About
Strategic Operators.
Riseon Advisory operates at board and investment committee level, collective senior capability, not solo consulting, on every engagement.
The IP and LegalTech market has two structural problems. Vendors with strong products that can't build predictable revenue, because the commercial system was never engineered, only improvised. And IP practices adopting AI faster than governance can follow, shadow tools accumulating, stacks growing without architecture, ambition outpacing infrastructure.
Both have the same root cause. Both are fixable.
Revenue Architecture engineers the commercial system. IP Tech Transformation structures the technology stack. Strategic Advisory brings fund-level intelligence to the capital decisions that shape the market.
Three practices. One founding thesis: build the architecture before you scale the ambition.
Founder
Sacha Lafaurie
Founder & Managing Partner
Eleven years at Questel, latterly as Director of Sales, then VP Global Sales at DeepIP. Over two decades at the intersection of IP technology and enterprise sales, Sacha has built, restructured, and scaled commercial organizations across the United States and Europe. Every IP technology category, every buyer dynamic, every vendor commercial model was learned from inside the industry rather than from secondary research.
- 20+ years in IP & SaaS commercial leadership
- Director of Sales at Questel, VP Global Sales at DeepIP
- US and European market experience
- Deep expertise across patent analytics, LegalTech, and brand protection
- Board-level advisory for PE-backed and venture-funded companies
- Compensation design and organizational performance specialist
Disclosure
Sacha also founded Cblindspot.ai, the IP and LegalTech intelligence platform Riseon uses for market mapping and vendor due diligence. Cblindspot accepts no vendor sponsorship and sells no paid placement: every subscription is bought by the buy side, IP professionals, departments and law firms. Where a vendor is also a Riseon commercial client, that is disclosed to any buy-side client we advise on a selection involving them.
IP Tech Transformation
Independent consultants contributing to Riseon Advisory engagements
Thierry Paul
Senior IP Consultant: IP Strategy & Operations, Independent & Affiliated Advisor
Thierry Paul is a strategic leader with deep experience leading IP organizations at the intersection of technology, innovation, and business. He has defined and executed enterprise-wide IP strategies and managed patent portfolios spanning AI, telecommunications, and simulation technologies. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Thierry brings a rare combination of corporate IP leadership and strategic advisory perspective to Riseon's IP Tech Transformation engagements.
- 25+ years in Intellectual Property, technology, and innovation leadership
- Enterprise IP strategy definition and execution across AI, telecommunications, and simulation technologies
- IP governance, invention programs, patent prosecution, and competitive intelligence
- Strategic operator at the intersection of technology, innovation, and business
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Polytechnique Montréal), Executive MBA candidate (McGill–HEC Montréal)
Sylvain Goiran
Senior IP Consultant: Technical Architecture, Independent & Affiliated Advisor
An expert of IP workflows who has successfully sold SaaS solutions to major IP vendors, Sylvain brings insider platform knowledge and product architecture depth to IP Tech Transformation engagements. He strengthens Riseon's advisory capability at the intersection of IP domain expertise, vendor intelligence, and technical delivery.
- 25+ years experience in IP Data Intelligence, Product and Software development
- Technical expertise of AI/LLM integration for patent prosecution and analytics workflows
- Product roadmap and workflow assessment for law firms navigating stack fragmentation
- Client requirements translation, speaking the language of IP professionals and converting it into technical and commercial specifications
Advisory Scope
We don't believe in generic playbooks. Every engagement starts with a diagnostic. We understand your market, your buyers, your constraints, and then we build the architecture that fits.
Revenue Architecture
- Revenue Architecture & GTM Design
- Commercial Operating Model Restructuring
- Compensation & Incentive Systems
- Fundraising & Capital Readiness
- Commercial Due Diligence
- Post-M&A Revenue Acceleration
"Revenue is an engineering discipline. Build the system, measure the outcomes, iterate with precision."
IP Tech Transformation
- IP Technology Stack Assessment & Rationalization
- AI/LLM Integration for Patent Workflows
- Vendor Intelligence & Platform Evaluation
- Product Roadmap & Technical Architecture Advisory
- IP Data Intelligence & Analytics Strategy
- Client Requirements Translation & Delivery
"Technology without strategy is noise. Align your IP stack to your business outcomes."
Strategic Advisory
- PE/VC Commercial Due Diligence
- Fundraising Advisory & Capital Readiness
- Corporate Development & M&A
- Partnership Structuring
- GTM Recruitment & Talent Architecture
- Post-acquisition Revenue Acceleration
"Capital follows conviction. Build the commercial thesis before you enter the room."