Corporate Venturing Advisory · Service catalogue
Twenty years on both sides of the table. Twelve companies built, four exits, seven years building Novable. An independent advisory practice anchored on two proprietary frameworks: the CVF and the ERL.
A note from Laurent
After nearly seven years as CEO of Novable, the AI-driven corporate venturing platform I co-founded in 2019, I have moved to the role of Chairman. This transition opens space for something I have been preparing for years: an independent advisory practice dedicated to helping large organisations make smarter, faster, and better-informed decisions about startups.
I have built twelve companies and sold four, including a transaction with Bisnode and Dun & Bradstreet. Through Novable, I worked with the corporate venturing, innovation, and M&A teams of organisations such as The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, P&G, Etex, Framatome, Engie, TotalEnergies, Shell, Volvo, AGC, Deloitte, Airbus, L'Oréal, Orange, BIC, PwC, and a lot more.
“I know what founders hide in due diligence, and what corporates underestimate in integration.”
Why this practice exists
Most corporate-startup engagements look impressive on press releases and underdeliver on outcomes. Pilots that never convert. Acquisitions that destroy more value than they create. Innovation labs that produce activity rather than results. CVCs that build portfolios without theses.
The cause is rarely a lack of effort. It is a lack of independent, senior, framework-driven judgement at the moments where it would matter most. This practice is built to provide exactly that.
How I work
They shape every engagement, from a half-day workshop to a six-month strategic programme.
No equity, no commissions, no introduction fees, no portfolio carry. Advice is bought once, by the client, for the duration of the engagement.
Fixed fees or retainers, scoped in writing before work begins. A no-go on a deal is worth the same as a go.
What I deliver, by when, and at what price — in writing. Clear scopes, clear timelines, clear exit points.
Every output is designed to be presented as-is to an executive committee, an investment committee, or a board.
I deliver every engagement personally. No junior associates, no subcontracting, no leverage model.
Frameworks
Maps fifty distinct models of corporate venturing across discovery, partnership, investment, building, and acquisition postures. Published as a book, taught in executive workshops, and used by innovation teams in defining their posture.
50 models · 5 postures
A 41-criteria scoring framework that assesses how ready a startup actually is to engage with a large corporate buyer. Originally developed inside Novable to standardise qualification; now used as a standalone framework in startup validation, pre-acquisition assessment, and procurement readiness reviews.
41 criteria · 4 dimensions
Six service lines
Independent ERL-based assessment of startups before corporate engagement.
Pre-acquisition and pre-investment strategic assessment, complementing financial and legal DD.
CVF-anchored design, review, and transformation of the corporate venturing model.
Identification, assessment, and prioritisation of acquisition targets in the startup ecosystem.
Recurring senior independent voice for CVCs, innovation units, and specialist firms.
Direct support to founders, CEOs, and the organisations that nurture them.
Who I work with
Chief Innovation Officers, heads of open innovation, corporate venturing leaders, and the executive sponsors who back them.
Corporate venture capital arms, M&A teams targeting the startup ecosystem, and investment committees that need an independent second opinion.
Founders, scale-up CEOs, incubators, accelerators, venture capital funds, innovation hubs, and ecosystem programmes.
Track record
12
Companies built across two decades
4
Exits, incl. Bisnode / Dun & Bradstreet
50
CVF models, published as a book
7 yrs
CEO of Novable, now Chairman
Clients reached through Novable engagements
Contact
Or commission a written proposal directly. Engagements have clear scopes, clear timelines, and clear deliverables.
Laurent Kinet
Corporate Venturing Advisor
