INFORMEST

What INFORMEST does

INFORMEST is a non-profit public cooperation agency headquartered in Gorizia, Italy, established in the early 1990s on the initiative of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG), which holds a 99% ownership stake. The agency provides technical support, project management, and advisory services for European and national funding programs, including Interreg, IPA, EUSAIR, and Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). INFORMEST has managed more than 200 European projects with average budgets of €2.5 million and maintains a network of over 900 contacts across governments, NGOs, universities, and research centers; it has also been recognized since 2003 as a Full Mandated Body for directly managed EU funds.

Core offerings span the EUSAIR Facility Point (governance support for the Adriatic-Ionian macro-region), the Comunità di Pratiche FVG digital platform for international development cooperation, the Strategic Foresight Partnership (backcasting, weak signals, scenario construction), Twinning support services for candidate-country legislative alignment, PNRR Technical Secretariat support, and Interreg projects including CAPABLE (elderly care workforce), ResilienCE (social economy transition), EURADRIA (cross-border labor mobility), RecapMCV (cultural heritage digitization), and BioTech2Agri (agri-food biotechnology). Underlying technology comprises an internal Application Form Manager (AFM), web and social collaboration platforms, and methodologies rather than proprietary software products.

INFORMEST is funded through EU program budgets, PNRR allocations, and regional appropriations rather than commercial pricing; it does not operate a sales-led GTM. The go-to-market motion is event-driven and community-led, anchored by workshops, the Comunità di Pratiche, an expert registry (Lista esperti), and direct institutional engagement with FVG and consortium partners. Primary customers are regional and local government institutions, with secondary segments in NGOs, healthcare/social services providers, and the agricultural sector — all served through publicly funded project consortia.

Name

INFORMEST

Legal name

Informest

Website

https://informest.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

INFORMEST is a non-profit public cooperation agency in Gorizia, Italy, owned 99% by the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, providing technical project management, EU funding access, and PNRR implementation support for regional institutions, municipalities, NGOs, and cross-border consortium partners across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gorizia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EU Project Implementation Services: INFORMEST serves as a technical partner and implementing body for EU-funded projects including Interreg programs, IPA programs, and other European initiatives. They provide project management, coordination, financial management, and reporting services. Revenue derives from project budgets managed on behalf of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and other institutional partners.
2. PNRR Technical Support: Since 2022, providing operational support to the Technical Secretariat for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) implementation at regional level, contributing to governance, monitoring, communication, and project management.
3. Institutional Support Services: Recognized since 2003 as a Full Mandated Body for directly managed EU funds, providing institutional support to the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia for maximizing European funding opportunities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INFORMEST is a public cooperation agency providing technical and administrative support for European-funded projects (Interreg, IPA, EUSAIR), PNRR implementation governance, and international development cooperation. It delivers project management, financial management, coordination, reporting, capacity building, and strategic foresight services to regional and local public institutions, primarily the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and its partner organizations across Europe.

Product overview

INFORMEST is an international cooperation agency established in the 1990s by the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Rather than a single commercial product, INFORMEST offers a portfolio of specialized services centered on European project management, strategic foresight, and international cooperation support. Core offerings include the EUSAIR Facility Point for macro-regional governance support, the Comunità di Pratiche digital collaboration platform for development cooperation, European Funds Project Management advisory services, and PNRR Technical Secretariat Support. The portfolio also includes specialized Interreg Europe projects such as CAPABLE (elderly care workforce training), ResilienCE (social economy transition), Strategic Foresight Partnership (anticipatory governance), EURADRIA (cross-border labor mobility), RecapMCV (cultural heritage digitization), BioTech2Agri (agri-food biotechnology), and Twinning Support Services for institutional capacity building. Services are delivered through a combination of digital platforms, training programs, and direct technical-administrative assistance to public administrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EUSAIR Facility Point

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ European projects managed with average budget of 2.5 million euros
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Accademia Europeista del Friuli Venezia GiuliaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2025Agreement signed to create a new European hub for study, training, and project design at INFORMEST's Via Cadorna headquarters, uniting Accademia Europeista and AICCRE in a single location.
• InCE-SE (Iniziativa Centroeuropea - Segretariato Esecutivo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Co-implementer of the Comunità di Pratiche project for international development cooperation in FVG, coordinated by INFORMEST and InCE-SE under regional law 19/2000.
• FAB FVG (Fondazione Agrifood & Bioeconomy FVG)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2024BioTech2Agri collaboration for mapping agri-food biotechnologies in the Friuli Venezia Giulia cross-border area, with joint work to define biotechnology mapping methodologies.
• EUSAIR Facility Point ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2023EUSAIR Facility Point 23-27 supports governance of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region involving 10 countries. INFORMEST provides technical-administrative and operational support, particularly for the Italian Presidency and governance structures.
• Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia GiuliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner and 99% shareholder of INFORMEST. Since 2014, has entrusted INFORMEST with implementing EU objectives, particularly the Europe 2020 Strategy, and since 2022, providing operational support for PNRR implementation through the Technical Secretariat. This is the core partnership enabling all of INFORMEST's activities.
• EGTC GO (European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINFORMEST played a fundamental role in creating the EGTC GO between municipalities of Gorizia, Nova Gorica, and Šempeter-Vrtojba, demonstrating integrated and cross-border development vision.
• Interreg Europe CAPABLE ConsortiumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAPABLE addresses elderly care workforce shortages across European regions. INFORMEST coordinates the project and organized the Exchange of Experience events, working with regions from Italy, Belgium, Poland, and Spain.
• EURES NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEURADRIA project operates within the EURES network for cross-border labor mobility, co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+). INFORMEST coordinates the EURADRIA cross-border partnership.
• Italian Ministry of AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwinning project supports North Macedonia's phytosanitary system alignment with EU standards, funded by IPA with 1.5 million euros over 29 months. INFORMEST provides coordination, financial management, and communication services.
• Interreg Central Europe ResilienCE ConsortiumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerResilienCE project supports ecological and digital transition of social economy enterprises in peripheral areas of Central Europe. INFORMEST coordinates local stakeholder engagement and resilience labs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• APRE (Agency for the Promotion of European Research): Italian agency supporting participation in EU research and innovation programs (Horizon Europe, etc.). Comparable in function: helping public/private clients access and manage EU project funding, with similar scale and Italian public-sector roots.
• Finlombarda: In-house financial and development agency of Lombardy Region supporting EU fund absorption and public investment programs. Comparable as a regional-level public agency implementing EU/national funding instruments for its regional shareholder.
• EURADA (European Association of Development Agencies): European network of regional development agencies that supports members in EU funding access and project design. Directly comparable community/peer network for INFORMEST's role as a regional development agency operating in the EU programming ecosystem.
• InCE (Iniziativa Centroeuropea): Central European initiative for cross-border cooperation, co-implementing the Comunità di Pratiche with INFORMEST. Closely comparable operating model: implementing regional cooperation projects under Italian regional law, with shared activity in FVG cooperation ecosystem.
• ART-ER (Attract Research Territory Emilia-Romagna): Italian regional development and innovation agency supporting Emilia-Romagna's access to EU funds and territorial cooperation. Most comparable to INFORMEST in structure: publicly-owned, manages EU project portfolios, and coordinates regional institutions on cohesion programming.
• Veneto Innovazione: Regional innovation and EU project management agency for the Veneto region. Comparable mission: coordinating regional stakeholders on EU funding, Interreg project implementation, and cross-border cooperation — directly parallel to INFORMEST's FVG mandate.

Broad incumbents

• Italian Trade Agency (ITA / ICE): Italian government entity supporting internationalization and EU/international project work. Comparable as a publicly-owned agency operating at the intersection of EU programming and territorial development, though at a national scale and broader remit.
• Assembly of European Regions (AER): Largest independent network of European regions, advocating for regional interests in EU policy. Comparable as a parallel platform through which INFORMEST's regional partners engage on EU programming, capacity building, and interregional cooperation.
• CEMR (Council of European Municipalities and Regions): Pan-European association representing local and regional governments on EU policy and funding. Comparable as an institutional interlocutor and capacity-building partner for sub-national authorities in EU cooperation frameworks.
• CEI (Central European Initiative - Executive Secretariat): Regional cooperation platform for Central and Eastern Europe, focused on EU integration and cross-border programming. Comparable as an established intergovernmental actor in the same territorial cooperation space as INFORMEST.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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