OXD

Name

OXD

Legal name

OXD Consulting Ltd.

Website

https://oxd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Design and Technology Consulting

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Outsourcing (AO) (BPAEAMAA)

Keywords

• Design consulting services
• Government technology consulting
• User experience design
• Digital transformation services
• Human centred design

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Design and technology consulting engagements with government and private sector organizations. Projects include digital transformation, website development, accessibility services, and technology solutions. Engagements are typically project-based or retainer arrangements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

OXD is an end-to-end design and technology consulting firm that helps complex organizations deliver new and better service experiences by combining human-centred design with technology implementation. Its service portfolio spans human-centred design, government consulting, digital transformation and innovation, digital services and products, technology solutions, and management consulting, augmented by OXD Labs, an experimental division prototyping AI accessibility, semantic search, and design handoff tooling.

Product overview

OXD is an end-to-end design and technology consulting firm that helps complex organizations deliver new and better service experiences by putting people first. Rather than offering a unified software product, OXD provides a portfolio of consulting services spanning human-centred design, government consulting, digital transformation and innovation, digital services and products, technology solutions, and management consulting. The firm also operates OXD Labs as an experimental arm to explore emerging technologies and design practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Human-Centred Design A human-centred design methodology service that focuses on understanding user needs, behaviours, and pain points to create more effective, usable, and human-aligned solutions for complex organizations.
• Government Consulting Partnership service with provincial and local governments and public sector organizations to uncover digital solutions that improve access to services for citizens.
• Digital Transformation and Innovation Advisory service helping clients embrace new technologies and new ways of working to unlock innovation across their organization.
• Digital Services and Products Delivery service for modern, accessible digital services and websites that enhance customers' journey across all touchpoints.
• Technology Solutions Custom technology solutions service helping organizations increase revenue, decrease costs, expand market share, and transform how they generate value in a digitally-driven business landscape.
• Management Consulting Strategic advisory service helping organizations understand their customers, think strategically, and make informed business decisions, including guidance on implementation and sustaining change.
• OXD Labs An experimental division that explores emerging technologies and design practices, creating prototypes and proof-of-concepts in areas including AI-powered accessibility testing, semantic search, code analysis, and design handoff for AI coding agents.

Quantifiable outcome

• BC Parks accessibility data maintained current through crowdsourcing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ThoughtFarmercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThoughtFarmer is a software company that helps organizations share knowledge and build culture. OXD and ThoughtFarmer are sister companies based in Vancouver, sharing leadership, culture, and a long common history. They are currently seeking a Director of HR to serve both organizations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Habanero Consulting Group: A Vancouver-based digital experience and employee/customer experience consultancy serving enterprise and public-sector clients, directly overlapping with OXD's human-centred design and digital service delivery in the same market.

Direct peers

• Rangle.io: A Canadian digital design and engineering consultancy building modern web/product experiences for enterprises and government, closely matching OXD's design + custom development model.
• Bridgeable: A Toronto-based service design consultancy focused on public sector and complex organizations, mirroring OXD's human-centred and service design offering for government.
• Nava PBC: A public-benefit digital services firm modernizing government systems and citizen-facing services, directly comparable to OXD's government digital transformation focus.

Broad incumbents

• Publicis Sapient: A global digital transformation consultancy delivering design and engineering to enterprises and governments; overlaps with OXD's offering but at far larger scale.
• Thoughtworks: A global technology and design consultancy delivering custom software and digital products, overlapping with OXD's technology solutions but with global reach.
• Deloitte Digital: The digital/design consulting arm of a Big Four firm serving government and enterprise transformation, competing for the large public-sector mandates OXD also targets.
• Slalom: A management and technology consulting firm delivering digital transformation across North America, overlapping with OXD's advisory and technology solutions services.
• frog (Capgemini Invent): A global design and innovation firm specializing in human-centred product/service design, comparable to OXD's design discipline but part of a larger consulting group.

Others

• ThoughtFarmer: OXD's Vancouver sister company providing intranet/knowledge-sharing software; adjacent and partner-linked rather than a competitor, sharing leadership and culture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/weareoxd
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@weareoxd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oxd-consulting
• Instagraminstagram.com/weareoxd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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