Rapid Research Evaluation

What Rapid Research Evaluation does

Rapid Research Evaluation LLC (RPDRE) is a Henderson, Nevada-based professional services firm founded in 2016 by Dr. Peter T. Keo during postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania. The firm delivers research, impact evaluation, training, and coaching services to foundations, nonprofits, mid-market organizations, and government/academic clients, with a stated mission of making affordable research accessible to community-based organizations.

Its core offerings span five lines: Rapid Research (market intelligence, customer/staff satisfaction, brand and product testing positioned as a faster, lower-cost alternative to "Big 3" consulting); Rapid Evaluation (social impact assessments, quasi-experimental studies, surveys, focus groups, and interviews for philanthropic and nonprofit programs); Rapid Training™ (evidence-based courses in Performance Management, Performance Measurement, ESG and Sustainable Leadership, and Compassionate Leadership); Rapid Coaching (leadership coaching for early, mid, and senior leaders); and Fractional CREOs (part-time or project-based placement of senior research and evaluation experts). Underlying technology combines human expertise with AI-powered analytics, including predictive modeling for social impact outcomes, NLP on qualitative text, and data disaggregation across structured datasets.

RPDRE monetizes through professional services engagements priced at ≤50% of full-time employee or competitor cost, with stated turnaround times of one week to two months and multi-year contract cadences. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, supported by website-based pre-engagement forms, an email newsletter, and a network of 18+ partner and client organizations that drives referrals. The firm is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries, and operates as a US-only, minority-owned LLC.

Name

Rapid Research Evaluation

Legal name

Rapid Research Evaluation LLC

Website

https://www.rpdre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rapid Research Evaluation is a Henderson, Nevada-based professional services firm founded in 2016 that delivers rapid, affordable research, social impact evaluation, training, and coaching to foundations, nonprofits, mid-market organizations, and government clients using AI-assisted analytics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research and Evaluation Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Healthcare Outcomes & Real-World Evidence (RWE) Analytics (BPAHALAN)

Keywords

• Social impact research
• Program evaluation services
• Data analytics consulting
• Performance management training
• Leadership coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Henderson

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Rapid Research and Data Analytics: Research and data analytics services similar to 'Big 3' consulting firms but delivered faster and at lower cost. Includes market research, customer satisfaction analysis, staff engagement measurement, and brand/product testing.
2. Rapid Evaluation (Social Impact): Impact evaluations for foundations and nonprofits assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of social and community-based programs. Includes quasi-experimental studies, evaluation narratives, and program assessment frameworks.
3. Rapid Training: Evidence-based training programs in Performance Management, Performance Measurement, ESG and Sustainable Leadership, and Compassionate Leadership. Delivered through dedicated training platform (rpdtraining.com).
4. Rapid Coaching: High-performance coaching program for early, mid, and senior leaders. Tailored approach addressing purpose, values alignment, skill development, strategic thinking, and performance enhancement.
5. Fractional Researchers (CREOs): Part-time or project-based placement of experienced research and evaluation experts (Chief Research & Evaluation Officers) in client organizations. Provides in-house expertise without full-time employment costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rapid Research Evaluation (RPDRE) provides rapid research, social impact evaluation, evidence-based training, and high-performance coaching services for mid-market organizations, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm delivers research and data analytics similar to "Big 3" consulting firms at ≤50% of the cost with 1 week to 2 month turnaround times, using a combination of human expertise and AI-powered analytics. Additional offerings include fractional Chief Research & Evaluation Officers (CREOs) placed in client organizations on a part-time or project basis.

Product overview

Rapid Research Evaluation (RPDRE) is a research and evaluation firm offering an integrated portfolio of services centered on four core offerings: Rapid Research (data analytics similar to consulting 'Big 3s'), Rapid Evaluation (social impact assessments for foundations/nonprofits), Rapid Training™ (evidence-based courses in performance management and leadership), and Rapid Coaching (high-performance leadership coaching). The company also provides Fractional CREOs as a staffing solution and leverages AI-powered data analytics as part of its three-pronged approach combining Research, Training/Coaching, and Data Analytics to deliver swift, actionable insights for business transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rapid Training™: Award-winning training platform specializing in data-driven solutions for building high-performing individuals and organizations. Offers courses in Performance Management, Performance Measurement, ESG and Sustainable Leadership, and Compassionate Leadership.
• Fractional CREOs (Chief Research & Evaluation Officers)

Products and services

• Rapid Research Research and data analytics service delivering market intelligence similar to the "Big 3" consulting firms but faster and at a fraction of the cost, combining human expertise and artificial intelligence. Supports market entry, market scale, financial risk analysis, strategic plans, staff and customer satisfaction/engagement, opportunity assessments, and SWOT analysis for mid-market organizations.
• Rapid Evaluation Social impact evaluation services for foundations and nonprofits assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of programs that impact families, communities, and children. Includes quasi-experimental studies, evaluation narratives, surveys, focus groups, interviews, observations, and predictive modeling.
• Rapid Training™ Evidence-based training platform specializing in data-driven solutions for building high-performing individuals and organizations. Offers courses in Performance Management, Performance Measurement, ESG and Sustainable Leadership, and Compassionate Leadership.
• Rapid Coaching High-performance coaching program for early, mid, and senior leaders, empowering them to achieve exceptional results through purpose and values alignment, skill development, strategic thinking, and performance enhancement using evidence-based coaching methods.
• Fractional Researchers (Fractional CREOs) Part-time or project-based placement of experienced in-house Chief Research & Evaluation Officers (CREOs), acting as fractional data science, research, and evaluation experts embedded in client organizations. Provides strategic guidance and evaluation support without the commitment of full-time employment.

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gates FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner foundation for social impact evaluation. Gates Foundation invests in evidence-based approaches to global health, education, and poverty alleviation.
• Barr FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilanthropic foundation partner focused on arts, climate, and democracy initiatives in New England.
• Margulff FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation partner for social impact and community-based program evaluation.
• NYC Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for public health research and evaluation initiatives.
• Stanford MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic medical center partner for healthcare research and evaluation.
• CoqualcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organization partner focused on workplace and talent issues.
• BellwethercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation policy and research partner focused on improving outcomes for students.
• Learning UndefeatedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation nonprofit partner focused on STEM access and equity.
• Leadership AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation leadership development partner.
• Surge InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation leadership organization developing leaders of color.
• Patriots CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNFL team community foundation partner for social impact programs.
• Syndicate CapitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial partner for investment and business growth initiatives.
• CACFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's advocacy coalition partner for youth-focused impact evaluation.
• Compassion InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare compassion and mindfulness training partner.
• Nonprofit PracticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit consulting and practice organization partner.
• Akhmer Buddhist FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReligious and community foundation partner.
• AMA (American Medical Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical association partner for healthcare research and evaluation.
• UPenn Research LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner from University of Pennsylvania where founder conducted postdoctoral research.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Boston Consulting Group: Boston Consulting Group is the third of the 'Big 3' consulting firms referenced in RPDRE's value proposition. BCG's research, market intelligence, and customer insights practices represent the incumbent positioning RPDRE seeks to disrupt on price and turnaround time.
• Ipsos: Ipsos is a global market research and analytics firm offering survey research, customer satisfaction, and brand testing — directly comparable to RPDRE's Rapid Research service line. Ipsos operates at larger scale but in overlapping methodologies and customer segments.
• Bain & Company: Bain is one of the 'Big 3' management consulting firms named in RPDRE's positioning. RPDRE's Rapid Research offering directly addresses customer satisfaction, brand testing, and market entry work that traditionally sits with large consulting firms, at a fraction of their cost and timeline.
• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey is one of the 'Big 3' management consulting firms that RPDRE explicitly benchmarks against. While RPDRE does not compete head-to-head with McKinsey's full portfolio, the firm directly targets McKinsey-style market research and strategic insights at substantially lower price points.

Direct peers

• Abt Associates: Abt Associates is a research, evaluation, and consulting firm specializing in social impact, health, and environmental programs. It directly competes with RPDRE for foundation, government, and nonprofit research and evaluation contracts, and offers overlapping methodologies in quasi-experimental studies and program assessment.
• Westat: Westat is a research and statistical services firm serving government, foundations, and health agencies with program evaluation and survey research. It is a direct competitor for the same foundation and federal research RFPs that RPDRE targets with its Rapid Evaluation offering.
• Mathematica: Mathematica is a major nonpartisan research and evaluation firm focused on social policy, health, and human services — directly comparable to RPDRE's Rapid Evaluation work with foundations and government clients. Both compete for program evaluation and impact assessment engagements from similar institutional buyers.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: NORC is an independent research organization affiliated with the University of Chicago that conducts social science research, program evaluation, and survey work for government and foundations. It is a direct competitor in the social impact evaluation space where RPDRE positions its Rapid Evaluation offering.
• Gallup: Gallup is a global analytics and consulting firm specializing in employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and social research. It is comparable to RPDRE in staff engagement measurement, customer satisfaction research, and survey-based analytics.
• The Bridgespan Group: The Bridgespan Group is a nonprofit and philanthropy consulting firm advising foundations on strategy, evaluation, and capacity building. It directly overlaps with RPDRE's foundation-facing evaluation and strategy work and targets the same philanthropic buyer segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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