Fundacion I+D de software libre

What Fundacion I+D de software libre does

FIDESOL (Fundación I+D Software Libre) is a non-profit technology center founded in Granada, Spain, operating as a registered Andalusian foundation (GR-1072) with 136 employees. The organization positions itself as a Deep Tech innovation center aligned with the European New Innovation Agenda, specializing in what it brands as DARQ technologies — Distributed Ledger Technologies (blockchain), Artificial Intelligence, Extended Realities (VR/AR/digital twins), and Quantum Computing. Across more than 45 publicly funded R&D+i projects, FIDESOL has accumulated applied experience in over 80 technologies and advises clients from early-stage ideation through to TRL 9 (market-ready) solutions.

The core product portfolio includes SOCIABLE (an interpretable AI-powered SOC for SME-accessible cybersecurity, funded by INCIBE), AgroTWIN (a digital twin of olive oil mills combining AI and IoT), DinamIA (AI-enhanced VR for Education 5.0), Atenea Lab (a software-defined IoT simulation laboratory), HELIX 3 (BNPL financing platform for SMEs), and Enjambre (autonomous IT/OT monitoring). FIDESOL also participates in multiple Cervera Excellence Networks — ÉGIDA (privacy/security), CICERO (cybersecurity, 3.5M EUR), GUARDIANES (AI for defense), QUORUM (quantum ecosystem), and QUIXOTE (quantum strategic infrastructure). Named clients include BBVA, CaixaBank, Santander, Airbus, Carrefour, Disney, Real Madrid, Telefónica, IBM, Kyndryl, Schneider Electric, ROVI, and Grupo La Caña.

The business model is structured as a non-profit foundation whose revenue is predominantly grant-funded through competitive public R&D+i calls at European (Horizon Europe, Next Generation EU, FEDER), national (CDTI, INCIBE, Ministry of Industry), and regional (Junta de Andalucía) levels. Technology transfer to enterprises is delivered through collaborative R&D+i projects, often co-funded by public grants, rather than through licensed software products. FIDESOL holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, and ISO 56001 certifications. Geographic focus is Andalusia and Spain more broadly, with no global footprint claim.

Name

Fundacion I+D de software libre

Legal name

Fundación I + D Software Libre

Website

https://fidesol.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FIDESOL is a non-profit Spanish technology center that delivers publicly funded R&D+i services in deep tech (AI, blockchain, extended realities, quantum) to over 300 enterprises and government clients across multiple sectors, working from early ideation through TRL 9.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Granada

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded R&D+i Projects: FIDESOL operates as a non-profit foundation primarily funded through competitive public R&D+i grants and subsidies at European (Horizon Europe, Next Generation EU), national (CDTI, Ministry of Industry), and regional (Junta de Andalucía) levels. Projects include Red Cervera networks, innovation transfer projects, and cooperative research with industry.
2. Technology Transfer Services to Enterprises: Direct engagement with companies to develop innovative software projects, ranging from early-stage ideation to TRL 9 market-ready solutions. Services are delivered through collaborative R&D+i projects, often co-funded through public grants, targeting companies across diverse industrial sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FIDESOL is a non-profit technology center that delivers applied R&D+i services and builds deep-tech software products for enterprises and public agencies. Its work spans cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, IoT simulation, digital twins, virtual reality, blockchain, and quantum technologies, taking innovations from early-stage ideation through to TRL 9 market-ready solutions across 14+ industrial sectors. Revenue is generated primarily through publicly funded collaborative research projects (European, national, and regional grants) and direct technology transfer engagements with companies.

Product overview

FIDESOL (Fundación I+D Software Libre) is a Technology Center focused on ICT Innovation and Deep Technologies. Their portfolio includes: SOCIABLE (AI-powered interpretable SOC for cybersecurity), Atenea Lab (IoT simulation laboratory), DinamIA (AI-enhanced virtual reality education), AgroTWIN (digital twin for olive oil mills), HELIX 3 (SME financing platform), and Enjambre (autonomous IT/OT security monitoring). Additionally, FIDESOL leads multiple research networks including QUORUM and QUIXOTE (quantum technologies), CICERO (cybersecurity), and GUARDIANES (AI for security and defense). The center operates across multiple industrial sectors including aerospace, tourism, agriculture, healthcare, cybersecurity, and energy, working with over 300 companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• SOCIABLE A Security Operations Center (SOC) powered by interpretable AI (XAI) that integrates multiple technologies to address SIEM and SOC challenges, focusing on result interpretability and cost reduction to make cybersecurity accessible to SMEs.
• Atenea Lab A 100% software-directed IoT laboratory for realistic IoT scenario simulation. Characterized by versatility, scalability, user experience, and affordability. Built on a Lego-like modular philosophy using MQTT protocol, with configurable IoT devices and sensors for research, training, and industry prototyping.
• DinamIA A metaverse dynamization project combining AI and Digital Twins with Virtual Reality for Education 5.0. Analyzes user behavior in virtual experiences, models student performance, and adapts exercises in real time, bridging virtual experiences with digital twins for realistic, personalized learning.
• AgroTWIN A digital twin of an olive oil mill (almazara) that interconnects the physical system with a predictive system emitting real-time recommendations. Combines digital twin technology with AI techniques including deep learning, machine learning, and neural networks for non-invasive olive oil production optimization, applicable across the AgriFood sector.
• HELIX 3

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 300 companies have trusted FIDESOL with innovative software development projects
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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AI capability15 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• GradiantcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2024Gradiant (Vigo) serves as the coordinating entity of the QUORUM quantum technologies innovation ecosystem, with FIDESOL as the Andalusian coordinator. Gradiant and FIDESOL are also both members of the CICERO Cervera Cybersecurity Network and the ÉGIDA Cervera Privacy and Security Network.
• ITECAMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2024ITECAM (Castilla-La Mancha) is a founding member of the QUORUM quantum technologies ecosystem alongside FIDESOL, working to foster quantum innovation across Spain.
• QCentroidcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 December 2024QCentroid is a founding member of the QUORUM quantum technologies ecosystem and a collaborator in organizing the #QUandALUS quantum technologies congress.
• Fujitsu / FSAScoreTechnology or Integration · 13 December 2024Fujitsu (through FSAS) is a founding member of the QUORUM ecosystem, contributing to quantum computing applications and business development within the quantum technologies innovation network.
• CESGAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2024CESGA (Centro de Supercomputación de Galicia) is a founding member of QUORUM, contributing high-performance computing and quantum computing infrastructure to the quantum technologies innovation ecosystem.
• GAIN (Axencia Galega de Innovación)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2024The Galicia Innovation Agency (GAIN) of the Junta de Galicia is part of the QUORUM founding nucleus, contributing regional government support to the quantum technologies ecosystem.
• CICERO Network Partners (CEIT, i2CAT, ITCL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCICERO (Contramedidas Inteligentes de Ciberseguridad para la Red del Futuro) is the only Cervera Network of Excellence in Cybersecurity, led by Gradiant and including FIDESOL, CEIT, i2CAT, and ITCL. The 3.5 million euro network addresses cybersecurity research across identification, protection, detection, and response/recovery domains.
• ÉGIDA Network Partners (IKERLAN, VICOMTECH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerÉGIDA is the first and only national Cervera Network of Excellence in Privacy and Security Technologies, formed by Gradiant (Galicia), FIDESOL (Andalusia), IKERLAN and VICOMTECH (Basque Country). The network addresses cryptography, digital identity, secure information systems, and distributed systems security.
• Grupo Empresarial Vector ITCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVector ITC Group is FIDESOL's partner in the UIC IASEC (Unidad de Innovación Conjunta) project, focused on AI and blockchain techniques for cybersecurity, digital identity protection, and information integrity. The collaboration, active from 2019 to 2022, was funded by 462,548.13 euros from Junta de Andalucía and FEDER.
• IFAPA (Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFAPA Centro Venta del Llano in Mengíbar (Jaén) collaborated with FIDESOL on the AgroTWIN project for digital twin development of an olive oil mill, bringing specialized agricultural research expertise to the digital transformation project.
• Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIDESOL has an agreement with UNED's ETSII (Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Informática) to use Atenea Lab in student practical exercises, demonstrating academic application of FIDESOL's IoT simulation laboratory.
• Alastria Blockchain ConsortiumsupportingTechnology or IntegrationFIDESOL has been an active member of the Alastria blockchain consortium since 2017, utilizing blockchain networks to generate trust through disintermediated and traceable solutions, particularly in agrifood and health verticals.
• OnTech Innovation ClustersupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnTech Innovation (ICT and BioTIC cluster of southern Spain, recently rebranded OnTech Andalucía) coordinates collaborative innovation projects involving FIDESOL, including HELIX, Enjambre, EVOCATO, and Avocado projects. OnTech provides industry cluster networking and consortium coordination for SME-oriented innovation.
• Smart City ClustersupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSmart City Cluster collaborates with FIDESOL on innovation projects including the Enjambre project for SME digitalization and cybersecurity, operating under an open innovation model promoted by Spanish Business Innovation Groupings (AEIs).
• Universidad de Granada (UGR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversidad de Granada is a key academic research partner, collaborating across multiple projects including IASEC (cybersecurity), UIC AGROCOMPUTE (crop prediction), Avocado projects, HELIX projects, DinamIA, and the 17th Granada Seminar on ML and Physics. FIDESOL's Director General and President are affiliated with UGR.
• QUIXOTE Network Partners (Lortek, i2Cat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQUIXOTE is a Cervera Network of Excellence for Quantum Technologies in Strategic Infrastructure, coordinated by Gradiant with partners including Lortek, i2Cat, and FIDESOL. The 2026-2028 project addresses quantum sensors, quantum-safe communications, and defense applications.
• GUARDIANES Network Partners (ITI, CARTIF, CIRCE, CTIC, ITG, IBV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGUARDIANES is a Cervera Network of Excellence in AI for Security and Defense, led by ITI with partners CARTIF, CIRCE, CTIC, ITG, IBV, and FIDESOL. The network addresses data, computing, algorithms/simulation, and AI governance for security and defense applications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ITECAM: Castilla-La Mancha technology center and founding member of the QUORUM and QUIXOTE quantum ecosystems alongside FIDESOL; directly comparable as a Cervera-partnered Spanish deep-tech foundation in quantum and adjacent fields.
• Gradiant: Galician private technology center that coordinates the CICERO, ÉGIDA, QUORUM, and QUIXOTE networks alongside FIDESOL; the most directly comparable sister Spanish deep-tech R&D foundation with the same public-grant funding model and overlapping DARQ focus.
• CTIC Centro Tecnológico: Asturias-based technology center and GUARDIANES Cervera network partner; similar non-profit foundation structure and multi-domain deep-tech R&D profile, competing for the same Cervera/Next Generation EU grant pool as FIDESOL.
• IKERLAN: Basque Country applied research center and ÉGIDA Cervera network partner with FIDESOL; comparable Industry 4.0, cybersecurity, and AI focus and identical non-profit foundation structure.
• i2CAT: Catalonia-based digital research center participating in the CICERO and QUIXOTE Cervera networks alongside FIDESOL; directly comparable as a Spanish non-profit deep-tech research foundation with a similar funding structure.
• ITI (Instituto Tecnológico de Informática): Valencia-based private non-profit technology center that coordinates the GUARDIANES Cervera network (in which FIDESOL participates); similar foundation structure, AI/cybersecurity focus, and grant-funded model make it a near-direct comparable.
• VICOMTECH: Basque Country applied research center and ÉGIDA Cervera network partner with FIDESOL; comparable AI, visual computing, and deep-tech portfolio with the same non-profit foundation funding model.
• CARTIF: Valladolid-based applied technology center and GUARDIANES Cervera network partner; comparable industrial and deep-tech R&D focus with the same non-profit foundation and public-grant revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• EURECAT: Catalonia's largest private technology center with a substantially broader portfolio across AI, robotics, digital health, and Industry 4.0; overlaps with FIDESOL's deep-tech areas but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• TECNALIA: Basque Country's largest private applied research organization with a broad industrial and deep-tech portfolio; comparable in mission and non-profit foundation structure but operates at substantially greater scale and sectoral breadth than FIDESOL.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Profiles3 records

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