What RaiseLab does

RaiseLab is a Paris-headquartered strategy consulting firm founded in 2019 that helps large organizations (SBF 120 corporates, mid-sized enterprises, and public actors) build strategic alliances with technology players such as startups, scale-ups, and innovative SMEs. Its core offer is 'Conseil en Innovation,' a structured open-innovation advisory covering governance setup, scouting, dealflow management, strategic monitoring, and project coaching, supported by a proprietary 'Dispositif Open Innovation' methodology. RaiseLab was constituted as a joint venture between SL Group/Schoolab (innovation acceleration) and RAISE (investment/venture ecosystem), and it operates La Maison RaiseLab, a 2,500 m² physical campus in Paris's 11th arrondissement that hosts coworking space, nine meeting rooms, two event spaces (Espace Magellan and Lumière), and recurring community programs such as Club Magellan.

The firm also publishes research studies on CVC and corporate-startup collaboration in partnership with BCG and RAISE Sherpas. As of 2024, RaiseLab has completed 170+ missions since inception, with 65% of 2024 missions carrying a positive-impact dimension and 50% having an international scope. It generates revenue through professional-services consulting engagements, ancillary venue and event rentals at La Maison RaiseLab, and increasingly productized market intelligence services following its September 2023 acquisition of Early Metrics' Market Intelligence activity. Customer acquisition is consultative and event-driven, leveraging earned media (Les Echos, Maddyness, Le Figaro), content/thought-leadership, partnerships with the RAISE/Schoolab ecosystem, and event participation (Vivatech, Maddyness roundtables).

The firm is privately held as a French SAS with €50,000 of share capital; specific headcount is not publicly disclosed (listed range 1-10). Leadership includes co-founder and CEO Paul Jeannest, COO Chloé Tuot, and Managing Director Joséphine Simeray (promoted September 2024). In May 2024, RaiseLab formally adopted 'entreprise à mission' status, and it has since joined the INSKIP partnership network to broaden its open-innovation distribution.

Name

RaiseLab

Legal name

RaiseLab

Website

https://raiselab.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RaiseLab is a Paris-based open-innovation consulting firm that helps large French enterprises and public actors build strategic alliances with startups and innovative SMEs, combining advisory services, scouting, research, and a 2,500 m² innovation campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capital Raising Advisory (Debt/Equity/Private Capital) (BPAHADAG), Corporate Accelerators & Startup Programs (FSANAHAD), Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Open innovation consulting
• Strategic alliance advisory
• Corporate-startup partnerships
• Innovation vehicle design
• Startup scouting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: RaiseLab provides advisory services to large organizations seeking to build strategic alliances with startups, scale-ups, and innovative SMEs. Services include innovation vehicle selection, governance structuring, partnership execution, and project coaching. Revenue is generated through consulting engagements with enterprise clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RaiseLab is a strategic consulting firm that helps large organizations (corporates, mid-cap firms, public actors) build strategic alliances with technology actors such as startups, scale-ups, and innovative SMEs. Its core offering covers the full alliance lifecycle, including open innovation framework design, startup scouting and dealflow, governance structuring, and project coaching. The firm supplements its consulting work with La Maison RaiseLab, a 2,500 m2 Paris campus offering coworking, nine meeting rooms, and two event spaces (Espace Magellan and Espace Lumière) that it rents out for events and collaborative work.

Product overview

RaiseLab is a consulting firm specializing in open innovation strategy and strategic alliance creation between large organizations and technology actors. The core offering is Innovation Consulting (Conseil en Innovation), which provides services including scouting, dealflow management, and structured open innovation frameworks for enterprises. Supporting this is La Maison RaiseLab, a 2,500 m2 physical campus in Paris offering meeting rooms, event spaces (Espace Magellan and Lumière), and coworking facilities. The company also runs community programs like Club Magellan and publishes research studies on corporate-startup collaboration topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil en Innovation (Innovation Consulting) Strategic consulting service for large organizations (grands groupes, ETIs, public actors) covering open innovation structuring, technology scouting, dealflow management, governance design, and project coaching across the alliance lifecycle with startups and innovative SMEs.
• La Maison RaiseLab A 2,500 m2 innovation campus in Paris's 11th arrondissement hosting approximately twenty companies in coworking spaces, 9 inventor-themed meeting rooms, two event spaces (Espace Magellan and Espace Lumière), and a rooftop with panoramic Paris views; serves as a hub for client-startup collaboration and community programming.
• Espaces événementiels (Event Spaces) Rental of two modular event spaces at La Maison RaiseLab for conferences, seminars, general assemblies, and training: Espace Magellan (250 m2, basement level with industrial aesthetic and professional technical equipment) and Espace Lumière (250 m2, 5th floor with rooftop access and panoramic Paris views).
• Salles de réunion (Meeting Rooms) Nine inventor-themed meeting rooms available for rental at La Maison RaiseLab, each equipped with rectangular tables and connected screens for videoconferencing and optimized for collaborative work.

Quantifiable outcome

• 170+ missions completed since 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers38 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• INSKIPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaiseLab has joined INSKIP, a strategic partnership that expands RaiseLab's ecosystem and capabilities in innovation consulting and alliance building.
• RAISEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAISE is part of RaiseLab's ecosystem, providing access to a broader network of entrepreneurs, investors, and innovation resources. RaiseLab originated from RAISE and Schoolab partnership.
• SchoolabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchoolab is a co-founder of RaiseLab alongside RAISE. Schoolab provides innovation acceleration expertise and complements RaiseLab's strategic consulting focus.
• Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaiseLab accompanied SNCF Patrimoine in a partnership with CMN's Incubateur du Patrimoine to identify startups for heritage preservation and activation projects.
• ColipiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaiseLab supported Colipi, a biotech startup, in building alliances with large organizations seeking sustainable biotechnology solutions for their RSE strategies.
• RAISE REIMstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAISE REIM served as the project owner for the Maison RaiseLab building construction and renovation project.
• Vinci Construction (Dumez Ile de France)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for the Maison RaiseLab construction project, involving heavy renovation and restructuring.
• Label ExperienceminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior architects for Maison RaiseLab, responsible for the unique design and layout of the innovation space.
• RAISE SherpasstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaiseLab and RAISE Sherpas co-published the study 'Les startups à la conquête des plans stratégiques du SBF 120' on startup integration in large corporate strategies.
• BCGstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerRaiseLab and BCG co-published studies on Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) and startup investments, providing insights on maximizing CVC success rates.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sia Partners: Global management consultancy with strong French presence and active open innovation, transformation, and corporate venture advisory offerings targeted at large enterprise clients.
• Wavestone: Large French-origin consulting firm with a dedicated innovation and CVC practice serving French blue-chips, overlapping with RaiseLab on open innovation and corporate-startup alliance mandates.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG) — Open Innovation/CVC practice: Global strategy consultancy with a dedicated corporate venture capital and innovation practice that has co-published CVC research with RaiseLab, competing for the same French and European enterprise open innovation mandates.

Direct peers

• Schoolab: Co-founder of RaiseLab and a direct peer operating an innovation lab and corporate-startup collaboration programs in Paris, with overlapping service lines in open innovation, scouting, and corporate venture support.
• Plug and Play Tech Center: Global corporate-startup accelerator platform running industry-specific programs that compete directly with RaiseLab's open innovation and corporate-startup matching services for enterprise clients.
• Founders Factory: Corporate-startup venture builder and accelerator partnering with large enterprises to co-create startups, closely paralleling RaiseLab's corporate-startup alliance mission and offering similar services in other geographies.
• Early Metrics: Paris-based startup rating and scouting firm whose Market Intelligence activity was acquired by RaiseLab in 2023, making it a former direct competitor in startup evaluation and corporate open innovation intelligence.

Others

• RAISE Sherpas: Sister entity within the RAISE ecosystem that advises large French corporates on growth and strategy and has co-published research with RaiseLab, making it an adjacent, ecosystem-linked peer serving overlapping buyers.

Emerging players

• INSKIP: Strategic partnership platform RaiseLab recently joined, focused on building alliances between large organizations and tech players, with overlapping value proposition in open innovation and corporate-startup matchmaking.

Regional players

• The Family: European startup support and education platform connecting founders with corporates and investors, partially overlapping with RaiseLab's startup ecosystem and corporate alliance positioning in France and the UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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