Fundación ¿Hay Derecho?

What Fundación ¿Hay Derecho? does

Fundación ¿Hay Derecho? is a Spanish non-profit foundation founded in 2014 and headquartered in Madrid, with operational scope extending to Southern Europe through its coordination of the WiS-H whistleblower-protection project. Its stated mission is the defense of the rule of law, institutional regeneration, and the fight against corruption in Spain, and it operates as a policy research, advocacy, and civic education organization rather than a commercial entity. The foundation is led by President Segismundo Álvarez, Secretary General Elisa de la Nuez, and Director General Safira Cantos, with a small executive team and a board of trustees (patronato) that includes co-founder Rodrigo Tena and Adjunct Director of Research Germán Teruel. It maintains explicit independence from political parties and institutional funding, accepting only donations from individuals and entities whose neutrality is not compromised.

The foundation's product portfolio is anchored on three core intellectual assets: El Dedómetro, a longitudinal research methodology that evaluates politicization, merit, capacity, and transparency in the designation of senior executives of Spanish public entities (covering 215 executives across 40 entities over 20 years in the 2024 national edition, with regional extensions for Andalucía and SEPI in 2026); the annual Informe del Estado de derecho, a comprehensive rule of law assessment; and the Premio Hay Derecho awards program, now in its XI edition. In 2026 the foundation launched Hay Derecho responde, a free AI-powered Q&A service that uses generative AI over its 15+ year archive of expert content to answer legal and institutional questions. Supporting products include the WiS-H European project for whistleblower protection in the Iberian Peninsula, a multi-format podcast and YouTube library, a debate club, and citizen campaigns (including the delivery of 101,000+ signatures to Congress against the Amnesty Law).

The revenue model is donation-driven and explicitly self-funded: all services are provided free of charge, no pricing tiers or subscriptions exist, and the foundation funds its own research without institutional subsidies in order to preserve independence. Distribution is entirely self-serve and digital-first via hayderecho.com, complemented by a wide social media footprint (X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok), YouTube, podcasts on iVoox, a Mailchimp newsletter, and in-person presentations at venues such as Fundación Rafael del Pino in Madrid and universities across Spain including UCM, Zaragoza, Juan Carlos I, and Murcia. Customer segments are horizontal and unsegmented by revenue, spanning general citizens, legal professionals, academics, law students, and public sector employees.

Name

Fundación ¿Hay Derecho?

Legal name

Fundación Hay Derecho

Website

https://hayderecho.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación ¿Hay Derecho? is a Spanish non-profit foundation founded in 2014 that conducts policy research, publishes the Dedómetro and Informe del Estado de derecho, and runs civic education programs to defend the rule of law and fight corruption in Spain, recently adding an AI-powered legal Q&A service called Hay Derecho responde.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals: The foundation operates as a non-profit that accepts donations exclusively from individuals and entities that cannot compromise its neutrality and independence. This ensures the foundation maintains independence from institutional funding.
2. Self-funded research: The Dedómetro research has been entirely self-funded through the organization's own resources, demonstrating financial independence from external grants or institutional funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fundación Hay Derecho is a Spanish non-profit foundation that produces research, reports, and educational content defending the rule of law and fighting corruption, including the Dedómetro public-appointment evaluation series, an annual Informe del Estado de Derecho, the Premio Hay Derecho awards, and the AI-powered Hay Derecho responde legal Q&A service. All materials are offered free of charge and funded through individual donations.

Product overview

Fundación ¿Hay Derecho? is a non-profit foundation offering a portfolio of research products and knowledge services focused on institutional regeneration, anti-corruption advocacy, and rule of law defense in Spain. The core offerings include: El Dedómetro (a public entity transparency evaluation methodology), the annual Informe del Estado de derecho (rule of law report), and Hay Derecho responde (an AI-powered legal Q&A service). Additional products include the Premio Hay Derecho awards program, the European WiS-H whistleblower protection project, and multimedia content through podcasts and videos. The organization functions as a policy research and advocacy organization rather than a commercial software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• El Dedómetro: Research project evaluating the degree of politicization and cronyism in the designation of senior executives of state public entities
• Premio Hay Derecho
• Informe del Estado de Derecho
• WiS-H (Whistleblowing Habitat in Southern Europe)
• Club de Debate
• Hay Derecho Responde

Products and services

• Hay Derecho responde Free AI-powered legal information service that provides citizens with rigorous, accessible answers to questions about law, institutions, and current legal affairs, leveraging 15+ years of expert institutional knowledge.
• El Dedómetro A research methodology and recurring report series evaluating the degree of politicization and cronyism in the designation of top executives of Spanish public entities, measuring merit, capacity, and transparency compliance over 20 years across 40+ entities.
• Informe del Estado de Derecho Annual research report analyzing the state of rule of law in Spain, evaluating judicial independence and capacity, parliamentary functioning, institutional checks and balances, protection of fundamental rights, quality of legislation, and anti-corruption efforts.
• Premio Hay Derecho Annual awards program recognizing individuals, entities, and initiatives that stand out for their commitment to defending the Rule of Law, accountability, and democratic institutions in Spain.
• WiS-H (Whistleblowing Habitat in Southern Europe) European project coordinated by the foundation to support an enabling environment for the protection of corruption whistleblowers in the Iberian Peninsula, focused on interviewing whistleblowers and providing resources for those who report corruption.

Quantifiable outcome

• 101,000+ signatures delivered to Congress against Amnesty Law
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WiS-H (Whistleblowing Habitat in Southern Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean project coordinated by Fundación Hay Derecho aimed at supporting an enabling environment for the protection of corruption whistleblowers in the Iberian Peninsula. The project focuses on interviewing whistleblowers and providing resources for those who report corruption.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Access Info Europe: European NGO promoting the right of access to government information and transparency standards across Europe — highly comparable given Hay Derecho's WiS-H whistleblower-protection project in Southern Europe.
• Civio: Spanish independent civic foundation focused on government transparency, accountability, and access to public information — directly comparable mission to Hay Derecho's rule-of-law and anti-corruption advocacy in Spain.
• Transparency International España: Spanish chapter of the global anti-corruption movement, producing corruption indices, advocacy, and research on Spanish public integrity — closely aligned with Hay Derecho's anti-corruption and institutional quality remit.
• Fundación Alternativas: Spanish progressive think tank producing policy analysis, reports, and seminars on democratic quality and institutional reform in Spain — directly comparable in the Spanish policy-research-and-advocacy category.

Others

• European Stability Initiative: Independent think tank producing analysis on European governance, rule-of-law, and institutional reform — thematically adjacent through shared focus on democratic standards in Europe.
• FUNCAS: Spanish economic and social research foundation producing studies on public policy and institutions — adjacent as a Spanish research foundation with policy-analysis output.
• Fundación de Estudios Financieros: Spanish foundation focused on financial regulation and public-finance research — adjacent peer given overlapping interest in Spanish institutional and public-finance governance.
• European Policy Centre: Brussels-based think tank producing European policy analysis including on rule-of-law and democratic governance — adjacent peer given shared European policy-research orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Transparency International: Global anti-corruption organization producing the Corruption Perceptions Index and advocacy worldwide — a broader incumbent in the same anti-corruption and institutional-integrity category as Hay Derecho.
• Open Society Foundations: Global foundation funding rule-of-law, anti-corruption, and democratic governance initiatives worldwide — a broader incumbent operating at far larger scale with overlapping mission themes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HayDerecho
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/InfoFundaci%C3%B3nHayDerecho/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/hayderecho
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacion-hay-derecho
• Instagraminstagram.com/hay.derecho
• TikToktiktok.com/@hay.derecho

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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