Novable, headquartered in Liege, Belgium with two further offices in Brussels, helps large organisations find and validate startups and technologies relevant to their innovation goals. Its DeepMatching technology matches candidate startups based on their actual activities rather than keyword overlap, then enriches each shortlisted candidate with proprietary signals, validation metrics and structured scoring built for enterprise decision-making. Novable’s own experts add a further layer of qualitative assessment and context on top of the automated matching, with optional deeper analysis when a client needs it, and the company cites a typical 2-business-day turnaround on a validated shortlist. Named customers include Procter & Gamble, L’Oreal, Rolls-Royce, Orange, Engie, Fujitsu, Airbus, Nestle, PwC, Deutsche Telekom and Framatome.
Combining automated matching with a named human review step is a meaningful design choice for a decision this consequential, since a fully automated shortlist can surface startups that look right on paper but fail on execution risk or team quality that only a human reviewer would catch. The company cites a 97% satisfaction rate and an Excellent rating on Trustpilot, both of which are worth checking on Trustpilot directly for the underlying review volume and content rather than taking the summary figure alone.
Pricing is not published. The site lists three tiers, Startup Explorer for small or seasonal scouting needs, Innovation Navigator for teams with regular scouting activity, and Transformation Partner for larger or continuous scouting programs, but every tier routes to a conversation with a Novable expert rather than a listed price.
