Specialisterne Brasil

What Specialisterne Brasil does

Specialisterne Brasil is a São Paulo-based social enterprise, founded in 2015 as part of the global Specialisterne Network (originating in Denmark in 2004), that operates a neurodiversity employment platform connecting autistic and neurodivergent individuals with enterprise clients in Brazil, Portugal, and Latin America. The organization runs free 8-week Academy training programs in data processing and software testing, supplemented by socio-professional coaching, to prepare candidates for IT and administrative roles. For corporate clients — including major Brazilian and multinational enterprises across banking, technology, healthcare, retail, and energy — Specialisterne delivers IT/administrative staffing placement, neurodiversity inclusion consulting, workplace training, and end-to-end Diversity and Inclusion program design. The underlying "technology" is a proprietary training methodology and ongoing coaching model refined over 20 years and deployed across 26 countries, rather than a software platform; the organization explicitly offers no APIs or SDKs.

The business model is professional-services driven: enterprise clients pay for talent placement, consulting engagements, and training programs (quote-based pricing, not publicly disclosed), while training for candidates is offered free of charge. Specialisterne Brasil operates as a not-for-profit-aligned entity under the Specialisterne Foundation, a Danish foundation whose stated mission is generating meaningful employment for one million autistic/neurodivergent persons. Documented outcomes — including a 75% employment placement rate within 3 months of training, and client-reported metrics such as SAP's 94% retention and JP Morgan's 48% faster / 92% higher productivity — serve as the organization's primary commercial evidence base. The Brazil entity is led within a network governed by President Ramon Bernat and Global CEO Francesc Sistach, who assumed global operations in 2023 from founder Thorkil Sonne.

Name

Specialisterne Brasil

Legal name

Specialisterne SL

Website

https://specialisternebrasil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Specialisterne Brasil is a São Paulo-based social enterprise that trains autistic and neurodivergent individuals for IT and administrative roles and places them with enterprise clients across Brazil, Portugal, and Latin America, while delivering neurodiversity consulting and inclusion programs to corporate customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neurodiversity Employment and Inclusion Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Autism Spectrum (ASD) Academic & Social-Communication Support Tutoring (EDANAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer) (BPACANAM)

Keywords

• Neurodiversity employment services
• Autism workplace inclusion
• Diversity consulting services
• Neurodivergent talent staffing
• Corporate inclusion training

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo, São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Training and Consulting Services: Specialisterne provides training and dissemination services on neurodiversity to companies, along with Diversity and Inclusion consulting. They also offer IT/administrative staffing services where neurodivergent talent is placed in client organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Specialisterne Brasil is a social enterprise that places neurodivergent talent (primarily autistic individuals) into IT and administrative roles at corporate clients, while also offering corporate training, neurodiversity inclusion consulting, and dissemination services. For candidates, the company runs a free 8-week technical training course on data processing and software testing followed by job placement and ongoing workplace coaching. For enterprises, it provides staffing services, inclusion project implementation, awareness training, and Diversity & Inclusion advisory engagements.

Product overview

Specialisterne Brasil is a social organization that provides a comprehensive ecosystem of services for neurodiversity inclusion in the workplace. The organization operates as a unified service offering that includes: (1) a free Training Program (Course on Data Processing and Software Testing) to develop technical and socio-professional skills in autistic individuals; (2) IT and Administrative Services placing trained neurodivergent talent with partner companies; (3) Neurodiversity Inclusion Projects helping companies implement workplace inclusion programs; (4) Training and Dissemination programs educating organizations about neurodiversity; and (5) Diversity and Inclusion Consulting for corporate clients. The organization bridges autistic individuals seeking employment with companies seeking diverse talent, providing specialized coaching and support throughout the process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Course on Data Processing and Software Testing

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of training program graduates secure employment within 3 months
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Casa BatllóflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasa Batlló is the first cultural entity in the world with a majority neurodivergent workforce, thanks to partnership with Specialisterne. The project includes visitor services, retail, and guest relations, with 71 neurodivergent workers representing over 80% of the Specialisterne team. Project started April 2021 and has been operating successfully for over 2.5 years.
• Takeda BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTakeda Brasil partnered with Specialisterne in 2019 to create a hiring program for autistic professionals. Employed two autistic individuals in Business Operations, HR, and Medical Affairs, and later launched the Hikari no Michi program (meaning Path of Light in Japanese) for broader disability inclusion including visual and physical disabilities.
• AvanadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvanade, a technology consulting and digital solutions company, employs neurodivergent workers placed through Specialisterne, including Marco who works in their data quality team.
• SAPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAP launched the Autism at Work program in 2013 to leverage neurodivergent talent, achieving a 94% retention rate.
• Goldman SachscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoldman Sachs collaborated with Specialisterne to launch a neurodiversity hiring initiative.
• JP MorgancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJP Morgan started Autism at Work program in 2015 as a 4-person pilot, expanding to 150+ employees in 8 countries. Results showed autistic workers were 48% faster and 92% more productive than neurotypical workers.
• MicrosoftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrosoft initiated a program to hire people with autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergences, finding improved organizational productivity.
• WorldlinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorldline, a multinational digital payments company, normalizes neurodiversity in their teams through Specialisterne partnership.
• Specialisterne FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialisterne Foundation is a not-for-profit with the goal of generating meaningful employment for one million autistic/neurodivergent persons through social entrepreneurship, corporate sector engagement, and global change in mindset. Parent organization of the Specialisterne network.
• BBVA ITcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBVA IT and Specialisterne collaborate on good practices for including autistic people, with documented case studies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Mentra: AI-driven neurodiversity employment platform connecting neurodivergent candidates (including autistic talent) with employers — an emerging technology-enabled competitor to Specialisterne's placement arm.
• Landit: Personalized career-development and D&I talent platform with a focus on underleveraged talent pools, including neurodivergent candidates — competes for the same enterprise D&I budgets Specialisterne targets.
• Teal: Career platform with dedicated neurodivergent job-seeker functionality and employer tools — an emerging tech-enabled peer in the neurodiversity employment category.

Broad incumbents

• Specialisterne Foundation: The global parent foundation of the Specialisterne Network; sets strategy and mission across 26 country operations and is the natural comparison for Specialisterne Brasil at the network level.
• Cognizant Neurodiversity Center of Excellence: Large IT services incumbent running an internal neurodiversity hiring and inclusion program; represents both a buyer/competitor dynamic for Specialisterne in IT staffing.

Direct peers

• ULTRA Testing: A US-based neurodivergent-staffed software testing firm; competes directly with Specialisterne's IT/QA testing placement service for corporate clients seeking neurodivergent tech talent.
• Bender Consulting Services: Disability (including autism) employment placement and consulting firm operating in the US and internationally — direct peer in neurodiversity staffing and corporate D&I advisory.
• Specialisterne USA: Sibling US entity within the Specialisterne Network, recently funded by the Hg Foundation with a US$1.1M grant to launch Academy programs — operates the same neurodiversity training and placement model as Specialisterne Brasil in a different geography.
• Specialisterne Spain: Sibling Spanish entity running the same Specialisterne Academy methodology in Spain; the closest regional peer given shared methodology, Latin language market overlap, and the Casa Batlló flagship partnership.
• Hire Autism (Autism @ Work / AADD): Job board and resource hub specifically focused on autism employment, overlapping with Specialisterne's candidate sourcing and placement services in the autism-talent segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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