World Data Lab

Detection of current and future growth opportunities enabled through strategic planning tool and proprietary data assets for global consumer-facing industries

Customer base: global blue-chip customers covering private and public sectors including global leaders such as L’Oreal, Beiersdorf, Shiseido, Colgate-Palmolive, Henkel, Uber, Spotify, Starbucks, Google, McKinsey & Company, NIQ, Gates Foundation, UEFA, The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Mastercard Foundation

What it does: quantifies total addressable markets and forecasts future demand across highly granular geographies and demographics.

Why it matters: decision-quality data becomes mission-critical in volatile environments; proprietary data assets gain value as AI adoption accelerates.

Sparring’s role: scaling partnerships, commercial acceleration, and execution support.

Milestone: Struck strategic partnership with NIQ, the world’s largest consumer insights company — driving transition from public sector consulting clients towards private sector, recurring revenue customers.

Co-Investors: Chi Impact, Catagonia Ventures

Founded: 2016
Backed by Sparring since: 2023
Founders: Wolfgang Fengler, Homi Kharas
Sparring Lead: Michael Steiner