Our Story
Prasanna Dhungel and Scott Smigler started GrowByData in 2014. At the time, ecommerce was taking off and many businesses struggled to apply data techniques effectively. Their idea was to provide accessible intelligence that clients could use to unlock their competitive advantage and achieve sustainable growth, which is where the name GrowByData came from. This also became the basis of the duo’s desire to provide an engine of growth for colleagues and the community, with a personal investment of time and money in both the Boston area and Nepal, where GrowByData was formed, and in the nearly 150 team members who now work for the company across offices.
Misson & Values
Since 2014, GBD has embraced a mission to add sustainable value to our clients, colleagues, and the community. This has been recognized by the success we have had serving Fortune 500 brands and the world’s biggest agencies. Additionally, we have been noted by Forrester Research for our innovative work in search. We have secured ISO 27001:2022 for our commitment to quality. We are a member of United Nations Global Compact to express our commitment to the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
Our relentless focus on enabling sustainable client growth and competitive advantage has led us to assemble and cultivate a melting pot of top talent and top ideas from around the world, connecting us to a diverse group of communities and making corporate social responsibility part of our DNA since day 1.
In this spirit, GBD has supported many years through its history. We have been supporting elementary school students in an HIV infected children. Bringing joy in their lives during the holidays is touching. We helped hundreds of survivors of the devastating 2015 earthquake in Nepal. This was meaningful. We have trained dozens of school teachers on how to use computers, data and the internet in Kathmandu. We believe training the teachers will train the next generation of entrepreneurs, data scientists and change makers. Through this initiative, we want to excite children about the potential of computers, data and the internet, and some may make big changes in the world. This is transformative power that motivates us to support. In the U.S., GBD is partnering with multiple colleges to expose and train graduate students in intellectually advanced topics in digital marketing like AI. Firm has also started the spirit of doing good by extending its Corporate Social Responsibility activities in the Boston area.
“We believe that connecting the best talent from all around the world creates a melting pot of top ideas,” says Co-founder and Managing Partner Prasanna Dhungel. “Motivated to do good for our clients, colleague and communities, this collection of passionate team members can make a big impact. And that’s what excites us for the tremendous opportunities we see ahead.”
Clients Who Are Winning with Us
