KCENAV was built by operators who've grown and exited businesses — not consultants who've only advised. We deliver the same strategic clarity once reserved for Fortune 500 boardrooms to founders and C-suite at $2M–$300M companies.
Mid-market companies face inflection points that can make or break a decade of work — scaling past $10M, preparing for exit, entering M&A. Most strategic intelligence is either too expensive or too generic. KCENAV changes that.
Our platform combines deterministic AI diagnostic tools with a senior advisory team — operators who've actually navigated the same terrain. Every score is auditable. Every recommendation is grounded in real-world execution.
Strategic intelligence for mid-market companies at inflection points — without the $500/hr price tag or the 90-day engagement runway.
KCENAV is a co-founded venture. Both founders have operated at scale — not just advised — which means every framework we ship has been stress-tested in the real world.
Matthew Van Eck is a battle-tested entrepreneur and servant leader who believes true business value is built through empowerment, technical integrity, and unwavering commitment to the mission. Over a 15-year tenure, he architected the growth of a geospatial services firm from a $0-revenue startup into a $50M annual powerhouse.
His leadership style was forged in the "messy middle" of scaling — navigating the transition from a founder-led shop to a high-performance enterprise. Having successfully exited his previous venture, Matthew Van Eck has turned his focus to AI-Native Strategic Navigation.
As a CTO and GIS Professional (GISP), he bridges high-level strategy and technical execution. Matthew Van Eck is dedicated to the San Diego community, serving on the Board for the San Diego Center for Children and mentoring the next generation of leaders to find their "Moat" in an AI-driven world.
Jennifer brings over 15 years of experience scaling high-growth businesses at the intersection of strategy, operations, and technology. She holds an MBA from Stanford and spent eight years at McKinsey & Company as a Director, where she built the operating infrastructure for two billion-dollar practices and drove 50%+ revenue growth.
Prior to McKinsey, she served as Principal at Business Talent Group, scaling the professional services firm from under $10M to $50M in revenue — leading many accounts from Greenfield to multimillion dollar engagements.
Jennifer is also an active early-stage investor with a portfolio of 17 pre-IPO technology companies spanning defense tech, AI, nuclear, power, robotics, chips, and quantum.
Each tool produces a deterministic score across weighted dimensions — benchmarked against your peer set. Not chatbot opinions. Calculated outputs with auditable methodology.
Our diagnostics tell you where you stand. Our advisory team helps you get to where you want to go. These are not analysts or junior consultants — they are operators who have built, scaled, and exited businesses in the real world.
Every engagement is bespoke. No templated playbooks. No offshore delivery. We work with a small number of companies at a time to ensure the depth and attention your situation requires.
Advisory engagements are selective and capacity-limited. We work with a small cohort of companies at any given time. Start with a conversation — no commitment required.
Our AI tools score and benchmark. But our advisory team is made up of real humans — senior operators who have walked the same path you're on. They show up, they engage, they get into the details.
The distinction matters: AI is a diagnostic tool. Humans are the navigators.
The tools are free. The advisory is premium. Both are built on the same rigorous foundation — and one naturally leads to the other.