biokind analytics

What biokind analytics does

Biokind Analytics is a student-led nonprofit organization founded in 2022 at Rice University in Houston, Texas, that provides free data science and analytics services to healthcare nonprofit organizations. Its core offerings are organized into three practice areas: Donor Analysis (supporter segmentation, lapsed-giving risk, LTV forecasting, and cohort/retention modeling), Patient Analysis (demographics, access-gap mapping, and outcomes trend visualization), and Event Analysis (event ROI, channel attribution, and benchmarking). Services are delivered as consulting engagements rather than self-service software, with each engagement running six to ten weeks and staffed by teams of four to six student analysts under a faculty advisor and a senior project lead.

The underlying technology is described as a data science and statistical analysis capability that ingests client data from CRM systems such as Raiser's Edge and from spreadsheet formats. Deliverables include board-ready executive reports, interactive dashboards, slide decks, and reproducible analysis notebooks with source code and documentation so the nonprofit's next analyst can continue the work. No formal platform architecture, application, or API surface is disclosed, and there is no AI/ML-specific capability described beyond conventional statistical modeling.

The business model is community-led and non-commercial: healthcare nonprofits submit project inquiries via email ([email protected]), receive a scoped statement of work, and obtain all services at no charge. Revenue is funded through university partnerships and grants rather than customer fees. Operations run through a distributed network of 23 university chapters across the United States, Canada, and Australia—including Rice, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Duke, UVA, Northwestern, UChicago, UCLA, NYU, USC, Vanderbilt, University of Toronto, UBC, and University of Sydney—providing both talent supply and a local channel for nonprofit outreach. Since founding, Biokind reports having served over 80 healthcare nonprofit partners, ranging from regional clinics to international foundations, with coverage in outlets such as the Houston Chronicle, Rice News, Community Impact, InnovationMap, and hundrED.

Name

biokind analytics

Legal name

Biokind Analytics

Website

https://biokind.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Biokind Analytics is a student-led nonprofit founded in 2022 that provides free data science and analytics services—donor, patient, and event analysis—to healthcare nonprofits through a network of 23 university chapters spanning the US, Canada, and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Data Analytics Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI)

Keywords

• Nonprofit data analytics
• Healthcare data science
• Donor analysis services
• Data science consulting
• Nonprofit analytics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Free Data Science Services: All data science services are provided free of charge to healthcare nonprofit organizations. Revenue model is grant and donation funded, supported by university chapter infrastructure and institutional partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Biokind Analytics provides free data science and analytics consulting services to healthcare nonprofit organizations. Engagements are delivered by teams of 4–6 student analysts under faculty advisors over 6–10 weeks, with deliverables including executive reports, interactive dashboards, and reproducible source code. Services span Donor Analysis, Patient Analysis, and Event Analysis practice areas.

Product overview

Biokind Analytics provides a student-led data science service for healthcare nonprofits, organized around three practice areas: Donor Analysis (retention modeling and supporter segmentation), Patient Analysis (demographics and access gap mapping), and Event Analysis (ROI and campaign benchmarking). Services are delivered through a structured 6–10 week engagement where teams of 4–6 student analysts produce board-ready reports, interactive dashboards, and source code. No formal product modules or platform architecture is described—services are provided as consulting engagements rather than self-service software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Donor Analysis
• Patient Analysis
• Event Analysis

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 80+ healthcare nonprofit partners since 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rice UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Founding university chapter where Biokind Analytics originated. Rice University students serve as analysts with faculty advisor support. Rice Statistics department features Biokind founders as case study.
• Emory UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. Emory students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• Johns Hopkins UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. Johns Hopkins students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• Duke UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. Duke students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• University of VirginiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. UVA students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• UNC Chapel HillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. UNC students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• Northwestern UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. Northwestern students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• University of ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. UChicago students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• NYUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. NYU students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• USCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. USC students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• UCLAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. UCLA students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• UC San DiegocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. UC San Diego students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• UC DaviscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. UC Davis students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• University of IllinoiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. UIUC students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• University of Wisconsin–MadisoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. UW-Madison students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• Northeastern UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. Northeastern students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• Rutgers UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. Rutgers students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• Brown UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. Brown students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• University of RochestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. Rochester students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• Vanderbilt UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. Vanderbilt students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• University of TorontocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. University of Toronto students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• University of British ColumbiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. UBC students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.
• University of SydneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 23 university chapters in Biokind's network. University of Sydney students participate as analysts in nonprofit data science engagements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DataKind: DataKind operates a near-identical volunteer-driven model that places data scientists with nonprofit and humanitarian organizations to deliver pro bono analytics projects. It is the most direct comparable to Biokind's student-led, free consulting engagement structure for social-impact clients.
• NetHope: NetHope is a consortium of humanitarian and development nonprofits working with technology partners to build digital and data capacity for member organizations. It overlaps with Biokind in providing capacity-building, tech-enabled services to mission-driven healthcare and humanitarian NGOs.
• NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network): NTEN provides technology consulting, training, and resources to nonprofit professionals to help them use data and digital tools effectively. Comparable to Biokind in addressing nonprofit data-literacy and analytics capability gaps.
• TechSoup: TechSoup partners with technology companies to provide nonprofits with donated and discounted software, services, and capacity-building resources. It is a comparable nonprofit-capacity-building intermediary, though more focused on software access than analytics delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Candid (formerly Foundation Center & GuideStar): Candid aggregates nonprofit data, publishes research, and provides tools to help funders and nonprofits make data-informed decisions. Comparable to Biokind in equipping the nonprofit sector with intelligence but via a data-publication rather than consulting-engagement model.
• Salesforce.org (Salesforce for Nonprofits): Salesforce's nonprofit cloud and grants program provide CRM, analytics, and discounted technology to large numbers of nonprofits, including healthcare organizations. It overlaps with Biokind on nonprofit-data analytics but as part of a broader commercial SaaS portfolio.
• Palantir Philanthropic Engineering: Palantir's philanthropic and forward-deployed teams have provided pro bono analytics work for humanitarian and healthcare missions (e.g., disaster response, refugee support). It is a broader-incumbent analog offering higher-end data platforms and consulting to select mission-driven clients.
• Tableau Foundation: The Tableau Foundation provides data visualization training, software grants, and pro bono engagements to nonprofits, including healthcare and human-services organizations. It overlaps with Biokind's donor/patient analysis use cases and audience.
• Microsoft Tech for Social Impact: Microsoft's Tech for Social Impact division donates and discounts Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics, and Power Platform for nonprofits. It competes indirectly with Biokind by giving nonprofits self-service data and analytics tooling.

Others

• Pivot Strategies: Pivot Strategies is a nonprofit consulting firm providing strategic planning, fundraising, and operational support to social-impact organizations. It is adjacent to Biokind in serving healthcare and mission-driven nonprofits with capacity-building services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biokindanalytics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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