Name

Goals House

Legal name

Freud Communications Limited

Website

https://goalshouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Management and Convening Services

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Event Program Management (Annual Planning, Calendaring & Budgeting) (THAHAIAJ)

Keywords

• Convening platforms
• Event programming services
• Global partnerships
• Thought leadership events
• Corporate event sponsorships

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Partnership and Sponsorship Revenue: Goals House generates revenue through partnerships with organizations. Partners can attend events and host individually curated events including roundtables, discussions, breakfast, lunches, dinners, and nightcaps. Partners play a critical part in all discussions and help drive real change through relationships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Goals House operates a curated, event-driven convening platform that brings together business and political leaders, activists, academics, philanthropists, NGOs and entrepreneurs at significant global moments such as Davos, UNGA, COP and Cannes Lions. It sells partnership and sponsorship slots for flagship Houses (full morning-to-night programs) and intimate Goals Night Out dinners, and it publishes an annual Impact Report documenting community outcomes.

Product overview

Goals House is a physical convening and events platform, not a software product. The core offering is the Goals House event platform — a curated gathering space where multiple partners come together for full programs of events (morning to night) at leading global moments (Davos, India, Cannes, London Climate Action Week, UNGA, COP). The subsidiary offering, Goals Night Out, provides intimate dinners and nightcaps at additional global moments beyond the flagship events. The company also publishes annual Impact Reports documenting outcomes. There are no software modules, digital products, or technology offerings — the portfolio consists entirely of physical event programming and associated thought leadership content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Goals Night Out: A platform providing opportunities for the Goals House community to come together for one-off bespoke dinners and nightcaps across the world at significant global moments.

Products and services

• Goals House (Flagship Convening Platform) A curated, event-driven convening program delivered through flagship Houses at Davos (January), India (February), Cannes Lions (June), London Climate Action Week (June), UNGA (September) and COP (November), bringing together business, political, NGO, academic and philanthropic leaders for full morning-to-night programs including roundtables, fireside chats, panels, receptions, dinners and nightcaps. Sold to enterprise partners as annual sponsorship/partnership engagements.
• Goals Night Out One-off bespoke dinners and nightcaps hosted in cities such as Munich, Austin, D.C., San Francisco, Oxford, Nairobi, Singapore and Rio during significant global moments, enabling the Goals House community to convene outside the flagship Houses.

Quantifiable outcome

• $11 million committed to Global Methane Pledge at 2023 Goals House UNGA by John Kerry
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

47 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Project EveryonecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership established in 2015 to help launch the Global Goals in partnership with the UN. Project Everyone is a sister initiative focused on communicating the UN Sustainable Development Goals to global audiences.
• Bank of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor partner committed to investing $300 billion by 2030 to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy, facilitated through Goals House.
• Community JameelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner hosting events including CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi and Ecosperity Week in Singapore. Fady Jameel serves as Vice Chairman and community member.
• EYmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal professional services firm partnered with Goals House for thought leadership and event programming around sustainability and impact.
• Gates FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBill & Melinda Gates Foundation participates in Goals House events; Joe Cerrell serves as Managing Director for Europe, Middle East, and East Asia.
• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoogle partners with Goals House on climate and sustainability initiatives; Kate Brandt serves as Chief Sustainability Officer and active community member.
• HSBCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHSBC partners with Goals House for Goals Night Out events in Singapore, focusing on sustainable finance conversations.
• MubadalamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbu Dhabi-based investment company partnering with Goals House for global events and sustainability initiatives.
• SalesforcemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalesforce partners with Goals House for technology and sustainability programming; Leah McGowen-Hare serves as Senior Vice President of Trailhead and Workforce Development.
• MetamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeta partners with Goals House for events; Javier Olivan serves as Chief Operating Officer and active community member.
• ServiceNowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServiceNow partners with Goals House, particularly for India events. Vanessa Smith serves as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and President of ServiceNow.org.
• The Global FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Global Fund partners with Goals House and (RED) to host discussions on health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and pandemic preparedness.
• The Climate PledgemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmazon-founded initiative committed to reaching the Paris Agreement early, partnering on climate-focused Goals House events.
• Mastercard Center for Inclusive GrowthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with Goals House for Goals Night Out in Washington D.C. alongside World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings.
• Freuds GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of Goals House. The Freuds Group has supported Live Aid, Comic Relief (RED), and Make Poverty History. Goals House is operated by Freud Communications Limited.
• CGIARmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal research partnership on agriculture and food systems, partners with Goals House for Science Week in Nairobi.
• Blue Marine FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOcean conservation organization; Dr. Arlo Brady serves as Chairman and Co-Founder of Goals House.
• Choose LovemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRefugee charity; Josie Naughton serves as Founder and active Goals House community member.
• Conservation InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization; Peter Seligmann serves as Chairman of Silvania, Chairman Emeritus and Founder of Conservation International.
• Water.orgmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater access organization co-founded by Matt Damon; active participant in Goals House discussions on global health.
• C40 CitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of global cities addressing climate change; partners on climate-focused events and programming.
• Race to BelemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampaign focused on ocean conservation ahead of COP30 in Brazil.
• Climate CardinalsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth-led organization making climate information accessible to non-English speakers; empowered through Goals House to leverage AI and Google Cloud expertise.
• Youth Climate Justice Fund (YCJF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoals House facilitated the launch and connections for YCJF's mission to raise $10 million for youth-led climate justice movements.
• Jameel Arts & Health LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoals House instrumental in establishing this Lancet global series aiming to change health policies worldwide.
• TikTokmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial media platform partner for digital engagement and content distribution.
• DeloittemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional services firm participating in Goals House events and thought leadership.
• McKinsey & CompanymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManagement consulting firm participating in Goals House events and sustainability discussions.
• Boston Consulting GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal management consulting firm participating in Goals House events.
• KeringmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxury fashion group participating in Goals House events focused on sustainability in fashion.
• L'OréalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeauty and cosmetics company participating in Goals House sustainability events.
• UnilevermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer goods company participating in Goals House sustainability and impact programming.
• ClimeworksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirect air capture company participating in climate-focused discussions.
• Commonwealth Fusion SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFusion energy company participating in clean energy discussions.
• Qatar FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation and research foundation participating in global development discussions.
• Mohamed bin Zayed FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilanthropic foundation focused on education, health, and knowledge, participating in Goals House events.
• Tony Blair Institute for Global ChangemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolicy institute participating in governance and global affairs discussions.
• UNDPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Development Programme, core partner for sustainable development discussions.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Children's Fund participating in child welfare and development discussions.
• WellcomemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth research foundation participating in global health discussions.
• Walton Family FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental and education philanthropy foundation.
• War ChildmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's charity; Carey Mulligan serves as Founding Global Ambassador and active community member.
• IFADmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Fund for Agricultural Development; Sabrina Elba serves as IFAD Goodwill Ambassador.
• RippleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with Goals House for San Francisco Goals Night Out, focusing on blue carbon ecosystem and net zero financing.
• CarbonBetterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted high-level dinner at San Francisco Goals Night Out exploring nature-based solutions and carbon markets.
• Builders VisionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with Goals House for San Francisco rooftop reception on blue carbon ecosystem.
• MercuriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommodity trading firm hosting Ocean Dinner at Davos focusing on marine conservation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Climate Week NYC: Climate Week NYC is one of the largest climate convenings globally, bringing together business, government, and civil society leaders each September in New York. Goals House runs its New York programming during Climate Week and UNGA, making it a direct convener peer.
• The Elders: Founded by Nelson Mandela, The Elders convenes independent global leaders to work on peace, climate, and human rights issues. Comparable in its cross-sector convening of elder statespeople and activists with Goals House's political and activist segments.
• Bloomberg New Economy Forum: Bloomberg's New Economy Forum convenes government, business, and thought leaders around global challenges each year in major cities. Directly comparable to Goals House as a high-caliber cross-sector convening platform with similar sponsorship economics.
• Concordia: Concordia is a nonprofit, nonpartisan convener that hosts summits during UNGA and alongside other global moments, bringing together public-private-philanthropic leaders for partnership-driven impact. Highly comparable model to Goals House, targeting the same cross-sector audience.
• Skoll Foundation (Skoll World Forum): The Skoll World Forum convenes social entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers around global challenges. Goals House explicitly partners with and amplifies Skoll World Forum programming, making it a direct peer in the impact-convening space.

Broad incumbents

• World Economic Forum: The WEF is the original and largest convening platform at Davos, hosting the Annual Meeting where Goals House runs its flagship January House. Goals House positions as a parallel, more curated cross-sector convener alongside WEF programming.
• Clinton Global Initiative: CGI pioneered the model of convening cross-sector leaders to make actionable Commitments to Action on global challenges. Goals House's partnership-driven, outcome-oriented convening model draws on the same playbook.
• Aspen Institute: The Aspen Institute runs leadership convenings, policy dialogues, and idea-driven forums that bring together leaders across sectors. Comparable to Goals House in its curatorial approach to convening high-impact leaders around global issues.
• Milken Institute: The Milken Institute convenes global leaders through its annual Conference and global forums focused on financial markets, health, and philanthropy. Overlaps with Goals House's audience of business, policy, and philanthropic leaders.
• Future Investment Initiative Institute (FII): FII hosts a major global investment and policy summit (often called "Davos in the Desert") that convenes heads of state, investors, and CEOs. Comparable in scale and ambition to Goals House's Davos programming, with similar partner economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 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

Investments

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