Roya Development Group

Name

Roya Development Group

Legal name

Roya Development Group

Website

https://royadevelopmentgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Consulting and International Development Advisory

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), International Affairs (92812), Administration of General Economic Programs (926110)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHACAA

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

SECONDARYBPAGAFAO

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPADAOAL

Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) & Reporting for Donor Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Donor Coordination, Grantmaking & Development Finance Programs

SECONDARYBPADABAN

Donor Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation (MEL) Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

Keywords

• Political consulting services
• International development advisory
• Policy analysis consulting
• Governance consulting services
• Political strategy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Baghdad

HQ country

Iraq

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: The firm provides custom political analysis, project strategy development, political economy assessments, and stakeholder mapping services. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements with clients requiring expertise on Iraq's political, economic, and security landscape.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Roya Development Group is a political strategy and development consultancy that provides expert-led advisory services focused exclusively on Iraq's political, economic, and security landscape. The firm delivers custom political analysis, project strategy and start-up plans, political economy and stakeholder mapping, program and training development, capture strategy and proposal writing, and project inception and impact evaluations for international organizations, embassies, civil society groups, and political actors.

Product overview

Roya Development Group is a political strategy and development consultancy offering a unified suite of advisory services focused on Iraq's political, economic, and security landscape. The firm provides Research & Analysis, Program & Training Development, Capture Strategy & Proposal Writing, and Project Inception & Impact Evaluations—all delivered through expert-led consulting engagements rather than software products. The services are designed to help clients understand and navigate Iraq's complex environment through custom analysis, strategic planning, and stakeholder mapping.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research & Analysis Custom analysis of Iraqi current events and political evolution, including political economy and stakeholder mapping analyses, delivered to international organizations, embassies, and policy-focused clients.
• Program & Training Development Develops data-driven, integrated development projects and training approaches tailored to client needs in the Iraq context.
• Capture Strategy & Proposal Writing Strategic positioning and business development planning services supporting clients' pursuit of development programming opportunities.
• Project Inception & Impact Evaluations Project start-up planning and impact assessment services to evaluate program effectiveness for clients operating in or focused on Iraq.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Al-Monitor: Middle East-focused policy media outlet producing daily political analysis on Iraq and the broader region. Closely comparable in publishing cadence and audience overlap with policy professionals, embassies, and donors in Washington and European capitals.
• Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies: Baghdad-based think tank producing political and economic analysis focused exclusively on Iraq. Most direct peer given shared geography, Iraq-only mandate, and policy-analysis orientation toward international and domestic audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Eurasia Group: Global political-risk advisory firm producing in-depth political analysis on emerging markets, with active Middle East coverage. Sells subscriptions and bespoke political analysis to corporate and policy clients similar to Roya's institutional buyer profile.
• International Crisis Group: Global think tank producing policy analysis and field reports on conflict-affected states including Iraq. Comparable in producing political-economy and stakeholder analysis that ministries and embassies consume.
• Control Risks: Global political-risk and security consultancy providing political and security analysis for corporate and government clients operating in high-risk markets including Iraq. Comparable service set: bespoke political-economy and stakeholder mapping for institutional buyers.
• International Republican Institute (IRI): US-based global democracy and governance NGO operating political-party and civic-programming work worldwide, including Iraq. Both founders worked there directly, and IRI represents the larger institutional incumbent whose past-performance pipeline Roya is positioned to sub-contract against.
• Chemonics International: One of the largest USAID implementing contractors, with major democracy and governance portfolios in Iraq and across the Middle East. Direct competitor for prime donor-funded development consulting awards.
• DAI Global: Development consultancy with deep practice in governance, political transition, and economic program implementation worldwide, including conflict-affected states. Competes for the same USAID, FCDO, and MCC work as Roya.

Others

• The Washington Institute for Near East Policy: US think tank focused on Middle East policy that has published Roya team members' work. Functions here as an adjacent ecosystem player — both a credibility amplifier and a comparable Iraq-policy content producer.
• McCain Institute: US-based policy institute focused on democracy and governance that has featured Roya team members' analysis on Iraq. Adjacent ecosystem participant providing third-party credibility to Roya's expertise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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