38 North Solutions

What 38 North Solutions does

38 North Solutions, operating through its brand Founders Policy Group, is a Washington, DC-based bipartisan government affairs and business strategy firm founded in 2012. The firm serves high-growth, cutting-edge companies in the technology and energy sectors, providing integrated public policy advocacy, regulatory advocacy, strategic communications, political intelligence, and business growth strategy services. Its core proposition is long-horizon strategic counsel mapping 3-, 5-, and 20-year growth plans, with an explicit emphasis on durable strategies that persist across political and electoral cycles.

The firm's business model is professional services, delivered through bespoke, retainer-style engagements with enterprise clients, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct and relationship-driven: the team integrates into client leadership as embedded business and policy strategists rather than operating on a transactional lobbying basis. The firm employs 1-10 people, operates from 1100 15th Street NW in Washington, DC, and has been recognized by Bloomberg as a top-performing lobbying firm and by Washingtonian Magazine as home to DC's Most Influential People in Tech and Energy.

Revenue, funding history, specific client logos, and detailed headcount are not disclosed in available sources. No proprietary technology, patents, AI/ML capabilities, or productized software offerings are referenced; the firm's assets are its team's expertise, cross-party relationships, and policy navigation capabilities rather than technology infrastructure.

Name

38 North Solutions

Legal name

Founders Policy Group

Website

https://38northsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

38 North Solutions (operating as Founders Policy Group) is a Washington, DC-based bipartisan government affairs and business strategy firm serving high-growth technology and energy companies with integrated public policy advocacy, regulatory strategy, and multi-year growth counsel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Affairs Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Public policy advocacy
• Government affairs consulting
• Regulatory advocacy services
• Strategic communications advisory
• Business growth strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory and Consulting: The firm provides strategic counsel to high-growth companies, mapping out 3, 5, and 20-year market growth strategies. They offer integrated public policy advocacy, business growth strategy, political intelligence, regulatory advocacy, and strategic communications services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

38 North Solutions (operating through its Founders Policy Group advisory brand) provides bipartisan public policy advocacy and business growth strategy to high-growth technology and energy companies. The firm maps long-horizon (3-, 5-, and 20-year) growth strategies by integrating public policy advocacy, regulatory advocacy, strategic communications, political intelligence reporting, and funding opportunity identification into a single counsel engagement. Services are delivered by senior policy strategists who embed with client leadership teams rather than operating as transactional lobbyists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Policy Advocacy

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Hogan Lovells: Hogan Lovells is a global law firm with a substantial government affairs and public policy practice in Washington, DC. It overlaps with Founders Policy Group in serving tech and energy clients seeking integrated policy/strategy counsel.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: Akin Gump is a major global law and government affairs firm with a top-ranked DC lobbying practice serving technology and energy clients. Comparable in sector overlap (tech/energy policy) but vastly larger and broader than Founders Policy Group.

Direct peers

• BGR Group: BGR Group is a bipartisan government affairs and public relations firm headquartered in Washington, DC, serving technology, energy, and other sectors. It is the closest comparable to Founders Policy Group in positioning, size, and bipartisan tech/energy focus.
• Cornerstone Government Affairs: Cornerstone is a bipartisan government affairs firm in Washington, DC serving clients across multiple sectors. Both firms share the bipartisan K Street positioning and integrated public affairs advisory model.
• Mehlman Consulting: Mehlman Consulting is a Washington, DC bipartisan lobbying and strategic advisory firm focused heavily on technology and innovation clients, directly overlapping with Founders Policy Group's tech and energy positioning.
• Forbes-Tate: Forbes-Tate is a bipartisan government relations and public affairs firm in Washington, DC serving technology, energy, and health sectors. The bipartisan dual-party model and tech/energy focus make it a strong comparable.
• Capitol Counsel: Capitol Counsel is a Washington, DC bipartisan government affairs firm serving corporate and industry clients. Shared bipartisan positioning, K Street footprint, and corporate client base make it a direct comparable.

Emerging players

• Beacon Policy Advisors: Beacon Policy Advisors is a boutique Washington, DC policy advisory firm providing tax, economic, and regulatory analysis for clients across sectors. Comparable as a boutique advisory firm with Washington policy expertise.
• Subject Matter: Subject Matter is a Washington, DC strategic communications and public affairs firm that focuses on technology, media, and telecom clients, with adjacent strategic advisory capability. Comparable in serving growth-stage tech firms on policy and communications.

Others

• McKinsey & Company (Public & Social Sector / Strategy & Corporate Finance): McKinsey's strategy consulting practice serves high-growth technology and energy clients with corporate development and growth strategy work. It is comparable only on the strategy consulting dimension, not on the government affairs/lobbying core.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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