Acosta Institute

What Acosta Institute does

Acosta Institute is a New York-based digital learning and research hub founded in 2020 by Dr. Angel Acosta, operating as a DBA of Acosta Consulting. The firm offers a portfolio of interconnected educational products and services built on Dr. Acosta's proprietary Healing-Centered Education framework, which originated in his doctoral research at Teachers College, Columbia University, and integrates mindfulness, racial literacy, and restorative practices.

The product surface spans self-paced online courses (Healing-Centered Education: A Primer at $179.99, a two-week Practicum intensive, and an HCE Masterclass), annual summits and conferences (2021 inaugural summit, 2022 second annual summit, and the 2023 International HCE Conference with 20+ speakers and 20+ hours of content), tiered executive coaching (Two-Week Asynchronous at $500, Four-Hour Virtual Retreat at $3,000, Full-Day NYC Intensive at $6,000), and supporting programs including the Acosta Institute Fellowship, Wounded Healers portrait/podcast series, and the Polyopportunity Global Initiative with the House of Beautiful Business. All digital products are delivered via the Kajabi platform; live sessions run on Zoom and Mighty Networks. The firm also offers speaking and facilitation, organizational consulting, and a Healing-Centered Education Certificate Program in development.

The go-to-market is community- and event-led, monetizing through professional services, course registrations, summit tickets, and grant funding (over $2 million raised cumulatively, including a multi-year W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant). Customer segments are horizontal: educators, therapists and psychologists, researchers, founders/executives/entrepreneurs, creators, DEI consultants, activists, and corporations (Accenture, Google Applied Digital Skills, Salesforce Foundation, SYPartners, Stanford Life Design Lab). Operations are founder-led with a team of 5; geographic reach spans the United States plus programs delivered in Japan, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Ghana, and Italy.

Name

Acosta Institute

Legal name

Acosta Consulting

Website

https://drangelacosta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acosta Institute is a New York-based digital learning hub founded in 2020 by Dr. Angel Acosta, offering healing-centered education courses, executive coaching, and annual summits. It serves educators, therapists, founders, and global institutional clients across education, corporate, and nonprofit sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Development & Coaching Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Healing-centered education
• Executive coaching services
• Professional development training
• Education consulting
• Contemplative leadership

Headquarters

HQ city

New York City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Coaching Services: 1-on-1 coaching programs including Full-Day NYC Intensives ($6,000), Four-Hour Virtual Retreats ($3,000), and Two-Week Asynchronous Intensives ($500). Revenue generated through service fees with deposit-based booking.
2. Online Courses and Programs: Self-paced masterclasses, primer courses, and practicum intensives on healing-centered education. Tiered pricing from subsidized to full-cost registration.
3. Summit and Conference Registrations: Annual Healing-Centered Education Summits and International Conferences with tiered registration (Free, Supporter $149.99, Patron $349.99). Includes access to recordings and digital infrastructure.
4. Speaking and Facilitation: Keynote speeches, workshop facilitation, fireside chats, and retreats for conferences, organizations, and institutions. Custom engagements for enterprise clients.
5. Organizational Consulting: Consulting engagements with corporations, foundations, school districts, and civil society groups for integration of mindfulness, racial equity, and restorative practices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Acosta Institute designs and delivers healing-centered education (HCE) programs for individual educators, practitioners, executives, and changemakers, as well as for organizations and school districts. Its offerings span asynchronous online courses (Primer, Practicum, Masterclass), self-paced virtual summits, multi-format coaching intensives (two-week asynchronous, four-hour virtual retreat, full-day in-person NYC), an in-development HCE Certificate Program, and organizational consulting plus keynote/facilitation services. The portfolio serves both individual professional development and institutional equity and social-emotional learning initiatives.

Product overview

The Acosta Institute (a DBA of Acosta Consulting) operates as a digital learning and research hub offering a portfolio of interconnected educational products: self-paced online summits/conferences (HCE Summits 2021–2022 and the 2023 International HCE Conference), structured online courses (Healing-Centered Education: A Primer and A Practicum), a self-paced HCE Masterclass, and one-on-one coaching programs (Two-Week Asynchronous Intensive at $500, Four-Hour Virtual Retreat at $3,000, and Full-Day NYC Intensive at $6,000). Supporting offerings include the NYC Healing Collective podcast, the Wounded Healers portrait/podcast series, the Acosta Institute Fellowship, and speaking/facilitation services. The organization raised over $2 million in funding including a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant. All digital products are hosted on the Kajabi platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NYC Healing Collective: A podcast curating work and insights at the intersection of healing, wellness, and societal transformation.
• Wounded Healers
• Contemplating 400 Years of Inequality
• Healing-Centered Education Certificate Program
• Acosta Institute Fellowship
• Polyopportunity Global Initiative

Products and services

• Healing-Centered Education: A Primer (Online Course)

Quantifiable outcome

• Raised over $2 million in funding including W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Garrison InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Acosta serves as Director of the Garrison Institute Fellowship Program. Strategic partnership for contemplative education and healing-centered initiatives.
• Mind & Life InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Acosta is a Mind & Life Institute Fellow, connecting to contemplative science and mindfulness research community.
• Keio University Center for Contemplative StudiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Acosta serves on the Global Advisory Board of Keio University's Center for Contemplative Studies in Tokyo, Japan.
• SYPartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizational consulting and leadership transformation partnership for design-driven change initiatives.
• B Lab U.S. & CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for business transformation toward ethical, healing-centered business practices and B Corp certification support.
• MOBIUSmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on mindfulness and contemplative practices in education and organizational settings.
• Center for Policing EquitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on equity, restorative justice, and healing-centered approaches to policing reform.
• House of Beautiful BusinessmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Polyopportunity Global Initiative exploring responses to polycrisis through creativity, cooperation, and beauty.
• Teachers College, Columbia UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership stemming from Dr. Acosta's doctoral research at Teachers College, Columbia University.
• UNICEFmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal education programming and thought leadership collaboration with UNICEF.
• NYC Department of EducationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional development and training programs for NYC public school educators and administrators.
• 400 Years of InequalitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Acosta created the Contemplating 400 Years of Inequality project as part of the national 400 Years of Inequality initiative.
• Presencing InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIT-affiliated institute focused on Theory U and presencing methodologies for social innovation.
• Change CatalystminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSummit partner supporting healing-centered education and social innovation programming.
• Academy of Inner ScienceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSummit partner focused on contemplative science and inner development.
• BioneersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSummit partner focused on breakthrough innovations and collective leadership.
• Stanford Life Design LabmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for educational innovation, life design thinking, and contemplative approaches to career development.
• Google (Applied Digital Skills)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerAI literacy and technology education programming through Google's Applied Digital Skills initiative.
• AccenturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiversity, equity, and inclusion consulting and leadership development programming.
• Salesforce FoundationmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPhilanthropy and education programming collaboration.
• Rising Tide CapitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEntrepreneur development and training partnership serving underrepresented founders.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bioneers: Nonprofit producing conferences, media, and educational programs at the intersection of social justice, ecological innovation, and equity. A documented summit partner of the Acosta Institute, with directly comparable conference-and-community-driven GTM.
• Presencing Institute: MIT-affiliated organization advancing Theory U and presencing-based methodologies for social innovation and leadership. A documented partner; operates at the intersection of contemplative practice, leadership development, and systems transformation.
• Abolitionist Teaching Network: Network supporting educators in building anti-racist, abolitionist teaching practices. A current partner of the Acosta Institute and serves a directly overlapping audience of K-12 and higher-education practitioners focused on racial equity pedagogy.
• Center for Contemplative Mind in Society: Nonprofit advancing contemplative and mindful practices across higher education and professional contexts. Logo appears as a partner on the Acosta Institute website, with directly overlapping mission and audience in contemplative education.
• Garrison Institute: Nonprofit advancing contemplative approaches to social change through fellowship programs, retreats, and educator training. Dr. Acosta serves as Director of the Garrison Institute Fellowship Program, indicating deep overlap in program model, target audience, and pedagogy.
• House of Beautiful Business: Global community convening leaders around contemplative, purpose-driven business practice. Co-partner with the Acosta Institute on the Polyopportunity Global Initiative and operates a directly overlapping mission to integrate mindfulness and equity into leadership.
• Mindful Schools: Nonprofit training K-12 educators, counselors, and administrators in mindfulness-based SEL practices. Direct competitor in the K-12 mindfulness and SEL professional development market — overlapping audience of educators with similar pricing model and content.
• Mind & Life Institute: Foundational organization bridging contemplative practice and science through dialogues, research, and educational programming. Dr. Acosta is a Mind & Life Fellow, and the institute operates a comparable niche at the intersection of contemplative education, research, and leadership — directly comparable in mission and audience.

Broad incumbents

• Learning Forward: Leading professional association for K-12 and higher-education professional development with deep district and policymaker relationships. Represents the mainstream institutional incumbent against which the Acosta Institute's niche healing-centered paradigm must compete for district PD budgets.
• Facing History and Ourselves: Established education nonprofit providing curricula and professional development on historical injustice, racism, and civic responsibility. Serves the same K-12 educator audience as the Acosta Institute with comparable equity-focused pedagogy and scaled institutional delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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