What Incita does

Incita (Fonden Incita) is a Danish erhvervsdrivende fond (commercial foundation) established in 1966 that delivers publicly funded welfare services to help people with disabilities, autism, acquired brain injuries, psychiatric diagnoses, and other special needs enter or remain in the labor market and complete education. The foundation operates across six physical locations in København, Herlev, Hørsholm, and Aarhus, offering an interconnected portfolio that includes Active Employment programs under Denmark's Active Employment Act, Specially Designed Youth Education (STU) for 16-25 year olds under the stu-law, protected employment and activity/community services under Service Law §103/§104, coaching and supervision, and the Center for Autisme sub-brand providing autism counseling, VISO supplier services, and specialized day programs (Kilden, AVA).

The foundation's core technology is a pair of proprietary progression measurement tools: PIPI, which has captured 34,470 measurements from July 2019 to December 2024 to document incremental progress toward employment, and FIE, which tracks STU student progress across social, personal, academic, and vocational dimensions. These tools were developed in collaboration with Københavns Professionshøjskole and are supplemented by the annual Incita Arbejdsgiveranalyse employer survey and a four-year Aalborg University research partnership on autism employment inclusion.

The business model is a government B2B sales motion: services are commissioned by Danish municipalities (København, Aarhus, Ballerup) under multi-year framework agreements, with pricing determined through public procurement rather than disclosed market rates. The customer base is effectively three named municipalities, with end beneficiaries being citizens with special needs. Following the 2022 merger with Center for Autisme, Incita employs more than 150 specialists across social work, psychology, special education, and related fields, and reports high participant satisfaction in its 2025 annual evaluation. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Incita

Legal name

Fonden Incita

Website

https://incita.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Incita is a Danish commercial foundation founded in 1966 that delivers municipal-commissioned welfare services, including active employment programs, STU education, and autism support, to help people with disabilities and special needs integrate into the labor market across Copenhagen, Herlev, Hørsholm, and Aarhus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Vocational Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Autism Classroom & School Program Support (Inclusion/Resource) (EDAKAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ), Autism Executive Functioning & Academic Skills Intervention (EDAKAKAI)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Welfare employment programs
• Autism counseling services
• Special youth education
• Protected employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Framework Agreements: Incita delivers welfare services under framework agreements with Danish municipalities including Beskæftigelses- og Integrationsforvaltningen in København Kommune, Sociale Forhold og Beskæftigelse in Aarhus Kommune, and Ballerup Kommune. Services include active employment initiatives, STU (special youth education), protected employment, and activity/community services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Incita is a Danish commercial foundation (erhvervsdrivende fond) that delivers publicly commissioned welfare services to help people with special needs — including autism, ADHD, psychiatric diagnoses, acquired brain injuries, and physical disabilities — integrate into the labor market and education. Core services include active employment programs under the Danish Active Employment Act, specially designed youth education (STU) for ages 16-25, protected employment and activity/community services under the Danish Service Law, autism counseling, day-facility programs (Kilden, AVA), coaching and supervision, and network groups for children with school absence.

Product overview

Incita is an commercial foundation (erhvervsdrivende fond) that operates as a social welfare organization with a portfolio of interconnected services designed to integrate people with special needs into the labor market and educational system. The core offerings include: Aktiv beskæftigelse (Active Employment) under labor market law for vocational rehabilitation; Stu (Særligt Tilrettelagt Ungdomsuddannelse) for specially designed youth education for 16-25 year olds; Særlig tilrettelagt beskæftigelse (Protected Employment) including activity/community services under SEL §104 and §103; and Coaching og supervision services. Following a 2022 merger, the organization also encompasses Center for Autisme (autism counseling and services), Kilden (day facility for brain injury survivors), and AVA (autism-specific day services). Supporting measurement tools include PIPI and FIE progression measurement systems, and the annual Incita Arbejdsgiveranalyse employer research. The organization operates across multiple locations in Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Herlev.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 34,470 PIPI measurements conducted from July 2019 to December 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aalborg University (CUBB researchers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Aalborg University is conducting a four-year research project (01.11.2025-31.10.2029) on work inclusion of young adults on the autism spectrum. Incita Center for Autisme is a central cooperation partner and helps recruit companies for the project. Also involves Autismeforeningen, 12 companies, and three municipalities (Mariagerfjord, Silkeborg, Varde). Supported by Velliv Foreningen.
• Danish Red Cross (Hvidovre)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKilden at Incita has a partnership with Danish Red Cross in Hvidovre focused on upcycling. Kilden upcycles knitwear and textiles from the local Red Cross shop by unraveling and reworking them into new yarn, repairing holes, and embroidering on stains. The resulting materials are given to volunteer knitters in Valby who make items for premature babies and homeless people.
• Verdishave (Plejehjem)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStu Incita Sydhavn has a partnership with Verdishave nursing home. Students were invited to communal meals as part of #danmarkspisersammen. Students helped with setting tables, serving, and socializing while getting a taste of volunteering. The collaboration has continued as a weekly program as part of the 'Frivillig i Fællesskab' (Volunteer in Community) project.
• Frivillig Centeret HerlevminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Frivillig Centeret Herlev for students at Stu Center for Autisme Herlev. Students are introduced to volunteering through activities including easy barista service, dishwashing, gardening, and animal care as part of the 'Frivillig i Fællesskab' project.
• Perorsaanermik Ilinniarfik / Socialpædagogisk Seminarium Ilulissat (Greenland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA delegation of pedagogical students from Nuuk visited Incita Aarhus. The visit focused on autism and ADHD, as well as inspiration, new knowledge, and building new relationships. Students were engaged and professionally curious, discussing employment initiatives and more.
• Københavns Professionshøjskole (KP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with researchers from Københavns Professionshøjskole to analyze 14,000+ Incita programs from 2012-2016 using registry data (DREAM, Danmarks Statistik). Results were used to develop Incita's proprietary progression measurement tool PIPI.
• Københavns KommunecoreOthersIncita delivers employment programs for sick-listed citizens, adults, and youth under framework agreements with København Kommune's Beskæftigelses-, Integrations- og Erhvervsforvaltning.
• Aarhus KommunecoreOthersIncita delivers employment programs for sick-listed citizens, young people, and autistic youth under collaboration with Aarhus Kommune's Sociale Forhold og Beskæftigelse.
• Ballerup KommunecoreOthersIncita delivers employment programs for adults, youth, and Ukrainian job seekers under collaboration with Ballerup Kommune.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Specialisterne: Danish social enterprise founded by Thorkil Sonne specifically to employ and train autistic people; operates global consulting and assessment services closely overlapping Incita's Center for Autisme employment mission and Danish autism-vocational niche.
• Kofoeds Skole: Long-established Danish welfare foundation providing education, training and employment programs for vulnerable citizens, overlapping Incita's Active Employment programs under Danish Active Employment Act frameworks.
• PIN Group: PAN-European employment-services organization delivering vocational rehabilitation and inclusive-employment programs under public-procurement contracts; comparable business model, contract structure, and target population to Incita's Active Employment business.
• BOAS: Danish non-profit operator of multiple STU (Særligt Tilrettelagt Ungdomsuddannelse) schools for youth with autism and special needs, directly competing with Incita's Stu Sydhavn, Stu Aarhus and Stu Center for Autisme Herlev/Nordsjælland on student enrollment and municipal commissioning.
• Væksthusene: Network of Danish regional employment-house operators delivering active employment programs under municipal framework agreements; closely comparable GTM motion (municipal B2B contracts) and target population to Incita's Active Employment services.

Others

• Landsforeningen Autisme: National Danish autism advocacy organization representing autistic people and families; differs from Incita by focusing on advocacy and policy rather than direct service delivery, but closely engaged with the same participant base and municipal stakeholders.
• Ulykkespatientforeningen / Hjerneskadeforeningen: Danish brain-injury association and adjacent service ecosystem relevant to Incita's Kilden day facility for adults with acquired brain injury; not a direct competitor but engaged with the same participant population and municipal commissioners.

Broad incumbents

• Sevita Health (formerly The MENTOR Network): Large US provider of home- and community-based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including day programs, employment supports and autism services — a much larger but operationally analogous incumbent to Incita's adult disability services (Kilden, AVA).
• Selveje Danmark: Danish member association of social enterprises (selvejende institutioner) including welfare foundations like Incita; relevant peer/incumbent because it co-hosts Folkemødet panels and influences the regulatory and funding framework in which Incita operates.
• Maximus (employment services): US-listed provider of government workforce and employment services, including disability employment programs; highly analogous GTM motion to Incita's municipal framework agreements but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/incita
• Facebookfacebook.com/kilden12

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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