Fondation Agnodice

What Fondation Agnodice does

Fondation Agnodice is a Swiss nonprofit foundation headquartered at Rue Centrale 23, Lausanne, founded in 2007 and recognized as a public utility organization (reconnue d'utilité publique) under Swiss law. It is the only foundation in French-speaking Switzerland exclusively dedicated to supporting trans, non-binary, and gender-questioning minors (under 18) and their families, combining direct psychosocial services with professional training and advocacy. The foundation operates with a small team of 8 employees and is governed by a five-member volunteer board chaired by Marius Diserens.

Its core service portfolio is divided into three streams: (1) free beneficiary services — individual and family psychosocial consultations, peer support groups for youth (ages 13-20, capped at 12 participants per group) and parents/proximate adults, and structured school accompaniment via a three-step intervention protocol; (2) professional training and supervision for healthcare, education, and social-work professionals, including a 250 CHF/year group supervision subscription (6 sessions annually) and custom institutional training at negotiated rates; and (3) curated referral networks — a 15-year-vetted directory of transgender-competent healthcare professionals plus a broader association network spanning DISA/CHUV, PROFA, TGNS, Unisanté, and other LGBTIQ+ organizations across six Romandie cantons. All clinical practice follows WPATH Standards of Care v.8.

The revenue model is dual: tax-deductible donations (the primary funding source, eligible under art. 33a LIFD and art. 9 LHID) plus fee income from professional training and supervision. Core beneficiary services are provided free of charge. The underlying technology is minimal — a content/portal website (agnodice.ch) with separate gateways for beneficiaries and professionals, plus standard confidential data handling — with no disclosed app, API, or AI capabilities. Distribution is regional (Suisse Romande) and direct, delivered through the Lausanne office (Wednesday–Friday, 9h–17h), field interventions in schools, and remote phone/email consultation.

Name

Fondation Agnodice

Legal name

Fondation Agnodice

Website

https://agnodice.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fondation Agnodice is a Lausanne-based Swiss nonprofit foundation providing free psychosocial support, school accompaniment, and peer groups for trans, non-binary, and gender-questioning minors and their families in French-speaking Switzerland, alongside fee-based professional training and supervision.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transgender and non-binary youth psychosocial support services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKADAM

Gender-Affirming Endocrine Care

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Endocrinology & Diabetes

SECONDARYHLAFAGAO

Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Primary Care & Community Health Providers

SECONDARYHSAAAIAM

Therapy-Integrated Childcare Support (coordination with OT/PT/SLP/ABA)

Home & Personal Services/Childcare, Babysitting & Nanny Services/Special Needs & Inclusive Childcare Services

Keywords

• Transgender youth support
• Psychosocial counseling services
• Gender identity advocacy
• Professional healthcare training
• Peer support groups

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: Foundation operates as a recognized public utility organization (d'utilité publique) in Switzerland. Donations are tax-deductible under Swiss law (art. 33a LIFD for federal tax, art. 9 LHID for cantonal/communal taxes). No direct revenue from beneficiaries for core services.
2. Professional training and supervision fees: Fees charged for professional training services and group supervision. Group supervision available at 250 CHF per year for healthcare professionals engaged in transgender health. Custom training sessions for institutions, schools, and healthcare facilities available at negotiated rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fondation Agnodice provides free psychosocial consultations, peer support groups, and school accompaniment to transgender, non-binary, and gender-questioning minors under 18 and their families in French-speaking Switzerland. For healthcare, education, and social work professionals, the foundation delivers paid training programs, clinical supervision, and access to its curated network of vetted transgender healthcare specialists.

Product overview

Fondation Agnodice is a Swiss non-profit foundation offering a comprehensive service portfolio for transgender, non-binary, and gender-questioning youth under 18. The core offerings include: psychosocial support and free consultations (Soutien psychosocial), peer support groups for youth and parents (Groupes de parole), and school accompaniment services (Accompagnement scolaire). For professionals, the Foundation provides specialized training programs for healthcare providers (medical and mental health) and school/social sector workers, along with maintaining a vetted network of healthcare professionals and a broader partner network across Swiss cantons. Services are delivered free of charge for beneficiaries and are grounded in affirmative, evidence-based approaches following WPATH standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Psychosocial Support (Individual/Family) Free individual and family psychosocial consultations offered to transgender, non-binary, or gender-questioning youth under 18 and their families, providing orientation and accompaniment in medical, psychological, school, social, and legal domains.
• Peer Support Groups (Youth and Parent Groups) Peer support groups including a youth group for trans and non-binary individuals ages 13-20 and a parents/close ones group, providing safe spaces for exchange and mutual support facilitated by foundation psychologists. Groups are limited to 12 participants and free of charge.
• School Accompaniment School-based support services helping transgender or non-binary students navigate gender transitions in educational settings across French-speaking Switzerland, with structured interventions for school direction, teaching staff, and classmates.
• Healthcare Professional Training and Supervision Paid training and supervision services for healthcare professionals (physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, endocrinologists) on transgender healthcare, including individual consultations, group supervision sessions 6 times per year at 250 CHF per year, and specialized courses for hospitals and clinics.
• School and Social Sector Professional Training Paid training and awareness programs for educational and social professionals covering sensitization, harassment prevention, gender transition support in schools, and custom training available on request for universities, companies, and organizations.
• Transgender Healthcare Professional Network Vetted directory of healthcare professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, endocrinologists, and pediatricians specializing in transgender health, recommended by the Foundation after 15 years of peer supervision experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free services for all beneficiaries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DISA (Division interdisciplinaire de santé des adolescents) - CHUVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDISA is a consultation service at CHUV for adolescents aged 12-20. Provides medical consultations with a global health approach, supporting adolescents with various health issues including gender identity. Fondation Agnodice refers beneficiaries and collaborates on patient care.
• Pôle Trans de la Fondation PROFAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPROFA's Trans Pole offers information and orientation services on gender and transition for adults (18+), their loved ones, and professionals. Referrals flow between organizations. Agnodice directs adults to PROFA while PROFA directs minors to Agnodice.
• EkivockminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation bringing together the non-binary community in French-speaking Switzerland, offering safe sharing spaces, advocacy for rights, and gender diversity awareness. Serves adults only.
• Famille arc-en-cielminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation defending social and legal interests of LGBTIQ+ families. Creates social networks between families and interested persons or organizations in Switzerland and abroad. Offers advisory services and meeting days.
• InterAction SuisseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss association by and for intersex people or those with innate variations of sex characteristics. Offers counseling, connections to health professionals, and meeting days for people of all ages.
• PlanQueer (UNIL/EPFL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueer student association on UNIL and EPFL campuses. Works for queer rights on both campuses, organizing events such as performances, conferences, and collaborations with other student associations.
• Rainbow SpotminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports LGBTQIA+ migrants in canton Vaud through phone hotline and individual meetings. Offers social, legal, and administrative support, creates peer connections, and organizes awareness actions and training.
• VoqueerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides information, support, and meeting activities for LGBTIQ+ or questioning people and their families. Also involved in sensitizing and training professionals.
• UnisantécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partner conducting participatory qualitative action-research on experiences of trans youth. Agnodice participates as co-researchers, with young trans people involved in deciding research themes, collecting data, and collective analysis.
• TGNS (Transgender Network Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association representing interests of all people who do not identify with their assigned gender. Conducts political work, accompaniment and support, and offers legal assistance. Agnodice refers complex legal cases to TGNS.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• InterAction Suisse: Swiss association by and for intersex people or those with innate variations of sex characteristics, offering counseling and connections to health professionals. Comparable community-based support model in the broader Swiss LGBTIQ+ health space.
• Transgender Network Switzerland (TGNS): Swiss national association representing interests of trans and non-binary people, conducting political advocacy, accompaniment, support, and legal assistance. Highly comparable to Agnodice in mission and Swiss operational context, though national in scope and includes adult services.
• Rainbow Spot: Organization supporting LGBTQIA+ migrants in canton Vaud through phone hotline and individual meetings, with social, legal, and administrative support. Comparable community-based Swiss LGBTIQ+ support organization partnered with Agnodice.
• Ekivock: Association bringing together the non-binary community in French-speaking Switzerland, offering safe sharing spaces and advocacy. Active partner of Agnodice and serves a directly overlapping population in Suisse Romande.
• PROFA - Pôle Trans: Swiss foundation providing information and orientation services on gender and transition, primarily for adults 18+ and professionals. Directly comparable service model and target population, with active referral partnership between Agnodice and PROFA.
• Famille arc-en-ciel: Swiss association defending social and legal interests of LGBTIQ+ families, creating social networks and offering advisory services. Comparable family-focused support mission in Switzerland, partnered with Agnodice.
• Voqueer: Swiss association providing information, support, and meeting activities for LGBTIQ+ or questioning people and their families, also sensitizing and training professionals. Comparable peer organization with overlapping service portfolio in Suisse Romande.

Broad incumbents

• Transgender Europe (TGEU): European umbrella organization supporting and connecting trans communities across Europe, including policy advocacy and capacity building. Comparable advocacy focus on trans rights and well-being, but operating at continental rather than local services level.
• DISA - CHUV: Division interdisciplinaire de santé des adolescents at Lausanne University Hospital, providing medical consultations with a global health approach for adolescents 12-20. Core clinical partner of Agnodice and serves overlapping adolescent population, but as a hospital service rather than community foundation.

Regional players

• Mermaids (UK): UK-based charity supporting transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families. Highly comparable mission and service model (youth and family support, professional training, advocacy), but operating in a different national context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondation-agnodice

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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