Fundacio Inform

What Fundacio Inform does

Fundació Inform is a Spanish non-profit foundation headquartered in Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, founded in 1987. Its core offering is SEFED (Simulació d'Empreses amb Finalitats Educatives), a business-simulation pedagogy in which student teams run simulated companies and trade with one another, deployed across 6,000+ national and 6,000+ international educational centers and reaching roughly 8,000 students and 600 teachers per year. The foundation has expanded from a single methodology into a portfolio that includes thematic programs (LOGIPRO for logistics, DIGIPRAC for digital competencies, FEMPOWER and IN HER SHOES for gender equality, JOINUS for digital activities), a youth-unemployment track via Garantía Juvenil, and Erasmus+ mobility placements (~100 per year) through the PEN Worldwide Network.

Underlying technology centers on the SimulaEmpresa Hub platform and the Empresaula digital tool (built with technology partner CODEGRAM TECHNOLOGIES S.L.), which digitize and orchestrate the inter-center simulated trade workflow at scale. A Virtual Reality Seminar layered onto SEFED represents the foundation's primary move into immersive delivery. There is no public evidence of proprietary AI/ML systems or models.

The business model is a hybrid non-profit revenue stack: (1) government-funded vocational training contracts via the Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC); (2) European Commission grant-funded programs, principally Erasmus+ mobility; (3) methodology licensing, teacher training, and program delivery fees charged to the long tail of Spanish educational centers and PEN Network partners. Pricing mechanics are not publicly disclosed, but the model depends on participation volume rather than a few anchor contracts.

Name

Fundacio Inform

Legal name

Fundació Inform

Website

https://inform.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundació Inform is a Spanish non-profit foundation (est. 1987, Barcelona) that operates SEFED, a business-simulation pedagogy used by 6,000+ educational centers, delivering programs for students, teachers, and youth-employment candidates alongside SOC and Erasmus+ public funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training Services

NAICS

Business and Secretarial Schools (611410), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAMAHAA

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Entrepreneurship & Business Enrichment

SECONDARYEDAMAHAF

Accounting, Bookkeeping & Tax Basics

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Entrepreneurship & Business Enrichment

SECONDARYEDAMAHAG

Marketing, Branding & Sales Skills

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Entrepreneurship & Business Enrichment

SECONDARYEDAAAOAM

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Workforce Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Workforce Development Initiatives

Keywords

• Vocational training
• Business simulation
• Simulated enterprises
• Administrative training
• Employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sant Pere De Ribes

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded Training Programs: The foundation executes training actions linked to the Servei Públic d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC) for unemployed individuals seeking job placement or reinsertion into the labor market.
2. Educational Methodology Licensing: Provides the SEFED methodology to educational centers (schools, institutes) for use in vocational training, professional certificates, university studies, and entrepreneurship projects.
3. Erasmus+ Mobility Projects: Coordinates international mobility projects funded by the Erasmus+ program, facilitating student and teacher exchanges and international training placements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fundacio Inform implements the SEFED business-simulation methodology in Spanish educational centers, creating simulated companies in which students perform real-world administrative, accounting, commercial, marketing, and HR functions in a controlled environment. The foundation also delivers active-employment programs for vulnerable youth through the SimulaEmpresa Hub platform, the Empresaula virtual office service, and partnerships with SOC and EU programs such as Erasmus+.

Product overview

Fundació Inform operates as an educational foundation offering a unified business simulation methodology platform called SEFED (Simulació d'Empreses amb Finalitats Educatives). The core SEFED platform creates simulated companies within classrooms that function like real businesses, enabling students to practice buying, selling, accounting, marketing, and other business operations. Supporting this core methodology, the organization provides specialized sub-projects including IN HER SHOES (gender equality), LOGIPRO (logistics training), DIGIPRAC (digital competencies), FEMPOWER (female empowerment), JOINUS (digital events), and ENGAGE (traineeships). The ecosystem is supported by the SimulaEmpresa Hub platform for digital management of simulated businesses, along with international services through Erasmus+ mobility programs and youth employment initiatives for unemployed persons seeking administrative training and labor market insertion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEFED: Simulació d'Empreses amb Finalitats Educatives - Practice Enterprise simulation methodology used as a pedagogical tool in educational centers for training students in administrative and business management tasks.
• Projecte SEFED
• Empresaula

Products and services

• SEFED Simulated Enterprise Program A simulation-based vocational training methodology licensed to educational centers in Spain, enabling students to operate a simulated company and practice administrative, accounting, commercial, marketing, and HR functions. Targets vocational training centers and their administrative-studies learners.
• SimulaEmpresa Hub An online business-simulation platform enabling students and program participants to manage a virtual enterprise remotely. Used by educational centers and youth-employment programs (Garantia Juvenil and similar) to extend simulation-based learning beyond the classroom.
• Empresaula Virtual Company Service A managed virtual-company service hosted by Fundacio Inform for educational centers and programs that want a simulated enterprise experience without running their own simulation. Suits centers without sufficient in-house infrastructure or staffing.
• Erasmus+ Youth Mobility Projects European Union-funded training and mobility projects for unemployed or at-risk youth, coordinated by Fundacio Inform under the Erasmus+ framework. Delivered in partnership with public-employment services and Penyes/PEG member organizations.
• Active Employment Programs (Programa d'Activacio per a l'Ocupacio) Government-contracted active-employment programs delivered in partnership with the Servei d'Ocupacio de Catalunya, providing simulation-based training and work-integrated learning to unemployed young people.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,000+ students trained annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundació Inform collaborates with the public employment service of Catalonia to execute training actions for unemployed individuals. The partnership aims to facilitate job placement and labor market reinsertion through administrative training using the SEFED business simulation methodology.
• PEN Worldwide NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of Practice Enterprises (simulated companies) connecting educational institutions worldwide. Fundació Inform coordinates and participates in this global network, enabling international business simulations between student-run companies across different countries.
• CODEGRAM TECHNOLOGIES S.L.supportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing the Empresaula platform services. Data of Empresaula users is communicated to this partner for service provision and relationship management with interested parties and users of the service.
• European Commission (Erasmus+)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates multiple Erasmus+ projects including student and teacher mobility for international work placements, implementation of SEFED methodology in secondary education to reduce early school leaving, and establishment of practice enterprises for NEET target groups in Portugal.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PEN Worldwide Network: PEN Worldwide is the global Practice Enterprise Network of which Fundació Inform is itself a member, coordinating international trade between student-run simulated companies. While not a direct competitor, it is the closest institutional peer and the channel through which SEFED achieves international reach.
• Junior Achievement Spain: Junior Achievement's Spanish affiliate delivers entrepreneurship and business readiness programs in Spanish schools, directly competing for the same vocational and secondary school customers that adopt SEFED methodology in Spain.
• NAF (National Academy Foundation): NAF operates career-focused academies within US high schools that prepare students for college and career, particularly in business and finance pathways. It is comparable to SEFED as a methodology provider for in-school business administration training.
• Enactus: Enactus operates student entrepreneurship programs across 30+ countries, where university and high school teams launch real social enterprises. While focused on real ventures rather than simulated companies, it shares SEFED's mission of experiential business education for youth.
• JA Worldwide: JA Worldwide is the global leader in business and entrepreneurship education for youth, operating JA Company Program student-run ventures across 100+ countries. It is the most direct international competitor to SEFED, sharing the same pedagogical model of simulated companies that trade with one another.
• BizWorld Foundation: BizWorld delivers project-based entrepreneurship education programs to students globally, with a similar mission of teaching business fundamentals through hands-on experience. It targets overlapping educational segments (middle and high school) and competes for similar institutional adoption decisions.
• Generation: Generation is a global nonprofit that trains and places unemployed individuals into careers, with a focus on technology and business operations roles. It is directly comparable to Fundació Inform's SOC-funded workforce training programs targeting unemployed populations.
• Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE): NFTE provides entrepreneurship education programs focused on youth from low-income communities, teaching business planning and venture creation through experiential learning. Its pedagogical approach and youth-focused mission closely parallel SEFED's educational outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• EVERFI: EVERFI is a large-scale education technology company delivering digital courses on financial literacy, career readiness, and soft skills to K-12 and higher education institutions. It addresses overlapping topics (financial literacy, career readiness) but as part of a broader digital curriculum portfolio rather than as a business simulation specialist.

Emerging players

• Capsim: Capsim provides business simulation software used by universities and corporate training programs, including its flagship Capstone business strategy simulation. While it serves a more corporate and higher-education audience, it represents the type of digital-first simulation competitor that could erode SEFED's classroom-centric methodology over time.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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