Edelvives

What Edelvives does

Edelvives (legal name: Editorial Luis Vives) is a 137-year-old privately held Spanish educational publishing group headquartered in Zaragoza, with a corporate office in Madrid and a wholly-owned subsidiary structure that includes regional publishers (Baula, Ibaizabal, Tambre) and international entities in Mexico and Argentina. The company employs 251-500 people, operates through eleven regional commercial offices across Spain, claims distribution in 30+ countries, and serves the full Spanish-language educational funnel from Infant (0-6) through Bachillerato (pre-university), targeting schools, teachers, and families.

The product surface spans a digital platform portfolio of nine proprietary systems — Edelvives Digital Plus, Edelvives Digital, POLP, GoProject, Go STEAM, GOT IT! ByME, Ta-tum, Globaleduca, and IceCream — together with physical textbooks, activity workbooks, children's and juvenile literature (collections Ala Delta, Alandar, Gatlock, Miranda, Woodwalkers, Khaf), educational toys (notably Miniland), Plan Lector reading programs, Premios Literarios literary awards, Olimpiadas 3, 2, 1 STEAM robotics competitions, the STEAM Power educator community of 26 teachers, and the Edelvives Family flagship store in Zaragoza. GoProject enables teachers to generate custom interdisciplinary books aligned with regional curricula; Go STEAM covers competency-based learning from Infant through Secondary; Globaleduca and IceCream address school administrative management and parent-facing e-commerce respectively.

Revenue derives from textbook sales (one-time licenses, VAT at 4%), digital licenses for educational content (annual subscriptions), activity books, children's/juvenile literature, educational toys/hardware, and professional pedagogical services (teacher training, accompaniment). Go-to-market combines direct institutional sales through regional commercial offices, partnerships with educational federations (notably the FCCE agreement in Catalonia covering 150 centers and 2,000+ classrooms), a multi-publisher e-commerce storefront at edelvives.com, partner bookstores, booktrucks, the Edelvives Family physical store, and event-driven engagement through seminars, summits, and STEAM competitions. Customer segments are stratified across educational stages (Infantil, Primaria, Secundaria, Bachillerato), teachers, schools/institutions, and end-consumer families, with institutional contracts serving as the higher-margin revenue layer atop a long-tail consumer base.

Name

Edelvives

Legal name

Editorial Luis Vives

Website

https://edelvives.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Edelvives (Editorial Luis Vives) is a 137-year-old Spanish educational publishing group providing textbooks, nine proprietary digital learning platforms, children's/juvenile literature, and pedagogical services for Infant through Bachillerato, serving schools, teachers, and families across Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Publishing

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Core Digital Curriculum & Courseware (Full Programs & Units) (EDAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s & Youth Educational Entertainment (Edutainment) (EDAGALAK), Digital/Interactive Curriculum Content (Apps, Games, Multimedia Lessons) (EDACAJAK), Simulation & Scenario-Based Learning Authoring (EDAFAHAD)

Keywords

• Educational publishing
• School textbooks
• Children's literature
• Educational technology platforms
• STEAM education

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Textbook Sales: Sale of textbooks for all educational stages (Infantil, Primaria, Secundaria, Bachillerato) with IVA at 4% for textbooks.
2. Digital Licenses: Sale of digital licenses for educational content across all platforms (Edelvives Digital Plus, Edelvives Digital) with validity across educational stages.
3. Activity Books and Notebooks: Sale of activity books including vacation books, creativity diaries, handwriting, reading-writing, calligraphy, mathematics, and spelling practice books.
4. Children's and Juvenile Literature: Sale of children's books, illustrated albums, juvenile novels, and adult literature across multiple collections (Ala Delta, Alandar, etc.) and genres.
5. Educational Toys and Devices: Sale of educational toys including Miniland toys, light tables, STEAM toys, wooden toys, and devices for educational settings.
6. Pedagogical Services: Teacher training, pedagogical accompaniment, and professional development programs for educational centers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Edelvives is an educational publishing group that produces and distributes physical and digital textbooks, activity workbooks, children's and juvenile literature, and educational toys across all Spanish educational stages (Infantil, Primaria, Secundaria, Bachillerato). It also operates proprietary digital learning platforms (Edelvives Digital Plus, GoProject, Go STEAM, Globaleduca, Ta-tum, ByME, POLP) and provides pedagogical advisory, teacher training, and STEAM educational programs.

Product overview

Grupo Edelvives is an educational publishing group with over 130 years of history, offering a comprehensive ecosystem of educational products and services. The portfolio includes multiple digital platforms (Edelvives Digital Plus, Edelvives Digital, GoProject, Go STEAM, POLP, Ta-tum, Globaleduca, ByME) that support learning across Infant, Primary, Secondary, and Baccalaureate stages. Physical products include textbooks, activity workbooks, children's and juvenile literature, and specialty books. Programs include the Premios Literarios Edelvives (literary awards), Olimpiadas 3, 2, 1 STEAM (robotics competitions), and STEAM Power (educator community). The company also operates physical spaces through Edelvives Family stores and booktrucks. Digital offerings integrate collaborative learning, bilingual education, personalized content creation, and administrative management tools for educational centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Baula: Educational publisher operating in Catalonia region
• Ibaizabal
• Tambre
• Edelvives Digital Plus
• Edelvives Digital
• GoProject
• Go STEAM
• POLP
• Ta-tum
• ByME
• Globaleduca
• Ala Delta
• Alandar
• Khaf

Products and services

• Libros de texto (Textbooks) Educational textbooks covering Infant, Primary, Secondary, and Baccalaureate stages, available in both print and digital license formats, for sale to schools, families, and educational centers.
• Digital Licenses for Textbooks

Quantifiable outcome

• Agreement with FCCE impacts 150 educational centers and 2,000+ classrooms benefiting 40,000+ families in Catalonia
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anaya: Part of Grupo Anaya under Hachette Livre, Anaya publishes K-12 textbooks, digital learning resources and educational literature in Spain — overlapping directly with Edelvives' core K-12 catalog.
• Santillana: Owned by PRISA, Santillana is the leading Spanish-language educational publisher across Spain and Latin America with the same textbook/digital mix, competing head-to-head with Edelvives in regional adoption cycles.
• Vicens Vives: Catalan-rooted educational publisher offering textbooks, digital resources and pedagogical materials for Spanish and LATAM schools; competes in the same regional adoption processes.
• SM Ediciones: Spanish and LATAM educational publisher with similar K-12 textbook, religious education and digital platform offerings (SM, Editex); operates as a foundation with comparable pedagogical mission.

Broad incumbents

• Pearson: Global education incumbent with K-12 curriculum, assessment and digital platforms that overlap with Edelvives' content and digital strategy, though at much larger scale and English-centric markets.
• McGraw Hill Education: International K-12 and higher-ed publisher offering textbooks, adaptive learning platforms and digital curriculum; a broad incumbent analogous to Edelvives but with global scale.
• Grupo Planeta: Spanish-language publishing group encompassing children's and YA literature imprints alongside educational content under brands like Casals; competitor to Edelvives on the literature and pedagogical sides.

Regional players

• Grupo Editorial Norma (Kapelusz): Latin-American educational publisher (Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador) producing textbooks and digital content for K-12; directly comparable to Edelvives' LATAM operations in geography and product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/edelvives
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Edelviveseditorial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupo-edelvives
• TikToktiktok.com/@edelvives_literatura
• Pinterestpinterest.es/edelviveslij
• Facebookfacebook.com/Edelvives

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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