Fundación FUNDAMAS

What Fundación FUNDAMAS does

Fundación FUNDAMAS (Fundación de Aerobiología, Medioambiente y Salud) is a Chilean non-profit foundation established in 2009 and granted legal personality by the Chilean Ministry of Justice under resolution N° 15439. Its functional mandate is aerobiology and environmental health, principally the operation of a network of certified pollen monitoring stations in four Chilean cities — Santiago, Valparaíso, Temuco, and Talca — staffed by approximately twelve people including trained pollen counters. The foundation serves two distinct customer sets: the Chilean general public, which receives free real-time pollen information through the polenes.cl platform, and a smaller set of institutional counterparties including government research programs (Fondecyt, FONIS), pharmaceutical companies seeking scientific advisory (notably Allergy Therapeutics on the Acarogen vaccine protocol and Knop), and international academic partners (Universidad de Salamanca in Spain, Stanford University for medical student internships).

The foundation's core "product" is longitudinal aerobiology data and the scientific interpretation of that data. Pollen monitoring is performed at physical stations using certified manual counting methodologies supported by international academic partnerships, and the resulting datasets feed both consumer-facing public health information and contract research. Underlying technology is conventional laboratory aerobiology rather than any automated or AI-based recognition system.

The business model is a hybrid non-profit structure: public-good output (free pollen information, publications, policy contributions) is cross-subsidized by restricted-purpose government research grants, private donations, and fee-for-service scientific advisory contracts with pharmaceutical companies developing allergen immunotherapies. Distribution is direct to consumers via the polenes.cl website and to institutional clients via formal research and advisory contracts; there is no formal sales force. Because the public-facing data and platform are offered free of charge, customer monetization is concentrated almost entirely on the institutional side.

Name

Fundación FUNDAMAS

Legal name

Fundación de Aerobiología, Medioambiente y Salud

Website

https://fundamas.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundación FUNDAMAS is a Chilean non-profit foundation that operates certified pollen monitoring stations in four Chilean cities, publishes public pollen information via polenes.cl, and provides scientific advisory services to pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Research Grants: Fondecyt and FONIS funding for specific research projects including pollen monitoring studies and prevalence assessments
2. Scientific Advisory Services: Advisory services to pharmaceutical laboratories including Allergy Therapeutics and Knop regarding vaccine safety and efficacy protocols
3. Private Funding: Private funds supporting pollen monitoring initiatives and research activities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundación FUNDAMAS operates environmental pollen allergen monitoring stations in four Chilean cities (Santiago, Valparaíso, Temuco, Talca), provides allergy prevalence and sensitization studies, coordinates clinical trials, and delivers scientific advisory services to pharmaceutical laboratories (Allergy Therapeutics, Knop). It also runs polenes.cl, the first public website in Chile disseminating allergenic pollen level information, and supports medical student training and academic research collaborations.

Product overview

FUNDAMAS operates as a nonprofit foundation focused on aerobiology research and environmental health monitoring. Its core offerings include a pollen allergen monitoring network spanning four Chilean cities (Santiago, Valparaíso, Talca, and Temuco), an alert and information dissemination service for allergenic pollen levels, and the pioneering polenes.cl website for public pollen forecasting. The foundation also conducts prevalence and sensitization studies, provides scientific consulting to pharmaceutical laboratories, coordinates clinical studies, and offers training programs in aerobiology. The organization is not structured as a software product company but rather as a research and public health service institution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pollen allergen monitoring service Continuous environmental monitoring of allergenic pollen concentrations across four Chilean cities (Santiago, Valparaíso, Temuco, Talca), delivered through certified pollen counting stations to support allergy management and public health.
• polenes.cl public pollen information platform First public website in Chile dedicated to disseminating allergenic pollen level information to alert vulnerable populations and inform allergy management.
• Allergic prevalence and sensitization studies Research studies on the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asthma and on sensitization to pollen aeroallergens in Chilean cities, including the Temuco sensitization evaluation funded by FONIS.
• Scientific advisory services for pharmaceutical laboratories Scientific advisory and clinical coordination services for pharmaceutical laboratories developing allergy-related products, including development and presentation of vaccine safety and efficacy protocols.
• Clinical study coordination Coordination of clinical studies in cooperation with Chilean universities and hospitals, supporting prevalence research and vaccine-related clinical activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Environmental pollen monitoring coverage in 4 Chilean cities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad Católica de TemucocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Cooperation agreement for joint research activities and support of pollen monitoring station in Temca
• Universidad de TalcacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Cooperation agreement for joint research activities and support of pollen monitoring station in Talca
• Clínica ServetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Cooperation agreement for clinical research coordination and presentation of vaccine protocol results
• Hospital Van BurencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Cooperation agreement for joint research activities
• Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Cooperation agreement for joint research activities
• Departamento de Salud Pública de la Universidad de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Cooperation agreement for public health research collaboration
• Universidad de SalamancacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Cooperation agreement for studies and research collaboration, with Dra. Estefanía Sánchez serving as coordinator from FUNDAMAS side
• Universidad de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Medical student training and clinical prevalence studies with multiple faculties
• Universidad MayorminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Collaboration in clinical prevalence studies with medical students
• Universidad Diego PortalesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Collaboration in clinical prevalence studies with medical students
• Universidad de StanfordcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Medical student internships and collaborative studies in prevalence research
• Allergy TherapeuticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Pharmaceutical laboratory receiving scientific advisory services; coordination of Acarogen vaccine safety and effectiveness protocol
• KnopcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2009Pharmaceutical laboratory receiving scientific advisory services

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AccuWeather: Major weather information provider that offers pollen forecasts and allergy insights as part of its broader consumer weather product. Comparable as a public-facing pollen information provider, though pollen is a small feature within a much broader weather business.
• Allergy & Asthma Network: U.S.-based nonprofit organization providing allergy and asthma education, advocacy, and patient resources. Comparable as a non-profit addressing allergy-related public health, though broader in scope than FUNDAMAS's specialized aerobiology focus.

Direct peers

• Pollen.com: Consumer-facing platform that aggregates pollen forecasts and allergy data across U.S. locations, serving the same end-user need that FUNDAMAS addresses through polenes.cl in Chile. Comparable as a public pollen information dissemination channel.
• National Allergy Bureau (AAAAI): Operated by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the NAB runs the most prominent certified pollen counting station network in North America, with methodology that FUNDAMAS's team is directly certified under. It is the most directly comparable peer in terms of pollen monitoring function and certification standards.

Regional players

• Red Española de Aerobiología (REA): Spanish aerobiology network coordinating pollen monitoring stations across Spain, with which FUNDAMAS has a direct cooperation agreement through Universidad de Salamanca. Highly comparable as a national aerobiology network delivering public pollen forecasts and research data.
• European Aeroallergen Network (EAN): Pan-European network of pollen monitoring stations providing standardized pollen data across multiple countries. Comparable to FUNDAMAS as a multi-city monitoring network generating public allergen information, though serving a different geography.
• Australian Aerobiology Working Group: Network affiliated with the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy that coordinates pollen monitoring across Australia. Comparable as a regional clinical-society-backed aerobiology monitoring network, though operating in a different geography.

Emerging players

• BreezoMeter: Technology company providing hyperlocal air quality, pollen, and fire data through APIs and consumer products. Comparable as a data-driven allergen information provider, though operating as a commercial technology company rather than a research foundation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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