Innovation

Context

Corporations and midsize companies are learning to evolve in a fast innovating environment. Disruptive players are putting pressure on companies to adapt the pace of change. Innovation is high on the CEO’s agenda, as they request the team to efficiently convert ideas into profitable growth.

Emerton brings speed to its clients’ innovation journey. We harness innovation to strengthen our clients’ competitive advantage. Emerton designs robust processes to secure innovative ideas best serving our clients’ strategy.

Emerton also enables digital innovation for more traditional firms: we combine unparalleled experience of digital economics and digital strategies, deep understanding of usages and technology trends, and strong knowledge of agile innovation methods, in order to speed up the design and launch of digital products.

Emerton has a distinctive track record in Venture building and innovation business acceleration

Venture building and New Digital Products & Services

Emerton has a track record in building ventures and new digital products.

Emerton combines unparalleled experience of digital economics and digital strategies, deep understanding of usage and technology trends, and strong knowledge of agile innovation methods.

Venture investing and Set-up of Corporate Venture Funds

Emerton has a track record in the set-up of Corporate Venture Funds and the strategic support of CVC funds.

Emerton has also a track record in screening VC funds for LPs (Large corporations or family offices).

Emerton has also track record in the creation of Venture Capital funds.

Innovation Pipeline & Portfolio Management

Innovation pipeline and portfolio management is essential to open and focus the innovation efforts to best allocate internal resources.

Ideation

  • Trends and market-driven analyses, and customer expectations analyses to feed and derive innovations
  • Discovering attractive adjacencies and new opportunities on the edge of the core business

Pipeline x-ray and portfolio management

  • Innovation pipeline x-ray
  • Prioritization of innovation projects

Assessment of market potential and business case  

  • Evaluation of market potential and selection of priority market
  • Business case

Acceleration of Innovation Delivery & Market Access

Innovation project management

Support to product development

Value proposition analysis and adaptation

Business model design

Market access strategy

Sales acceleration

Efficient Innovation Processes

Emerton helps build efficient innovation processes to better focus internal resources throughout the organization.

Innovation performance diagnosis

Governance and organization of innovation

Innovation process redesign

Innovation KPIs

Mergers & Acquisitions
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Our experts

Sebastien Plessis

Managing Partner
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Dan Dannenberg

Managing Partner
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Aimé Lachapelle

Managing Partner
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Constance Frecenon

Associate Partner
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