What SEEK Development does

SEEK Development is a Berlin-based strategic and organizational consulting firm (GmbH, founded 2009) that advises multilateral organizations, development financing institutions, foundations, governments, civil society, and private-sector clients on sustainable development. The firm operates through three integrated service pillars — Advisory Services (We Advise), Knowledge Sharing (We Share), and Capacity Building (We Grow) — and serves clients across thematic areas including global health, climate adaptation, agriculture and food systems, education, and gender equality, with cross-cutting work in development finance and advocacy.

The firm's core technology asset is the Donor Tracker, a web-based data intelligence platform providing quantitative data and strategic information on donor countries' Official Development Assistance (ODA) processes and allocations, accessed via donortracker.org. The platform functions as both a knowledge product for the broader development community and a marketing/credibility channel for SEEK's paid advisory engagements, and is cited by clients as having 'nothing else like it' in ODA intelligence. Around ~40 team members — including themed directors (Global Health, Development Finance & Advocacy), a Regional Director Africa, senior consultants, project managers, and corporate support — execute the engagements.

Revenue is generated primarily through professional-services consulting engagements with institutional clients, supplemented by knowledge-product positioning via Donor Tracker content. The go-to-market model is sales-led and relationship-based, targeting decision-makers at leading institutions; pricing is negotiated per engagement and is not publicly disclosed. Notable named or testimonial clients include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and several leading humanitarian, health, agriculture, and philanthropy NGOs. The firm has expanded into joint analytical work with adelphi consult and AfriCatalyst — exemplified by a 2025 white paper on climate and health finance flows commissioned by Foundation S, Reaching the Last Mile, and The Rockefeller Foundation for ATACH.

Name

SEEK Development

Legal name

SEEK Development, Strategic and Organizational Consultants GmbH

Website

https://seekdevelopment.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEEK Development is a Berlin-based social impact consulting firm serving multilateral organizations, foundations, governments, and NGOs with strategic advisory, the Donor Tracker data platform, and capacity building for sustainable development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Impact Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Development consulting
• Sustainable development advisory
• Development finance consulting
• Global health strategy
• Donor intelligence platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: SEEK Development generates revenue through consulting engagements with leading organizations. They provide advisory services for systemic change including strategy development, organizational development, advocacy strategies, and resource mobilization. Services are delivered to multilateral organizations, development financing institutions, foundations, governments, and civil society.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SEEK Development is a Berlin-based social impact consulting group that advises decision-makers of leading institutions on systemic change for sustainable development. The firm operates three integrated service pillars: We Advise (consulting on strategy development, organizational effectiveness, partnerships, and resource mobilization), We Share (evidence-based knowledge products including the Donor Tracker data platform on donor countries' ODA), and We Grow (capacity building and leadership development). Services span global health, climate adaptation, agriculture and food systems, education, and gender equality.

Product overview

SEEK Development is a social impact consulting group that operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company's portfolio centers on three interconnected service pillars: Advisory Services (We Advise), Knowledge Sharing (We Share), and Capacity Building (We Grow). The flagship knowledge product is the Donor Tracker, a comprehensive data platform offering quantitative data and strategic information on donor countries for advocates. The advisory services provide systemic change consulting including strategy development, organizational effectiveness, partnerships, and resource mobilization. The knowledge sharing component delivers research, publications, and analysis on development finance topics including climate, health, gender equality, and education. Capacity building services develop organizational and leadership capabilities. Services span thematic areas of Global Health, Climate Adaptation, Agriculture and Food Systems, Education, Gender Equality, and cross-cutting themes of Water and Sanitation, with specialized offerings in Development Finance, Advocacy, and Partnership Building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Donor Tracker: An online platform offering comprehensive quantitative data and strategic information on donor countries to support advocates in their work.

Products and services

• Donor Tracker

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Rockefeller FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025SEEK Development worked with The Rockefeller Foundation as part of a consortium to develop a comprehensive white paper analyzing international finance flows for climate and health from 2018-2022. The analysis was commissioned by Foundation S, Reaching the Last Mile, and The Rockefeller Foundation, developed by SEEK Development, adelphi consult, and AfriCatalyst as a contribution to the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH).
• Foundation ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025SEEK Development partnered with Foundation S (Sanofi) to analyze international climate and health finance flows. Foundation S commissioned the analysis along with Reaching the Last Mile and The Rockefeller Foundation.
• Reaching the Last MilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025SEEK Development partnered with Reaching the Last Mile (a global health initiative) to develop the comprehensive white paper on climate and health finance flows from 2018-2022.
• adelphi consultcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025SEEK Development collaborated with adelphi consult (an international consultancy) and AfriCatalyst to develop the climate and health finance analysis. Nandini Agarwal holds a joint role at both SEEK and adelphi, supporting business development and relationship management.
• AfriCatalystcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025SEEK Development collaborated with AfriCatalyst and adelphi consult to develop the comprehensive white paper analyzing international finance flows for climate and health from 2018-2022.
• Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025The analysis developed by SEEK Development, adelphi consult, and AfriCatalyst was contributed to the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) as part of the work program on climate and health integration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• adelphi consult: Berlin-based independent policy and development consultancy focused on climate, environment, and sustainable development. Directly comparable to SEEK given co-delivery on major client commissions and shared personnel (Nandini Agarwal holds a joint role across the two firms).
• Dalberg Global Development Advisors: Global social-impact consulting firm advising governments, foundations and multilaterals on international development strategy. Closely comparable to SEEK on client base, advisory model and thematic focus on global health and development finance.
• Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: Policy and governance advisory supporting governments on institutional reform and global development priorities. Comparable to SEEK on the 'policy advisory / systemic change' mandate and on multilateral and government client mix.
• Development Initiatives: Research and data organization producing analysis on international aid flows, poverty and humanitarian financing. Closely comparable on the Donor Tracker-equivalent intelligence role and on serving advocates and donors with data-driven insights.
• Panorama Strategy: Strategy consultancy advising foundations and social-sector organizations. Directly comparable, having co-published with SEEK on global health architecture reform for Wellcome.
• Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA): Economic and policy consultancy advising multilateral institutions, donors and regulators on development, finance, and infrastructure. Comparable on the multilateral/development finance client base and on technical-advisory engagement model.
• Eurodad: European network of development NGOs focused on development financing, aid effectiveness and policy advocacy. Comparable on the advocacy and donor-engagement side of SEEK's portfolio.
• Open Consultants: Consultancy advising foundations, governments and multilaterals on development strategy and effectiveness. Comparable in scope, client mix and boutique advisory positioning to SEEK.

Emerging players

• Devex: Media, data and intelligence platform covering global development funding and organizations. Comparable in offering donor intelligence (parallel to Donor Tracker) but as a media/business intelligence platform rather than an advisory firm.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey (Social Sector & Global Public Health practices): Global management consultancy with a dedicated Social Sector practice serving multilaterals, foundations and governments on health, development and climate. A broader incumbent that competes with SEEK for top-decile transformation mandates while serving adjacent (not identical) client tiers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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