TGEU — Trans Europe and Central Asia

Name

TGEU — Trans Europe and Central Asia

Legal name

Transgender Europe e.V.

Website

https://tgeu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations accepted via PayPal and bank transfer. TGEU operates as a nonprofit and relies on public support to fund advocacy, community, and research activities.
2. Membership: Membership is free for trans-led organizations and individual members in Europe and Central Asia. Membership provides access to training, events, consultations, and networking opportunities.
3. Grants and Funders: TGEU receives funding from institutional funders including the Netherlands, Council of Europe, and European Union. Funding supports specific programs and organizational operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TGEU is a trans-led nonprofit membership organization that conducts advocacy, community building, and research to advance trans rights and wellbeing across Europe and Central Asia. It delivers three flagship research projects (Trans Murder Monitoring, Trans Rights Index & Map, Trans Health Map), advocates at EU and UN institutions, builds capacity among member organizations and individual activists through training and biennial gatherings, and publishes policy toolkits and reports used by activists and policymakers.

Product overview

TGEU is a trans-led non-profit organization (not a traditional software company) offering advocacy, community organizing, and research services. Their core 'products' are three flagship research projects: the Trans Murder Monitoring (global tracking of murdered trans people since 2009), the Trans Rights Index & Map (legal rights analysis across 54 countries), and the Trans Health Map (trans-specific healthcare accessibility in the EU). These are complemented by the annual Trans Day of Remembrance campaign, advocacy publications and toolkits, the biennial European and Central Asian Trans Council event, and the Trans Leaders Academy programme. TGEU's work is primarily delivered through websites, reports, campaigns, and events rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Trans Murder Monitoring: Research project that tracks murders of trans and gender diverse people globally since 2009
• Trans Rights Index & Map
• Trans Health Map
• Trans Day of Remembrance
• European Trans Council

Products and services

• Trans Murder Monitoring A research project that systematically monitors, collects, and analyses reports of murders of trans and gender-diverse people globally. Maintained on the Uwazi platform with geolocated cases and visualizations.
• Trans Rights Index & Map A legal mapping project that tracks trans rights across 54 countries in Europe and Central Asia using 32 indicators covering legal gender recognition, asylum, hate speech/crime, non-discrimination, health, and family.
• Trans Health Map

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTGEU is a member of ILGA and collaborates with ILGA-Europe on advocacy initiatives. The partnership includes joint work on the Trans Rights Index & Map project since its inception in 2013.
• ILGA-EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with ILGA-Europe on advocacy, research, and policy work. Joint work includes the Trans Rights Index & Map project and shared advocacy campaigns at European level.
• IGLYO (International LGBTQI Youth & Student Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership on youth advocacy, joint statements on policy issues (e.g., UK KCSIE guidance), and collaborative advocacy efforts.
• Trans Network BalkancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network partner focusing on Balkan region trans rights advocacy and coordination.
• Trans United EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization collaborating on HIV research and advocacy, including participation at AIDS 2026 conference.
• Academy of European Law (ERA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint webinar on recent judgments on trans rights in Europe, combining structured presentations with discussions and impulse sessions.
• University of BristolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner collaborating on joint webinar covering trans rights law and policy developments in Europe.
• Institute for Journalism and Social Change (IJSC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on study investigating trans people's experiences of online hate speech, published June 2026.
• Legebitra (Slovenia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the 10th European and Central Asian Trans Council 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• TransAkcija (Slovenia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the 10th European and Central Asian Trans Council 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• THRIVE ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal consortium focused on HIV response where TGEU contributed at AIDS 2026 conference.
• World Health Organisation (WHO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTGEU's HIV Research Officer participated in meeting with WHO Director-General to discuss civil society use of upcoming WHO guidelines on gender-affirming care.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Transgender Law Center: Transgender Law Center is the largest US trans-led legal organization, providing direct legal services and policy advocacy. Comparable to TGEU in mission and trans-led operating model, but US-focused rather than Europe/Central Asia.
• National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE): NCTE is a US-based social justice advocacy organization for transgender people, focused on policy change and the US Transgender Survey. Comparable to TGEU in core advocacy mission and research-driven approach, but US-focused.

Direct peers

• ILGA World: ILGA World is the global federation of LGBTQ+ organizations and TGEU's parent federation member. It is a direct peer operating the same advocacy model at a global rather than regional level, with overlapping research and policy engagement.
• OutRight International: OutRight International is a global LGBTQ+ human rights organization with UN consultative status that documents human rights abuses and advocates at international institutions. Direct peer to TGEU in mission, advocacy-channel focus, and documentation of anti-LGBTQ violence.
• IGLYO — The International LGBTQI Youth & Student Organisation: IGLYO is a youth-focused LGBTQI advocacy network in Europe and Central Asia that TGEU actively partners with on joint statements and youth advocacy. It is a direct peer in mission, membership model, and geography, though narrower in demographic focus.
• ILGA-Europe: ILGA-Europe is the leading LGBTQ+ umbrella organization in Europe and Central Asia, headquartered in Brussels. It is a direct peer to TGEU — both are membership-based advocacy NGOs operating at the EU/regional level, and they actively co-publish the Trans Rights Index & Map.

Broad incumbents

• Amnesty International: Amnesty International is a global human rights organization conducting research and advocacy across LGBTQ rights (among many other issues). A broad incumbent operating in the same human rights space that TGEU also engages with at EU and UN institutions.
• Human Rights Watch: Human Rights Watch is a major international human rights organization that documents abuses and produces reports including on trans rights. Operates in the same space of evidence-based human rights research and policy advocacy.
• GLAAD: GLAAD is a major US LGBTQ media advocacy organization focused on representation and cultural change. Not a direct competitor but operates in the same broader advocacy and research space, with overlapping media-relations and narrative-shift functions.

Regional players

• ILGA-Asia: ILGA-Asia is the regional LGBTQ+ federation for Asia, structurally analogous to ILGA-Europe. Comparable in mission and federation model to TGEU/ILGA-Europe, but covers a different geographic region with limited overlap on Central Asia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TGEUorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9BO09zcCFG4lY8Ii6VQJJw
• Facebookfacebook.com/TGEUorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tgeuorg
• Instagraminstagram.com/TGEUorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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