What aXXelerate does

aXXelerate is a Honolulu, Hawaii-headquartered women-owned small business (WOSB/EDWOSB certified) founded in 2020 that delivers consulting, training, research, and program-management services focused on integrating gender perspectives into peace and security policy and practice across the Indo-Pacific. The firm serves defense and security institutions (Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Defense, Canadian Armed Forces), multilateral organizations (UN Women, UN Environment Programme), and indigenous communities in the Philippines, with operational reach extending to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Fiji, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

The company's core offerings are organized as flagship programs rather than software products. The Philippine WPS Experts Circle Mentorship Program pairs defense sector personnel with WPS mentors across three planned cohorts, achieving 88% attendance and a 4.16/5 average competency improvement among Cohort 1 participants. The EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies Programme is a partnership with UN Women and UN Environment Programme, funded by the Governments of Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland, working with indigenous communities on climate resilience and disaster risk reduction. Additional deliverables include the PNG Countering Violence Against Women Study, a Civilian-Military Collaboration Framework, the WPS Expert Directory, and peer-reviewed publications through Pacific Forum International and academic outlets.

Revenue is generated through professional services contracts with government defense clients and managed-services-style implementation partnerships with multilateral organizations funded by donor governments. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales augmented by thought-leadership marketing through academic publications, high-level speaking engagements (U.S. Congressional WPS Caucus, Naval War College WPS Symposium), and a small social-media presence. The firm operates with a lean team of six, with no disclosed external equity funding.

Name

aXXelerate

Legal name

aXXelerate

Website

https://axxelerate.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

aXXelerate is a Honolulu-based, women-owned small business (founded 2020) that delivers gender-integrated consulting, training, and program services to defense institutions (U.S. DoD, Canadian Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Philippines) and multilateral organizations (UN Women, UNEP) across the Indo-Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gender and Peace/Security Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Border Security & Homeland Security (BPAIAHAI)

Keywords

• Gender security consulting
• Women peace security
• Defense policy advisory
• Climate security research
• Gender mainstreaming training

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: Professional services contracts with U.S. Department of Defense and Canadian Armed Forces for WPS implementation training, research, and technical assistance throughout the Indo-Pacific region
2. Multilateral Organization Grants: Implementation partnerships with UN Women and UN Environment Programme for the EmPower programme, funded by Governments of Germany, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

aXXelerate is a women-owned small business consultancy that provides gender mainstreaming, research, training, and program implementation services to defense institutions, coast guards, multilateral organizations, and indigenous communities in the Indo-Pacific region. Its work centers on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) implementation, gender-responsive policy development, and climate security research under contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, Canadian Armed Forces, UN Women, and UN Environment Programme.

Product overview

aXXelerate is a women-owned small business offering consulting and program services focused on integrating gender perspectives into peace and security policy and practice. The organization operates as a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company, providing WPS expertise through mentorship programs (Philippine WPS Experts Circle Mentorship Program), climate resilience initiatives (EmPower Programme), research and training services, and expert directories. These offerings work together to advance gender-responsive approaches to security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Philippine WPS Experts Circle Mentorship Program A mentorship program pairing defense sector personnel with experienced WPS mentors to strengthen Women, Peace and Security implementation across the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine Coast Guard, including in-person training on foundational WPS principles, gender mainstreaming in military operations, policy development, and strategic planning.
• EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies Programme A program implemented with UN Women and UN Environment Programme to strengthen gender equality and human rights in climate change and disaster risk actions in Asia and the Pacific, working with Filipino indigenous communities on women-led climate resilience initiatives and participatory research.
• PNG Countering Violence Against Women Study A project focused on Papua New Guinea that delivers training on survey methods and data collection, develops an action plan to enhance the PNG Defense Force's capacity to gather data on community violence incidents, and implements effective response mechanisms with meaningful civil society engagement.
• Civilian-Military Collaboration Framework A curated set of examples illustrating how civilian institutions, military actors, and civil society organizations in the Philippines collaborate to advance WPS goals, highlighting different models of coordination, stakeholder roles, and tangible outcomes.
• WPS Expert Directory A directory connecting Women, Peace and Security experts across academia, civil society, defense and security, government, and industry, organized by advocacy area (children, climate, cyber, environmental peacebuilding, health, maritime, WPS NAPs, and others).

Quantifiable outcome

• 88% attendance and 4.16/5 average competency improvement across all WPS areas for mentorship program participants
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint implementation of the EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies programme, jointly implemented with UN Women and UN Environment Programme. The program aims to strengthen gender equality and human rights in climate change and disaster risk actions in Asia and the Pacific region.
• UN Environment ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint implementation with UN Women of the EmPower programme supporting gender-responsive climate action and disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific.
• IP-LORAMSECAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous People's organization (Local Researchers of Agusan Marsh and Sectoral Association) partnering on climate resilience initiatives with Agusanon Manobo communities in Loreto, processing endemic fruits into value-added products.
• IPWANmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous Peoples Women Association of New Bataan partnering on traditional embroidery enterprises and climate resilience with Mansaka-Mandaya communities in Barangay Andap.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Saferworld: International organization working on peace, security, and gender-inclusive policy across the Indo-Pacific and globally. Comparable in WPS and security sector reform consulting, with a broader geographic and thematic footprint than aXXelerate.
• Search for Common Ground: Large international peacebuilding organization operating WPS and conflict-prevention programs across dozens of countries. Comparable on WPS implementation methodology, multi-country program delivery, and partnerships with defense and government actors, but at meaningfully greater scale.
• International Alert: International peacebuilding NGO with established WPS programming and security sector engagement. Comparable on WPS advisory services and defense-sector training, particularly in Asia-Pacific and conflict-affected contexts.
• United States Institute of Peace (USIP): U.S. federal institution producing WPS research, training, and policy advice for the U.S. government and partners. Overlaps with aXXelerate on WPS and security sector engagement, but at significantly greater scale and with direct government mandate.

Direct peers

• Pacific Forum International: Indo-Pacific-focused policy and research organization where aXXelerate's co-founders previously led WPS programs. Operates in the same defense and security policy space, publishes overlapping research (e.g., PROGRESS Index, civil-military climate security), and targets similar defense and policy audiences.
• Inclusive Security: Specialist consultancy implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda with defense institutions, multilateral partners, and civil society. Direct comparable in WPS advisory services, training, and policy support, particularly for military and government clients.
• Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS): Academic-policy hybrid focused on WPS research, index development, and training for practitioners and security sector actors. Overlaps with aXXelerate on WPS indices, policy advising, and engagement with national security institutions.
• Sulong Peace Inc. Philippine civil-society organization where aXXelerate's Regional Manager previously served as Executive Director, spearheading the Philippines' first WPS National Action Plan. Highly comparable on WPS advocacy, civil-military engagement, and Philippines-specific WPS implementation.

Emerging players

• LSE WPS Centre: Academic center at the London School of Economics advancing WPS research, policy advising, and practitioner training. Comparable in producing WPS scholarship, indices, and engagement with security institutions, primarily U.K.- and Europe-focused rather than Indo-Pacific.

Regional players

• The Henry Jackson Foundation: U.S.-based defense and government services organization where aXXelerate's Program Manager previously held a WPS role. Overlaps in delivering WPS and security-related programs for U.S. defense clients, though operating at a much larger scale and broader mission scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/axxelerateorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/axxelerate-gender-peace-security

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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