Aulive

What Aulive does

Aulive is a privately held Belgian software and methodology company, founded approximately in 2005 after roughly twenty years of prior research and development, that provides a systematic six-step innovation framework called the AULIVE Method, packaged into a portfolio of inspiration tools targeting large enterprises and academic institutions. The core platform, InnovationLogic, is positioned as the systematized delivery vehicle for the AULIVE Method, while a suite of companion tools extends the offering: PatentInspiration provides visual-semantic patent landscaping and screening; MoreInspiration offers a free database of more than 5,000 classified innovations; ProductionInspiration surfaces alternative production method ideas; and TestMyCreativity is a self-assessment tool measuring eight creativity metrics. The technical differentiator claimed by the company is the codified six-step methodology itself, distilled from two decades of founder-led R&D, rather than any novel algorithmic or machine-learning component.

The company operates from docking offices in Ypres, Belgium and an Innovation Centre in Glen Elgin, New South Wales, Australia, with a stated active footprint in "most countries" delivered through enterprise workshops and academic programs. The disclosed customer base is unusually broad for a 1–10 person organization, spanning roughly 25 multinationals (BIC, Corning, GE, GSK, L'Oréal, P&G, Philips, Shell, Siemens, TATA, Terumo, Toyota, Unilever, Daimler, AB InBev, and others) and 17 universities. GTM is direct, contact-based, and workshop-driven, with no public pricing, no e-commerce or self-service channel, and no disclosed investors, funding rounds, or partnerships. Revenue mechanics appear to rely on enterprise programs and the premium PatentInspiration and InnovationLogic tools, supplemented by free tools used as funnel assets to a newsletter base exceeding 5,000 innovation professionals.

Name

Aulive

Website

https://aulive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aulive is a Belgian privately-held software company that packages its proprietary AULIVE Method—a six-step systematic innovation framework developed over 20 years of R&D—into the InnovationLogic platform and a suite of companion inspiration tools (PatentInspiration, MoreInspiration, ProductionInspiration, TestMyCreativity), serving multinational enterprises and universities globally via workshops and direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation & Design Thinking Programs (EDAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Product & Innovation Research (Concept, Pricing, Packaging, Conjoint) (MPAAALAI)

Keywords

• Innovation management software
• Patent analysis tools
• Systematic innovation methodology
• Creativity assessment platform
• Innovation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Ieper

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aulive delivers the AULIVE method, a 6-step systematic methodology for innovating products or processes, distilled from 20 years of research and development, alongside a suite of complementary inspiration software tools: InnovationLogic (the core methodology platform), PatentInspiration (visual-semantic patent landscaping and screening), MoreInspiration (a free database of over 5,000 classified innovations), ProductionInspiration (free production-ideas tool), and TestMyCreativity (an 8-metric creativity self-assessment). The company primarily sells enterprise innovation programs, workshops, and tool subscriptions to large multinational corporations and universities.

Product overview

AULIVE is a platform-plus-tools ecosystem offering the InnovationLogic systematic innovation methodology alongside five inspiration tools (PatentInspiration, MoreInspiration, ProductionInspiration, and TestMyCreativity). InnovationLogic serves as the core platform providing the AULIVE method—a 6-step systematic approach to innovating products or processes distilled from 20 years of R&D. The related inspiration tools extend the platform: PatentInspiration provides visual semantic patent analysis, MoreInspiration offers a free database of 5000+ classified innovations, ProductionInspiration focuses on production method ideas, and TestMyCreativity measures creative tendencies. All tools are accessible at their respective URLs with the main portal at aulive.com.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InnovationLogic: Hands-on innovation tools and systematic method designed to demystify and systematize creativity and value creation.
• PatentInspiration
• MoreInspiration
• ProductionInspiration
• TestMyCreativity

Products and services

• InnovationLogic Core systematic innovation methodology platform that helps users innovate faster, more efficient, easier and stronger, providing hands-on tools based on 20 years of research and development and bridging the AULIVE method with BIG Patent DATA. Targeted at large enterprises and innovation teams.
• PatentInspiration Innovation research tool with visual semantic power for patent landscaping and patent screening, requiring no training to derive information from patent data. Used by enterprises such as TATA, Terumo, and Corbion to screen developments in their domain and search for cross-domain solutions.
• MoreInspiration Free database of over 5,000 classified innovations, used for innovation discovery and exploration by innovation professionals subscribed to the MoreInspiration newsletter.
• ProductionInspiration Free tool that generates production process ideas by exploring alternative methods for industrial processes, exemplified by the question 'how many ways to cool a solid?'.
• TestMyCreativity Creativity assessment tool that measures 8 different metrics to determine whether a user is more associative or curious in their thinking patterns.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5000+ innovation professionals subscribed to newsletters

Named customers26 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• IDEO: IDEO is a global design and innovation consultancy known for design thinking and human-centered innovation. It is a broader incumbent in the enterprise innovation services space where Aulive's methodology and workshops compete, but its offering is design-led consulting rather than patent analytics.
• Clarivate (Derwent / Innovation): Clarivate is a major IP and scientific research analytics provider whose Derwent and Cortellis products serve enterprise patent and innovation intelligence needs. It is a broader incumbent in the same patent analytics and innovation intelligence category as PatentInspiration.

Direct peers

• PatSnap: PatSnap is a patent analytics and innovation intelligence platform that helps R&D teams conduct patent landscaping, monitor competitors, and identify whitespace. It is a direct competitor to PatentInspiration, offering similar visual semantic search and patent screening functionality to enterprise IP and innovation teams.
• Orbit Intelligence (Questel): Orbit Intelligence is a patent analytics platform owned by Questel aimed at IP and R&D professionals for patent searches, landscaping, and competitive monitoring. It directly competes with PatentInspiration in the patent landscaping and screening use case Aulive targets.
• HYPE Innovation: HYPE Innovation provides enterprise innovation management software including idea crowdsourcing, portfolio management, and innovation consulting. It competes with Aulive's structured innovation methodology and tool suite for the same enterprise customers.
• Spigit: Spigit is an enterprise innovation management platform offering idea crowdsourcing, challenges, and innovation programs. It competes with Aulive's enterprise innovation programs and workshops for similar Fortune 500 buyers.
• Brightidea: Brightidea is an innovation management software platform offering idea management, innovation programs, and crowdsourcing for large enterprises. It competes with Aulive's innovation program and workshop offerings for the same corporate innovation budget.
• Planbox: Planbox is an innovation management platform combining idea management, structured innovation frameworks, and consulting services. It targets the same enterprise buyers as Aulive, with overlapping structured methodology and software functionality.
• Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT): SIT is a structured innovation methodology and consultancy offering training tools and brainstorming frameworks based on the 'Five Templates' approach. It directly competes with AULIVE's systematic 6-step method and creative ideation tools as a teaching-led innovation franchise.
• LexisNexis PatentSight: PatentSight is an enterprise patent analytics platform focused on patent valuation, quality, and competitive benchmarking. It competes with PatentInspiration for the same corporate IP and R&D buyer, with stronger analytics depth but heavier implementation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aulive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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