What Dnet Consult does

Dnet Consult ApS is a private Danish professional consultancy headquartered in Copenhagen N that specializes in international development services, with documented operations since its founding in January 2007 by Ole Stage and Hans Genefke (Genefke retired in 2012). The firm's stated operating model is "networking for development," maintaining a broad global network of experts from varied professional and socio-cultural backgrounds to assemble project teams on demand. Core service lines are monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework design, programme evaluations, organizational assessments, capacity development support, training courses on outcome-oriented methods, survey design and statistical analysis, and programme formulation for bilateral and multilateral donors. Geographically, the firm serves clients across Northern, East, West, and Southern Africa as well as Asia (Vietnam, Bangladesh), the Caucasus (Georgia), and European donor countries, with engagements led from Copenhagen. The business model is project-based professional services with quote-based, individually negotiated pricing; revenue is generated entirely through consulting engagements rather than software, product, or licensing streams. Customers are concentrated in international development — bilaterals and multilaterals such as Danida (Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DFID, the EU, NORAD, and BTC, alongside Danish and international NGOs including CISU, Care Denmark, DanChurchAid, IBIS, Red Barnet, the Danish Outdoor Council, and SNV. Manager Ole Stage is a sociologist with six years of in-country Africa experience at FAO, IBIS, and Carl Bro International, and the firm has participated in consortium arrangements such as the DFID/PricewaterhouseCoopers/OPM-Uganda PRDP M&E work in Northern Uganda. There are no public listings, funding events, acquisitions, or subsidiaries; the firm operates as a founder-owned ApS with 11–50 employees and no proprietary technology platform.

Name

Dnet Consult

Legal name

Dnet Consult ApS

Website

https://devnet.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dnet Consult ApS is a Copenhagen-based international development consultancy providing programme evaluation, monitoring and evaluation framework design, organizational assessments, and capacity development to bilateral donors (Danida, Finnish MFA, DFID), the EU, and NGOs across Africa and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Management (PMO) Consulting (BPAHACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bilateral Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) (BPADACAD)

Keywords

• International development consulting
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Capacity development
• Programme evaluation
• Organizational assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Dnet Consult provides professional consulting services to international development clients including governments, NGOs, and multilateral organizations. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements involving evaluation, assessment, programme design, and capacity development services.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Dnet Consult ApS is a Copenhagen-based consulting firm providing professional services in international development cooperation. The firm delivers organizational assessments, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system design, programme evaluations, capacity development support, and programme formulation for bilateral donors, multilateral agencies, and NGOs.

Product overview

Dnet Consult ApS is a consulting firm specializing in international development services. The company provides professional consulting services rather than software products. Core offerings include organizational assessments, training courses, monitoring and evaluation systems, programme evaluations, and capacity development support for development organizations, NGOs, and government agencies across Africa and other regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organizational Assessments

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DFID/PricewaterhouseCoopers/Office of the Prime Minister (Uganda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDnet Consult worked as part of consortium teams on multiple assignments including Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) monitoring and evaluation framework development in Northern Uganda. Provided M&E expertise, stakeholder facilitation, and capacity building services.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Itad: Itad is a UK-based international development consultancy specializing in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), with a strong focus on donor-funded programmes in Africa and Asia. Direct peer to Dnet in M&E methodology, geographic focus, and core donor client base (DFID/FCDO).
• NIRAS: NIRAS is a Danish-headquartered international development consultancy with a dedicated development practice delivering M&E, programme design, and capacity development for Nordic donors including Danida. Closest geographic and donor-portfolio peer to Dnet, operating from the same Copenhagen-headquartered ecosystem.
• Particip GmbH: Particip is a German international development consultancy specializing in M&E, Outcome Mapping, and Outcome Harvesting methodologies. Highly comparable to Dnet on methodology and donor engagement (GIZ, EU, Nordic donors), and a recognized peer in the specialist M&E niche.
• Social Development Direct: Social Development Direct is a UK-based consultancy delivering gender, governance, and social-development evaluations and research for FCDO and other donors. Comparable to Dnet in governance, civil society, and human rights evaluation work for bilateral donors.
• Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA): CEPA is a UK-based consultancy providing economic and policy advisory services for development finance institutions and bilateral donors, including programme evaluation and institutional assessment. Comparable to Dnet in serving DFI-style clients (DFID, FMO) on evaluation and capacity assessment mandates.
• Oxford Policy Management: Oxford Policy Management is a UK development consultancy providing evaluation, research, and policy advice to bilateral and multilateral donors across Africa and Asia. Directly comparable to Dnet in M&E and programme formulation services, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• ADE (Analysis for Economic Decisions): ADE is a Belgian consultancy specializing in evaluation, monitoring, and programme formulation for European development cooperation (EU, Belgian Cooperation, Nordic donors). Directly comparable to Dnet in donor base, methodology, and project-based delivery model.

Regional players

• Danish Institute for Human Rights: The Danish Institute for Human Rights is a Denmark-based national human rights institution that conducts human rights assessments, evaluations, and capacity development for development partners, including Danida. Comparable to Dnet on human rights evaluation mandates from a Danish base, though operating as a non-profit national institution rather than commercial consultancy.

Broad incumbents

• Ecorys: Ecorys is a Dutch research and consultancy firm with a substantial international development practice covering evaluation, programme formulation, and policy advice for the EU, DFID/FCDO, and other major donors. Overlaps with Dnet on EU rural development and human rights evaluation mandates but operates across a much wider portfolio.
• Coffey International Development (Tetra Tech): Coffey, now part of Tetra Tech, is a major international development consultancy delivering M&E, programme design, and capacity development for DFID/FCDO and other donors. Overlaps directly with Dnet on DFID assignments and represents the tier of larger consolidators Dnet competes against for prime contractor roles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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