S. is a semantic architecture platform designed to generate interconnections within a permanent entrepreneurial community. It profiles entrepreneur users using innovative marketing tools, promotes interconnection through high-innovation content, creates connections based on innovative profiling, and fosters the development of new business models inspired by strategic innovation concepts.
• LOVELY – Local Offering VEneto LifestYle (Data Open System) LOVELY is a Data Open System that makes tourism-derived data available to other sectors (transport, culture, etc.) for building a digital ecosystem with innovative recommendation systems and new business and digital marketing models. It covers four experimental areas measuring destination attractiveness, tourist socio-demographics, marketing-action needs, and new business model proposals.
• ViVe VR-Boat – Ville Venete Virtual Reality Boat ViVe VR-Boat is an immersive virtual reality experience for cultural heritage sites (specifically Venetian villas along the Brenta river), using AI, IoT, and VR/AR technologies to create a new, adaptable, inclusive, and globally unprecedented service for cultural site visitation.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

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AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kauri Business Solutions S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019Project lead for the LOVELY (Local Offering VEneto LifestYle) project — a POR FESR 2014-2020 funded initiative creating a Data Open System connecting tourism data with transport and culture sectors.
• E-Project S.R.L.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational partner in the LOVELY project focused on tourism data ecosystem development.
• Develon S.r.l.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational partner in the LOVELY project.
• Università Ca' Foscari Venezia – Dipartimento di ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in LOVELY project. Long-standing university partner; Strategy Innovation originated as a Ca' Foscari spin-out and continues collaborative research projects with the university.
• Univerza na Primorskem – Fakulteta za management (Capodistria, Slovenia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the LOVELY project — cross-border university collaboration with Slovenia.
• Università IUAV di VeneziacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in LOVELY project, Start Venice UP, and multiple funded projects. IUAV (University Institute of Architecture of Venice) provides architecture and urban design expertise for innovation projects.
• Università Ca' Foscari Venezia (capofila – project lead)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner for the ViVe VR-Boat project (Ville Venete Virtual Reality Boat) funded by MIMIT 2014-2020, combining VR/AI/IoT technologies for Venetian cultural heritage experiences.
• Invisible Cities SrlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ViVe VR-Boat project focused on cultural heritage VR content development.
• Il Burchiello SrlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the ViVe VR-Boat project — a river navigation operator along the Brenta river near the Venetian villas.
• Fondazione Università Ca' FoscaricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject lead for the PasseParTourism initiative — a training and certification program for tourism professionals on sustainability and digital transformation.
• Fondazione Lepido RoccominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational partner in the PasseParTourism project providing expertise in professional training.
• Confindustria Veneto SIAV SrlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject lead for Start Venice UP — an ecosystem development initiative to make Venice a center of excellence for entrepreneurship and sustainable innovation. Strategy Innovation provides training content for the program.
• Adatta SrlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject lead for Veneto 5.0 — an AI training program for SMEs on digital transformation. Strategy Innovation is an operational partner.
• Unindustria Servizi & Formazione Treviso Pordenone ScarlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject lead for the Accrescere le competenze project on green and digital transition skills. Strategy Innovation is an operational partner.
• Goriška lokalna energetska agencija (Lead Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in the HeatIslands Adapt Interreg Italy-Slovenia project addressing urban heat islands and climate adaptation. Strategy Innovation is PP6.
• Agenzia per l'energia del Friuli Venezia GiuliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the HeatIslands Adapt project focused on energy efficiency and environmental adaptation in the cross-border region.
• Agencija Republike Slovenije za okolje (ARSO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSlovenian Environment Agency partner in the HeatIslands Adapt project.
• Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente del Friuli Venezia Giulia (ARPA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental protection agency partner in the HeatIslands Adapt project.
• Center zelenih tehnologij d.o.o.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen technologies center partner in the HeatIslands Adapt project (Slovenia).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm with a strong innovation and transformation practice. Comparable as an incumbent competitor for Italian enterprise strategic engagements where Strategy Innovation seeks to differentiate through interdisciplinarity.
• Accenture Strategy: Global consulting giant with a dedicated Strategy practice serving Italian enterprises on transformation, innovation, and digital strategy. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise strategic transformation budget pool.
• Oliver Wyman: Global management consulting firm serving enterprises on strategy, operations, and transformation. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the Italian enterprise strategy consulting market where Strategy Innovation competes for transformation mandates.
• Arthur D. Little: Global management consulting with a strong heritage in innovation strategy and technology-driven transformation. Comparable as an incumbent with an explicit innovation/R&D consulting orientation, overlapping with Strategy Innovation's positioning.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting leader serving enterprises on strategy, transformation, and innovation. Represents the broad incumbent Strategy Innovation competes against for large Italian enterprise transformation mandates.
• Roland Berger: European-origin global strategy consulting firm with strong presence in Italy. Comparable as a broad incumbent focused on corporate strategy and operational transformation in European mid-market and large enterprise segments.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Global strategy consulting with a deep innovation practice (BCG X, BCG Henderson Institute). Relevant as an incumbent offering strategic innovation and transformation services to enterprises across Italy and globally.

Direct peers

• The European House – Ambrosetti: Italy-headquartered strategy consulting and think tank focused on corporate strategy and economic-innovation advisory. Comparable as an Italian-rooted strategic advisory serving enterprises and institutions, with a research-driven engagement model.
• Lenovys: Italian management consulting firm specializing in innovation management and business model transformation. Strategy Innovation's own website displays the Lenovys logo alongside its own, signaling a direct peer relationship in the Italian innovation consulting space.

Emerging players

• Gellify: Italian digital innovation consultancy and venture builder serving SMEs and enterprises. Comparable as an emerging Italy-based innovation player with overlapping enterprise transformation and digital strategy offerings, though with a more tech-platform-centric model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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