Funep - Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Extensão

What Funep - Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Extensão does

Funep (Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Extensão) is a private, non-profit support foundation established on November 28, 1979, by 40 professors from the Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (FCAV) at Unesp Câmpus de Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil. Headquartered on the Unesp Jaboticabal campus with 39 employees, the foundation provides administrative and financial management of research projects, scientific event organization, academic publishing (Editora Funep), e-commerce book retail (Livraria Funep), distance learning (Treinamentos EaD), and a portfolio of digital platforms including a coordinator portal, a relationship management portal, and the Assinaweb electronic signature system compliant with Brazilian civil law.

The organization operates a multi-channel service stack across eight or more proprietary web platforms. The technology backbone includes a WooCommerce-based e-commerce front end with PagBank payment processing (credit, debit, boleto, Pix), digital signature infrastructure with full legal validity under Brazilian Civil Code Art. 219 and MP 2.200-2/2001, and a coordinator portal (v2.0) with mobile accessibility. It is certified to ABNT NBR ISO 9001:2015 (since June 2013) and NBR ISO 37001:2017 (since December 2020), and was awarded the CGU Prêmio Empresa Pró-Ética 2022-2023. The Pristine Ethics 2025-2026 edition excludes foundations per IN 46/2025, but Funep retains the prior seal indefinitely.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: project management services (financial administration of Unesp research projects), event services, educational courses and training, and book/souvenir sales via Livraria Funep at unit prices ranging from R$4.00 to R$308.00 for academic titles. The go-to-market is institutionally anchored: direct service delivery to Unesp faculty and researchers constitutes the primary motion, with e-commerce and event portals serving secondary consumer and academic segments. The foundation has no public revenue disclosure, no external ownership, no funding rounds, and a geographic footprint confined to Southeast Brazil, serving the single-customer ecosystem of the Unesp Jaboticabal campus and adjacent academic community.

Name

Funep - Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Extensão

Legal name

Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Extensão - Funep

Website

https://funep.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Funep is a non-profit foundation established in 1979 that provides financial project administration, event management, academic publishing, and digital platforms to support research, teaching, and extension activities for Unesp's Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences in Jaboticabal, Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Research Support Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Services (8741)

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Keywords

• Research support services
• Academic project management
• University foundation services
• Event management platform
• Academic publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Jaboticabal

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Services: Revenue from organizing and delivering courses, training programs, and educational events for the academic community and external participants.
2. Book Sales: Sale of books, e-books, and publications through the Livraria Funep e-commerce platform. Products include academic texts, children's books, stationery, and souvenirs.
3. Project Management Services: Administrative and financial management services for research projects, supporting Unesp faculty with project administration.
4. Event Services: Event organization and promotion services for academic and scientific events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Funep is a private nonprofit foundation that provides administrative and financial management of research projects, event organization, academic publishing, bookstore operations, digital signature services, and continuing education courses primarily for the UNESP Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences community. It acts as a support foundation for university research, teaching, and extension activities through multiple web-based portals and service lines.

Product overview

Funep is a private non-profit foundation established in 1979 that supports research, teaching, and extension activities at UNESP's Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences in Jaboticabal. The organization operates a multi-platform service portfolio centered around: (1) Project Management Services for financial administration of research projects, (2) an E-commerce Bookstore (Livraria Funep) selling scientific publications and souvenirs, (3) a Publishing House (Editora Funep) producing technical books, (4) Event Management Platforms including Portal Eventos and Portal Coordenador, (5) a Digital Signature Platform (Assinaweb) for electronic contract signing, (6) Distance Learning Training (Treinamentos EaD), (7) a Relationship Management Portal for partners, and (8) an internal Intranet. The e-commerce platform uses WooCommerce with PagBank payment processing supporting credit cards, debit cards, boleto, and Pix.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Livraria Funep: Bookstore and e-commerce platform operated by Funep selling books, e-books, stationery, and souvenirs
• Editora Funep
• Portal Eventos Funep

Products and services

• Gestão de Projetos (Research Project Management) Financial and administrative management services for research and extension projects, supporting faculty members at UNESP Jaboticabal with budgeting, contracting, payments, and reporting.
• Cursos e Eventos (Courses and Events)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approved in CGU Pró-Ética 2022-2023 award among 84 organizations from 254 admitted candidates

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• CAPES: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior is a federal agency that funds graduate education and research in Brazil. Thematically related to Funep's mission but operates at federal regulatory/funding scale rather than as a service provider.

Broad incumbents

• FAPESP: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo is Brazil's largest state research foundation. Significantly larger incumbent that funds research projects at São Paulo institutions, including UNESP-related entities.
• Fundação Araucária: Fundação Araucária de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Estado do Paraná is a state-level research foundation. Broader incumbent operating at state scale with grantmaking and research support mandates.

Direct peers

• FADE: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UFPE provides financial and administrative management for research projects at UFPE. Comparable as a Brazilian university support foundation with similar services.
• FADESP: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa supports UFPA and other academic institutions with project management and event services. Comparable as a Brazilian university support foundation.
• FAPEU: Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa, Desenvolvimento e Inovação supports UFSC and other institutions with research project management. Comparable as a Brazilian university support foundation with similar branding and services.
• Fundação COPPETEC: Fundação Coordenação de Projetos, Pesquisas e Estudos Tecnológicos supports UFRJ's COPPE research and engineering activities. Comparable as a Brazilian university research support foundation with project management and event services.
• FUNPAR: Fundação da Universidade Federal do Paraná manages research projects, events, and educational services for UFPR. Directly comparable as a Brazilian university support foundation with similar scope.
• FUNDUNESP: Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da UNESP is the sister foundation supporting UNESP's broader research, extension, and development activities. Directly comparable as a Brazilian university support foundation with overlapping operational scope.
• FAURGS: Fundação de Apoio da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul provides project management, courses, and event services to UFRGS faculty and researchers. Directly comparable as a Brazilian university support foundation with similar service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/funep
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/funepvideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/funep
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/funep
• Instagraminstagram.com/funepoficial

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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