What STS Global does

STS Global, Inc. (doing business as Seeds Technical Services) is an India-anchored social enterprise providing climate risk and disaster resilience advisory services. It is the for-profit commercial arm spun out of SEEDS, the disaster-management non-profit founded by Dr. Anshu Sharma and Dr. Manu Gupta in 1994, and operates under a USA-incorporated legal entity while executing primarily across the Asia-Pacific region.

The company's offering is structured around five service pillars: Disaster & Climate Advisory (cross-sectoral strategic advisory), Assessment & Planning (multi-hazard evaluation including AI-based Hazard Impact Forecasting and an AI-based Disaster & Environment Monitor), Sustainable Habitat Design (resilient housing and emergency shelters, exemplified by 26,912 earthquake-resistant houses reconstructed in Nepal after the 2015 Gorkha earthquake), Knowledge & Capacity Building (training modules, toolkits and the STS Gurukul Learning Centre), and Humanitarian Innovation (incubation through STS Forge). Underlying technology comprises AI-based platforms for disaster management, IoT sensor deployment (notably the UNDP Hyperlocal Air Pollution mapping in Bihar and Gurugram), GIS mapping, and predictive modelling, with named project deliverables including the block-level Climate Vulnerability Atlas for Uttarakhand developed with GIZ and ICARS, IIT Roorkee.

The business model is project-based and fee-for-advisory: revenue is generated through contracts with government institutions, international development organizations (UNDP, GIZ), NGOs, and state-level bodies such as State Pollution Control Boards. Delivery follows a co-BOD (co-Build, co-Operate, co-Deliver) model that combines direct advisory engagement with participatory community work, and pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company monetizes its AI and IoT capabilities primarily through advisory and project work rather than as licensed software, and operates an MSME-recognized social-enterprise positioning that constrains pricing while supporting donor and multilateral access.

Name

STS Global

Legal name

STS Global, Inc.

Website

https://sts.global

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

STS Global is an India-based social enterprise that provides climate risk and disaster resilience advisory services, combining AI-based platforms, IoT sensor networks, and participatory field work for government agencies, multilateral organizations, and vulnerable communities across the Asia-Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Risk & Disaster Resilience Advisory

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Response & Search and Rescue (SAR) (BPADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Disaster risk advisory
• Climate resilience consulting
• Vulnerability assessment services
• Sustainable habitat design
• Humanitarian innovation services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

STS Global (Seeds Technical Services) is a social enterprise that provides cross-sectoral strategic advisory, assessment, capacity building, sustainable habitat design, and humanitarian innovation services focused on climate risk and disaster resilience. The company combines AI-based platforms, IoT sensor deployment, GIS mapping, and predictive modeling with participatory, community-centric approaches to deliver end-to-end humanitarian interventions for governments, NGOs, and vulnerable communities.

Product overview

STS Global operates as a social enterprise providing end-to-end humanitarian interventions at scale. The company offers five core service pillars: Disaster & Climate Advisory (strategic advisory with AI-based hazard forecasting), Assessment & Planning (multi-hazard evaluation with AI-based disaster monitoring), Knowledge & Capacity Building (training modules, toolkits and STS Gurukul Learning Centre), Sustainable Habitat Design (resilient housing and emergency shelters), and Humanitarian Innovation (grassroots innovation incubation). The portfolio includes specialized deliverables such as Climate Vulnerability Atlases for state governments, Hyperlocal Air Quality Mapping using IoT and AI predictive modelling, and AI-assisted risk models for city disaster management plans. The co-BOD model (co-Build, co-Operate, co-Deliver) enables engagement with public and private institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Disaster & Climate Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• 26,912 earthquake-resistant houses reconstructed following 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Climate X: Climate risk analytics company providing asset-level and location-specific physical climate risk data to financial institutions, governments, and corporates; competes for the same hazard-impact forecasting and geo-tagged risk scoring workloads that STS Global delivers for its government clients.
• One Concern: AI-driven disaster resilience platform providing predictive analytics and digital twin solutions for governments and infrastructure operators; directly comparable to STS Global's AI Hazard Impact Forecasting and Disaster & Environment Monitor capabilities, positioned as a venture-backed productized alternative.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with a dedicated International Development and Disaster Risk Reduction practice that delivers hazard assessment, climate adaptation, and resilient infrastructure advisory to governments and multilaterals, directly overlapping STS's assessment & planning and sustainable habitat services at much larger scale.
• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy with climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable habitat practices; overlaps STS's Sustainable Habitat Design and city-level Disaster Management Plan work, particularly on resilience advisory and resilient infrastructure projects.
• AECOM: Multinational infrastructure consulting firm with climate adaptation and disaster resilience practices serving public-sector and multilateral clients; competes for the same government advisory mandates and shares STS's exposure to hazard assessment, resilience planning, and resilient habitat design.
• RMS (Moody's): Catastrophe risk modeling firm (now part of Moody's) providing probabilistic and scenario-based hazard analytics to insurers, governments, and infrastructure owners; adjacent to STS Global's disaster risk assessment and predictive modeling offerings but operating at significantly larger scale and with deeper financial backing.
• Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI): India-headquartered international coalition driving global action on disaster and climate resilient infrastructure; comparable to STS in disaster-resilient habitat focus and convening role with governments, though operating as a multilateral platform rather than an advisory firm.

Direct peers

• SEEDS: Non-profit disaster management organization co-founded by the same leadership team (Dr. Anshu Sharma and Dr. Manu Gupta) in 1994; operates the humanitarian/community-resilience programs from which STS Global's advisory and capacity-building practice was spun out, making it the closest functional and brand peer.
• ICF International: Professional services firm with dedicated climate, environment, and disaster management advisory practices serving federal, state, and international government clients; directly comparable to STS Global's cross-sectoral advisory and assessment offerings.
• Mercy Corps: International humanitarian and development organization with explicit disaster preparedness and climate resilience programming; comparable to STS in mission, target beneficiary populations, and partnership-based delivery model for vulnerable communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_STSGlobal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@_STSGlobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/stsglobalindia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stsglobalindia
• Instagraminstagram.com/_stsglobal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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