delphi-Gesellschaft für Forschung, Beratung und Projektentwicklung mbH

What delphi-Gesellschaft für Forschung, Beratung und Projektentwicklung mbH does

delphi-Gesellschaft für Forschung, Beratung und Projektentwicklung mbH is a privately held German research and consulting firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in Berlin. The firm develops, evaluates, and implements health promotion and addiction prevention programs, with origins in addiction counseling and a continuously broadened thematic scope into broader public health. Its clients are public and private sector institutions in Germany that commission research, expert opinions, randomized controlled studies, and intervention programs.

The company's delivery model pairs empirical social research (qualitative and quantitative evaluations, RCTs) with practical implementation, using digital communication channels such as websites, online counseling, and informational materials to reach target audiences. Its most prominent recent product is SuchtGPT, a freely accessible AI-powered chatbot launched in 2024 that provides conversational support on addiction-related questions, representing the firm's first consumer-facing generative-AI asset.

delphi operates as a professional-services business, generating revenue through commissioned projects, consulting engagements, and grant-funded programs rather than product or subscription sales. The firm proactively develops project ideas and applies for public funding to execute them. With approximately 8 employees and a leadership team combining PhD researchers, licensed psychotherapists, and an MBA-qualified administrator, the firm competes on scientific credibility, multidisciplinary expertise, and methodological rigor in the German public health and addiction-prevention market.

Name

delphi-Gesellschaft für Forschung, Beratung und Projektentwicklung mbH

Legal name

delphi Gesellschaft für Forschung, Beratung und Projektentwicklung mbH

Website

https://delphi-gesellschaft.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

delphi is a Berlin-based German research and consulting firm founded in 2001 that designs, evaluates, and implements health promotion and addiction prevention programs for public and private sector clients, increasingly delivered through digital tools such as its AI chatbot SuchtGPT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Promotion Research and Consulting

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Lifestyle Education (Non-clinical) (EDAAAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops) (EDAAAFAG), Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Services (EDALAFAE)

Keywords

• Addiction prevention services
• Health promotion consulting
• Social research services
• Digital health programs
• Public health evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research and Consulting Services: delphi generates revenue through commissioned research projects, consulting engagements, and project evaluations for public and private sector clients. The company also proactively applies for funding grants to implement projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

delphi develops innovative health promotion services, evaluates practical projects, and produces scientifically grounded expert opinions with a focus on addiction prevention and counseling. The firm primarily uses digital communication tools (online counseling, websites, apps) to deliver intervention programs to target audiences, and combines psychological, pedagogical, social-science, and medical expertise to implement evidence-based projects for institutional clients.

Product overview

delphi develops and delivers health promotion services with a focus on digital communication tools. The core offering includes online counseling programs, prevention campaigns, and informational materials for addiction support. The product portfolio centers on SuchtGPT, an AI chatbot for addiction questions, alongside intervention programs, websites for health promotion, and online counseling services for substance users, family members, and multipliers. The company operates at the intersection of research and practice, combining psychological theories, pedagogical methods, and social science research methodologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SuchtGPT (KI-Chatbot für Suchtfragen) SuchtGPT is an AI-powered, freely accessible chatbot providing conversational support for addiction-related inquiries, intended for health promotion and prevention purposes for substance users, family members, and multipliers.
• Online Counseling and Intervention Programs

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Project Partners (various)minorOthersdelphi describes itself as a cooperation partner that works with clients and recognizes their concerns. The company stands for open discourse and collaborates with clients to review project goals and develop concrete approaches. Specific named partners are not disclosed on the website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen (DHS): National umbrella organization for addiction prevention and counseling in Germany. Comparable to delphi on addiction prevention thematic focus, but acts as a coordinating body and policy advocate rather than a research consultancy.
• BZgA (Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung): German federal agency for health promotion and prevention. Overlaps with delphi on substance use prevention, health promotion campaigns, and online counseling, but operates as a much larger public-sector body commissioning rather than competing for research.
• IQVIA: Global leader in health data, research, and consulting serving life sciences and public health. Overlaps with delphi's health research and evaluation capability but operates at vastly larger scale and across clinical research, real-world evidence, and consulting.

Direct peers

• Minddistrict: European e-health platform offering digital interventions for mental health and addiction. Comparable to delphi's online counseling and intervention programs in the addiction/behavioral health vertical, though as a scaled platform provider rather than a research firm.
• Wysa: AI-driven conversational mental health and wellbeing chatbot used in public health and employer settings. Directly comparable to delphi's SuchtGPT on AI chatbot architecture and prevention/wellness use case, though serving a broader mental health scope.
• Pelago (formerly Quit Genius): Digital substance use treatment platform serving employers and health plans. Comparable to delphi on the substance-use vertical but operates as a clinically-validated, scaled digital therapeutics business rather than a research consultancy.
• Ada Health: AI-powered health assessment and triage chatbot used globally. Comparable to delphi's SuchtGPT on AI-driven consumer health engagement, with a broader symptom-assessment scope.
• Woebot Health: Generative AI chatbot for mental health support with evidence-based engagement. Comparable to SuchtGPT as a domain-specialized conversational AI for behavioral health, with similar positioning of accessible, evidence-informed digital counseling.
• infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft: German social and health research consultancy running large-scale evaluations and empirical studies for public sector clients. Directly comparable to delphi on empirical social research methodology and German public-sector client base.
• IFT Institut für Therapieforschung: Munich-based research institute focused on addiction therapy and prevention research. Closely comparable to delphi in domain (substance use), methodology (empirical research, evaluations), and target clients (German public health institutions).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/delphi_ges
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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