Name

January Advisors

Legal name

January Advisors

Website

https://januaryadvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Science Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF)

Keywords

• Data science consulting
• Nonprofit technology services
• Program evaluation services
• Civic data analytics
• Data visualization consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Customized consulting engagements for nonprofits, governments, and research organizations. Projects include data visualization, web app development, program evaluation, strategic planning, and fractional CTO/CFO services. Engagements are tailored to client needs and likely project-based.
2. Research and Analysis: Independent, academically rigorous research on policy issues delivered to clients seeking trusted insights for decision-making and strategic positioning.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

January Advisors is a data science consulting firm that delivers customized data, research, and technology services to nonprofits, government agencies, and research institutions. Its offerings include data and systems planning, data visualization, web application development, data engineering, program evaluation, independent policy research, data training, strategic planning, and fractional CTO/CFO consulting, all focused on turning complex civic and social-impact data into actionable solutions.

Product overview

January Advisors is a data science consulting firm (not a software product company) that offers a portfolio of professional services including data visualization, web app development, data engineering, program evaluation, research, data training, strategic planning, and fractional CTO services. Their primary data product is the Harris County Evictions Dashboard, a publicly available tool that aggregates daily eviction data from Harris County. They also collaborated with Princeton's Eviction Lab to build a national eviction tracking system. The company operates on a consulting model where services are customized to client needs rather than delivering standardized software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data & Systems Planning Collaborative discovery-phase engagement that helps clients explore possibilities and develop a comprehensive scope of work, including system selection, dataset inventory, data dictionaries, and data management procedures. Targeted at organizations beginning or restructuring their data programs.
• Data Visualization Converts complex data into easy-to-understand visualizations for reports, presentations, dashboards, or publications. Projects typically include project planning, data exploration, storyboarding, iterative development, and rigorous quality assurance, and may be ongoing rather than one-time.
• Web App Development Custom projects built on top of modern data pipelines, including community-focused applications such as criminal record clearing or automatic community engagement, and tools to help clients manage their work.
• Data Engineering Builds reliable, repeatable processes that aggregate and transform data and keep it up to date on live dashboards or as snapshots for periodic reports, with automation, monitoring, and alerting capabilities.
• Program Evaluation Collaborates with clients at critical junctures of grant cycles, establishing clear data collection methodologies and evaluating programs across multiple dimensions to identify successes, challenges, and lessons for future improvements.
• Research Conducts independent, academically rigorous research on policy issues, delivering trusted insights that inform decision-making and strengthen strategic positioning.
• Data Training Transforms how organizations approach information by engaging staff at all levels in the data conversation, fostering critical thinking about data and creating environments for questioning assumptions and drawing meaningful connections.
• Strategic Planning Guides nonprofits through comprehensive strategic planning with a data-informed methodology, helping define clear goals, construct logic models, engage stakeholders, and establish sound data practices for future evaluation, with specialized expertise in social and human services nonprofits.
• Fractional CTO Provides nonprofits with expert technology leadership without the full-time commitment, helping make cost-effective technology decisions, translating technical concepts for non-technical executives, and implementing best practices that create secure and efficient work environments.
• Fractional CFO Consulting Provides nonprofits with senior financial leadership on a fractional basis, delivered by Dr. Bruce Haupt as Fractional CFO Consultant, supporting financial decision-making without a full-time executive commitment.
• Consulting Customizes consulting processes to ensure involvement fits client needs, applicable across various project types where a tailored engagement is required.
• Harris County Evictions Dashboard A publicly available dashboard that collects and displays fresh eviction data from Harris County on a daily basis, serving researchers, advocates, and the public.
• National Eviction Tracking System Collaboration with Princeton's Eviction Lab to build the first national eviction tracking system, applying January Advisors' data engineering and visualization capabilities to a flagship civic-infrastructure project.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consumer debt filings tracked across 8+ states with metropolitan area breakdowns
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Eviction Lab (Princeton University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanuary Advisors helped Princeton's Eviction Lab build the first national eviction tracking system. This is a flagship project demonstrating their capability in civic data infrastructure.
• Texas Center for Justice and EquitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to analyze whether campaign donations affect appointment of indigent defense counsel in Harris County. This analysis built on pre-pandemic work with Georgetown Law.
• National Center for State CourtsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwarded a $150,000 grant to Harris County Justice of the Peace for court navigation programs. January Advisors documents and analyzes this work as part of their research on access to justice.
• CHAPA (Citizens' Housing and Planning Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial listening project analyzing over 800,000 public comments about housing and the MBTA Communities Act in Massachusetts. CHAPA is a nonprofit advocating for affordable housing.
• New AmericaminorOthersThink tank listed as a case study subject with a case study coming soon.
• FaheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppalachian housing advocacy network listed as a case study subject.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Code for America: Nonprofit civic technology organization that builds digital services and partners with government agencies to improve delivery of public services. Directly comparable as a mission-driven civic tech peer serving similar government and nonprofit clients with data and technology solutions.
• Nava: Civic technology consulting firm that builds and modernizes public-serving digital products for government agencies. Comparable as a direct competitor in civic tech consulting with similar service offerings (data engineering, web app development) and government client base.
• U.S. Digital Response: Nonprofit that connects governments with experienced pro bono technologists to respond to public needs through data and technology. Comparable as a direct peer in the civic data and tech space serving government and mission-driven clients.
• DataKind: Nonbringing together data scientists with social impact organizations to apply data science and AI for humanitarian work. Comparable as a direct peer applying data science methodologies to social impact and nonprofit clients.
• Cobalt: Civic data and technology consulting firm that builds data infrastructure and analytics platforms for state and local governments. Comparable as a direct peer in civic data consulting with similar public sector client base and data engineering capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Mathematica Policy Research: Large, established research and data analytics consultancy serving government and nonprofit clients with program evaluation and policy research. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping program evaluation, data analytics, and research services to similar clients.
• Urban Institute: Major nonprofit research organization that produces evidence-based insights on social and economic policy. Comparable as a broader incumbent in policy research and data-driven analysis for government and nonprofit decision-makers.
• Abt Associates: Large research and consulting firm delivering program evaluation, data analytics, and implementation support to government and mission-driven clients. Comparable as a broader incumbent with overlapping research, evaluation, and data capabilities.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: Independent research institution affiliated with the University of Chicago conducting social science research and program evaluation for government and nonprofit clients. Comparable as a broader research institution with overlapping policy research and data analysis services.

Emerging players

• The GovLab: NYU-affiliated research and innovation lab focused on how technology and data can improve governance. Comparable as an emerging academic civic data player exploring policy applications of data and emerging technology in similar domains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/januaryadvisors

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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