Ima Global

Name

Ima Global

Legal name

IMA Global

Website

https://oneima.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Westland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: IMA Global generates revenue through various membership tiers including Annual, Lifetime, Global, and Country memberships. Members pay to join the professional networking association and gain access to rankings, awards, and networking events.
2. World Rankings & Awards: The organization provides ranking services for universities, institutions, and companies across various sectors including Education, IT, Hospitality, Consultancy, Leadership, Publishing & Research, and Social welfare. Also offers auditing services and Global Leader Awards nominations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ima Global operates the International Management Association, a professional membership association offering tiered memberships (Annual, Lifetime, Global, Country) to over 12,000 management professionals. Its primary commercial offerings include IMA World Rankings for institutions and organizations, nomination-based Global Leader Awards, the Certified Teachers Programme, and institutional events and conferences. The association sells these services directly through its website and global branch offices.

Product overview

Ima Global operates as the International Management Association, a professional organization offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on management professional development and institutional evaluation. The core offerings include IMA World Rankings (a multi-criteria ranking system for institutions and organizations), Membership & Networking Services (professional membership with access to seven special interest communities), Events & Conferences (organizing life skills and educational programmes), Global Leader Awards (nomination-based recognition), and Certified Teachers Programme (educator certification). These services collectively serve the organization's mission to connect management professionals worldwide and provide data-driven assessments of institutional quality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IMA World Rankings

Quantifiable outcome

• Network of 12,000+ professional members from different parts of the world
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IMA FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMA Foundation is referenced as a key partner in establishing the World Ranking methodology. The Core Advisory Committee set up by IMA Foundation and SMSD identifies broad parameters for ranking various institutions.
• SMSD FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMSD Foundation collaborates with IMA Foundation to establish ranking methodologies and parameters for institutions. Dr. Sibani Behera is the Founding Chairman of SMSD Foundation, India, and has provided testimonials about the association's networking and accreditation services.
• International 5Ms AssociationcoreOthersIMA Global is an initiative from the International 5Ms Association, which is the parent organization overseeing the International Management Association's global operations and mission to launch IMA in each country of the world.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EFMD (EQUIS): EFMD is a leading European-based management education association offering EQUIS accreditation, programme services, and a member network of business schools and companies — a direct competitor in the B-School accreditation and ranking space.
• GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council): GMAC administers the GMAT exam, owns the GMAT registration network, and operates conferences/membership services for business schools — comparable in its association-model revenue mix and B-school stakeholder base.
• Times Higher Education (THE): THE produces the THE World University Rankings and THE Awards, providing universities ranking services, awards, and conference programming — directly comparable in rankings-plus-events business model.
• AMBA (Association of MBAs): AMBA is a globally recognized membership body accrediting MBA, DBA, and MBM programmes and operates the AMBA & BGA Annual Conference — competing for the same institutional accreditation and member-engagement wallet as IMA Global.
• AACSB International: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is the dominant global accreditor of business schools and offers institutional membership, rankings influence, and networking — directly comparable to IMA Global's B-School ranking and accreditation value proposition.
• Quacquarelli Symonds (QS): QS publishes the widely-used QS World University Rankings and QS Business Masters Rankings, selling rankings visibility and employer-recognition services to universities — a benchmark competitor in the institutional ranking segment IMA targets.
• Financial Times (FT) Business Education Rankings: The FT publishes the FT Global MBA, FT Executive Education, and FT Online MBA rankings — the most established reference ranking in the B-school market and a key alternative for institutional visibility to IMA World Rankings.

Emerging players

• Beta Gamma Sigma: Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society for AACSB-accredited business school graduates, providing member recognition, networking, and awards — comparable to IMA's Certified Teachers and Global Leader Awards recognition products.

Direct peers

• Eduniversal: Eduniversal is a French-based ranking and rating agency that evaluates business schools globally with a particular focus on international and emerging-market institutions — closely mirroring IMA Global's geographic positioning and multi-tier ranking approach.
• IACBE (International Accreditation Council for Business Education): IACBE is a smaller US-based specialized business school accreditor offering accreditation services to business programmes worldwide — a direct peer competing for the same institutional accreditation budget as IMA Global.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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