What Dialectica does

Dialectica is a global information services company founded in 2015 and headquartered in London that connects enterprise clients with vetted subject-matter experts to deliver bespoke research, quantitative surveys, and strategic insights. The company operates five integrated products—Calls (bespoke expert consultations), B2B Surveys (quantitative expert panels), Insights (strategic and deal reports), Origin (AI-powered company and market intelligence), and Executive Partnerships (advisor network for origination, deal assessment, and interim assignments)—delivered through a unified digital platform that combines a 1,000+ person operations team with proprietary AI agents and 50+ generative AI tools. Persona identity verification is embedded in the expert onboarding workflow, supporting compliance-grade KYC for high-value engagements.

The company serves five primary customer segments: global management consulting firms, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds and asset managers, and corporate strategy teams. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales-led, with dedicated Client Service Teams across five international offices on three continents (London, Athens, New York, Montreal, Bogota, Ho Chi Minh City) facilitating bespoke expert recruitment and custom research engagements on a project-by-project basis.

Dialectica's revenue model is predominantly professional services, with quote-based pricing per engagement, expert compensation tied to agreed hourly rates reflecting seniority, and subscription-like recurring elements through the Origin intelligence platform. The company reports $100M+ in revenue with a 60% CAGR over 2019-2024, supported by 1,400+ employees from 60+ nationalities, 50,000+ client engagements per annum, and trust from 70,000+ global investment and business leaders. Dialectica has been named to the Financial Times FT 1000 list of Europe's fastest-growing companies for six consecutive years.

Name

Dialectica

Legal name

Dialectica Limited

Website

https://dialectica.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Dialectica is a global information services company founded in 2015 that delivers bespoke expert consultations, B2B surveys, and AI-powered market intelligence to consulting firms, investment banks, private equity, hedge funds, and corporate strategy teams worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Expert Network & B2B Primary Research

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Generative AI & LLM Solutions Services (RAG, Agents, Copilots) (BPAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Q&A and Knowledge Discovery Platforms (BPAMAAAF), Question Answering & Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) (HDAAADAC)

Keywords

• Expert network services
• B2B primary research
• Expert consultation platform
• Insights on-demand
• Market intelligence services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Expert Calls / Consultations: Dialectica generates revenue by providing clients with bespoke expert recruitment and access to subject-matter experts through consultations. Clients (typically investment funds, consulting firms, and corporates) pay for access to unique, verified human insights sourced through Dialectica's global expert network. Experts are compensated for their time at agreed hourly rates reflecting seniority and experience.
2. B2B Surveys: Revenue generated from top quality quantitative insights in B2B markets sourced from handpicked experts via structured survey engagements. Clients receive quantitative data and analysis from vetted industry professionals.
3. Insights Reports: Revenue from strategic and deal insights reports tailored to client needs, providing specialized research deliverables for corporate strategy, due diligence, and market analysis.
4. Executive Partnerships: Revenue from access to an exclusive network of advisors for origination, deal assessment, interim assignments, and special projects, typically serving investment banks and private equity clients.
5. Origin (Company & Market Intelligence): Revenue from company and market intelligence offerings powered by executive insights, curated analysis, and an AI-driven data ecosystem, including company profiles and advisor access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Dialectica delivers insights-on-demand by sourcing vetted subject-matter experts for paid consultations, B2B surveys, and custom strategic research on behalf of investment and consulting clients. It pairs this human expert network with proprietary Generative AI agents and tools to source, validate, and route expert insights faster than traditional database-led expert networks. Core deliverables include expert calls, quantitative B2B surveys, strategic insights reports, AI-powered company and market intelligence via Origin, and access to an exclusive advisor network for deal origination.

Product overview

Dialectica is an insights-on-demand platform offering a portfolio of five integrated products that combine human expertise with cutting-edge AI technology. The core offering includes Calls (expert consultations), B2B Surveys (quantitative expert research), Insights (strategic reports), Origin (AI-powered company and market intelligence), and Executive Partnerships (advisor network access). These products work together as a unified platform, with AI agents and a 1,000+ operations team enriching datasets and enabling faster delivery of unique insights to clients. The platform is designed for consulting firms, investment banks, private equity, hedge funds, asset managers, and corporates seeking differentiated business and investment insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Calls: Bespoke expert recruitment, providing the most updated non-digitized knowledge and unique insights
• B2B Surveys
• Origin
• Insights
• Executive Partnerships

Products and services

• Calls Bespoke expert recruitment service that provides clients with access to vetted subject-matter experts for paid consultations, delivering the most updated non-digitized knowledge and unique insights for consulting, investment, and corporate strategy clients.
• B2B Surveys Top quality quantitative insights from handpicked experts in B2B markets, enabling clients to gather structured survey data from vetted industry professionals for market sizing, voice-of-customer, and competitive research.
• Insights Strategic and deal insights reports tailored to client needs, providing deep analytical reports on markets, industries, and transactions for corporate strategy, due diligence, and market analysis engagements.
• Origin Company and market intelligence platform powered by executive insights, curated analysis, and an AI-driven data ecosystem, providing comprehensive company profiles, advisor access, and unique insights for winning mandates and supporting client development.
• Executive Partnerships Access to an exclusive network of world-class advisors for origination, deal assessment, interim assignments, and special projects, typically serving investment bank and private equity clients with senior-level strategic support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000 client engagements per annum
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GLGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2025Dialectica collaborated with GLG and Bain & Company on the 2025 Claims Maturity Assessment, which surveyed 81 P&C insurers worldwide on generative AI adoption. Dialectica co-conducted this research providing expertise on AI integration in the insurance claims sector, contributing to Bain's findings that 78% of insurers are using generative AI in some capacity.
• PersonacoreTechnology or IntegrationDialectica partners with Persona, a leading and highly secure identity verification platform utilized by global organizations to safeguard against fraud. Persona employs robust technical measures and adheres to stringent data protection processes that align with Dialectica's own high security standards. The partnership is a cornerstone of Dialectica's expert verification process, verifying expert identity before they can participate in client engagements.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group): GLG is the largest global expert network and insights provider, serving investment funds, consultancies, and corporates. It is Dialectica's most direct and largest competitor across Calls, B2B Surveys, and Insights products, and the partner on Dialectica's 2025 Bain Claims Maturity Assessment.
• Tegus (AlphaSense): Tegus is an expert-driven primary research platform serving investment professionals, now part of AlphaSense. Its research platform and expert transcript library directly overlap with Dialectica's Origin and Insights products for institutional investor clients.
• Coleman Research / Erebus: Coleman Research (now part of Erebus) is a global expert network serving investment, consulting, and corporate clients. It directly competes with Dialectica on bespoke expert calls and primary research for the same enterprise buyer.
• AlphaSights: AlphaSights is a global expert network serving investment, consulting, and corporate clients with bespoke expert calls and research. Its product set, client base, and AI-driven matching focus directly overlap with Dialectica's Calls, Origin, and Insights offerings.
• Guidepoint: Guidepoint operates a global expert network serving institutional investors, consultancies, and corporates with expert consultations and research. It competes head-on with Dialectica in the same customer segments and on similar Calls, Surveys, and Insights products.
• Third Bridge: Third Bridge provides expert insights, interviews, and research products to private equity, hedge funds, and corporates. It directly overlaps with Dialectica's Calls, B2B Surveys, and Insights offerings for the same investment and consulting buyer.

Broad incumbents

• AlphaSense: AlphaSense is a market intelligence platform combining AI search across transcripts and documents with the Tegus expert research business. It competes with Dialectica's Origin and Insights products at a broader market intelligence layer for the same investment and corporate buyer.

Emerging players

• Prosapient: Prosapient is a tech-enabled expert network serving investment and consulting clients with custom expert calls and research. Its focus on AI-driven sourcing and curated expert panels overlaps with Dialectica's GenAI-powered expert matching.
• NewtonX: NewtonX is an expert marketplace and B2B research provider using proprietary expert recruitment and AI matching to serve consulting, investment, and enterprise clients. It overlaps with Dialectica's Calls, B2B Surveys, and AI-driven demand routing model.

Regional players

• Tandem (Tandem Global): Tandem is a global expert network with strong presence in EMEA and APAC serving investment and consulting clients. It competes with Dialectica in similar geographies, particularly for cross-border expert calls.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dialectica-research
• Xx.com/diaiectica
• Facebookfacebook.com/dialecticanet

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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