Beyond Innovation AB

What Beyond Innovation AB does

Beyond Innovation AB is a privately held Swedish consulting firm (Aktiebolag) headquartered at Alströmersg 6 in Malmö, Sweden. The firm delivers Innovation and Engineering Management services, including structured idea coaching, market and technology research, project management, product management, and technology sourcing, to help clients break new ground through business-driven innovation. The company states it is built on more than 20 years of in-depth experience managing R&D projects, drawing on cross-disciplinary strategic, analytical and management skills combined with deep market and technical understanding from diverse industries.

The firm's service portfolio is delivered as tailor-made engagements on either an in-house consultant basis or via turn-key outsourced projects. To extend its delivery capability, Beyond Innovation AB leverages a global partner network that spans industrial design, scientific expertise, rapid-prototyping and high-volume production. It serves a hybrid customer base of large corporations and start-ups across software, product, and service contexts, and cites a track record of 53 happy clients, 96 products launched, and 24,594 ideas screened.

The firm operates as a tightly held private company with 1-10 employees, a single Malmö office, no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no public listing. Revenue is not disclosed and pricing is quote-based and tailor-made. Marketing and distribution are limited to a corporate website (beyondinnovation.se) and direct contact channels ([email protected], +46-701-176424), with the website carrying a 2018 copyright. The firm emphasizes client confidentiality as a reason for not publishing case studies, which limits external visibility into specific engagements and outcomes.

Name

Beyond Innovation AB

Legal name

Beyond Innovation AB

Website

https://beyondinnovation.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beyond Innovation AB is a privately held Swedish consulting firm in Malmö providing tailor-made Innovation and Engineering Management services, including idea coaching, market/technology research, project and product management, and technology sourcing, to large corporations and start-ups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation and Engineering Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• Innovation consulting
• R&D management
• Engineering management
• Product development consulting
• Technology sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Malmö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Beyond Innovation AB provides tailor-made Innovation & Engineering Management consulting services to businesses. Its core deliverables include structured idea coaching, market and technology research, project management, product management, and technology sourcing, applied to software, products, and new-service development for both large corporations and start-ups. Engagements are delivered either as in-house consulting support or as turn-key outsourced projects, leveraging a global partner network for industrial design, scientific expertise, rapid prototyping, and high-volume production.

Product overview

Beyond Innovation AB is a consulting firm, not a software product company. The company offers a unified set of professional consulting services focused on Innovation & Engineering Management. Their service portfolio includes Structured idea coaching, Market and technology research, Project Management, Product Management, and Technology Sourcing. These services are delivered as tailor-made consulting engagements, working both as in-house consultants and on turn-key outsourced projects, with no standalone software products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovation & Engineering Management Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 96 products launched
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• RISE Research Institutes of Sweden: Swedish state-owned research and innovation partner supporting companies with applied R&D, prototyping, and technology sourcing. Regional peer offering overlapping capabilities within Sweden.
• Chalmers Industri teknik: Swedish innovation and technology transfer arm linked to Chalmers University, helping corporates and start-ups with R&D, prototyping, and product development. Regional peer operating in the same Gothenburg/Sweden ecosystem.

Direct peers

• PA Consulting: International consultancy combining innovation strategy, technology, and engineering expertise to help clients develop and launch new products. Highly comparable service portfolio spanning idea generation through commercialization.
• Innosight: Strategy and innovation consulting firm founded on disruptive innovation thinking, advising large enterprises on growth, R&D, and new product strategy. Closely aligned with Beyond Innovation's corporate innovation focus.
• IDEO: Design and innovation consultancy combining human-centered design, technology research, and product development. Directly comparable cross-disciplinary approach to innovation and engineering management.
• Arthur D. Little: Global management consultancy with a dedicated innovation and R&D management practice advising corporates on technology strategy and product development. Comparable in service mix to Beyond Innovation but operating at much larger global scale.
• frog (Capgemini Engineering): Global design and innovation firm that helps corporates bring new products and services to market through design thinking, research, and engineering. Similar mix of strategic and product-launch services.
• Ignite Innovation: Innovation consulting firm that helps corporates build innovation capabilities and launch new products, using structured coaching and project-based delivery. Closely comparable boutique model and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company (Innovation Practice): Global management consulting giant with a dedicated McKinsey Innovation practice covering R&D strategy and product development. Same problem space as Beyond Innovation but at massive scale and with much broader capabilities.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Global consultancy with deep innovation and R&D strategy offerings through BCG X and Platinion. Addresses the same corporate innovation mandate as Beyond Innovation with far greater resources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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