Fundepes

Name

Fundepes

Legal name

Fundação Universitária de Desenvolvimento de Extensão e Pesquisa

Website

https://fundepes.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Support Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAH

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPADAOAB

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Donor Coordination, Grantmaking & Development Finance Programs

SECONDARYEDADAHAC

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Funding, Grants & Financial Aid Administration

Keywords

• Public examination services
• University support foundation
• Project management services
• Public procurement administration
• Selection process management

Headquarters

HQ city

Maceió

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Examination Services: Fundepes organizes and administers public examinations (concursos públicos) and simplified selection processes (processos seletivos simplificados) for government entities. Revenue is generated through contracts with municipalities, state agencies, and educational institutions requiring examination services. The organization handles the complete examination cycle including publishing, registrations, proctoring, and results.
2. Project Management for Research and Extension: Management of research, teaching, and extension projects funded by government sources for universities (UFAL, IFAL). Fundepes provides administrative, financial, and operational support to execute funded projects including procurement, payroll, financial reporting, and compliance management.
3. Event Organization Services: Organization and logistical management of academic events, conferences, workshops, and training programs for partner institutions. Services include venue coordination, contractor management, and event execution.
4. Public Procurement Services: Management of public procurement processes including licitações, tomada de preços, and pregões eletrônicos for partner institutions. Fundepes handles the complete procurement cycle from public notices through contract execution.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundepes is a non-profit university support foundation (fundação de apoio) that provides administrative, financial, and operational management for publicly funded research, teaching, and extension projects at UFAL and IFAL, and administers large-scale public examinations (concursos públicos) and selection processes for municipal and state government entities in Alagoas, Brazil. The foundation also delivers public procurement services (licitações, pregões) and event organization for partner institutions. Service delivery is supported by proprietary web-based platforms including SAGI (procurement), Conveniar (project management), Portal Transparência (financial transparency), and e-inscricao (examination registration).

Product overview

Fundepes operates as a university support foundation providing a unified platform of interconnected administrative services. The core offering consists of multiple web-based portals including Portal do Colaborador (employee self-service), Portal do Coordenador (project coordination), Portal da Transparência (public accountability), Portal do Fornecedor (procurement), supported by backend systems SAGI WEB (procurement management) and Sistema Conveniar (project/agreement management). The e-inscricao registration system and Concursos e Processos Seletivos (examination services) serve as specialized modules for conducting public selections for partner institutions. These systems are primarily web-accessed portals with some internal systems offering LDAP authentication integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Concursos e Processos Seletivos (Public Examination and Selection Process Services) End-to-end administration of public competitions (concursos públicos) and simplified selection processes (processos seletivos simplificados) for government entities and educational institutions in Alagoas. The service covers publishing of examination notices, candidate registration, proctoring, content delivery in partnership with COPEVE/UFAL, and results publication. Notable engagements include 900+ positions for the Guarda Civil Municipal de Maceió examination and 5,700+ positions for the SEMED Educação de Maceió selection process.
• Research and Extension Project Management Administrative, financial, and operational management of research, teaching, and extension projects funded by government agencies for UFAL, IFAL, and affiliated institutions (including HUPAA university hospital). Services include procurement execution, payroll administration, financial reporting, and compliance management for funded projects throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Public Procurement Management Services End-to-end management of public procurement processes (licitações, tomada de preços, pregões eletrônicos) for partner institutions, executed via the SAGI WEB platform. The service covers the complete procurement cycle from publication of public notices through contract execution, including supplier selection, quotation handling, and licensing document management.
• Event Organization and Academic Event Management Organization and logistical management of academic events, conferences, workshops, and training programs for partner institutions including municipal education secretariats. Services include venue coordination, contractor management, and end-to-end event execution. Notable engagements include the Jornada da Gestão Escolar training program for SEMED Maceió.

Quantifiable outcome

• UFAL advanced 15 positions in CWUR world university ranking (1946th to 1931st) with score of 66.4 points, attributed to research support activities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• USP - Cátedra Sérgio Henrique Ferreira (Instituto de Estudos Avançados Polo Ribeirão Preto)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 July 2024Technical cooperation agreement for education quality improvement in Alagoas. Partnership brings USP expertise in educational analysis and methodology to support 10 municipalities in improving basic education quality. Fundepes coordinates local execution while USP provides training methodology and technical guidance.
• Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner and reason for Fundepes existence. Fundepes serves as the main foundation de apoio for UFAL, managing research projects, extension programs, examinations (through Copeve), and administrative support. The partnership encompasses project financial management, procurement, payroll services, and examination administration for UFAL's academic and administrative functions.
• Instituto Federal de Alagoas (IFAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundepes provides examination and selection services for IFAL, including technical-administrative examinations and entrance exams for technical education programs. Partnership supports IFAL's recruitment processes for both regular and continuing education positions.
• COPEVE (Núcleo Executivo de Processos Seletivos da UFAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for organizing public examinations and selection processes. COPEVE brings examination expertise and content development while Fundepes provides administrative infrastructure, systems, and operational execution. Together they form the primary examination services provider for government and educational institutions in Alagoas.
• CONFIES (Fórum Nacional das Fundações de Apoio às IES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational forum connecting university support foundations across Brazil. Fundepes participates in sector activities, knowledge sharing, and collaborative initiatives through CONFIES membership and events including ENNFAIES regional meetings.
• Prefeitura Municipal de MaceiócoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaceió municipal government contracts Fundepes for public examinations, SEMED education staff selection, and educational management programs including Jornada da Gestão Escolar. Ongoing partnership supporting multiple municipal functions.
• NEES (Núcleo de Excelência em Tecnologias Sociais)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with UFAL's Center of Excellence in Social Technologies for project execution, particularly infrastructure projects like the Observatório Nacional de Ensino Híbrido building construction and hybrid education initiatives.
• Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFAL university hospital partnership for managing healthcare-related research projects, laboratory construction projects, and specialized equipment procurement including X-ray and medical imaging equipment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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