What TT Factory does

TT Factory is a Brazilian boutique consulting firm founded in 2021, headquartered in Belo Horizonte, that delivers think-tank-inspired strategy, institutional development, impact evaluation, and stakeholder communication services to knowledge-intensive organizations. The firm operates across four interconnected service pillars: Institutional Development and Think Tanks, Monitoring and Evaluation of Impact, Advocacy/Stakeholder Management and Impact Communication, and Impact Strategy. Target customers include research institutes, universities, foundations, NGOs, multilateral organizations, and government bodies seeking to operationalize as think tanks or strengthen their evidence-to-impact pathways.

The firm is built on a methodology platform derived from the academic research of co-founder Juliana Hauck, who holds a PhD in Political Science from UFMG (maximum Capes rating) and has consulted in institutional development since 2005. Co-founder Raquel D'Albuquerque provides specialized expertise in monitoring and impact evaluation. TT Factory sells project-based consulting engagements rather than any technology product; its proprietary 'asset' is its published methodology and the academic credibility of its principals, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications in Brazilian Political Science Review, Policy and Society, and a 2021 Edward Elgar book chapter on Brazilian think tanks.

The business model is professional services revenue: custom consulting engagements, undisclosed pricing, sales-led go-to-market through the firm's website, LinkedIn, Instagram, and academic content channels. The firm is privately held, has 1-10 employees, has not raised external funding, and is independent (no parent company or subsidiaries). Geographic scope is currently Brazil, with thought leadership content published in both Portuguese and English and referenced connections to global evaluation resources (TTCSP, BetterEvaluation, World Bank/IDB).

Name

TT Factory

Legal name

TT Factory

Website

https://ttfactory.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TT Factory is a Brazilian boutique consultancy founded in 2021 that helps knowledge-intensive organizations — research institutes, universities, foundations, and multilaterals — build think-tank methodologies, measure impact, engage stakeholders, and achieve institutional and financial sustainability.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for institutional development, think tank development, monitoring and evaluation of impact, and stakeholder management. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements with knowledge-intensive organizations, research institutions, foundations, and multilateral organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TT Factory is a boutique Brazilian consulting firm providing think-tank-inspired strategy, institutional development, impact monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder communication services. The firm helps knowledge-intensive organizations — such as research institutes, think tanks, universities, foundations, and multilateral bodies — design and operationalize think tank methodologies to maximize their impact in their ecosystems of action. Services are delivered through project-based consulting engagements, with no software products offered.

Product overview

TT Factory is a consulting firm specialized in think tanks, impact strategy, and impact evaluation for knowledge-intensive organizations. The company offers four interconnected consulting services: (1) Desenvolvimento Institucional e Think Tanks (Institutional Development and Think Tanks) providing institutional development consulting for knowledge-producing organizations; (2) Monitoramento e Avaliação de Impacto (Monitoring and Impact Evaluation) for measuring interventions, programs, and public policies; (3) Advocacy, Gestão de Stakeholders e Comunicação de Impacto (Advocacy, Stakeholder Management, and Impact Communication) for stakeholder engagement; and (4) Estratégia de Impacto (Impact Strategy) for generating and managing reach with key stakeholders. These services are designed to help organizations produce quality evidence and influence their ecosystems of action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Desenvolvimento Institucional e Think Tanks (Institutional Development and Think Tanks) Consulting service focused on institutional development for knowledge-producing and managing initiatives, including research institutes, universities, foundations, multilateral organisms, and social organizations. The service builds organizational capacity for think tank operations using a proprietary methodology grounded in academic research.
• Monitoramento e Avaliação de Impacto (Monitoring and Impact Evaluation) Monitoring and impact evaluation services that help organizations measure processes, results, and outcomes of interventions, programs, projects, and public policies. The service applies systematic approaches to demonstrate organizational impact.
• Advocacy, Gestão de Stakeholders e Comunicação de Impacto (Advocacy, Stakeholder Management, and Impact Communication) Services focused on stakeholder engagement, influence strategies for policy makers and decision-makers, and impact communication to relevant audiences. Designed to help knowledge-intensive organizations reach target audiences and influence policy.
• Estratégia de Impacto (Impact Strategy) Strategic services to generate and manage reach and engagement with key stakeholders and target audiences, including impact measurement frameworks. Focused on shortening the time between establishment of activities and effective impact in organizations' ecosystems of action.

Quantifiable outcome

• Methodology to shorten time between establishment of activities and effective impact in organizations' ecosystems of action

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Julien Landry, PhDminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Julien Landry, PhD coordinated the book 'Critical Perspectives on Think Tanks: Power, Politics and Knowledge' published by Edward Elgar. Juliana Hauck contributed a chapter on Brazilian think tanks in partnership with Ciro Resende.
• Ciro ResendeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-authored chapter on Brazilian think tanks in the book 'Critical Perspectives on Think Tanks: Power, Politics and Knowledge' (Edward Elgar, 2021) with Juliana Hauck.
• World Bank and Inter-American Development BankminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021These multilateral development banks partnered to produce 'Impact Evaluation in Practice' - a publicly accessible book on impact evaluation methodologies. TT Factory references this resource in their educational content.
• Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP), University of PennsylvaniaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021TT Factory references TTCSP's annual reports on global think tank rankings and trends as part of their thought leadership content on think tank ecosystems worldwide.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• IDInsight: Global advisory, research, and analytics firm helping development organizations and governments use evidence for impact. Comparable on impact evaluation methodology, though with stronger technology-enabled data collection capabilities.
• On Think Tanks: Global platform and consultancy supporting think tank development and impact strategy, with an explicit focus on Latin America. Overlaps with TT Factory's institutional development and impact strategy niche.

Regional players

• CIPPEC: Argentine public policy think tank that combines internal think tank operations with consulting-style advisory to governments. Closely aligned with TT Factory's institutional development and impact strategy offerings within the Latin American policy ecosystem.
• Fundación Avina: Latin American foundation supporting sustainable development through capacity building, impact strategy, and stakeholder engagement. Comparable regional player to TT Factory in the LATAM institutional sustainability and impact space.

Direct peers

• The Bridgespan Group: Nonprofit and philanthropic advisory firm providing strategy, M&E, and organizational development consulting. Comparable in its boutique-style engagement model and knowledge-intensive client base.
• Arabella Advisors: US-based philanthropic advisory firm supporting foundations and NGOs with strategy, impact, and stakeholder engagement. Closely mirrors TT Factory's integrated advocacy, stakeholder management, and impact communication services.
• TCC Group: US consulting firm exclusively serving nonprofits and foundations with strategy, evaluation, and organizational development services. Strong analogue to TT Factory's boutique, mission-driven consulting model.
• Results for Development Institute (R4D): Global advisory firm focused on M&E, impact evaluation, and institutional development for governments and foundations. Highly comparable to TT Factory's monitoring & evaluation and institutional development offerings, though operating globally and at much larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Mathematica Policy Research: Large US-based research and consulting firm specializing in rigorous impact evaluation and program evaluation. Overlaps with TT Factory's M&E pillar but at vastly greater scale and with broader international coverage.
• Behavioural Insights Team (BIT): Global social-purpose consultancy applying evaluation and impact methodologies to public policy and social programs. Comparable to TT Factory's M&E and stakeholder engagement work, particularly for government and multilateral clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tt-factory
• Instagraminstagram.com/t.t_factory

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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