FAURGS

What FAURGS does

FAURGS (Fundação de Apoio da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian private nonprofit civil foundation, headquartered on the UFRGS Campus do Vale in Porto Alegre (CNPJ 74.704.008/0001-75), that serves as the statutory support foundation for the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The foundation operates three primary business lines: (i) administrative, financial, and human resources management of government-funded research and academic projects executed under convenios with agencies including the Ministério da Educação (MEC), Fundo Nacional de Saúde (FNS), Finep, Embrapii, Petrobras, ANP, Shell, Equinor, and the Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul; (ii) nationwide management of public competitions (concursos) and selection processes (processos seletivos) for programs such as "Projeto Mais Saúde com Agente," which trains Community Health Agents and Health Surveillance professionals across Brazil's public health system (SUS); and (iii) commercial software services delivered through its Fábrica de Software FAURGS, an ISO-9001 certified Software Factory with over 25 years of operating history and more than 4 million hours of services rendered for enterprise and government clients including Banrisul.

The foundation's technology stack spans mainframe (COBOL, PL/I), client-server (C#, Python, Java), modern web, native mobile (Swift, Kotlin), hybrid mobile (React Native, Flutter, Ionic), and AI/ML capabilities (machine learning, deep learning, data science). Its proprietary product portfolio includes VITORA — a QSMS (Quality, Health, Safety, Environment) management hub rebranded from the Sistema GESTOR in August 2025 and now operated commercially under its own domain (vitora.com.br) — and the Painel de Dados FAURGS BI dashboard for transparency and project monitoring. Internal infrastructure also encompasses dedicated stakeholder portals for scholarship recipients (Bolsistas), students (Acadêmicos), project coordinators (Coordenadores), and suppliers (Fornecedores).

Revenue mechanics consist of overhead and management fees retained on government-funded project administration, fees from administering public selection processes on behalf of SUS and partner institutions, and direct software development contracts with enterprise clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, all funding is denominated in Brazilian Reais (BRL), and no funding rounds, venture capital, or private equity investment are present in the source data. Governance rests with an independent board of directors and Deliberative Council, currently led by President Ana Rita Facchini following the April-May 2025 leadership transition sworn in by UFRGS Vice-Rector Pedro Costa.

Name

FAURGS

Legal name

Fundação de Apoio da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Website

https://faurgs.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Support and Public Project Management Services

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

General Ledger & Close (Journal Entries, Month-End Close, Reconciliations) (BPAAAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accounts Payable (Invoice Processing, 2/3-Way Match, Vendor Payments) (BPAAAGAA), Order-to-Cash (O2C) Operations (Order Admin, Credit, Invoicing, Collections Handoff) (BPAAAGAK), Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

Keywords

• University support services
• Software outsourcing services
• Public project management
• Research administration services
• Government funded programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Project Management: FAURGS manages government-funded projects through convenios with agencies including Ministério da Educação (MEC), FNS, Finep, Embrapii, and others. The foundation handles financial execution, human resources, and administrative support for research and academic projects at UFRGS.
2. Software Development Services: Outsourcing services for software development, maintenance, and modernization. Services are provided to clients including Banrisul on a project/contract basis, covering mainframe, web, mobile, and AI/ML development.
3. Competition and Selection Process Management: Management of public competitions (concursos) and selection processes (processos seletivos) for projects like 'Mais Saúde com Agente', hiring temporary staff and scholarships for government health programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FAURGS is a nonprofit university support foundation that manages the administrative, financial, and human resources execution of government-funded research and academic projects for UFRGS and Brazilian public agencies. Beyond institutional project management, it operates a Software Factory providing outsourced software development and a commercial QSMS management product called VITORA for Safety, Health, Environment and Quality information management.

Product overview

FAURGS operates as a university support foundation offering a portfolio of technology products and services. The core product offering includes VITORA (formerly Sistema GESTOR), a comprehensive QSMS (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) management hub, complemented by the Software Factory providing outsourcing services across mainframe, client/server, web, mobile, and AI development. Additionally, FAURGS offers a Business Intelligence dashboard (Painel de Dados FAURGS BI) for transparency and data visualization. The product ecosystem serves primarily public sector and university-related organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VITORA: A comprehensive hub for Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (QSMS) management, launched in August 2025 as the new brand for the former Sistema GESTOR.
• Fábrica de Software FAURGS

Products and services

• Fábrica de Software FAURGS Software outsourcing services offering remote or hybrid development across mainframe (COBOL, PL/I), client-server (C#, Python, Java), web, mobile (iOS Swift, Android Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, Ionic), and AI/ML technologies. Includes more than 4 million hours of services rendered with ISO-9001 quality certification.
• VITORA A comprehensive hub for managing Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (QSMS) information. Offers secure, integrated and effective solutions for quality management and occupational health and safety domains. Previously known as Sistema GESTOR.
• Project Management Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4 million hours of software services rendered with ISO-9001 quality certification
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAURGS is the primary support foundation for UFRGS, managing research projects, academic programs, and institutional support services. The foundation executes projects under convenios with UFRGS, providing administrative, financial, and human resources management for academic initiatives.
• Ministério da Educação (MEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAURGS operates under the oversight of the Ministry of Education as a certified university support foundation, managing federal education-related projects and programs.
• Embrapii (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa e Inovação Industrial)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmbrapii partners with FAURGS for industrial research and innovation projects, supporting technology development and transfer initiatives.
• Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Gov RS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government of Rio Grande do Sul partners with FAURGS for various regional development and public service projects.
• BanrisulmajorTechnology or IntegrationMajor Brazilian state-owned bank, client of FAURGS Software Factory for custom software development services.
• Portos RSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortos RS partnered with UFRGS (via FAURGS) for the Porto Alegre Port Environmental Management Program (PGA-POA), which won consecutive ANTAQ awards.
• Fundep (Fundação de Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnother Brazilian university support foundation that collaborates on research projects and shares best practices in science and technology management.
• SebraeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises, potentially collaborating on entrepreneurship and innovation projects.
• Embrapa (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian agricultural research corporation that may collaborate on agribusiness and food security projects through FAURGS.
• JFRs (Justiça Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Justice of Rio Grande do Sul may partner on legal/administrative research or training initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Intelex Technologies: Specialized EHS/quality management software platform competing directly against VITORA in the QSMS software category for enterprise customers globally.

Direct peers

• ThoughtWorks Brazil: Global software consultancy with significant Brazilian operations providing custom software, legacy modernization and AI/ML services to enterprise clients. Comparable to FAURGS's Software Factory on professional services delivery model and tech-stack breadth.
• FUSP (Fundação de Apoio à Universidade de São Paulo): Fundação de apoio for USP, the largest university in Brazil. Plays an identical role to FAURGS for UFRGS: administering research projects, managing government convenios, and providing operational/financial back-office for academic programs.
• CI&T: Brazilian-born digital, software outsourcing and IT services firm with enterprise clients across banking, energy and retail. Closest private-sector comparator to FAURGS's Software Factory in terms of multi-stack delivery for large Brazilian enterprises.
• Fundep (Fundação de Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa): Brazilian university support foundation affiliated with UFMG; explicitly identified in FAURGS's own partnerships data as a collaborating fundação de apoio. Operates the same institutional model of managing research projects, financial administration and selection processes for a federal university.
• Funarbe (Fundação Arthur Bernardes): Fundação de apoio for the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV); operates the same R&D project administration, IT services and managed-services model for a federal university and its agribusiness/energy partners.

Broad incumbents

• FGV (Fundação Getulio Vargas): Major Brazilian foundation running schools, research centers and executive education with extensive government and enterprise relationships. Comparable foundation structure but operating a much broader portfolio than FAURGS.
• Senior Sistemas: Major Brazilian ERP and management software vendor with QMS modules serving manufacturing and services industries. Comparable to VITORA in the QSMS/quality management software category, but as a broad ERP suite rather than a focused EHS platform.
• Stefanini: Large Brazilian IT services and consulting group offering application development, legacy modernization and managed services across LATAM. Overlaps with FAURGS's Software Factory but at a much larger scale and across many industries.

Regional players

• Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC): Brazilian foundation focused on executive education and organizational development with strong ties to academia. Comparable institutional foundation model to FAURGS, though operating in education rather than R&D administration and software services.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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