What Nous Cims does

Nous Cims (legal name: Fundación Privada Nous Cims) is a Barcelona-headquartered private nonprofit foundation constituted in 2015 and registered in the Generalitat de Catalunya under Spain's Law 49/2002 fiscal regime for non-profits. It operates three programmatic verticals — Employability, Emotional Well-being, and Global Development — delivered through five branded programs: ZING and UNKOVER (youth employability and vocational guidance), KOMTü, KOA, and DOMUM (emotional well-being for children, adolescents, and cancer patients respectively). The foundation serves vulnerable populations including youth at risk of school dropout, children, adolescents in psychosocial distress, adults in oncological processes, and communities in Senegal and Colombia. Geographic operations are anchored in Spain (HQ at Entença, 332-334, Barcelona) with national antennas in Thiès (Senegal) and Bogotá (Colombia), and reported activity in 19 countries across 55 projects, reaching over 100,000 lives impacted since inception with 150+ professionals on staff.

The foundation's commercial mechanics are those of a grant-funded social-sector organization: services are delivered free to beneficiaries; revenue is sourced from foundation funding, public grants, and institutional financing. Distribution is direct-to-beneficiary through educational centers, hospitals, social entities, and partner NGOs, with co-creation as the explicit go-to-market posture. The technology stack is modest but functional: a digital platform (plataforma.nouscims.com) for program management and participant tracking, integrated with Salesforce CRM and GEM for data pipeline, plus three conversational AI chatbots (KAI, ORIENT, WUDI) embedded via third-party Aunoa AI infrastructure and an algorithmic mentor-mentee matching system that operates with human-in-the-loop review. The organization is ISO 9001:2015 certified for quality management.

As a nonprofit, there are no commercial customers; the relevant counterparties are 300+ collaborating entities across education, social, health, public, and business sectors in Spain, Senegal, and Colombia. Growth signals include geographic expansion from Spain to 19 countries, buildout of dedicated IT and data roles, recent AI chatbot deployment, and ongoing thought-leadership publishing through 2026. The leadership team is headed by Director Marta Mosquera Ginesta, with María Chalaux Freixa leading Global Development since 2021, and a board of trustees with significant representation from the Rubiralta Giralt family. Strategic posture is anchored in a decolonial partnership model and "Model Zones" concentration strategy in Senegal and Colombia.

Name

Nous Cims

Legal name

FUNDACIÓN PRIVADA NOUS CIMS

Website

https://nouscims.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Barcelona-based nonprofit foundation operating since 2015 across employability, emotional well-being, and global development, serving vulnerable youth, children, adolescents, and cancer patients in Spain, Senegal, and Colombia. Delivers five branded programs with a 150+ person team, reaching 100,000+ lives impacted via grants and institutional funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Programs

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality, Inclusion & Social Protection Programs (BPADABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN), Student Wellness & Prevention Programs (Substance Use, Sexual Health, Bullying) (EDAJAIAG), Health Promotion, Prevention & Wellness Education (EDALAFAF), Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAH)

Keywords

• Youth employability programs
• Emotional wellbeing programs
• Vocational guidance services
• Global development cooperation
• Psychosocial support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation funding and grants: Revenue comes from foundation funding, public grants, and institutional financing. Registered in Generalitat de Catalunya as a public utility foundation under Law 49/2002 on fiscal regime for non-profit organizations.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nous Cims designs and operates social programs in three areas—Employability (ZING scholarships and mentoring for vulnerable youth; UNKOVER vocational discovery for ages 12–24), Emotional Well-being (KOMTü for primary schools; KOA for adolescents; DOMUM for cancer patients), and Global Development (nutrition, education, employability programs in Senegal and Colombia). Programs are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries through direct implementation in schools, hospitals, and partner social entities, with co-creation methodology and AI-supported participant coordination via the foundation's digital platform.

Product overview

Nous Cims operates as a private non-profit foundation that creates and develops innovative social programs organized around three core areas: Employability, Emotional Well-being, and Global Development. The product portfolio consists of six named programs — ZING (employability scholarships and mentoring), UNKOVER (vocational orientation for youth), KOMTÜ (emotional well-being in primary schools), KOA (adolescent mental health prevention), and DOMUM (oncology patient well-being) — supported by an online Digital Platform. These programs are designed to be implemented across educational institutions, social organizations, and healthcare settings, with each program tailored to specific vulnerable populations (youth, children, adolescents, cancer patients) and delivered through co-creation with local partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ZING Programme: Scholarship and mentoring program for youth employability, focusing on educational success and transition to the world of work for young people from vulnerable backgrounds.
• UNKOVER
• KOMTÜ
• KOA
• DOMUM

Products and services

• ZING Programme Scholarship and mentoring program focused on improving the employability and educational success of vulnerable youth, facilitating their transition to the labor market. Implemented through direct accompaniment and capacity building in secondary schools and educational centers.
• UNKOVER Vocational discovery program for youth aged 12–24 that reduces school dropout through academic and professional guidance using a dialogic, continuous, and systemic methodology. Implemented in secondary schools and educational centers.
• KOMTü Program for the emotional and relational well-being of children implemented in nursery and primary schools through a comprehensive, systemic approach involving the entire educational community.
• KOA Secondary mental health prevention and emotional well-being promotion program for at-risk adolescents, using experiential activities (theatre, music, sports, adventure) to build resilience.
• DOMUM Innovative model promoting the emotional well-being of people undergoing cancer treatment by creating therapeutic spaces and psychosocial activities, with a network of centers working to humanize healthcare. Implemented in hospitals and healthcare centers.
• Nous Cims Digital Platform Online platform providing access to program participants and stakeholders for coordination and engagement. Supports program management and participant tracking across foundation programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ lives impacted since 2015
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KOMTÜ ProgrammecoreOthersProgram focused on improving emotional and relational well-being of children in nursery and primary schools through a comprehensive and systemic approach involving the entire educational community.
• KOA ProgrammecoreOthersSecondary mental health prevention and emotional wellbeing promotion program for adolescents at risk of emotional and psychological distress through experiential activities (theatre, music, sports, adventure).
• DOMUM ProgrammecoreOthersInnovative model promoting emotional well-being of cancer patients through therapeutic spaces and psychosocial activities focused on providing positive and restorative experiences, humanizing healthcare.
• ZING ProgrammecoreOthersScholarship and mentoring program for youth employability, supporting educational success and transition to the world of work for young people from vulnerable backgrounds.
• UNKOVER ProgrammecoreOthersVocational discovery program designed to improve academic and professional guidance for youth aged 12-24 to reduce school dropout and educational disengagement.
• Local entities in SenegalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner35 local entities in Senegal implementing Global Development programs in nutrition, education, and employability with coordination from national antenna.
• Local entities in ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner entities in Colombia implementing Global Development programs with coordination from national antenna based in Bogotá.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plan International España: Spanish arm of Plan International delivering child-rights and youth empowerment programs with a strong vocational-guidance and school-engagement focus across multiple countries. Overlaps with Nous Cims' UNKOVER vocational discovery and KOA adolescent wellbeing offerings, and shares a multi-country field-office structure anchored in West Africa and Latin America.
• Save the Children España: Spanish affiliate of Save the Children running child welfare, education, and psychosocial-support programs across multiple countries. Directly comparable to Nous Cims' KOMTü emotional wellbeing work in primary schools and its broader model of partnering with educational centers to deliver structured programs to children and adolescents.
• Oxfam Intermón: Spanish affiliate of Oxfam operating in international development, humanitarian action, and social justice with a multi-program portfolio and presence in multiple Global South countries. Nous Cims' Director of Global Development spent 13 years there, and both organizations deliver education, employability, and wellbeing programs across Spanish-speaking geographies and West Africa.
• Fundación Secretariado Gitano: Spain-based foundation focused on Roma community inclusion via employability, education, and social programs delivered through a national partner network. Closely comparable to Nous Cims on the ZING (youth employability) and KOMTü (school-based wellbeing) programs in terms of target population, delivery model, and reliance on educational-center partnerships.
• Acción contra el Hambre: Spanish arm of Action Against Hunger, focused on nutrition, water/sanitation, and food security in developing countries with a comparable multi-program, multi-country operating model. Nous Cims' Global Development Director previously worked there, and both organizations run country-anchored programs in Senegal with a national coordination antenna model.
• Educo: Spanish-origin NGO (originally "Intermón Oxfam–Educo" lineage) operating child-welfare and education programs globally with country offices across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Highly comparable to Nous Cims' Global Development division and its KOMTü / ZING youth-employability and education programming, both targeting school-age children in vulnerable settings.

Broad incumbents

• Cruz Roja Española: Large Spanish humanitarian and social-services organization delivering employability, social inclusion, and psychosocial-support programs through a national and international network. Comparable in service breadth and vulnerable-population focus, with substantially greater scale, more diversified funding, and longer operating history than Nous Cims.
• Cáritas Española: Spanish confederation of social-action organizations running inclusion, employment, and international cooperation programs through local parish and diocesan entities. Highly comparable delivery model to Nous Cims (partner-entity network, presence in vulnerable communities, integrated wellbeing + employability focus), but at substantially larger scale and with Catholic-church-anchored funding.
• Fundación Telefónica: Large Spanish corporate foundation running employability, digital skills, and education programs for vulnerable youth nationally and internationally. Comparable to Nous Cims on the employability/education pillar (overlap with ZING and UNKOVER) but operates at materially larger scale and with a more corporate-backed funding model.

Emerging players

• Ashoka España: Spanish affiliate of Ashoka supporting social entrepreneurs and impact-led organizations, with significant overlap on youth-employability, education innovation, and wellbeing programs. Comparable to Nous Cims in foundation structure, mission focus on systemic social change, and emphasis on co-creation with local partners, though Ashoka operates more as a network/funder than direct implementer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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