Ratel Consulting LLC

Ratel Consulting LLC is a management consultancy with offices in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts. It describes its mission as growth through innovation and advises organisations worldwide. Its work covers business cases, technical marketing content, competitive analysis and product benchmarking for deep-technology sectors such as energy storage and semiconductors.

The firm's approach rests on three pillars. Actionable Intelligence refers to bespoke insights built through ontology-driven data synthesis across public, proprietary and grey data sources. Holistic Strategy means a set of adaptable strategies that reinforce each other to create competitive advantage. Practicable Execution covers execution planning supported by the firm's professional network of decision makers. Engagements come in two forms, project-based and embedded, and the terms are set out in a consulting agreement.

• Project-based work: short-term engagements with defined deliverables, including business case writing, value propositions, strategic roadmaps, product benchmarking and competitive intelligence
• Embedded services: medium- to long-term outcome-focused roles such as business development as a service, board advisory, project management and product development
• Technology transfer: licensing of technology
• Funding support: support with funding efforts
• Expert calls: an alternative to traditional expert networks, with faster booking, no commitments and confidentiality
• Battery expertise: commercialisation, materials manufacturing, supply chains, upstream markets, policy impact and ecosystem mapping

Industries listed on the site include batteries and energy storage across all applications, AI infrastructure, semiconductors, the space economy, commercial and military unmanned aircraft, humanoid robotics and automation, advanced manufacturing described as Industry 5.0, and advanced materials. The site also carries pages for the team, a portfolio of work and media coverage.

According to its website, Ratel operates from Kendall Square in Cambridge at 1 Broadway and from downtown Boston at 50 Milk Street, and its site copyright line runs from 2017.