Horizonte Positivo (Horizonte +)

What Horizonte Positivo (Horizonte +) does

Horizonte Positivo (legal name Asociación Horizonte Positivo, brand: Horizonte + or H+) is a Costa Rican non-profit NGO founded in November 2012 by a group of Costa Rican businesspeople. Operating exclusively from its headquarters in Escazú (WeWork) within a small team of 11, the organization functions as an "NGO of businesspeople" that connects leading private-sector companies in Costa Rica through its H+ ecosystem, which comprises more than 100 member companies spanning banking (BAC, Grupo Promerica), beverage and food (FIFCO, Dos Pinos), retail (Fresh Market, AMPM, Auto Mercado, Tiendas Universal), hospitality (Reserva Conchal / Westin, Four Seasons, Punta Islita), and other productive sectors. The organization exists to close the gap between the potential and the reality of social development by helping companies measure and improve the living conditions of their workers and their households.

The core of the offering is a suite of proprietary scientific methodologies and data-driven tools. IDOS (Índice de Desarrollo de Oportunidades Sociales) measures, understands, and transforms worker and household conditions across fundamental human-development dimensions. HP IPMe (Índice de Pobreza Multidimensional Empresarial), launched in August 2017 with technical support from the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), is the first tool in the world to adapt the Multidimensional Poverty Index for the business sector and covers six dimensions: Education, Health, Housing, Work, Social Protection, and Finance. Complementary programs include the Ex Post Regulatory Improvement Analysis (regulatory simplification methodology co-developed with MEIC), IPM Nacional (national statistical tool developed with INEC, IMAS, and Oxford University), IPM Presupuesto (evidence-based social budgeting), Tablero de Gerencia Social (traffic-light program monitoring), and SINIRube (national beneficiary registry support). The platform is delivered through a co-creation model in which Horizon Positivo works directly inside member companies.

Horizonte Positivo operates a community-led go-to-market with two revenue streams. The first is recurring corporate membership fees from companies joining the H+ ecosystem to access the methodologies, data tools, and collaborative network. The second is project-based consulting funded by international development organizations, including IDB (BID), CRUSA Foundation, and GIZ Costa Rica, typically in coordination with government institutions. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and outreach occurs through direct contact (WhatsApp, email, phone), earned media, and ecosystem events. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and the organization has no external equity investors.

Name

Horizonte Positivo (Horizonte +)

Legal name

Asociación Horizonte Positivo

Website

https://horizontepositivo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Horizonte Positivo is a Costa Rican non-profit NGO founded in 2012 that connects 100+ member companies through its H+ ecosystem, offering proprietary scientific methodologies (IDOS, HP IPMe) to measure and improve worker and family wellbeing across multiple dimensions of human development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Innovation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADABAO

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYBPADAEAC

Institutional Capacity Building & Training (Workforce/Systems Strengthening)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

SECONDARYBPAGAKAH

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPADAEAK

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

Keywords

• Social innovation services
• Multidimensional poverty measurement
• Corporate wellbeing programs
• Worker welfare assessment
• Community impact consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Escazú

HQ country

Costa Rica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Membership Fees: Horizonte Positivo operates as an NGO of businesspeople with a community of over 100 member companies. Companies join the H+ ecosystem to access methodologies, data tools, and collaborative innovation for social impact. Revenue is derived from membership contributions from participating companies.
2. Project-Based Consulting: Implementation of social innovation programs funded by international development organizations. Projects include regulatory improvement analysis funded by IDB and CRUSA Foundation, executed in coordination with government institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Horizonte Positivo is a non-profit NGO that delivers social innovation methodologies and consulting to private sector companies and government institutions in Costa Rica. Its core offerings are the IDOS methodology (which measures and transforms the living conditions of workers and their households) and HP IPMe (the world's first adaptation of the Multidimensional Poverty Index for the business sector), complemented by regulatory improvement, public budgeting, and social management dashboard programs. Revenue comes from H+ ecosystem corporate memberships and project-based consulting funded by international development partners.

Product overview

Horizonte Positivo is an NGO that offers a platform of social innovation programs and methodologies for the private sector in Costa Rica. The core offerings include IDOS (Índice de Desarrollo de Oportunidades Sociales), a scientific methodology for measuring and transforming worker wellbeing, and HP IPMe, the world's first Multidimensional Poverty Index adapted for the business sector. These are complemented by regulatory improvement programs, social management dashboards, and community benefits including co-creation, data-driven impact measurement, and networking. The ecosystem comprises over 100 member companies that use these evidence-based tools to drive social development from the productive sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IDOS (Índice de Desarrollo de Oportunidades Sociales) Scientific methodology that measures, understands, and transforms the living conditions of workers and their households, identifying gaps and opportunities across fundamental dimensions of human development (Basic Services, Mental Health, Physical Health) for evidence-based decision making and corporate wellness programs. For private sector member companies in Costa Rica.
• HP IPMe (Índice de Pobreza Multidimensional Empresarial) First tool in the world adapting the Multidimensional Poverty Index for the business sector, measuring living conditions of workers and their families across 6 dimensions: Education, Health, Housing, Work, Social Protection, and Finances. Developed with technical support from OPHI at Oxford University. For member companies seeking data-driven insights into worker and household welfare.
• Análisis de Mejora Regulatoria Ex Post Public-private alliance initiative that accompanies public institutions in identifying, simplifying, and eliminating unnecessary procedures and regulations, applying principles of smart regulation and administrative efficiency. Includes a replicable digital system for regulatory improvement proposals. For government institutions, funded by IDB and CRUSA Foundation.
• IPM Nacional Statistical tool developed with INEC, IMAS, and Oxford University to measure the social conditions of Costa Rica and guide public policies toward inclusive development. For government institutions and policy makers.
• IPM Presupuesto Evidence-based social budgeting method that allocates public resources according to structural causes and real impacts on the population. For public finance and social policy institutions.
• SINIRube Technical support to strengthen the National Information System and Unique Registry of State Beneficiaries, integrating digital tools to improve management, targeting, and citizen access to social programs. For government social program administrators.
• Tablero de Gerencia Social Monitoring system in 'traffic light' format that identifies advances, alerts, and action needs in social programs, providing institutions with information for timely decisions and effective impact tracking. For public institutions running social programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• First country in the world to implement multidimensional poverty index in private sector
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CONAPEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Alliance between CONAPE and Horizonte Positivo to drive education and employability. Joint initiatives aim to transform education and employment in Costa Rica through collaborative social innovation projects.
• GIZ Costa RicacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022GIZ Costa Rica and Horizonte Positivo promote sustainable actions for climate agenda implementation in the productive sector. Partnership focuses on enabling private sector companies to implement climate-related initiatives.
• Universidad de OxfordcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership initiated in 2012 with Oxford University and INEC to establish the first national alliance for multidimensional poverty measurement. Led to the launch of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index in 2015 and the development of HP IPMe.
• Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEIC coordinated with Horizonte Positivo on the Ex Post Regulatory Improvement project, working to identify, simplify, and eliminate unnecessary procedures and regulations applying principles of smart regulation.
• Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPHI provided technical support for the development of HP IPMe in August 2017, enabling the creation of the first business-sector adaptation of multidimensional poverty measurement globally.
• INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINEC partnered with Horizonte Positivo to develop IPM Nacional, a statistical tool to measure social conditions and guide public policies toward inclusive development.
• IMAS (Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMAS collaborated in the development of IPM Nacional for measuring social conditions and targeting social programs effectively.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka: Global network of leading social entrepreneurs with operations across Latin America. Comparable as a social-innovation intermediary building ecosystems of change-makers, though focused on individual entrepreneurs rather than corporate members.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): Global research organization that develops data-driven methodologies for sustainability, including social and environmental indicators. Comparable as a science-based methodology developer with private-sector partnerships.
• B Lab Global: Nonprofit certifying B Corps and driving global standards for social and environmental business performance. Comparable as an NGO-led certification/measurement ecosystem engaging private companies on social outcomes.
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): International standards organization for sustainability reporting with strong corporate-membership model. Comparable as a global NGO whose sustainability measurement standards drive corporate behavior and membership revenue.

Direct peers

• Fundación Avina: Latin American foundation that convenes private-sector leaders around sustainable development and social impact. Highly comparable to Horizonte Positivo as a Latin American NGO orchestrating business engagement for social innovation, though operating at a pan-regional scale.
• IDB Lab (formerly FOMIN/MIF): IDB's innovation and venture arm that funds private-sector-driven development in Latin America. Comparable as an institutional funder and program partner for Costa Rica social innovation; Horizonte Positivo has been a direct grantee.
• Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI): Oxford University research center that developed the Multidimensional Poverty Index methodology and provided technical support for HP IPMe. Directly comparable as a poverty-measurement institution and a methodological partner.

Regional players

• Sistema B International: Latin American organization developing and promoting the B Corp movement across the region. Comparable as a regional NGO building business ecosystems around social and environmental standards, with comparable corporate-member engagement.
• Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía (Cemefi): Mexican nonprofit promoting corporate social responsibility, philanthropy, and sustainable development across the private sector. Comparable as a Latin American NGO mobilizing businesses for social impact, with a similar member-based model.

Others

• GIZ Costa Rica: German development agency executing climate and sustainable-development programs in Costa Rica. Comparable as a strategic partner and likely peer funder in the same donor ecosystem; not a competitor but a co-funder of social innovation programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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