Talke Innovation

What Talke Innovation does

Talke Innovation is a Sydney-based boutique management consulting firm that helps founders commercialise science- and technology-based innovations, with a pronounced focus on digital health and aged care. The firm operates a selective portfolio model, embedding deeply with a small number of companies to provide design thinking, business development strategy, IP management, compliance, and product commercialisation services. Its team comprises two co-founders (David Anstee and Gary Rogers) plus seven named advisors with credentials spanning American Express, British Airways, NeuRA, UNSW, and UTS TD School.

The firm's portfolio centres on three proprietary digital health platforms: StandingTall, a clinically validated digital falls prevention platform featuring 6,000+ exercises, adaptive algorithms, CBT components, and a current rebuild on FHIR with SNOMED CT nomenclature for global health system interoperability; Rapporr, a remote aged care platform combining smart sensors, AI-driven anomaly detection, and predictive analytics for 24-hour monitoring of elderly clients; and Tess, an AI companion agent using NLP, predictive analytics, and recommendation engines to drive habit-forming behaviour and long-term adherence in health programs. Adjacent portfolio companies include Mobile Learning (enterprise Totara-based remote training deployed to the Australian Defence Force and NSW Police Force), CONJA (AR and Visual Spatial AI platform), and Stay Kind (workplace wellbeing).

Revenue is generated through two streams: professional services advisory engagements with portfolio founders (design thinking, strategy, IP, compliance, business planning) and digital health platform licensing to healthcare providers, aged care operators, government health departments, and research institutions. Pricing is custom and quote-based rather than tiered, consistent with the high-touch, selective engagement model. Distribution is primarily domestic (Australia) with global reach through portfolio companies, particularly StandingTall's international clinical trials and the FHIR-based interoperability rebuild.

Name

Talke Innovation

Legal name

Talke Pty Ltd

Website

https://talke.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Talke Innovation is a Sydney-based boutique consulting firm that helps founders commercialise science-based innovations, operating a small portfolio that includes proprietary digital health platforms for aged care and falls prevention (StandingTall, Rapporr, Tess).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Commercialisation Consulting & Digital Health Platforms

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital & Technology Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAH), Conversational AI Platforms (chat/voice bots, orchestration) (HDAAAFAC), Conversational NLP & Dialogue Management (chatbots, agents) (HDAAADAF)

Keywords

• Innovation commercialisation consulting
• Digital health platforms
• Aged care technology
• Startup advisory services
• Design thinking consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Innovation & Commercialisation Advisory: Talke provides advisory services to founders and startups, helping transform innovations into commercially viable businesses. Services include design thinking, business development strategy, customer-aligned product design, R&D management, IP protection, compliance, and business planning. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements with portfolio companies and innovation projects.
2. Digital Health Platform Licensing: Talke develops and commercialises proprietary digital health platforms (StandingTall, Rapporr, Tess) targeting aged care and healthcare markets. Revenue is generated through platform licensing to healthcare providers, aged care operators, government health departments, and research institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Talke Innovation is a boutique management consulting firm that helps founders commercialise science- and technology-based innovations through design thinking, business strategy, IP management, compliance, and customer-aligned product development. The firm embeds deeply with a small number of portfolio companies and also develops proprietary digital health platforms (StandingTall, Rapporr, Tess, Talketime) targeting aged care, falls prevention, and patient engagement, which are licensed to healthcare providers, aged care operators, and government health departments globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovation & Commercialisation Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• StandingTall is the leading Digital Falls Prevention Solution according to a recent UK Government audit
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNSW (University of New South Wales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Talke and UNSW are partnered on research studies including an 80-person dementia study over six months. Additionally, Talke is involved with the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute, which is described as a leading think tank for commercialising research that addresses the needs of an ageing population. The partnership leverages UNSW's academic research capabilities with Talke's commercialisation expertise.
• NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGary Rogers has been a long-term advisor to NeuRA in relation to the commercialisation of key intellectual property. Professor Peter Schofield AO served as CEO of NeuRA from 2004 to 2022. NeuRA is a key research partner in the aged care and neuroscience innovation space.
• UTS TD School (University of Technology Sydney)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTalke has connections with UTS TD School through advisors Kees Dorst (Professor of Transdisciplinary Innovation) and Rodger Watson (Founding Course Director of the Master of Creative Intelligence and Strategic Innovation). The partnership provides access to design thinking expertise and academic innovation frameworks.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Global professional services firm with healthcare and innovation practices supporting digital transformation and product commercialisation. Comparable in helping clients commercialise tech innovations, though operating at enterprise scale.
• Bain & Company: Global management consulting firm with a strong innovation and R&D commercialisation practice. Comparable in serving founders and corporates on translating science- and technology-based innovations into commercial outcomes, but at vastly larger scale.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consultancy with deep healthcare and innovation practices that help clients commercialise new technologies. Overlaps with Talke's advisory work but serves much larger enterprise clients across many industries.
• Deloitte Digital: Digital transformation consulting arm of Deloitte serving healthcare and technology clients on innovation and commercialisation. Comparable in combining consulting with technology implementation, though at much larger scale.
• BCG (Boston Consulting Group): Global strategy consultancy with dedicated innovation and digital health practices supporting tech and life-sciences commercialisation. Comparable advisory remit to Talke but with much broader resources and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• IDEO: Globally recognised design and innovation consulting firm that helps organisations translate ideas into commercially viable offerings. Highly comparable to Talke's design-thinking-led commercialisation model and selective client engagement.

Emerging players

• care.coach: Digital health company providing an AI-augmented companion service for older adults and patients with chronic conditions. Comparable to Talke's Tess AI companion in driving engagement and adherence through conversational AI.
• CarePredict: AI-powered remote monitoring platform for older adults that uses wearables and predictive analytics to detect health changes. Directly comparable to Talke's Rapporr platform in addressing aged-care monitoring and predictive analytics.
• Constant Therapy Health: Digital therapeutics company delivering clinically validated brain rehabilitation and exercise programmes. Comparable to StandingTall in delivering adaptive, clinically proven digital therapy at scale.

Regional players

• ANDHealth: Australia-based digital health commercialisation accelerator supporting founders in scaling evidence-based digital health businesses. Directly comparable to Talke in helping Australian health-tech founders commercialise innovations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/talke-innovation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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