Cidaut Foundation

What Cidaut Foundation does

CIDAUT Foundation (legal name: FUNDACION CIDAUT, CIF G47448519) is a Spanish non-profit private foundation registered in the Registro de Fundaciones de Castilla y León (Registration #78) and headquartered in the Technology Park of Boecillo, Valladolid. It is governed as a technology center employing 210 researchers and technologists from a 23,304 m² facility equipped with €80M of R&D infrastructure, and serves more than 400 industrial clients across transport, energy, automotive, aerospace, railway, construction, defense, naval, and smart city sectors. The foundation reported €26.8M in annual revenue on its most recent homepage disclosure.

The organization's product surface is organized around four service pillars: (1) R&D+i project services for applied product and process innovation, (2) technological services spanning computational simulation, materials, acoustics and vibration, manufacturing, integral safety, and hydrogen, (3) accredited testing and validation under ISO 17025 (covering crash, materials, and acoustic testing), and (4) technology dissemination and transfer. Underlying capabilities include proprietary methods such as the Urban Road Restraint System (a granted patent and the first RRS for passenger cars, coaches and buses meeting EN-1317-2), finite element human body models for injury assessment, ML-based friction stir welding defect detection, driver behavioral models for connected/cooperative/automated mobility, magnesium counter-gravity casting, and hydrogen production/storage technologies. Certifications include ISO 9001:2015, ISO 17025, and ISO 27001.

CIDAUT's business model is project-based professional services delivered directly to enterprise and government clients, with custom quotations, multi-year contracts, and billings tied to scope, complexity, and equipment intensity. Distribution is exclusively direct, with no channel partners. Revenue is diversified across vertical sectors and supplemented by EU funding programs (Horizon Europe, H2020, Cervera, INTERREG, Clean Sky), with the most recent flagship being the COMANDO Network of Excellence (March 2026) where CIDAUT leads Activity 3 on onboard autonomy and cyber-resilience. A wholly-owned spin-off, Cidersol Tecnología Solar (established 2011), provides an additional renewable-energy product line.

Name

Cidaut Foundation

Legal name

FUNDACION CIDAUT

Website

https://cidaut.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CIDAUT Foundation is a non-profit Spanish technology center providing applied R&D+i, ISO 17025-accredited testing, and technology transfer services across transport, energy, automotive, aerospace, railway, construction, defense, and smart city sectors, serving 400+ industrial clients from Boecillo, Valladolid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boecillo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. R&D+i Project Services: Applied research and development projects conducted for industrial clients in transport, energy, and general industry sectors. Projects involve I+D+i studies applied to products and processes.
2. Technological Services: Technology services adapted to client needs including testing, analysis, and technical consulting across various industrial applications.
3. Testing and Validation Services: Accredited testing services (UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017) for materials, crash testing, acoustic testing, and other validation activities.
4. Technology Diffusion and Transfer Services: Services focused on dissemination and transfer of technological knowledge to industrial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CIDAUT is a non-profit technology center that delivers applied R&D+i projects, technological services, and accredited testing to industrial clients in transport and energy. Services span numerical simulation, materials and new product development, process design, acoustics and vibrations, manufacturing, integral safety, and hydrogen technologies. All services are delivered directly from a single 23,304 m² facility housing €80M of R&D equipment, with testing accredited under ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Product overview

CIDAUT (Fundación para la Investigación y Desarrollo en Transporte y Energía) is a multi-service technology center offering applied R&D+i projects, technological services, and testing/validation capabilities. The organization operates through four main pillars: R&D+i Project Services for applied research, Technological Services covering simulation, materials, acoustics, safety and hydrogen; Testing and Validation Services for vehicle safety and materials; and Technology Dissemination Services for knowledge transfer. Their technological capabilities span Industry 4.0, Circular Economy, Smart Mobility, and Energy & Environment across sectors including automotive, aerospace, railway, construction, energy, defense, and naval industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• R&D+i Project Services Applied research and development projects tailored to industrial clients in transport and energy, including I+D+i studies applied to products and processes.
• Technological Services Technology services adapted to client needs covering computation and simulation, materials, new products, process design, acoustics and vibrations, manufacturing, integral safety, and hydrogen technologies.
• Testing and Validation Services Accredited laboratory testing and validation services for vehicle safety, materials, crash testing, acoustic testing, and regulatory compliance assessment.
• Technology Dissemination and Transfer Services Services dedicated to dissemination and transfer of technological knowledge to industrial clients, including publications, conference participation, training, and direct collaborative engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 industrial clients served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CTAG (Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026CTAG participates in the COMANDO Network of Excellence alongside CIDAUT, focused on developing technologies for coordination of autonomous vehicles operating in air, land, and sea domains. COMANDO achieved the highest technical score from CDTI (92.5/100) under the Cervera Program.
• IBV (Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026IBV participates in the COMANDO Network of Excellence focused on autonomous vehicle coordination technologies for defense and security applications.
• ITENE (Instituto Tecnológico de Packaging, Transporte y Logística)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026ITENE participates in the COMANDO Network of Excellence focused on autonomous vehicle coordination technologies.
• TECNALIAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026TECNALIA participates in the COMANDO Network of Excellence focused on autonomous vehicle coordination technologies.
• ITG (Innovation Technology Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026ITG coordinates the COMANDO Network of Excellence, a Cervera Research Network focused on developing technologies for coordination of autonomous vehicles operating across multiple domains.
• Instituto Politécnico de BragançacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead beneficiary in the VALORCOMP project (INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal), focused on valorisation of waste from municipal solid waste treatment through thermochemical, materials production, and agronomic pathways.
• Universidad de ValladolidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in VALORCOMP project focused on agronomic valorisation of compost and residues from organic fraction of municipal solid waste.
• Resíduos do NordesteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in VALORCOMP project providing industrial waste treatment context for the cross-border cooperation.
• NertatecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in VALORCOMP project focused on adaptation studies for waste treatment centers.
• Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution supporting M2D2026 International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design, where CIDAUT presented three research contributions on vehicle safety.
• Multidisciplinary Design and Analysis Laboratory of the University of Toronto (MADL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting institution for M2D2026 International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design.
• APAETcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting institution for M2D2026 International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design.
• ALIVE Project Consortium (21 partners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIDAUT collaborated with 20 partners including 7 major carmakers, 7 major suppliers, 2 SMEs, and 4 research centers on lightweight materials for electric vehicles, achieving frozen design milestone.
• ProtAct-Us European ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union Horizon Europe project focused on improving protection of all road users against severe injuries and their long-term consequences using Finite Element Human Body Models.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research): Dutch applied research organization with similar mix of contract R&D, testing, and technology transfer for industrial clients. Highly comparable operating model at larger scale.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC incumbent operating across industry, infrastructure, and mobility verticals. Comparable to CIDAUT's accredited testing and certification activities, though at vastly larger scale and breadth.
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Germany's largest applied research organization with 75+ institutes covering automotive, energy, materials, and manufacturing. Closest large-scale analogue of the RTO model CIDAUT operates within Europe.
• TÜV SÜD: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company with automotive, mobility, and industrial testing services. Larger incumbent in the same testing/validation space CIDAUT occupies.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Finnish state-owned RTO with applied research, testing, and certification across mobility, energy, and industry. Comparable Nordic counterpart to CIDAUT's service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Tecnalia Research & Innovation: Spanish applied research center operating across transport, energy, industry, and digital with similar multi-sector R&D+i and technology transfer model. Direct Spanish peer and CIDAUT's COMANDO consortium partner.
• ITENE (Instituto Tecnológico de Packaging, Transporte y Logística): Spanish technology center focused on transport, logistics, and packaging R&D+i with similar project-based professional services model. Direct peer and existing COMANDO consortium partner.
• Applus+ IDIADA: Spanish-headquartered vehicle design, engineering, testing and homologation services provider. Closest direct peer to CIDAUT's automotive crash, safety, and homologation testing practice, with similar customer base of European OEMs.
• CTAG (Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia): Galician automotive technology center providing R&D and testing services to vehicle manufacturers and suppliers. Direct peer in the Spanish automotive RTO ecosystem and partner in the COMANDO Network of Excellence.
• IBV (Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia): Spanish biomechanics research institute with parallel focus on injury prevention, human factors, and mobility safety. Direct peer in CIDAUT's FE-HBM/ProtAct-Us domain and existing COMANDO partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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