THS Consulting

What THS Consulting does

THS Consulting is a Stockholm-based student consulting agency founded in 2012 and operated as a subsidiary unit of THS (Tekniska högskolans studentkår), the Student Union at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The company connects KTH students with external companies needing consulting services, drawing from a pool of 100+ student consultants across four service verticals: IT & Digitalization (including frontend, backend, fullstack, and web design specializations), Sustainable Development (CSR/ESG strategy, climate reporting, circular economy), Product Development (concept development, prototyping, sustainable product design), and Strategy & Analysis (market analysis, competitive analysis, data analysis). It serves clients ranging from startups to large enterprises, with a visible roster including DB Schenker, Bravida, Sprend, Finedge, and VolEx, and has delivered more than 200 projects over its operating history.

The business model is professional services: client engagements are scoped per project and priced via custom quotes (rates not publicly disclosed), positioning the firm as a cost-effective alternative to traditional consultancies. Go-to-market is sales-led and domestic, relying on direct outreach via the company website (thsc.se), phone, email, social media, and word-of-mouth referrals rather than paid acquisition or channel partnerships. The customer mix spans SMBs, mid-market firms, and enterprise accounts primarily in Sweden, with no disclosed international expansion or institutional investor backing. Operationally, the firm is led by a small executive team (CEO, Vice CEO, Head of Communications) and runs as a quasi-non-profit student organization under the THS umbrella rather than a venture-backed or PE-owned entity. GDPR compliance is documented (Article 6(1)(f) basis, 12-month data retention), and there are no disclosed AI/ML product capabilities — the value proposition rests on human-delivered student labor combined with KTH brand association.

Name

THS Consulting

Legal name

THS Consulting

Website

https://thsc.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

THS Consulting is a Stockholm-based student consulting agency, founded in 2012 under KTH's student union, that connects companies with KTH students for IT, sustainability, product development, and strategy consulting projects across Sweden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital & Technology Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM), Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting (BPAHACAC)

Keywords

• Student consulting services
• IT consulting
• Sustainability consulting
• Product development consulting
• Strategy and analysis consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: THS Consulting generates revenue by providing student consultants from KTH to companies for various consulting projects in IT, sustainability, product development, and strategy & analysis. The company acts as an intermediary connecting qualified student talent with businesses seeking affordable consulting solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

THS Consulting is a student consulting firm that connects companies with handpicked KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) students to deliver consulting projects across IT & digitalization, sustainability, product development, and strategy & analysis. Engagements are sold as custom, quote-based professional services, leveraging university-trained talent to provide affordable alternatives to traditional consultancies.

Product overview

THS Consulting is a student consulting agency connecting companies with skilled student consultants from KTH (Royal Institute of Technology). The company operates as a single integrated consulting service platform offering four core service areas: IT & Digitalisering (Information Technology), Hållbar Utveckling (Sustainable Development), Produktutveckling (Product Development), and Strategi & Analys (Strategy & Analysis). IT services are further structured into specialized sub-products including Frontend Developers, Backend Developers, Fullstack Developers, and Web Designers. All services leverage handpicked KTH students to deliver cost-effective and innovative solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT & Digitalization Consulting (IT & Digitalisering) Consulting services providing app development, web design, IT management, and software development using technologies such as Java, Python, C++, C#. Services include frontend, backend, and fullstack development as well as web design, delivered by KTH student consultants to companies needing IT support.
• Sustainable Development Consulting (Hållbar Utveckling)
• Product Development Consulting (Produktutveckling)
• Strategy & Analysis Consulting (Strategi & Analys)

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Academic Work: Leading Nordic staffing and talent-solutions firm headquartered in Stockholm. While not student-exclusive, Academic Work competes with THSC for entry-level and junior consultant placements and offers Sweden-wide reach that THSC lacks.
• Accenture Nordics: Global consulting and technology-services firm with a strong Nordic practice. Overlaps with THSC's IT & Digital and product development offerings and competes for digital-transformation budgets at Sweden's largest enterprises.
• McKinsey & Company (Nordic offices): Global management consulting leader with offices in Stockholm. Competes with THSC's Strategy & Analysis practice at the enterprise level, though at a vastly different price point and seniority tier.
• StudentConsulting: Sweden-based staffing agency focused on placing students and recent graduates. Competes with THSC at the talent-supply layer, offering similar recruitment-funnel value to enterprise clients but with broader geographic coverage.
• PwC Sweden: Big Four firm with significant sustainability and digital consulting practices in Stockholm. Overlaps directly with THSC's ESG/sustainability and IT advisory offerings and competes for the same corporate-reporting compliance budgets.
• Deloitte Sweden: Big Four professional services firm with a major Stockholm presence. Competes with THSC's strategy, IT, and sustainability practices on enterprise mandates where clients require senior-led teams and global delivery capability.

Emerging players

• Nordic Sustainability / Ethosphere: Nordic boutique consultancy specializing in ESG, sustainability strategy, and climate reporting. Competes with THSC's sustainability pillar for mid-market clients seeking more senior ESG expertise than student consultants can provide.

Direct peers

• Lund University Consulting (LUC): Student consulting society at Lund University in southern Sweden, offering multi-disciplinary consulting services staffed by students. Closely comparable business model, geography, and service mix to THSC, competing for the same SMB and enterprise clients across Sweden.
• Linköping University Consulting (LINC): Student-run consultancy at Linköping University providing strategy, IT, and product development services. Mirrors THSC's structure and value proposition while operating from a different Swedish tech-talent pool, creating direct competition for regional enterprise clients.
• Chalmers Student Consulting: Student consulting organization at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Operates an identical model — connecting top engineering students with corporate clients for IT, strategy, and product development consulting — competing with THSC for Swedish enterprise consulting budgets and talent positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ths-consulting-kth

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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