CRRC Georgia

What CRRC Georgia does

CRRC Georgia is a Tbilisi-based, non-governmental, non-profit social science research organization founded in 2003 by the Eurasia Partnership Foundation with Carnegie Corporation of New York funding, and registered as an independent non-commercial legal entity in 2013. It is the Georgian node of a regional research network that includes sister organizations CRRC-Armenia and CRRC-Azerbaijan, enabling comparative cross-country public opinion research in the South Caucasus.

Its core offerings are organized around four product lines. First, commissioned research services encompassing quantitative surveys (one-time, longitudinal, panel, and experimental designs), qualitative research (in-depth interviews, focus groups, ethnography), and quantitative data analysis using SPSS, Stata, and R. Second, the quarterly CRRC Omnibus Survey, which pools questions from multiple clients into a single nationally representative survey of 1,200 respondents conducted in Georgian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Russian. Third, the Caucasus Barometer database, a publicly downloadable longitudinal public opinion dataset spanning 2008-2024 across the three South Caucasus countries, distributed in STATA and SPSS formats and explorable through the Online Data Analysis (ODA) web tool. Fourth, a Methods School providing in-person training in SPSS, STATA, R, data visualization, ODK survey programming, and AI-assisted research writing, priced at 250-400 GEL per course.

The revenue model is project-based: a mix of large institutional grants from international donors and IFIs (USAID, EU, NED, UN Women, Carnegie, World Bank, FAO, IFES), smaller commissioned studies for NGOs and private sector clients, transactional Omnibus pricing per question (USD 325-800), and modest training fees. Methodological quality is anchored in international standards such as AAPOR with 5-10% back-checking of completed interviews.

Name

CRRC Georgia

Legal name

CRRC-Georgia

Website

https://crrc.ge

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CRRC Georgia is a Tbilisi-based non-profit social science research organization founded in 2003, providing commissioned surveys, the quarterly Omnibus survey, the Caucasus Barometer public dataset, and methodological training to government agencies, NGOs, international donors, and researchers across the South Caucasus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Science Research Services

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

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PRIMARYMPAAALAB

Syndicated Market Research (Panels, Omnibus, Tracker Studies)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Market Research & Consumer Insights

SECONDARYBPAHALAE

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Research, Analytics & Expert Services

SECONDARYMPAAALAF

Quantitative Research & Survey Analytics (Survey Design, Sampling, Statistical Modeling)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Market Research & Consumer Insights

SECONDARYMPAAALAD

Fieldwork & Data Collection (Online Panels, CATI/CAPI, Fieldwork)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Market Research & Consumer Insights

SECONDARYBPAHALAJ

Survey, Panel & Fieldwork Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Research, Analytics & Expert Services

SECONDARYEDADAIAM

Research, Evaluation & Program Effectiveness Reporting

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Data, Reporting & Accountability Systems

SECONDARYEDANAAAH

Statistics & Data Analysis Tutoring

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Academic Subject Tutoring (K–12 & Higher Ed)

Keywords

• Social science research
• Public opinion surveys
• Survey data collection
• Research methodology training
• Statistical analysis services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tbilisi

HQ country

Georgia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commissioned Research Services: Custom survey research conducted for government agencies, NGOs, international organizations, and private sector clients. Pricing varies by methodology and sample size requirements.
2. Omnibus Survey Service: Quarterly public opinion survey combining questions from multiple clients at reduced costs. Each wave includes 1,200 respondents nationally representative of Georgia (excluding occupied territories).
3. Training Programs: Educational courses on research methods, statistical analysis software (SPSS, STATA, R), and data visualization. Courses range from 250-400 GEL with certificates provided upon completion.
4. International Donor Funding: Project-based funding from international donors including UN Women, EU, USAID, NED, and foundations for specific research initiatives and capacity building programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CRRC Georgia conducts commissioned social science research including quantitative surveys (face-to-face, telephone, online) and qualitative research (in-depth interviews, focus groups, ethnographic fieldwork) for government, NGOs, international organizations, and private sector clients. It also operates a quarterly Omnibus Survey pooling questions from multiple clients into a nationally representative 1,200-respondent sample, maintains the publicly accessible Caucasus Barometer longitudinal database covering South Caucasus public opinion from 2008-2024, and delivers methodological training courses in SPSS, STATA, R, data visualization, ODK survey programming, and AI-assisted research writing.

Product overview

CRRC Georgia is a non-governmental research organization that offers a portfolio of research services, public datasets, and professional training programs. The core offerings include custom research services (quantitative and qualitative surveys), the quarterly CRRC Omnibus Survey combining questions from multiple clients, the Caucasus Barometer Database with years of regional public opinion data, and the Online Data Analysis Tool (ODA) for web-based data exploration. Supporting these are methodological training programs covering statistical software (SPSS, STATA, R), data visualization, survey programming with ODK, and AI-assisted academic writing. The organization functions primarily as a research service provider and data repository rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caucasus Barometer: An online data analysis tool that provides public opinion survey data for the South Caucasus region
• Online Data Analysis (ODA)
• CRRC Omnibus

Products and services

• Custom Research Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 78% of Georgians support EU membership according to August 2025 survey
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CRRC-ArmeniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Sister organization forming the South Caucasus research network. Shares common principles and goals for social science research development.
• CRRC-AzerbaijancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Sister organization forming the South Caucasus research network. Enables cross-country comparative research in the region.
• America Councils for International EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Works-in-Progress academic discussion series with CRRC and ARISC.
• American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Works-in-Progress academic discussion series.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gallup: Global public opinion polling incumbent with multi-country longitudinal series and household survey infrastructure. Comparable on product (Omnibus-style multi-country polling) but operates at vastly larger scale and global footprint.
• Pew Research Center: A large, established public opinion research organization publishing global and regional trend studies. Broader incumbent with similar methodological standards (AAPOR, weighting, CAPI/CATI) and longitudinal public datasets.
• Kantar: Global market and public opinion research firm offering syndicated tracking and custom survey products worldwide. Comparable on business model (commissioned research + syndicated Omnibus) and CAPI/CATI methodology, but at enterprise scale across many markets.

Direct peers

• International Republican Institute (IRI): U.S.-funded governance and polling organization that commissions and conducts public opinion surveys across the post-Soviet space, overlapping with CRRC on donor-funded opinion research in Georgia.
• National Democratic Institute (NDI) Georgia: Major client and commissioned research partner; NDI also runs parallel public opinion polling programs in Georgia that overlap with CRRC's products, making it both a buyer and a partial substitute.
• International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES): Election and democracy research organization funding and conducting surveys in Georgia on voting, civic engagement and electoral integrity — a comparable donor-funded survey research operator with overlapping methodology.
• CRRC Armenia: Sister organization within the same CRRC network, sharing governance, methodology and the Caucasus Barometer infrastructure. Most directly comparable peer because it delivers the same omnibus, training and dataset products in Armenia.
• GORBI: Tbilisi-based commercial market and public opinion research firm running its own nationally representative surveys and Omnibus products. Closest for-profit competitor in Georgia, competing for the same donor, NGO and private-sector research budgets.
• CRRC Azerbaijan: Third member of the CRRC network, operating the same survey methodology and contributing to the Caucasus Barometer. Directly comparable on product, methodology and customer base.

Others

• World Bank Group (DECA / Survey Unit): Major commissioner of household and socioeconomic surveys globally and an active funder of CRRC projects in Georgia. Comparable as a buyer of survey research services and as a methodology standard-setter rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/crrc.ge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crrc-georgia
• Xx.com/crrcgeorgia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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