Ginovus

Name

Ginovus

Legal name

Ginovus LLC

Website

https://ginovus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fishers

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional services fees for site selection, location modeling, incentive procurement, and incentive compliance management. Services are provided to companies evaluating sites to locate or expand business operations, negotiate incentives, and manage ongoing compliance requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ginovus is an independent economic development professional services firm that advises corporate clients on identifying and evaluating optimal business locations, negotiating economic development incentives, and managing ongoing compliance with incentive agreements. Its core deliverables are Site Selection advisory, Location Modeling (data-driven comparative location analysis), Incentive Procurement (securing tax credits, grants, and training funds), and Incentive Compliance Management (documentation and reporting over the life of incentives).

Product overview

Ginovus is an independent economic development professional services firm offering a unified suite of site selection and incentive advisory services. The core offerings include Site Selection (advising companies on location decisions), Location Modeling (data-driven location analysis), Incentive Procurement (securing economic development incentives), and Incentive Compliance Management (ongoing compliance documentation). The company serves clients across industries including Financial Services, Tech, Manufacturing, Logistics & Distribution, Biotechnology & Sciences, and Mixed Use Development, with expertise spanning 47 U.S. states plus Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, South America, and India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 550 projects completed successfully across North America
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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 major, core and minor.

• Indiana Economic Development Association (IEDA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Ginovus Senior Principal Leslie Wagner interviewed by IEDA for podcasts on economic development topics including data centers and the importance of economic development during challenging times.
• Site Selectors GuildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLarry Gigerich is a member of the Site Selectors Guild, an exclusive organization of site selection professionals. Ginovus team members participate in Guild events, podcasts, and webinars, and have been featured speakers at SSG Annual Conferences.
• Site Selectors GuildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGinovus participates in Site Selectors Guild webinars and podcasts, including discussions on incentive compliance management, site selection trends, and economic development topics. Chad Sweeney became an associate member of the Guild in January 2019.
• Indiana University Public Policy InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGinovus partnered with IU Public Policy Institute to conduct economic impact study for the French Lick Parkway Coalition. Study projected Mid-States Corridor 3F option could generate up to $150 million and potentially create up to 700 jobs.
• Development Counsellors International (DCI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLarry Gigerich featured in DCI podcast series discussing talent as the new currency of economic development during the Site Selectors Guild Annual Conference.
• Strata PlatformsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLarry Gigerich appeared on Strata Platforms podcast episode discussing site selection lessons from 25 years of experience in the industry.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cushman & Wakefield: Global CRE services firm offering tenant representation and location strategy services. Competes with Ginovus for corporate site selection mandates, often bundled inside broader transaction or portfolio engagements.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) - Corporate Location Strategy: Global commercial real estate services firm with a substantial Corporate Location Strategy / site selection practice. JLL acquired BLS (Biggins Lacy Shapiro) and offers the same enterprise location advisory as Ginovus at a much larger platform scale.
• Deloitte - Economic Development & Incentives Practice: Big 4 consultancy with a Global Investment & Innovation Incentives practice that covers incentive advisory comparable to Ginovus, particularly for multinationals seeking state, local, and federal incentives.
• CBRE - Location Advisory: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with a location advisory practice serving corporate occupiers. Overlapping service set (site selection, incentive advisory, location analytics) at much larger scale across global markets.
• KPMG - Corporate Location Strategy: Big 4 firm with a corporate location strategy practice advising enterprises on facility siting, incentive negotiation, and economic development strategy. Competes with Ginovus for large multi-site advisory mandates.

Others

• Development Counsellors International (DCI): Economic development marketing and consulting firm focused on helping communities and regions attract investment; Ginovus team members (Larry Gigerich) have appeared on DCI podcasts. DCI represents the 'community side' of the same economic development ecosystem.
• Conway Data / Site Selection Magazine: Industry publication and data provider covering corporate facility investment and site selection. Coverage of Ginovus in outlets tied to Conway highlights the same end market; not a direct advisory competitor but a key industry ecosystem player.
• Area Development Magazine: Long-running corporate site selection publication and consultancy that covers the same economic development and corporate relocation ecosystem Ginovus operates in. Useful industry bellwether rather than direct service competitor.

Direct peers

• Garrian Group: Independent site selection and incentive advisory boutique serving corporate clients in North America. Closest direct competitor to Ginovus in firm size, business model, and target client base (Fortune 1000 enterprises and growth-stage companies).
• Savills (McCallum Sweeney site selection practice): Savills acquired McCallumSweeney Consulting in 2019, forming one of the largest dedicated corporate site selection practices in North America. Directly comparable to Ginovus across Fortune 500 site selection and incentive advisory engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ginovus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ginovus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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