Creative agency
The Womb
Independent Mumbai agency, the Effie Index's most effective independent in Asia-Pacific.
The Womb is an independent agency based in Mumbai. It was named Independent Agency of the Year at the APAC Effie Awards 2025, for the second year running, and placed third overall for Agency of the Year. The 2025 Effie Index ranks it the most effective independent agency in Asia-Pacific and among the top five independents worldwide.
Standing in the Report's landscape
No. 3 in Asia-Pacific agencies 2026
8 points: Independent Agency of the Year and third Agency of the Year at the APAC Effie Awards 2025, and first Asia-Pacific independent in the 2025 Effie Index.
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The rankings behind it
- APAC Effie Awards 2025 — #1 Independent Agency of the Year
- APAC Effie Awards 2025 — #3 Agency of the Year
- Effie Index 2025 — #1 independent agency, Asia-Pacific
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Where it shines
- Ranked on effectiveness rather than creative awards alone: two APAC Effie independent titles in a row.
- The only South Asian agency in the global top five independents of the 2025 Effie Index.
Check before signing
- Its rankings come from Indian work: ask about experience in other Asia-Pacific markets.
- An independent agency ranked from its home office: ask how it staffs work in other markets.
What it offers
- Markets
- South AsiaIndia
How it is classified
- Category
- Creative
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Our six checks
- Ownership is public: not known yet
- Services are published: not known yet
- Offices are listed: not known yet
- Privacy is published: not known yet
- Effectiveness is evidenced: met
- Work is shown: not known yet
- Ownership is publicNot assessed
It names its owner (the holding group) or states that it is independent, and names its leadership.
Listed as independent in the cited award tables; the agency's own statement of ownership and leadership was not checked.
- Services are publishedNot assessed
A services or capabilities page says what it does.
The agency's services page was not checked for this listing.
- Offices are listedNot assessed
It publishes where it operates: its offices or markets.
The cited award tables name its office city; a published list of offices was not checked.
- Privacy is publishedNot assessed
Its site has a privacy notice, and a code of conduct where one was seen.
A privacy notice on the agency's site was not checked.
- Effectiveness is evidencedMet
An independent effectiveness ranking or award from 2023 to 2026 names it (the Effie Index, the IPA Effectiveness Awards, the WARC Effective 100).
APAC Effie 2025 Independent Agency of the Year and first Asia-Pacific independent in the 2025 Effie Index.
- Work is shownNot assessed
It publishes case studies or named client work.
Named client work appears in the cited award coverage; the agency's own case-study pages were not checked.
Not assessed is not a failure — it means we have not checked yet. Methodology
Evidence
Sources
- 81 winners unveiled at the APAC Effie Awards 2025To re-check
- APAC Effies: Ogilvy Mumbai is Agency of the Year, The Womb is Independent Agency of the YearTo re-check
- Effie announces 2025 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world's most effective marketersTo re-check
- 2025 Global Effie Index, Unveiling the World's Most Effective MarketersTo re-check
- 2025 Global Effie Index Rankings AnnouncedTo re-check
Every attribute
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Identity
| Type | Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Categories | Creative | |
| Founded | Not recorded | |
| Headquarters | India | |
| Ownership | Privately held | |
| Added by | IMC Report team |
Fit
| Objectives | Not recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| Disciplines | Not recorded | |
| Number of disciplines | Not recorded | |
| Suits | None | |
| Company sizes | Not recorded | |
| Industries | Not recorded | |
| Markets | South Asia, India | |
| Reach | 70/100 | |
| Support languages | Not recorded |
Trust
The community
| "Looks right" confirmations | 0 | |
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| Community experiences | 0 |
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