Gruppo di Ricerca Dedalos

Name

Gruppo di Ricerca Dedalos

Legal name

Gruppo di Ricerca Dedalos Soc. Coop. Sociale ETS

Website

https://gruppodedalos.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education and Training Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Alternative Education & Dropout Prevention / Re-Engagement Programs (EDANAJAF)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Business incubation programs
• Territorial development consulting
• Educational school programs
• Cultural heritage services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lecce

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Provides certified vocational training courses (IeFP, IFTS) funded through regional and national programs (PNRR, PSR). Revenue is generated through public funding allocations, course delivery fees, and attendance allowances for participants.
2. Business Incubation Services: Offers mentoring, coaching, and business development support to startups. Services are provided as part of the incubator program, likely funded through public grants and partnership agreements.
3. School and Educational Programs: Delivers STEM education labs, innovative didactics, and educational visits (Escape Rooms) to schools in Puglia and beyond. Revenue model involves program fees charged per student participation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gruppo di Ricerca Dedalos is a social cooperative delivering educational programs, certified vocational training, business incubation, and territorial development services across southern Italy. Its core offerings include a business incubator supporting startups through a structured 4-phase process, IFTS and IeFP professional training courses for unemployed youth, educational escape room experiences for schools, food education projects (Generazione Bio), and territorial marketing and cultural heritage consulting for municipalities and GAL groups.

Product overview

Gruppo di Ricerca Dedalos is a social cooperative (Ente del Terzo Settore) operating since 2002 in Southern Italy, offering an integrated portfolio of educational, business incubation, and territorial development services. The core offerings include: an Incubatore Aziendale (business incubator) supporting startups through a 4-phase development process; Formazione Professionale providing certified vocational training courses (IFTS and IeFP); Escape Room Educativo featuring five themed experiential learning rooms for schools; and Sviluppo Territoriale encompassing cultural heritage valorization, tourism marketing, and agricultural EU funding consulting. These services are interconnected through the Cime di Rapa Education umbrella program, which delivers educational content across schools in Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cime di Rapa Education: Educational program focused on food education, traditional cuisine awareness, and biodiversity for school children in Puglia. Includes escape rooms, food labs, and community events.

Products and services

• Incubatore Aziendale Business incubator that supports entrepreneurs and startups in transforming innovative ideas into successful businesses through mentoring, coaching, networking with investors, and a structured 4-phase development process.
• Escape Room Educativo Educational escape room experiences for schools featuring five themed rooms (ORTO, BORGO, CUCINA, BOSCO, BOTTEGA) that combine teamwork, problem-solving, and learning through gamification. Delivered across Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, and Piemonte.
• Formazione Professionale Certified vocational training courses including Operatore Grafico Ipermediale (IeFP) and WORK IN... TOURISM (IFTS) programs, offering free certifications with attendance allowances for unemployed youth and adults in Puglia region.
• Generazione Bio Food education project promoting sustainable and conscious nutrition in schools across 13 municipalities of the GAL Valle della Cupa territory, creating biodiverse gardens and educational materials.
• Sviluppo Territoriale Territorial development services including marketing for tourism, cultural heritage valorization, archaeological investigations, and EU funding project design (PSR, Rural Development Plans).
• Snodi Formativi per l'IA (DM 219/2025) AI-focused training nodes under DM 219/2025 promoting digital transition and AI literacy in schools aligned with DigComp 3.0 framework, funded through PNRR.
• Formazione Docenti (DM 38/2026) Training program for teaching staff under DM 38/2026 for skills enhancement within the National Program 'PN Scuola', targeting professional development for educators.
• PSR 2014-2020 Consulting Rural Development Plan consulting services helping agricultural businesses access EU funding through various measures including young farmer support, organic farming, and forestry projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% of startups incubated by Gruppo Dedalos surpass the first three years of activity
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cime di RapacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCime di Rapa is a key startup incubated by Gruppo Dedalos. It is the only Italian restaurant chain using exclusively biodiverse products codified among regional PAT (Prodotti Agroalimentari Tradizionali). It operates 3 restaurants and 2 food trucks, preparing traditional Apulian dishes at Generazione Bio events and providing catering for escape room educational visits. Founded in 2017 by Agenzia Formativa Ulisse with support from Fondazione CON IL SUD.
• Meltemi Vacanze & ResortcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeltemi Vacanze & Resort manages and operates Cime di Rapa, having hired and integrated young participants from the training project into their tourist facilities. It collaborates with the Scuola di Cucina Ulisse for continuous professional development of kitchen staff.
• Agenzia Formativa UlissecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgenzia Formativa Ulisse is a founding partner of the Cime di Rapa project, initiated in 2017 with support from Fondazione CON IL SUD. It provides vocational training and educational services as part of the cooperative's ecosystem.
• Scuola di Cucina UlissecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScuola di Cucina Ulisse provides culinary training in collaboration with nationally recognized chefs and sector experts, contributing to the professional development of Cime di Rapa kitchen staff and other trainees.
• GAL Valle della CupacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGAL Valle della Cupa is the lead partner in the Generazione Bio project, covering 13 municipalities in the Lecce province area. Gruppo Dedalos serves as capofila (lead entity) of the ATS (Associazione Temporanea di Scopo) for this food education and territorial promotion initiative.
• Piero Manni EditoreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPiero Manni Editore serves as the publisher for the educational textbook (sussidiario scolastico) created as part of the Generazione Bio project, to be distributed free of charge to participating schools.
• L'Impronta Soc. Coop. SocialeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerL'Impronta Soc. Coop. Sociale provides animation services for children as part of the Generazione Bio project, delivering educational activities in schools and at public events across the 13 municipalities.
• Pati Vincenzo and Colonna GiusefinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal agricultural suppliers (fornitori della materia prima) in the Generazione Bio project ATS, providing raw agricultural materials for the food education and traditional dish tasting events.
• Dipartimento di Beni Culturali - Università del SalentominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGruppo Dedalos's archaeological staff serves as a reference for the Dipartimento di Beni Culturali dell'Università del Salento, conducting archaeological surveys in South Salento areas (Otranto, Vaste, Castro, Bagnolo del Salento, Giuggianello) and providing cultural heritage education services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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