We empower organizations in the STEM innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) ecosystem to meaningfully assess performance, generate actionable insights, and communicate results with precision.
For nearly three decades, we have been at the forefront of evaluating STEM I&E programs. At the individual, team, institutional, and ecosystem levels, we take a systems view of the I&E landscape to identify critical needs, opportunities, and assets; examine processes; and evaluate outcomes and impact. Rooted in evaluation science and robust data systems and architecture, we specialize in the quantitative and qualitative data needed to pilot and scale I&E initiatives while telling their stories of impact.
Join us in driving STEM innovation that’s measurable, equitable, and transformative.
We offer a holistic approach grounded in:
- Science: Applying evaluation and lean startup frameworks, and rigorous I&E research to design custom evaluations that link program interventions to impact
- Service: Co-creating data insights with program teams to ensure metrics are timely, meaningful, and contextualized within client systems
- Systems: Architecting scalable, accurate data systems that capture key innovation metrics to inform reporting and decision-making
View our full list of data, research, and evaluation services.
If you are looking to develop tailored evaluation frameworks, distill data into compelling impact narratives, and demonstrate the value of your work to funders, stakeholders, and the broader field, we would love to hear from you.
Ready to uncover insights? Contact our team.
Experienced Partners in Innovation Ecosystems
We work with government agencies, foundations, higher education institutions, and nonprofits to create powerful stories of impact.
Explore Participant Data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps™ program.
See how the Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program documents its impact.
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Our Team
The Data Intelligence team is composed of data analysts, engineers, and evaluation specialists.
Team lead Chithra Adams brings over two decades of expertise in program evaluation. She has extensive experience in navigating complex STEM I&E initiatives.