Name

Digital Services Coalition

Legal name

Digital Services Coalition

Website

https://digitalservicescoalition.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association & Industry Advocacy Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Inclusion & Civic Tech (Connectivity, GovTech for Social Good) (BPAGALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Community/Group Chat Platforms (BPAMACAH), Workplace Accessibility, Adoption & Change Management (Digital Adoption, training, comms) (BPAEAIAN)

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Government digital transformation
• Civic technology advocacy
• Public sector digital services
• Industry coalition networking

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The coalition generates revenue through membership dues from small-sized and mid-tier businesses in the digital services industry. Membership provides access to business resources, mentorship, networking, education, advocacy, and business development resources. Eligibility criteria include revenue thresholds (under $30M for small businesses, under $55M for mid-tier firms) and demonstrated digital service work.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Digital Services Coalition is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association that represents small to midsize agile technology and design firms serving or aspiring to serve U.S. government agencies. It sells membership subscriptions that provide members with advocacy in legislative and executive-order processes, education programming (webinars, workshops with CEUs), networking events, business development support, and group discounts, in exchange for recurring membership dues.

Product overview

Digital Services Coalition is a 501(c)(6) trade association, not a product company. It does not offer a unified product or platform. Rather, it provides a membership-based community offering member benefits including advocacy and policy support, education opportunities (webinars, workshops, CEUs), events and networking, marketing intelligence and business development resources, and group discount programs for member companies. The organization focuses on advancing digital services in government by fostering collaboration between public sector and private market firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DSC Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital transformation enabling hundreds of millions of people to interact with government easily, efficiently through phones, tablets, and computers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

44 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 540coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member company. Believes in moving fast, showing capabilities rather than talking about them, and doing whatever it takes to make government operate more effectively.
• AnalyticacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelieves in the power of information. Whether delivered by digital IT systems or utilized for advanced analytics, unleashing the value of data is core to Analytica's mission.
• AquiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBorn from the belief that the country deserves the brightest cybersecurity talent working on its toughest cybersecurity challenges. On a mission to challenge the status quo, enable innovation, and drive transformative change.
• ArchesyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelieves American citizens need adaptable, forward-thinking public services that improve their lives and future generations. Collaborates with agencies and experts to develop digital strategies for products and services that grow and establish trust.
• AWL StrategiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission is great business outcomes through purpose-driven communications. Believes shared leadership creates strength. Joined DSC to work together to make change across government fit for everyone.
• BixalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission-driven organization determined to improve people's lives through human-centered strategies and transformative technologies. Delivers by partnering with leading federal agencies to conceive and create powerful, data-driven customer experiences.
• BLEN, InccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital services company providing Emerging Technology (ML/AI, RPA), Digital Modernization (Legacy to Cloud) and Human-Centered Web/Mobile Design and Development. SBA Certified SDVOSB, 8(a) and HUBZone small business.
• Bloom WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWoman-owned digital services company. Team has served in key leadership positions at all levels of government with extensive experience delivering sustainable, human-centered, and data-driven services to people who need them most.
• Blue TigercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeople-first, design-forward digital consultancy. Excited about creating a safer, healthier, and more equitable future. Designs organizations, builds software, and crafts experiences for the American people.
• BlueLabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman-centered data science firm partnering to create personalized and relevant services. Centered in equity and works to remove frictions to access disproportionately experienced by marginalized communities.
• BracaricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelieves in doing hard things, dream teams, leaning into big challenges, and being good people. Visionaries and problem solvers using engineering and software to make people's lives better and country more secure.
• Capital Technology GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelieves working in collaboration, government and a coalition of like-minded firms can more fully realize the goal of designing, building, and delivering the most effective and transformative digital services solutions.
• CivicActionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Honored to be part of a strong network of firms who embrace the values of free and open-source software, knowledge sharing, collaboration, and contributing back while fostering openness and learning in government.
• Clarity InnovationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReimagining how mission critical systems get, use, and move data. DataOps software developer dedicated to making data useful to mission operations and decision makers.
• Coa SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilds services customers use, love, and remember. Deep passion for how human-centered technology can transform and positively impact people's lives.
• CoformacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Crafts creative solutions and builds technology products that improve the communities clients serve. Works closely with partners to shape digital services that people rely on.
• CorbaltcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPassionate about building simple, scalable solutions to help support important government missions. Uses innovative technology to create software infrastructure that's easy to use and develop applications focusing on users' core needs.
• Element SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore vision of improving the lives of those who use the digital services created. Joining DSC allows collaboration with like-minded organizations to continue delivering on this goal.
• eSimplicitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExcited to be part of the energetic and enthusiastic Digital Services Coalition to nurture and grow with the civic tech community. Relentless drive to invent new ways that delight users and customers never stops.
• ExygycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Believes in using human-centered design, iterative agile software development, and modern product approaches to foster healthy and resilient communities. Cares about seeing more large-scale government services designed for inclusion.
• FearlesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Believes government has the potential to be better and wants to help influence that change from the ground up. Vision is to create a world where good software powers the things that matter.
• FlexioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Strong belief that providing exceptional, accessible, and user-centric digital capabilities to government will improve people's everyday lives. Partnering with innovative, agile firms accelerates the difference they can make.
• Focus ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital services firm centered on projects with social impact. Projects span healthcare, benefits, equity, and learning across government. Brings deep industry experiences to government services.
• For PeoplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImproves government services to make the world a better place to live for families and communities. Mission-driven company with strategists, thinkers, doers, and dreamers who believe people should be at the core of any digital service.
• Friends From The CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerModern digital services firm focused on impact. Goal is to make digital interactions with government easy to use, inclusive and accessible for all.
• Kind SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUses modern web, mobile, and data technologies combined with human-centric design to build approachable, fast digital services in an agile fashion based on the principles of the Digital Services Playbook.
• MediabarncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Believes government at all levels deserves to be served by companies who take a modern, efficient, and honest approach to providing digital goods and services.
• MetroStarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelieves in creating digital experiences that elevate government missions. Full of leaders, technologists, artists, and everyone in between. Knows the best teams bring together people with different backgrounds to make it happen.
• Mighty AcorncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam helping state and local governments build digital services that actually work for the people who need them most. Leads with curiosity, builds with care, and believes progress comes from working shoulder-to-shoulder with partners.
• MO StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Helps government ask the right questions, find the right answers, conceptualize and co-design what the experience can become, and build solutions that delight the government's customers — the public.
• MobomocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning provider of digital transformation services combining technology expertise with digital strategy, interactive marketing, and branding to accelerate customers' digital strategy.
• NavacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Public benefit corporation driven not just by profit but by mission to build government software that well serves the American public. Charter members demonstrating that putting people and civil servants at the center radically improves service delivery.
• Pluribus DigitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Believes software can be the 'force multiplier' to execute government missions. Believes government deserves the best in technology and talent to be as effective as possible.
• Public DigitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLondon-based, international digital transformation consultancy founded in 2015 by the team behind the UK's pioneering Government Digital Service (GDS) and GOV.UK. Received the King's Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2025.
• SimonComputingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLooking forward to working together to redefine the possibilities in software development and forge lasting relationships built on trust.
• Simple TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelieves Government should operate at the speed of innovation. Engineers (multi-cloud, low code, and open source) are passionate about using cloud-native technologies to automate ITOps and business processes.
• SkylightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Mission is to make government work in a digital world. Cannot imagine a better way of doing that than being part of an ecosystem of like-minded companies.
• Skyward IT SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivers lasting federal and state initiatives through empathy, collaboration, and innovation. Coalesces with this highly dynamic consortium of teams to empower government and drive positive change together.
• Snowbird AgilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission is to upgrade the digital services experience by bringing enhanced workflows, full transparency, servant leadership, and relentless improvement, resulting in happy employees and delighted customers.
• SoftramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelieves in creating inclusive and equitable digital services to improve social and economic outcomes for all people through partnerships across civic ecosystems.
• The So CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Extends mission of improving services quickly, intelligently, and efficiently and collaborates with others that want to provide these same service delivery promises.
• TrusscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member. Wants to help bridge the gap between public expectation and government delivery by improving procurement, design, and build processes to deliver high-value, modern solutions.
• VaultescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to building a frictionless and secure digital experience to enable efficient mission delivery and promote trust and transparency between Government and the public they serve.
• VerdancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic interest technology firm partnering with government to strengthen institutions. Works at the intersection of people, technology, and process to deliver adaptable and effective digital services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ACT-IAC (American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council): ACT-IAC is the largest public-private partnership organization convening government and industry IT leaders, including a strong portfolio of acquisition, cybersecurity, and innovation working groups. Directly comparable to DSC as an industry/community convener for the federal digital services ecosystem, though ACT-IAC covers a broader IT scope and includes large primes alongside smaller firms.
• AFCEA International: AFCEA is a long-standing 501(c)(6) defense, intelligence, and government technology professional association with chapters, events, and STEM programs. Closely comparable to DSC in business model (membership dues, events, advocacy, education), with the same 501(c)(6) tax structure and similar federal/government IT audience.

Others

• GovernmentCIO: GovernmentCIO is a government digital services firm and consultancy focused on health, defense, and civilian agency modernization, with venture backing. Not a direct competitive peer (it is itself a DSC-style firm), but adjacent - a comparable for-profit company pursuing the same agile-government-delivery market that DSC's members serve.

Broad incumbents

• NASCIO (National Association of State Chief Information Officers): NASCIO represents state CIOs and convenes public-sector IT leaders through advocacy, research, and an annual conference. Highly comparable to DSC's advocacy-plus-events model for government digital transformation, but on the buyer (state CIO) side rather than the small-business supplier side.
• CompTIA: CompTIA is a major global trade association for the IT industry spanning vendors, distributors, and channel partners. Comparable to DSC as a 501(c)(6) trade association, but broader in scope (workforce certifications, industry advocacy) and less specifically focused on agile government digital services delivery.
• TechNet: TechNet is a bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior executives advocating for federal policies supporting innovation. Comparable to DSC in 501(c)(6) advocacy model and federal policy engagement, but tends to represent larger established tech companies rather than small/mid-tier digital services firms.

Emerging players

• Code for America: Code for America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that partners with government to improve digital service delivery for low-income users and vulnerable populations. Comparable mission and human-centered design ethos to DSC's manifesto, though Code for America is more advocacy/delivery-oriented while DSC is the trade-association counterpart for vendors.

Regional players

• Digital Leaders (UK): Digital Leaders is a UK-based organization that brings together senior leaders from the public, private, and third sectors to accelerate digital transformation. Comparable to DSC's coalition/community orientation and government digital focus, but operating primarily in the UK rather than the US federal/state market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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