We're an intelligent bunch
We provide a comprehensive market competitive intelligence solution. Our platform combines cutting-edge genAI technology with expert analyst insights, primary research, and custom market research services.
Why Valona?
As a Forrester Wave Leader, more Fortune 500 companies trust Valona’s competitive intelligence platform to turn complex market signals into strategic advantage. Here’s why:
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Enterprise-level strategic foresight
Your entire organization moves with precision when markets shift. Valona elevates real-time intelligence into a unified strategic view so every team—from C-suite to frontline—moves with coordinated insight.
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Predictive intelligence visualized
Beyond raw data: transforming complex information into clear, actionable insights. Our AI-powered platform translates market complexity into interactive visualizations that uncover hidden opportunities before they become obvious.
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Industry-specific competitive intelligence
Access premium insights from paywalled databases, confidential reports, and specialized global publications from hard-to-access sources. Whether tracking competitors, monitoring regulatory changes, or identifying market opportunities, our specialized intelligence speaks your industry’s language.
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AI-enhanced market intelligence
With over 20 years of market intelligence expertise, we’ve been integrating AI-driven approaches since 2007. We combine 30+ specialized AI models with human expertise, delivering market intelligence that drives strategic action, not just analysis.
Here's our brag sheet…
Cutting-edge AI with decades of human expertise
Delivering unbeatable market and competitive insights to more than 500 organizations across the globe, empowering businesses to make insight-driven decisions and act on emerging trends, before they even break the news.
7 offices and 200 employees, worldwide
Valona pulls from more than two decades of experience and millions of human written business summaries, based on hundreds of thousands of trusted industry-specific sources, from global to local levels across markets worldwide in over 115 languages. All seamlessly translated into English in crystal clear formats, easily applied in winning strategy and decision-making.
A market and competitive intelligence leader since 1999
Formerly known as M-Brain, we’ve been dedicated to serving over 350,000 business users and Fortune 500 companies like Goodyear, Bosch, Philips, and Henkel. Valona was acknowledged by Forrester in 2024 as the premier global platform for market and competitive intelligence.
A global leader in providing trusted market and competitive intelligence
Our vision is to make every business decision insights-driven. We empower organizations to navigate the complexities of the market landscape with confidence and clarity.
“By developing our proprietary generative AI capabilities and global sources, named as the world’s best by Forrester Wave, our vision is crystal clear: To equip our customers with unmatched global insights that redefine the way businesses operate, not just now but also well into the future.”
Chief Product Officer Valona Intelligence
Meet the management team
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Kimmo Havu
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Henna Pellonmaa
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Eetu Laaksonen
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Stuart Reynish
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Kati Tammisto
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Eric Lau
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Mikko Katila
Chief Sales Officer
