Fidecoop

What Fidecoop does

FIDECOOP (Fondo de Inversión y Desarrollo Cooperativo) is a non-profit corporation established on August 18, 2002, under Puerto Rico Law 198 — the "Ley Habilitadora para el Fondo de Inversión y Desarrollo Cooperativo." It functions as the official investment and development vehicle of Puerto Rico's Cooperative Movement, operating through a public-private partnership between the cooperative sector and government agencies. The organization is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is governed by a board whose seats are statutorily allocated to representatives of CDCOOP, AAFAF, BANCOOP, Liga de Cooperativas, CCE, PRIDCO, and cooperative sector bodies.

The organization's core service portfolio consists of four offerings: capital investment to eligible cooperatives in development, growth, and expansion stages; technical assistance drawing on more than 18 years of experience; business accompaniment to identify productive activities with competitive potential under the cooperative structure; and cooperative promotion and training delivered in schools, universities, and non-profit institutions. A subsidiary program, EmprendeCoop, provides executive management support for cooperative entrepreneurs through a dedicated portal (www.emprendecoop.com). FIDECOOP supports cooperatives across agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, services, consumption, tourism, healthcare, and other sectors, with named investments including the Cooperativa de Porcicultores de Puerto Rico y el Caribe's $2.8 million meat processing plant in Guaynabo.

FIDECOOP does not operate a commercial revenue model. Its funding is sourced from a matched-contribution structure in which the Banco Gubernamental de Fomento para Puerto Rico matches cooperative contributions up to a $25 million ceiling, yielding a total fund target of $50 million, supplemented by federal grants such as the $180,000 USDA Rural Development grant awarded in June 2026. The organization deploys a community-led go-to-market motion, reaching entrepreneurs through educational outreach, social media channels, email newsletters, and the EmprendeCoop portal. No proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capability, or commercial pricing model is associated with the organization.

Name

Fidecoop

Legal name

FIDECOOP - Fondo de Inversión y Desarrollo Cooperativo

Website

https://fidecoop.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fidecoop is a Puerto Rico non-profit investment and development corporation, established under Law 198 in 2002, that provides capital investment, technical assistance, and business support to cooperative enterprises across agriculture, manufacturing, services, tourism, healthcare, and other sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159)

akta.pro primary industry

Federations/Centrals & Cooperative Banking Networks (2nd-Tier Co-ops) (FSABAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC), Cooperative Banks (Member-Owned Commercial/Retail) (FSABAEAF), Community Development Credit Unions (CDCUs) (FSABAEAC)

Keywords

• Cooperative development
• Capital investment
• Technical assistance
• Nonprofit financing
• Cooperative promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Capital Investment Services: FIDECOOP provides capital investment to eligible cooperative enterprises in development, growth, and expansion stages whose operations are not generating sufficient cash flow to finance their growth objectives. This is a non-profit development model, not a revenue-generating commercial activity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FIDECOOP provides capital investment and technical assistance to eligible cooperative enterprises in Puerto Rico that are in development, growth, or expansion stages and lack sufficient cash flow. The organization also offers business accompaniment, cooperative promotion, and training to strengthen the cooperative ecosystem across sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, services, tourism, and healthcare.

Product overview

FIDECOOP is a non-profit investment and development organization for cooperative enterprises in Puerto Rico, offering a unified portfolio of capital investment, technical assistance, and business accompaniment services. The core offerings include capital investment for eligible cooperatives in development and growth stages, technical assistance drawing on over 18 years of experience, business accompaniment for identifying competitive productive activities under cooperative structures, and promotion/training programs. Additionally, the EmprendeCoop program provides executive management support for cooperative entrepreneurs. The organization serves various cooperative sectors including savings and credit, youth cooperatives, agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, services, tourism, health, and construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Capital Investment to Cooperative Enterprises
• Technical Assistance (Asistencia Técnica)
• Business Accompaniment (Acompañamiento Empresarial)
• Cooperative Promotion and Training Orientation and activities about the cooperative model in schools, universities, non-profit institutions, and other organizations to promote and strengthen the Cooperative Movement. Targeted at students, educators, non-profits, and emerging cooperative entrepreneurs.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Liga de Cooperativas de Puerto RicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheLiga de Cooperativas is represented on FIDECOOP's Board of Directors (President position), providing governance oversight and representing the cooperative movement's interests in the organization's strategic direction.
• Banco Cooperativo de Puerto Rico (BANCOOP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBANCOOP has a representative on FIDECOOP's Board of Directors (Secretary position), representing the savings and credit cooperative sector's interests and providing institutional cooperation for cooperative development.
• Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal de Puerto Rico (AAFAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAFAF has a representative on FIDECOOP's Board of Directors (First Vice President position), providing governmental financial oversight and fiscal advisory perspective to the cooperative development fund.
• Compañía de Comercio y Exportación (CCE)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCE has a representative on FIDECOOP's Board of Directors, providing expertise in commerce and export activities to support cooperative enterprises with market development opportunities.
• Compañía de Fomento Industrial de Puerto Rico (PRIDCO)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRIDCO has a representative on FIDECOOP's Board of Directors, contributing industrial development expertise to support cooperative enterprises in manufacturing and industrial sectors.
• Comisión de Desarrollo Cooperativo (CDCOOP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDCOOP's Commissioner serves on FIDECOOP's Board of Directors, representing the regulatory body overseeing cooperative development in Puerto Rico and ensuring alignment with national cooperative development policies.
• Cooperativa de Porcicultores de Puerto Rico y el CaribeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA hog producers' cooperative that received FIDECOOP support to open a $2.8 million meat processing plant in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. This project demonstrates FIDECOOP's role in supporting agricultural cooperative development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Opportunity Finance Network (OFN): A national CDFI intermediary/network providing capital, capacity-building, and advocacy to CDFIs — adjacent to FIDECOOP as an ecosystem coordinator and funder of development finance institutions rather than a direct lender itself.

Direct peers

• Capital Impact Partners: A Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) providing capital and capacity-building to underserved communities — comparable to FIDECOOP as a mission-driven development financier offering both capital and technical assistance to cooperatives/enterprises.
• NCBA CLUSA: The U.S. national cooperative business association focused on cooperative development, education, and advocacy — directly comparable to FIDECOOP's dual mandate of capital deployment plus cooperative education/promotion.
• Self-Help Credit Union: A cooperatively-structured CDFI providing lending and technical assistance to underserved entrepreneurs and communities — comparable in mission (capital + technical support to mission-driven enterprises) and member-ownership structure.
• Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC): A nonprofit CDFI providing financing and technical assistance to rural communities in the western U.S. — directly comparable to FIDECOOP as a regional nonprofit development financier with a rural/community focus.
• National Cooperative Bank (NCB): A cooperatively-structured bank providing lending and banking services to cooperatives and socially-minded enterprises — directly comparable to FIDECOOP in mission (capital + technical support for cooperatives) and member-owned structure.
• Federation of Southern Cooperatives: A cooperative development organization providing technical assistance, financing, and advocacy for rural cooperatives (especially agricultural) in the U.S. South — closely comparable to FIDECOOP's regional cooperative development model with emphasis on agriculture and underserved communities.

Broad incumbents

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): A large national CDFI deploying capital and technical assistance to community development projects — comparable in dual capital-plus-advisory model but operating at much larger scale across the entire U.S.
• CoBank: A large U.S. cooperative bank that provides capital and financial services to cooperatives and rural infrastructure across multiple sectors — comparable to FIDECOOP as a capital provider serving cooperative enterprises, but operating at much larger scale and US-wide.

Regional players

• Banco Cooperativo de Puerto Rico (BANCOOP): A Puerto Rico-based cooperative bank serving savings and credit cooperatives on the island — a regional peer to FIDECOOP within the same Puerto Rican cooperative ecosystem, though focused on member banking rather than development financing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fidecooppr
• Facebookfacebook.com/fidecooppr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fidecoop
• Instagraminstagram.com/fidecoop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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