Sambodhi Research and Communications

What Sambodhi Research and Communications does

Sambodhi Research and Communications is an India-based for-profit firm founded in 2005 that provides project management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and research solutions to development sector implementers. The company describes its clientele broadly as "implementers," a term commonly used to denote NGOs, government agencies, multilateral institutions (such as UN agencies), bilateral donors, and corporate social responsibility programs that execute programs in the field and require third-party research, process monitoring, and impact evaluation support.

The firm's service line spans the full development research value chain — baseline studies, formative research, process and performance monitoring, impact evaluations, and knowledge dissemination — though specific proprietary products, technology platforms, and software offerings are not documented in the available inputs. Sambodhi appears to operate as a specialized consulting and research services provider rather than a productized software vendor, and the company website (sambodhi.co.in) did not yield additional platform detail during data collection.

The business mechanics — pricing model, contract structure, grant-versus-commercial mix, customer logos, and revenue concentration — are not disclosed in the source material. The firm employs between 101 and 250 people and is headquartered in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, an unusual tier-3 location for a development-research firm that may reflect cost-advantaged delivery economics or founder ties to the region. No funding rounds, ownership structure, investor information, partnerships, or third-party certifications were surfaced in the inputs.

Name

Sambodhi Research and Communications

Website

https://sambodhi.co.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sambodhi Research and Communications is an India-based for-profit firm, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Muzaffarpur, that provides project management, monitoring and evaluation, and research services to development sector implementers, employing 101–250 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Development Research and M&E Consulting Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO)

Keywords

• Project management consulting
• Monitoring and evaluation services
• Development research solutions
• M&E advisory services
• Implementation support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Muzaffarpur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Sambodhi Research and Communications provides project management, monitoring & evaluation (M&E), and research solutions to development program implementers. The firm delivers services that support the planning, execution, and measurement of social-sector programs. It also offers broader communications and research-oriented advisory work tied to its core M&E practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Services Project management support services delivered to organizations implementing development programs, covering planning, execution oversight, and delivery coordination.
• Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Services Monitoring and evaluation services for development program implementers, supporting program measurement, accountability, and learning.
• Research Solutions Research services for development program implementers, providing evidence-based inputs to program design and assessment.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Dalberg: Global development-focused advisory firm providing research, strategy, and evaluation services to social-sector clients, overlapping Sambodhi's development-consulting positioning.
• Oxford Policy Management: Established international development consultancy delivering M&E, research, and policy advisory across emerging markets; a larger incumbent competing for the same donor-funded evaluation mandates.
• Mathematica: Large policy research and program-evaluation firm serving governments and foundations globally; overlaps in rigorous impact evaluation but at greater scale and portfolio breadth.
• Abt Global: Global research and program-implementation firm delivering evaluation, monitoring, and development advisory for major donors, competing with Sambodhi on large multilateral tenders.
• Sambodhi's peer NORC at the University of Chicago: Independent social-science research organization conducting large-scale surveys and program evaluations, comparable to Sambodhi's applied social research and M&E work.

Direct peers

• IPE Global: India-headquartered development consulting firm offering monitoring & evaluation, research, and program management for governments and donors, competing in the same market as Sambodhi.
• IDinsight: Global data and evidence advisory firm providing monitoring, evaluation, and applied research to development implementers, with strong India operations — directly overlapping Sambodhi's M&E and research offering.
• Athena Infonomics: Data-driven development consultancy providing research, evaluation, and advisory services across South Asia and Africa, closely comparable to Sambodhi's evidence-and-evaluation focus.

Emerging players

• 3ie (International Initiative for Impact Evaluation): Organization dedicated to generating and synthesizing impact-evaluation evidence for development programs, overlapping Sambodhi's evaluation and evidence-generation niche.

Others

• Kantar: Global market and social research firm with large India operations; overlaps in survey-based research and data collection, though more commercial and consumer-focused than Sambodhi's development orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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