iProbono

What iProbono does

iProbono is a UK-registered charitable non-profit (company limited by guarantee, Companies House no.7026261; Charity Commission no.1148556) founded in 2009 and headquartered in London, operating as a global group of organisations enabling people to access their rights in pursuit of a just society. Its core product is a community-led matching platform and service delivery network that connects NGOs, grassroots organisations, and vulnerable individuals across South Asia with lawyers willing to provide pro bono legal services. Its product portfolio includes the Accelerate program (providing up to $10,000 USD seed funding plus legal and technical assistance to grassroots organisations), the Social Justice Lab, the Justice Leila Seth Fellowship (India), the 18-month ESCR Fellowship (Nepal), in-country Legal Aid Clinics, the People at Risk evacuation/resettlement program, and a Knowledge Hub of practical toolkits.

The organisation operates physical country offices in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan in addition to the UK headquarters, enabling local-language service delivery and on-the-ground legal representation. Core customer/beneficiary segments are vulnerable individuals (refugees, survivors of gender-based violence, sex workers, LGBT+ individuals, children) and civil society organisations requiring legal capacity. The business model is donation- and grant-based: revenue streams consist of charitable donations (via JustGiving), institutional grants (UKAid, A4ID), and program-specific funding, with all legal services provided free of charge. There is no commercial revenue model, no proprietary technology platform beyond the matching/signup portals, and no AI components.

Name

iProbono

Legal name

iProbono Limited

Website

https://i-probono.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

iProbono is a UK-registered charitable non-profit that connects NGOs and vulnerable individuals across South Asia (India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan) with pro bono lawyers, delivering legal aid clinics, fellowships, advocacy, and resettlement support funded by donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Funding: iProbono operates as a non-profit organisation registered in the UK (Charity Commission no.1148556) and as a Section 8 company in India. Revenue comes primarily through donations, charitable grants, and UKAid support rather than commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

iProbono is a non-profit organization that enables people to access their rights by connecting NGOs and civil society organizations in need of legal assistance with lawyers willing to provide pro bono services. The organization runs programs including the ACCELERATE movement-building initiative with seed funding, the Social Justice Lab accelerator, the Justice Leila Seth Fellowship in India, the ESCR Fellowship in Nepal, community-based Legal Aid Clinics, the People at Risk evacuation/resettlement program, and a Knowledge Hub of legal resources and toolkits.

Product overview

iProbono is a global group of organisations enabling people to access their rights in pursuit of a just society. The organisation offers a portfolio of interconnected programs including Accelerate (a movement-building initiative with grant funding up to $10,000 USD), the Social Justice Lab (an accelerator for South Asia), the Justice Leila Seth Fellowship (India), and the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Fellowship (18-month program in Nepal). Core services include Legal Aid Clinics providing community-based legal support, the People at Risk Program for evacuations, and a Knowledge Hub with practical toolkits and resources. The organisation also publishes annual global and country-specific impact reports documenting outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accelerate iProbono's flagship movement-building initiative that provides up to $10,000 USD in seed funding, tailored technical assistance, legal expertise, peer learning, and storytelling support to grassroots organisations and individuals working in social justice across South Asia.
• Social Justice Lab An accelerator program to advance social impact in South Asia that builds leadership, strengthens institutions, and develops data-driven storytelling capabilities to drive global change.
• Justice Leila Seth Fellowship A fellowship program operating in India that supports emerging leaders in social justice with mentoring and networking opportunities.
• Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Fellowship (ESCR Fellowship) An 18-month remunerated fellowship program for early and mid-career lawyers in Nepal, launched in 2018 in collaboration with the Law and Policy Forum for Social Justice (LAPSOJ). Fellows work on strategic litigation, research, advocacy, and community outreach to improve access to fundamental rights for Nepali citizens.
• Legal Aid Clinics Community-based legal support services that provide legal knowledge and assistance to marginalised communities, including women workers, sex workers, and vulnerable populations, to help them understand and navigate their legal rights.
• Legal Resources and Toolkits A collection of practical guides, factsheets, and toolkits including the Toolkit Against Dating Blackmailing, Empowerment Toolkit for Sri Lanka survivors, Children's Rights resources, and a Legal Design Toolkit on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Nepal.
• People at Risk Program Evacuation and resettlement support for Afghan human rights defenders and other at-risk individuals, including accommodation, on-ground support, and assistance with third-country asylum processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2 million people reached with rights awareness and legal support across South Asia
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sex Workers Network BangladeshcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026National coalition of over 36 community-based organisations led by sex workers themselves. Partnership to provide legal support, rights awareness, and advocacy for sex workers facing arbitrary arrest and police harassment.
• Emerge Lanka FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Partnership spanning three years with four iterations of legal rights trainings reaching over 30 young women survivors of sexual abuse. Joint creation of Empowerment Toolkit for Navigating Legal Rights in Sri Lanka, available in Sinhala, Tamil, and English.
• SwakshatraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArmy veteran-led organisation working to protect children from sexual violence and trafficking. iProbono provides legal and institutional support for their work in Bengaluru through the Setu bridge-education initiative and residential home.
• Child Welfare CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body providing legal and institutional support for child protection initiatives.
• Hank Nunn InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing support for child protection and anti-trafficking work.
• Alternative Law ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal organisation providing support for child protection and anti-trafficking initiatives.
• Karmojibi NaricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking Women's organisation in Bangladesh. Since February 2024, iProbono and Karmojibi Nari have been bringing legal support directly into Women's Cafés in Dhaka, conducting 30 legal aid clinics empowering 230+ women directly.
• Law and Policy Forum for Social Justice (LAPSOJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKathmandu-based partner collaborating on ESCR Fellowship since 2018. Fellows work to improve access to fundamental rights through strategic litigation, research, advocacy, and community outreach in Nepal.
• ShongshoptokminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBangladeshi Queer rights organisation. Partnership to develop Toolkit for LGBT+ Resilience Against Dating Blackmailing.
• Law Office of Sara MalkanicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing funding over twelve months to support pro bono work covering sanitation workers' rights, women agricultural workers, and gender-based violence survivors in Pakistan.
• Human Rights Commission of PakistanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-petitioner in litigation on women agricultural workers' rights in Sindh.
• City Law School, University of LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership contributing expertise for legal design toolkit on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Nepal.
• University of WarwickminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner with Dr Mara Malagodi providing research and legal expertise for ESCR work.
• Royal Drawing SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership creating art spaces for child survivors to use art and play as tools for expression and healing.
• Stop Child Cruelty TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on child protection, including joint report on Sri Lanka's NCPA released on Human Rights Day.
• UNICEFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for training police officials in Lucknow on juvenile justice.
• PrayasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for capacity-building sessions on POCSO Act in Jalaun.
• University of LucknowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Work students assisting Probation Officers in drafting Individual Care Plans for children in observation homes.
• Save Life FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation listed in select partners section.
• Winrock InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation listed in select partners section.
• Environmental Investigation AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation listed in select partners section.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lawyers Without Borders: Lawyers Without Borders is a US-headquartered non-profit deploying volunteer lawyers to strengthen access to justice and the rule of law in transitional and developing jurisdictions, comparable to iProbono's cross-border pro bono deployment model.
• Pro Bono Net: Pro Bono Net is a US-based non-profit that mobilises lawyers and builds technology to support probono legal services for vulnerable populations. It shares iProbono's community-led, volunteer-lawyer-driven model and focus on access to justice.
• TrustLaw (Thomson Reuters Foundation): TrustLaw is the Thomson Reuters Foundation's global pro bono legal network for NGOs and social enterprises, matching lawyers with high-impact organisations. It overlaps directly with iProbono's pro bono matching, fellowship and capacity-building offerings.
• PILnet: PILnet operates a global network connecting civil society organisations with pro bono legal help, the closest direct analogue to iProbono's matching model. It serves NGOs across multiple jurisdictions with a similar volunteer-lawyer intermediary structure.
• HiiL (Hague Institute for Innovating Law): HiiL is a justice innovation organisation running user-centred justice programmes, including in South Asia and Africa. Its 'Justice Accelerator' model is structurally similar to iProbono's Accelerate and Social Justice Lab programmes.
• Advocates for International Development (A4ID): A4ID is a UK-registered charity matching lawyers with development organisations, and is also an existing iProbono partner. Its ROLE UK programme and pro bono matchmaking are closely aligned with iProbono's core service model.

Broad incumbents

• International Commission of Jurists: The ICJ is a global body of jurists working to advance the rule of law and human rights through legal expertise, advocacy and strategic litigation. It is broader and more established than iProbono, but shares the access-to-justice and human-rights-law remit.

Regional players

• KELIN: KELIN is a Kenya-based human rights and access-to-justice organisation, whose Executive Director Allan Maleche also serves as an iProbono trustee. Its strategic litigation and rights-based advocacy model mirrors iProbono's regional pillars but in East Africa rather than South Asia.
• Lawyers Collective: Lawyers Collective is an India-registered non-profit working on public interest law, women's rights, HIV/AIDS and tobacco control. It overlaps with iProbono's India portfolio on public interest litigation and rights-based legal advocacy.
• Alternative Law Forum: Alternative Law Forum is an India-based legal NGO engaged in research, litigation and movement lawyering on social justice issues, and is also listed as an iProbono partner. It is comparable in mission and methodology but operates primarily in India.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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