La Red Berlín

What La Red Berlín does

La Red – Vernetzung und Integration e.V. is a Berlin-based, registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, Vereinsregisternummer VR 32732 B) founded in 2013 with 23 employees, operating as a structural node in Germany's migrant-integration infrastructure. The organization delivers free multilingual advisory, counseling, training, and community services to two principal client groups: (1) migrants and refugees in Berlin seeking labor-market integration, credential recognition (Anerkennung), job search support, housing counseling, and empowerment programs; and (2) small and medium enterprises (KMU), with a particular focus on Berlin's care and health sector, seeking to recruit and retain international skilled workers. Service delivery spans in-person consultations at the Berlin office (Alt-Reinickendorf 25, 13407 Berlin), online appointments, group workshops, community events, and Zoom-based trainings, with multilingual coverage across Arabic, German, English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Lithuanian, and Turkish.

The organization operates seven ongoing programs: LaRA Plus II (credential recognition counseling under the federal IQ programme), WA Cura (care-sector KMU support), RINWA (regional integration network for employers), Zuhause in Berlin/ZiB (social and housing counseling), Possible (women's labor-market entry under MY TURN), Nex.KI (digital and AI competency practice academy), and MIQom (nationwide migrant activation service). La Red holds formal 'Anerkannter Bildungsträger' status from the State of Berlin and is a member of the IQ Landesnetzwerk Berlin. There is no proprietary technology platform; the 'technology' layer consists of multilingual content, video tutorials, online booking tools, and Zoom-based training delivery.

The business model is that of a grant-funded non-profit: revenue comes primarily from project-based public-sector grants (BMAS, BAMF, ESF/ESF Plus, Berlin Senate Administration) supplemented by private donations. All services are free of charge to end clients. The organization is required to contribute own funds (typically 10-20% of project costs), which it raises via donations, creating an ongoing fundraising dependency. Leadership is provided by Vorstandsvorsitzende Cristina Faraco Blanco; there is no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no equity funding.

Name

La Red Berlín

Legal name

La Red – Vernetzung und Integration e.V.

Website

https://la-red.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Red – Vernetzung und Integration e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit association that provides free multilingual counseling and training to migrants, refugees, and care-sector SMEs on credential recognition, labor-market integration, housing, and digital competencies, funded primarily by German federal and EU grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Migrant Integration Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAOAJ

Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Workforce Development Initiatives

SECONDARYBPADAHAE

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Refugee, Migration & Displacement Services

SECONDARYEDAAAEAL

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Continuing Education (Noncredit) & Lifelong Learning Programs

Keywords

• Migrant integration services
• Credential recognition counseling
• Refugee employment support
• Intercultural training workshops
• Social housing counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Grants (Federal and EU): La Red operates as a non-profit association (e.V.) funded primarily through project-based grants from government and EU sources. Key funders include the Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS) via the 'Integration durch Qualifizierung (IQ)' programme, the European Social Fund (ESF/ESF Plus), the Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Integration, Arbeit und Soziales, and the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF). Services are free for clients.
2. Donations: La Red accepts donations from private individuals to supplement project funding. The organization states it must contribute own funds (typically 10-20% of project costs) and seeks donations to bridge this gap and keep services free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

La Red – Vernetzung und Integration e.V. is a registered non-profit association that provides free advisory, counseling, and integration services to migrants, refugees, and international skilled workers in Berlin. Its portfolio covers credential recognition counseling (LaRA Plus II), job search and career coaching (Possible), social and housing counseling (Zuhause in Berlin), SME support for international skilled worker recruitment (WA Cura, RINWA), digital and AI competency training (Nex.KI), and nationwide labor market activation (MIQom). All services are free for end users and delivered through in-person consultations, online booking, multilingual video tutorials, and Zoom-based workshops.

Product overview

La Red – Vernetzung und Integration e.V. is a non-profit organization in Berlin that provides integration services for migrants, not a technology product company. The organization operates as a unified service portfolio organized into three main areas: (1) Beratung & Berufliche Orientierung (Counseling & Career Orientation), including Anerkennungsberatung, job search support, and social counseling; (2) Vernetzung & Zusammenarbeit (Networking & Cooperation), including WA Cura for healthcare SMEs, RINWA for companies, and intercultural workshops; and (3) Gesellschaftliche Teilhabe & Innovation (Social Participation & Innovation), including Nex.KI for AI competencies, Possible for women, and political education. Key programs include LaRA Plus/LaRA Plus II for credential recognition counseling, Zuhause in Berlin (ZiB) for social housing counseling, and MIQom as a nationwide activation service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zuhause in Berlin (ZiB) General social counseling project for people in housing emergency and other difficult life situations in Berlin. Services are delivered in Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Spanish, German, and English and include the ZiB Wohncafé open counseling format.
• LaRA Plus II Anerkennungsberatung Free counseling service for recognition of foreign professional qualifications acquired abroad, helping migrants find appropriate employment matching their credentials. Funded by the IQ program via BMAS and ESF Plus.
• Possible Empowerment and labor market entry support project for women with migration experience, including Empowerment Lab, group coaching, workshops, networking breakfasts, job fair visits, and language cafés. Part of the MY TURN program funded by BMAS and ESF Plus.
• Nex.KI Practice academy project strengthening digital and AI competencies for migrant communities, covering knowledge and application of artificial intelligence technologies.
• WA Cura Project supporting small and medium enterprises (KMU) in Berlin's care and healthcare sector with recruiting, onboarding, and integrating international skilled workers, including free online training sessions (via Zoom) on topics such as intercultural competency, simple language in the workplace, social media for talent acquisition, and discrimination awareness.
• RINWA (Regionales Integrationsnetzwerk Willkommens- und Anerkennungskultur) Regional integration network project supporting companies in Berlin with developing welcome and recognition culture for international skilled workers and providing support for SME international talent acquisition.
• MIQom (Servicestelle Migrantische IQommunity) Nationwide activation and service project strengthening migrants on their path into the German labor market through multilingual information about the offerings of the IQ network.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Netzwerk IQ / IQ Landesnetzwerk BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Red is a member of the IQ Netzwerk Berlin (IQ Network Berlin), a regional network within the federal 'Integration durch Qualifizierung (IQ)' programme. The network coordinates counselling, qualification, and integration services for migrants across Berlin. La Red participates as a counselling provider for credential recognition (LaRA) and co-develops integration pathways with other network members.
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)minorOthersThe Federal Employment Agency is listed as an implementation partner of the IQ programme, alongside BMAS and BMBF. La Red may refer clients to BA services and receives referrals from BA offices.
• Willkommenszentrum BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Red refers clients to the Willkommenszentrum Berlin (Welcome Center Berlin) for urgent credential recognition counselling when its own appointment capacity is exhausted. Willkommenszentrum provides walk-in counselling in multiple languages every Tuesday.
• Deutsche Skatbank (Bank)minorOthersLa Red uses Deutsche Skatbank as its banking institution for receiving donations (IBAN: DE84 8306 5408 0004 8038 17).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Minor – Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung: Berlin-based non-profit delivering education, qualification, and integration services for migrants and refugees. Comparable in size, mission, and Berlin focus; offers overlapping credential recognition and labour market integration programs within the same federal funding ecosystem.
• bbw Bildungswerk der Wirtschaft in Berlin und Brandenburg: Berlin/Brandenburg education provider focused on workforce development, vocational training, and integration of international talent. Comparable in adult education and labour-market orientation, with employer-facing services paralleling WA Cura.
• IN VIA Berlin e.V. Catholic-affiliated welfare organization in Berlin providing migration services, women's programs, and educational support for migrants. Directly comparable mission and service portfolio, with similar grant-funded model and IQ-network engagement.
• Euro-Schulen Berlin: Network of adult education and vocational training providers delivering language courses, integration courses, and qualification programs. Comparable as a recognized education provider (Bildungsträger) with a multi-language, grant-funded service model.
• Tür an Tür – Integrationsprojekte gGmbH: Augsburg/Munich-based non-profit providing similar migrant integration, counseling, and labour market support services. Operates with comparable IQ-network-affiliated model, multilingual delivery, and grant-funded structure, making it the closest comparable peer organization.

Others

• Willkommenszentrum Berlin: Berlin Welcome Center operated under the Senate Administration providing walk-in credential recognition counseling in multiple languages. Functions partly as a referral partner to La Red but also offers overlapping services, making it an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Berlin: Protestant welfare umbrella organization coordinating migrant and refugee services across Berlin through member organizations. Provides similar integration counseling and qualification services but at substantially larger scale and broader social-services scope.
• Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie (DAA) Berlin-Brandenburg: Large national adult education and workforce development provider with significant Berlin presence. Offers overlapping integration, qualification, and labour-market services but at substantially larger scale and with broader programmatic scope.
• AWO Berlin-Brandenburg: Major regional welfare organization operating extensive migrant and refugee services across Berlin-Brandenburg, including counseling, housing support, and integration programs. Much broader portfolio and headcount than La Red, with overlapping but more diversified service lines.
• Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Berlin e.V. Large Catholic welfare organization providing extensive migrant and refugee services in Berlin, including counseling, housing, and integration support. Operates as a broader welfare incumbent with services that overlap but extend well beyond La Red's integration focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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