Build the right evidence, right now

Build the right evidence, right now

Build the right evidence, right now

Cobalt Collective helps education, health, and workforce innovators build the impact measurement infrastructure they need to know whether and how their solution is working.

WHAT WE DO

Bridging rigor and relevance

Most early-stage teams don't need more evidence. They need the right evidence, at the right time, for the right reason. Maybe they've lost sight of how users engage the solution. Maybe they don't know whether using the solution is linked to outcomes. Maybe a buyer or funder is asking for evidence. Cobalt Collective helps innovators answer impact questions on their own terms — and build measurement that sharpens the product, not just the pitch.

WHAT WE DO

Bridging rigor and relevance

Most early-stage teams don't need more evidence. They need the right evidence, at the right time, for the right reason. Maybe they've lost sight of how users engage the solution. Maybe they don't know whether using the solution is linked to outcomes. Maybe a buyer or funder is asking for evidence. Cobalt Collective helps innovators answer impact questions on their own terms — and build measurement that sharpens the product, not just the pitch.

PROCESS

We start where you are and build with you

We start where you are and build with you

From a first assessment to a completed engagement, every organization gets support matched to where they are.

01

Discovery

We help you identify impact measurement opportunities that advance your goals.

02

Planning

If it's a fit, we co-develop a scope of work to build the impact measurement you need most.

03

Execution

We source the fractional expertise you need to build impact measurement and co-fund the execution.

FAQS

Common Questions

THE BASICS

Who is Cobalt Collective for?
What is “impact measurement”?
How exactly does Cobalt support impact measurement?

COST AND TERMS

What does it cost me?
How much financial support does Cobalt provide?
Does Cobalt take equity, IP, or a stake in findings?

HOW IT WORKS

What is the Impact Measurement Assessment, concretely?
How do you decide who to support?
What happens to my assessment results?
What if impact measurement shows our solution is not working?

ABOUT COBALT COLLECTIVE

How is Cobalt Collective funded?
What is your relationship to Reach Capital?

THE BASICS

Who is Cobalt Collective for?
What is “impact measurement”?
How exactly does Cobalt support impact measurement?

COST AND TERMS

What does it cost me?
How much financial support does Cobalt provide?
Does Cobalt take equity, IP, or a stake in findings?

HOW IT WORKS

What is the Impact Measurement Assessment, concretely?
How do you decide who to support?
What happens to my assessment results?
What if impact measurement shows our solution is not working?

ABOUT COBALT COLLECTIVE

How is Cobalt Collective funded?
What is your relationship to Reach Capital?

Cobalt Collective's Why

Cobalt Collective is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) whose mission is to improve real-world outcomes in learning, health, and work. We do this by turning what we learn from our engagements with innovators into open-source methods, tools, and playbooks so that impact measurement becomes the norm.

Helping innovators measure what matters.

© 2026 Cobalt Collective. All rights reserved.

COBALT

Helping innovators measure what matters.

© 2026 Cobalt Collective. All rights reserved.

COBALT

Helping innovators measure what matters.

© 2026 Cobalt Collective. All rights reserved.

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