Fundación Somos F5

What Fundación Somos F5 does

Fundación Somos F5 is a Spanish non-profit foundation established in 2019 and headquartered in Madrid that coordinates the first network of inclusive, solidarity-based digital schools in Spain, operating as the exclusive Spanish licensee of the Simplon.co pedagogy. It serves beneficiaries in vulnerable situations — including young people without resources, migrants, refugees, women at risk of exclusion, people with disabilities, and adults over 45 outside the labor market — through a tiered free educational pathway: 2-hour introductory workshops, 8–200-hour introductory courses, and 4-to-9-month intensive bootcamps (600–1,250 hours) covering AI development, data analysis, back-end and DevOps, full-stack web development, cloud, and cybersecurity. Specialized programs include AI4Inclusion (Spain + Portugal, 2025-2027), the Google-funded Cyber Workforce Project, SuperKode for people with disabilities, ImpulsIA for female talent, AI Jump! for social entities, Capacitaciones Zing for labor-orientation professionals, and corporate AI trainings.

The core technology stack is pedagogical rather than proprietary software: the Simplon.co active-learning methodology ("learning by doing," inspired by Silicon Valley bootcamps and combined with inclusive social pedagogy), the six-stage Coder Journey (Viaje Coder) framework, and transversal Vibe Coding integration of AI, no-code, low-code, and automation. Generative AI is a transversal curriculum thread — primarily text-based — covering prompt engineering, AI-assisted career services, AI for project management, and Python-based AI development in the most advanced bootcamps. The platform has no consumer-facing API or SDK; technology differentiators are methodological and instructional.

The foundation's business model is a hybrid of philanthropic grants, corporate partnerships, and fee-bearing enterprise services. All programs for vulnerable beneficiaries are 100% free. Revenue is generated from restricted grants by private foundations (Fundación Accenture, Fundación Nous Cims, Fundación Iberdrola, Fundación Orange, Stellantis Philanthropy, Sage, Simplon Foundation, Google.org, "la Caixa"), corporate partnerships and sponsorships (NTT DATA, Capgemini, Meta, AWS, Adevinta, T-Mobile), fees for corporate services (masterclasses, tech challenges, custom bootcamps, professional AI trainings), and talent hiring intermediation connecting Coders to enterprise employers. Programs are delivered through six embedded partner schools (Factoría F5, Fundación Tomillo, Fundación Don Bosco, Peñascal Kooperatiba, Asociación Arrabal AID) across seven Spanish regions, with operations in Madrid (two sites), Barcelona, and a new cross-border footprint in Portugal.

Name

Fundación Somos F5

Legal name

Fundación Somos F5

Website

https://somosf5.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Somos F5 is a Madrid-based non-profit foundation coordinating Spain's first network of inclusive digital schools, delivering free bootcamps, courses, and AI training in programming, cloud, cybersecurity, and data for vulnerable populations, women, and people with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Skills Training and Workforce Inclusion Services

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Bootcamps & Accelerated Reskilling (Full-time/Part-time) (BPAEANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foundational Computer & Device Literacy (EDAAAIAA), Vendor/Authorized Certification Training (Microsoft/AWS/Cisco, etc.) (BPAEANAA)

Keywords

• Digital skills training
• Inclusive tech bootcamps
• AI workforce upskilling
• Nonprofit coding education
• Vulnerable population reskilling

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate partnerships and sponsorships: Companies and foundations collaborate by financing schools and projects, supporting talent from vulnerable backgrounds. Companies also pay for services including masterclasses, tech challenges, custom bootcamps, and professional AI training.
2. Philanthropic funding and grants: Funding from private foundations (Fundación Accenture, Fundación Nous Cims, Fundación Iberdrola, Fundación Orange, Stellantis Philanthropy, Sage, Simplon Foundation, Google.org) and public administrations for specific programs and projects.
3. Talent hiring and intermediation services: Companies contract talent from the network of digital schools through hiring intermediation services, connecting trained diverse digital talent with technology sector companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fundación Somos F5 delivers free digital skills training and intensive technology bootcamps to vulnerable and underrepresented populations in Spain through the Red de Escuelas Digitales F5 (F5 Digital Schools Network). Offerings span playful technology workshops, introductory courses, intensive bootcamps in development and data, professional AI training, and enterprise services (masterclasses, tech challenges, custom bootcamps, and corporate AI upskilling).

Product overview

Fundación Somos F5 is a non-profit foundation that coordinates the first network of inclusive and solidarity-based digital schools in Spain. Its offering is structured as a multi-tier educational platform centered on the F5 School Network, supplemented by specialized technology bootcamps, professional AI trainings, and enterprise services. The core pathway consists of three tiers: (1) Talleres Lúdicos y Retos Tecnológicos — free introductory workshops and challenges (2h); (2) Cursos de Introducción Tecnológica — introductory courses ranging from 8 to 200 hours (e.g., Front-End 40h, Cybersecurity 150h, AI with Python 80h); and (3) Bootcamps Intensivos — intensive 4-to-9-month bootcamps (600–1,250 hours) in AI Development, Data Analysis, Back-End & DevOps, Full Stack Web, Cloud, and Cybersecurity, delivered through partner schools across Spain. Specialized programs include AI4Inclusion, Cyber Workforce, ImpulsIA, AI Jump!, Sage AI Training Project, SuperKode (for people with disabilities), Capacitaciones Zing, and a BackEnd & DevOps Bootcamp. Enterprise-facing services include Masterclasses, Tech Challenges, Hiring/Talent Placement, Custom Bootcamps, Donations, and Scholarships. All programs use the Simplon.co pedagogical methodology. The foundation also offers a free guide on digital talent prospecting for social entities and employment counselors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Simplon.co Methodology: Pedagogical method developed by Simplon.co, exclusive partner of Somos F5 in Spain. Based on 'learning by doing' approach with active methodology inspired by Silicon Valley bootcamps.
• Red F5
• Coders F5
• Alumni F5

Products and services

• Talleres Lúdicos y Retos Tecnológicos Introductory playful workshops and technology challenges that introduce vulnerable and underrepresented populations to digital tools and concepts as a first stage of the training journey.
• Cursos de Introducción Tecnológica Short introductory courses that provide foundational digital and technology skills, delivered as part of specific inclusion projects such as AI4Inclusion.
• Bootcamps Intensivos (incl. BackEnd & DevOps, Data Analyst Junior, Desarrollo de IA) Long, intensive bootcamps covering back-end development and DevOps, junior data analytics, and AI development, free of charge to vulnerable populations, using the Simplon.co active-learning methodology.
• Capacitaciones Profesionales en IA Professional Generative AI training programs for the third sector and working professionals, including Capacitaciones Zing for third-sector entities and the Sage AI Training Project delivered with Fundación Accenture and Sage covering prompt engineering, fine-tuning, NLP and AI ethics.
• Servicios para Empresas (Masterclasses, Retos Tecnológicos, Bootcamps a medida, Corporate AI Training) Fee-based enterprise services including masterclasses, technology challenges, custom bootcamps, and Corporate AI training, used by corporate partners for talent pipeline building, AI upskilling, and inclusion programs.
• Red de Escuelas Digitales F5 Network of inclusive digital schools in Spain, the first of its kind, through which the foundation delivers all of its training programs across regions, branded as Red F5.
• Proyecto AI4Inclusion Inclusion program combining playful workshops, introductory technology courses, and AI-development bootcamps for vulnerable populations, funded through multiple corporate partnerships.
• Proyecto ImpulsIA AI-focused inclusion project designed to equip beneficiaries with applied Generative AI and digital skills through the foundation's programs.
• Proyecto AI Jump! AI upskilling inclusion project for vulnerable job seekers, leveraging Generative AI as a transversal technology within the foundation's bootcamp portfolio.
• Proyecto SuperKode Inclusion program specifically designed to train people with disabilities in technology and digital skills, delivered through the Red F5 network.
• Capacitaciones Zing (AI for the Third Sector) AI training programs aimed at third-sector professionals, providing applied Generative AI skills for use within their organizations.
• Guía de Prospección Laboral (Job-Prospecting Guide) Free digital job-prospecting guide developed with Fundación Accenture to help bootcamp alumni navigate the tech job market and secure employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 63% success rate for bootcamp graduates (laboral contract, additional training, or entrepreneurship)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Fundación SIFUcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Disability-focused foundation driving SuperKode project in collaboration with Somos F5 and Factoría F5, providing technology training and employment opportunities for people with certified disabilities.
• SimplonflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench social economy entity that developed the original pedagogical model and international network of inclusive, solidary digital schools. Fundación Somos F5 is the exclusive partner of Simplon in Spain. Provides methodology, training framework, and international network access.
• Asociación Factoría F5coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffers high-level, innovative, free, quality training opportunities for people in vulnerable situations since 2018, with special focus in Catalonia, Madrid, Asturias, and Valencia. Operates schools and delivers bootcamps.
• Fundación TomillocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides comprehensive support for personal and professional development of minors, youth, and families in vulnerable situations. Offers bootcamps in Madrid since 2019.
• Fundación Don BoscocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks for the promotion and full development of children, adolescents, and youth in situations of social inequality, supporting their families. Offers bootcamps in Andalusia and Extremadura since 2019.
• Peñascal KooperatibacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial initiative entity focused on integrating into society people at risk of exclusion due to various personal, academic, or social circumstances. Offers bootcamps in Bilbao since 2019.
• Asociación Arrabal AIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks for full social and labor inclusion of people, especially the most vulnerable, through accompaniment actions and social incidence. Offers bootcamps in Málaga since 2022.
• INCO AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation platform collaborating on '¡Impulsa tu empleabilidad!' project (2025-2026) offering technology training, mentorships, and labor orientation for people seeking to enter or reorient in the technology sector.
• Fundación Federico OzanamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial foundation collaborating on AI4Inclusion bootcamps, providing support and accompaniment for beneficiaries in Madrid region.
• WinSideminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization developing AI-based training model using Vibe Coding approach for experienced professionals. Collaboration with Somos F5 based on shared vision of inclusive technology connected to social realities and business needs.
• IAMCP (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of Microsoft ecosystem partners collaborating with WinSide on pedagogy design, adapting training paths to market realities and business needs in Spain.
• GlobantminorOthersTechnology company referenced as collaborator and thought leader in AI adoption. CTO for Europe Martin Nanni quoted supporting AI training for professionals.
• Fundación Ilundain Haritz-BerriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial foundation whose professionals have participated in AI training programs for third sector, learning to integrate AI tools in their intervention work.
• Federació CordibaixminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation whose professionals have participated in AI training programs for third sector organizations.
• Asociación de Escuelas de Segunda Oportunidad de EspañaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of second-chance schools whose professionals have participated in AI training programs for third sector.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Fundación ONCE: Spanish foundation for people with disabilities that runs its own digital inclusion and employment programs (including partnerships with technology employers). Comparable as a Spanish foundation addressing tech inclusion, though with a narrower disability-specific focus rather than Somos F5's broader vulnerability lens.
• INCO Academy: Digital education platform that Somos F5 already collaborates with on the '¡Impulsa tu empleabilidad!' project. Operates tech training for underrepresented groups across Europe. Comparable in target audience and inclusive training mission, with similar free/subsidized delivery model.

Direct peers

• Upgrade Hub: Madrid-based intensive bootcamp offering full-stack web development, data science, and digital marketing programs with corporate B2B services. Comparable as a Spanish tech bootcamp competing for similar learners and corporate training contracts.
• Simplon.co: French social-economy entity that originated the pedagogy methodology used by Somos F5 and operates its own international network of inclusive digital schools in 20+ countries. Direct parent/methodology provider and operational peer in the same inclusive bootcamp category.
• Ironhack: Global bootcamp operator with strong Spanish presence offering web development, data, UX, and cybersecurity bootcamps plus corporate training. Comparable in product offering (intensive tech bootcamps, B2B enterprise training) though it is a for-profit commercial provider rather than a foundation.
• Le Wagon: International coding bootcamp with campuses across Europe including Spain, offering full-stack web development and data science bootcamps. Comparable in product, delivery model, and target learner, though Le Wagon is tuition-funded rather than grant-funded.
• The Bridge: Madrid-based bootcamp offering full-stack, data, cybersecurity, and AI programs with both individual and corporate (B2B) training offerings. Comparable as a Spanish-headquartered intensive bootcamp competing for similar corporate training budgets and learner demographics.

Regional players

• Fundación Codespa: Spanish foundation focused on socio-economic inclusion including digital and employability programs for vulnerable populations. Comparable as a peer Spanish foundation addressing digital inclusion, but with broader LATAM/Iberia scope and less tech-bootcamp specialization than Somos F5.

Broad incumbents

• Fundación Telefónica: Large Spanish corporate foundation running digital skilling and inclusion programs (e.g., 42 Madrid, Conecta Empleo). Comparable as a major Spanish foundation delivering free/affordable technology training at scale, though it operates within a much larger telecom ecosystem.
• Fundación Accenture: Spanish foundation of Accenture that both funds Somos F5 programs (Training for Digital Future 2.0, AI Jump!) and runs its own digital skilling initiatives. Comparable as a Spanish corporate foundation addressing digital inclusion and employment, operating at larger scale with broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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