Fepese

What Fepese does

FEPESE (Fundação de Estudos e Pesquisas Socioeconômicos) is a Brazilian non-profit foundation headquartered on the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) campus in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. The foundation operates a multi-vertical portfolio of public-sector services anchored by four business lines: (1) Concursos Públicos — end-to-end execution of public examinations and selection processes, with 450+ competitions conducted and approximately 2.1 million registered candidates cumulatively; (2) Fepese Estágios — internship placement and contractual administration connecting students with over 6,200 contracted organizations, having filled more than 34,000 positions; (3) Projetos — administrative and financial management of teaching, research, extension, innovation, and institutional development projects, primarily in support of UFSC; and (4) Capacitação e Eventos — professional qualification programs delivered in-person and via a dedicated EAD (distance learning) platform, supplemented by proprietary sub-brands including Inteligência FEPESE and an LGPD-compliant Transparency portal.

The foundation operates under a sales-led, institutional go-to-market: services are contracted through public procurement processes and direct institutional partnerships, with budget requests ("orçamento") submitted via the website and WhatsApp channels serving as primary inbound contact points for prospective clients. Revenue mechanics are professional-services based across all four streams, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. The foundation holds accreditations from ENAP, MEC, and MCTI, and operates within the regulatory framework of Federal Decree 8.241/2014 governing procurement by educational and research foundations. Its commercial base is overwhelmingly governmental — municipal, state, and federal public agencies — with a long tail of private-sector clients primarily accessing internship and training services.

FEPESE's marketing and distribution strategy blends direct institutional sales with digital channels, including a content-rich institutional website, an Instagram presence (@somosfepese), the Summit Cidades annual event attracting 20,000+ attendees, and dedicated intelligence and transparency portals. The foundation maintains an Integrity Program comprising Ethics, Compliance, and Risk Management committees, and is governed by an Executive Board, a Board of Trustees, and a Fiscal Council. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investor backing were identified in the source materials.

Name

Fepese

Legal name

Fundação de Estudos e Pesquisas Socioeconômicos

Website

https://fepese.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FEPESE is a Brazilian non-profit foundation affiliated with the Federal University of Santa Catarina that executes public competitions, manages internship placement for 6,200+ organizations, administers academic research projects, and delivers professional training to government and private-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Administration of Education Programs (92311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

Keywords

• Public examination services
• Internship program management
• Research project administration
• Professional training services
• Socioeconomic research foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Florianópolis

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Concurso Público Services: Fepese executes public competitions and selection processes for government entities, managing the complete lifecycle from announcement to results, including candidate registration, exam administration, and transparent scoring.
2. Estágio Management Services: Fepese manages internship placement and contractual administration between students and private/public entities, handling over 6,200 contracted organizations.
3. Capacitação e Eventos: Professional qualification programs through courses and events, delivered both in-person and via EAD platform, with customized solutions for institutions and society.
4. Project Management: Administrative and financial management of teaching, research, extension, innovation, and institutional development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fepese is a non-profit foundation that executes end-to-end public competitions (concursos públicos) and selection processes for government entities, manages internship placement and contractual administration between students and over 6,200 private and public organizations, and provides administrative and financial management of teaching, research, extension, and innovation projects. It also delivers professional qualification courses and events both in-person and through its EAD (distance learning) platform, and conducts public supplier selection processes regulated under Federal Decree 8.241/2014.

Product overview

Fepese is a Brazilian socioeconomic research foundation affiliated with the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) offering a portfolio of interconnected public sector services. The core offerings include: Fepese Estágios for internship placement and contractual management connecting students with employers; Concursos Públicos for complete public examination and selection process execution; Projetos for administrative and financial management of academic research and innovation projects; Capacitação e Eventos for professional training and event organization; and Seleções Públicas for public procurement of suppliers. These services serve municipalities, public agencies, educational institutions, and private sector clients, operating under a public interest framework with accreditation from ENAP and MEC/MCTI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fepese Estágios: Internship placement program connecting students with over 6,200 private and public entities, managing over 34,000 internship placements.
• Fepese Capacitações
• Inteligência FEPESE

Products and services

• Fepese Estágios Internship placement and end-to-end contractual management service connecting students with over 6,200 private companies and public organizations, having facilitated more than 34,000 internship positions and providing full legal and administrative management of the intern contract for the employer.
• Concursos Públicos
• Projetos
• Capacitação e Eventos
• Seleções Públicas

Quantifiable outcome

• 450+ public competitions executed with approximately 2.1 million registered candidates
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CHINABRASCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026FEPESE received CHINABRASC in an edition of Café com FEPESE to strengthen connections between Santa Catarina and China, demonstrating international collaboration efforts.
• Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFepese operates in partnership with the Federal University of Santa Catarina, headquartered on the UFSC campus. The foundation supports teaching, research, and extension projects, and manages projects in institutional development, scientific and technological innovation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC): Brazilian institute focused on public-exam execution and professional training. Directly comparable to Fepese's concursos and Capacitação divisions, with a national footprint across state and municipal mandates.
• Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV): Major Brazilian socioeconomic research and education foundation offering concursos, executive training, and research administration. Closely comparable to Fepese's fundação model, though with national and executive-education reach far exceeding Fepese's.
• Vunesp: Major Brazilian public-exam administrator affiliated with the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Comparable to Fepese on concurso execution model and university-affiliated foundation structure, but with a larger São Paulo-centric portfolio.
• Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC): Long-standing Brazilian foundation specializing in public-exam administration and educational research. Directly comparable on concurso execution, with a stronger national brand and a broader exam catalog than Fepese.
• AOCP (Assessoria em Organização de Concursos Públicos): Brazilian exam-administration firm running concursos and selection processes nationally. Directly comparable to Fepese's Concursos Públicos line, with broader geographic reach but less academic-affiliation positioning.
• Cebraspe (formerly CESPE/UnB): Brazil's largest dedicated public-exam administrator, affiliated with the University of Brasilia. Directly comparable to Fepese's Concursos Públicos line, but at national scale and with broader portfolio of federal-level exams.

Regional players

• Fundação Educacional e Cultural do Estado do Maranhão (FECEMA): Brazilian state-level foundation managing public competitions, training, and project administration in Maranhão. Operates the same fundação de apoio model as Fepese but in a different state, illustrating the regional replication pattern Fepese could target.
• Instituto Unibanco: Brazilian non-profit supporting public education management and training programs for state and municipal education networks. Comparable to Fepese's project-management and training-administration work in the public-education segment, but with stronger focus on K-12 systems.

Broad incumbents

• Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas (FIPE): São Paulo-based research and education foundation administering economic studies and supporting academic projects at USP. Comparable to Fepese's research-administration and socioeconomic-research mandate, though FIPE is more narrowly research-focused.

Emerging players

• Fundação Lemann: Brazilian non-profit focused on education and public-sector transformation, including training programs for public managers. Adjacent to Fepese's Capacitação line, with overlap on training delivery for public-sector audiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/somosfepese
• Xx.com/agi_fepese
• Facebookfacebook.com/Fepese
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fepese

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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