Grameen Foundation

Name

Grameen Foundation

Legal name

Grameen Foundation India Private Limited

Website

https://grameenfoundation.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Development Advisory Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO), Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

Keywords

• Development advisory services
• Financial inclusion consulting
• Social impact research
• Microfinance advisory
• Program evaluation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurugram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: GFI provides advisory support and services to pro-poor organizations including research, data collection, monitoring, and application of client/beneficiary-level data. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service consulting engagements with institutional clients.
2. Program Implementation and Research Engagements: GFI implements donor-funded development programs across health, agriculture, financial inclusion, and women's empowerment. Revenue flows from grants and program contracts with foundations, multilateral institutions, and government entities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Grameen Foundation India provides advisory support and services to pro-poor organizations including government entities, bilateral and multilateral institutions, and civil society organizations. The offering spans market research and data analytics, behavioural product design, sustainability consulting, and delivery channel innovation leveraging mobile technology and trusted intermediaries to reach last-mile underserved communities.

Product overview

Grameen Foundation India operates as a for-profit advisory services company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Grameen Foundation USA. Rather than a unified software product, the organization provides advisory support services to pro-poor organizations encompassing market research and data analytics, product design, sustainability consulting, and delivery channel innovation leveraging mobile technology. The organization implements various program areas including Public Health, Digital & Financial Inclusion, Agriculture & Livelihoods, Women's Economic Empowerment, and WASH. Key projects include BEADS (BCNM Experiments & Demonstrating Scale) focused on financial inclusion agents, TRAGE UP for agricultural ecosystem transformation in Uttar Pradesh, AgriPath for digital agricultural solutions, MANDI for market access, VCF-II for vaccine adoption, and Biofortified Mustard initiatives. The company focuses on reaching underserved communities, particularly women, through technology-enabled solutions and trusted intermediaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grameen Foundation India Advisory Services End-to-end advisory services for pro-poor organizations, covering research, data collection, monitoring, and application of client/beneficiary-level data to amplify impact. Targets government entities, multilateral institutions, and NGOs.
• Market Research & Data Analytics Quantitative and qualitative research and data analytics to understand the socio-economic and cultural context, needs, and behaviours of low-income populations for development sector clients.
• Product Design Rapid design and prototyping service that applies behavioural learnings to innovate new products for low-income communities or improve existing products.
• Sustainability Consulting Business modelling, process re-engineering, and change management services to ensure that development-focused business models are viable, sustainable, and scalable.
• Delivery Channel Innovation

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 100L+ (1 million+) clients and beneficiaries across 500+ successful programs with 350+ partners and donors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AmazonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• BajajminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• Canara HSBCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• E&Y (Ernst & Young)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerE&Y served as the Technical Support Unit (TSU) to the Agriculture Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh for the TRAGE UP project, providing technical assistance to strengthen FPOs.
• GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• Girl EffectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• GIZminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• HarvestPlusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPRI provided an additional research grant to Grameen Foundation India for the ANEW project, piloting the new pro-WEAI tool and conducting research on women's empowerment in the MANDI intervention area.
• NASSCOMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• TotalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• University of MarylandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• UPSRLM (Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUPSRLM is a government partner for livelihood and rural development programs in Uttar Pradesh. Grameen Foundation India works with state government missions for program convergence and implementation.
• Water.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater.org commissioned Grameen Foundation India to conduct baseline and endline evaluations of the Scaling WaterCredit for Safe Water Access program across India and Indonesia, assessing impact at community, partner, and systemic levels.
• Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in Grameen Foundation India's partner logos section on the homepage. Nature of partnership not further specified in available source data.
• Grameen Foundation USA (Parent Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGFI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Grameen Foundation USA. GFUSA provides global knowledge transfer, program design frameworks, and co-implements major initiatives including BEADS and TRAGE UP alongside GFI.
• Grameen Capital IndiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrameen Capital is a collaboration between Grameen Foundation USA, IFMR Trust, and Citigroup, enabling MFIs to develop wider access to capital markets. Royston Braganza, CEO of Grameen Capital India, serves on the GFI Governing Body.
• IFMR TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFMR Trust co-founded Grameen Capital India alongside Grameen Foundation USA and Citigroup. Serves the low-income financial services ecosystem.
• Cherie Blair Foundation for WomenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGFI conducted monitoring and evaluation of the Cherie Blair Foundation's WECAN project, supporting Dhritti Foundation to build capacities of women entrepreneurs in urban areas.
• Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of LausanneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDE is part of the AgriPath consortium partner group working with GFI on empowering smallholder farmers through digital pathways in India and Nepal.
• International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)minorStrategic or Co-development Partnericipe is a consortium partner in the AgriPath project, contributing to sustainable agriculture solutions for smallholder farmers alongside GFI.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MicroSave Consulting (MSC): Consultancy specializing in financial inclusion and digital finance advisory across emerging markets. Highly comparable to GFI's BEADS/BCNM and DiVE digital financial inclusion offerings.
• IDInsight: Global advisory firm specialized in data-driven impact evaluation and surveying for pro-poor programs across South Asia and Africa. Directly comparable to GFI's M&E and advisory practice serving BMGF-style donors.
• Sambodhi Research and Communications: India-headquartered development sector advisory and research firm delivering M&E, impact studies, and program implementation for government and multilateral clients — closely overlaps GFI's donor-funded advisory work.
• J-PAL South Asia: Affiliated with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, conducting randomized evaluations on poverty programs in India/Asia. Matches GFI's experimental/quasi-experimental methodology in pro-poor program evaluation.
• Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA): Global research and policy nonprofit creating evidence on poverty solutions through randomized evaluations. Direct analogue to GFI's BEADS/VCF-II-style evaluation work for foundations and multilaterals.
• Dvara Research / IFMR LEAD: India-based research organization focused on financial inclusion and household economics. Overlaps with GFI's BC agent, MFI, and low-income household portfolio research (Dvara is even a GFI client for COVID-19 household study).

Broad incumbents

• Mathematica Policy Research: Larger US-headquartered research and evaluation firm with broad portfolio across social programs. Competes with GFI for similar evaluation and policy advisory mandates in South Asia.
• Dalberg Advisors: Global social impact strategy consultancy advising foundations, multilaterals, and development organizations. Competes with GFI for strategy and program design mandates in the India social sector.

Regional players

• Dasra: India-focused philanthropic advisory and capacity-building intermediary working with foundations and NGOs — a sister-services organization comparable to GFI's advisory posture within India's development ecosystem.
• FSG (Foundation Strategy Group): Mission-driven consulting firm advising foundations, nonprofits, and corporations on social impact strategy. Comparable advisory positioning to GFI in the global pro bono development advisory landscape.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@grameenfoundationindia
• Facebookfacebook.com/GrameenFoundationIndia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grameen-foundation-india
• Instagraminstagram.com/GrameenFoundationIndia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments2 records

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