Live ventures.
We don’t sell theory. We build acquisition ready ventures in regulated markets. Products that can survive real users, real data, real procurement, and real scrutiny.
Live Ventures.
Acquisition ready ventures for regulated client environments.
Reformat
Overview
Automatic document formatting for the legal industry.
Standardise third party documents to your templates, inside Word. Reduce formatting rework.
Capabilities
- Template normalisation of incoming documents
- Automated final-draft integrity and consistency checks
- Eliminates manual formatting time at scale
- Built for professional services workflows
Attica
Overview
Time, billing, reporting, and business analytics.
A platform for legal teams who want data accuracy, faster billing cycles, and operational insight without adding headcount.
Capabilities
- Time capture by matter/client/project
- Automated invoicing and reporting workflows
- Profitability and utilisation analytics
- Client portal visibility and approvals
- Permissions and auditability designed in
If it only works for one organisation, it’s a project.
We build for markets.
We build ventures where execution quality and understanding of regulated markets is a prerequisite. Regulated workflows with clear buyers, measurable ROI, and defensible distribution.
Document Intelligence
Draft integrity, risk checks, workflow automation.
Operations Platforms
Billing, reporting, compliance, client servicing.
AI Workflows with Guardrails
Auditability, permissions, human-in-the-loop.
Back-Office Automation
Data reconciliation, approvals, reporting pipelines.
Built for Regulated Markets.
In regulated work, “fast” only counts if it can be used by the core business.
- Security and auditability designed in early
- Procurement ready offerings and disciplined delivery
- Operating runbooks and transfer readiness
- AI workflows with guardrails (where relevant)
A better way to own innovation.
Most routes to new products are expensive, slow, or both. Here’s how the alternatives compare.
Cleveland R&D gives you a fourth option: we co-invest, build the venture with you, and transfer a company you can sell.
Consultancies
Advise but rarely build. Deliverables end at the slide deck. No equity in the outcome.
Dev Shops
Build what you brief them. No commercial ownership. Ship to spec, not to market.
Startups
Burn runway to find product-market fit. High failure rate, low predictability. You fund the search, not the build.
Is this the right model for you?
We partner with organisations that have distribution, domain knowledge, and the authority to act. Here’s how to tell if it’s a fit.
Direct decision authority
You can commit budget and greenlight builds without a 12-month committee cycle
Defined market clarity
You know the pain point, you need the product built and validated
6–12 month timeline
You want a working product and acquisition evidence within a year
Co-invest engagement
Shared risk with a partner who has skin in the game
Ownership outcome
You want a transferable company, not a prototype or a report
Every decision needs 5 approvals and a board paper
Blue-sky brainstorming without a defined goal
A 5-year programme with no delivery pressure
Hand off a brief and check back in 6 months
Ready to build
Ready to build your next venture?
We partner with organisations who want to own the outcome. Not just fund the exploration. If you have a market gap, a regulatory pain, or an internal problem worth solving, let’s talk.