What MegaEdu does

MegaEdu (Associação MegaEdu) is a Brazilian non-profit association founded in 2018 and headquartered in São Paulo, dedicated to universalizing high-speed internet access in Brazilian public schools. The organization serves three primary personas: public school principals (who receive free technical support to resolve connectivity problems), municipal and state education secretaries (who receive consulting on universalization plans and network infrastructure), and federal public policy managers (who receive technical support and data analysis for connectivity policy under the ENEC framework). MegaEdu holds a formal cooperation agreement with Brazil's Ministry of Education (MEC), executed on August 14, 2023, and has accompanied more than 10 state education secretariats and 150+ municipal education secretariats.

The organization's core technology is not a traditional SaaS product but a portfolio of free publications, guides, and tools developed for school connectivity decision-makers. The flagship offering is the Calculadora de Aprendizagem (Digital Learning Cost Calculator), an AI-powered web tool co-developed with the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) for governments in Latin America and the Caribbean, scheduled for launch in April 2026. Supporting products include a school connectivity study co-authored with Boston Consulting Group, an e-book with Fundação Getulio Vargas, technical notes on the School Census (Censo Escolar), procurement guides, WiFi studies, satellite internet guides, and a device calculator guide.

MegaEdu is funded entirely through grants and partnerships rather than revenue from service fees. Core financial partners include Fundação Lemann, Brazil Foundation, Instituto Cyrela, Internet Society Foundation, the Inter-American Development Bank (BID), the UK Government (FCDO), BNDES, and Instituto APIS, alongside a formal strategic cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Education. All technical support, consulting, and knowledge products are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. The organization operates a community-led go-to-market, working directly with school directors, education secretaries, and federal policy managers, and uses organic social media, content marketing, and earned media in outlets such as Folha de São Paulo and Valor Econômico to amplify its policy impact.

Name

MegaEdu

Legal name

Associação MegaEdu

Website

https://megaedu.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

MegaEdu is a Brazilian non-profit founded in 2018 that provides free technical support, data analysis, and policy consulting to universalize high-speed internet in public schools. It serves school principals, municipal and state education secretaries, and federal policymakers under a formal MEC cooperation agreement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Connectivity Non-profit Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Equity, Access & Inclusion Policy Research (EDADADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Sector Coordination, Clusters & Working Groups (EDADALAE)

Keywords

• School connectivity consulting
• Education policy advocacy
• Nonprofit technical assistance
• Public school internet access
• Digital education planning

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grants and Partnerships: As a non-profit organization (associação sem fins lucrativos), MegaEdu operates through grants, donations, and partnerships with foundations (Fundação Lemann, Brazil Foundation, Instituto Cyrela, Instituto APIS, Instituto Ultra), international organizations (BID, Internet Society Foundation), government entities (BNDES, UK Government FCDO), and formal cooperation agreements with the Ministry of Education (MEC).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MegaEdu is a non-profit association (Associação MegaEdu) that provides free technical support, consulting, and data analysis to accelerate high-speed internet connectivity in Brazilian public schools. Its core offering combines direct advisory work for school directors, education secretaries, and federal policy managers with a portfolio of knowledge products including the AI-powered Calculadora de Aprendizagem (Digital Learning Cost Calculator), School Census technical analyses, procurement guides, WiFi and satellite connectivity studies, and strategic assessments of the ENEC policy framework.

Product overview

MegaEdu is a non-profit organization (Associação MegaEdu) focused on providing technical support and knowledge to accelerate the universalization of high-speed internet connectivity in Brazilian public schools. The organization does not operate a single unified SaaS product; rather, it offers a portfolio of digital publications, tools, and consulting services. Its core offering is the Calculadora de Aprendizagem (Digital Learning Cost Calculator), an AI-powered web tool developed in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) that enables governments to plan digital education investments. Supporting the portfolio are knowledge products including the Conectividade nas Escolas Study (in partnership with BCG), the FGV e-book, the Nota Técnica Censo Escolar, procurement guides, WiFi studies, and satellite internet guides — all designed to provide data, frameworks, and actionable guidance for public school managers, education secretaries, and federal policy makers to achieve school connectivity goals under the ENEC (Estratégia Nacional de Escolas Conectadas) framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Calculadora de Aprendizagem (Digital Learning Cost Calculator) An AI-powered web-based calculator tool that enables governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to plan and estimate investments in digital education transformation, providing cost clarity for each decision, context, and dimension of digital transformation based on real data. Available as a web-based tool for government users.
• Free Technical Support and Consulting for School Connectivity Direct, free technical support and consulting services delivered to public school principals, education secretaries, and municipal/state education departments across Brazil. Includes troubleshooting of school connectivity problems, WiFi infrastructure planning, digital transformation guidance, and support for procurement/bidding processes.
• ENEC Policy Implementation Support and Monitoring Technical and analytical support for the implementation of the National Strategy for Connected Schools (ENEC), including nationwide connectivity monitoring and policy evaluation for the Ministry of Education under the formal Cooperation Agreement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Brazil's public school connectivity rate improved from 49.1% to 74.1% in two years, with MegaEdu's analytical support for ENEC policy implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministério da Educação (MEC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2023Published in the Official Gazette of August 14, 2023, the Cooperation Agreement formalizes MegaEdu's technical support to the Ministry of Education with data and analyses for qualifying connectivity policies and promoting monitoring of internet quality nationwide.
• Consórcio Intermunicipal do Sul de Alagoas (Conisul)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional consortium of municipalities in southern Alagoas that integrates education systems to adopt digital evaluations through the L@n Educa program with MegaEdu's technical support.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor global management consulting firm that partnered with MegaEdu on school connectivity studies, providing analytical expertise.
• Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestigious Brazilian business school and think tank that partnered with MegaEdu on the e-book 'Connectivity for Schools in Brazil', producing joint knowledge content.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Education Above All Foundation: Global non-profit foundation working to provide education access for out-of-school children and youth. Operates an analogous model of advocacy, policy work, and partnership-driven programs in education access, making it a thematic international peer.
• Inter-American Development Bank (BID): Major multilateral development bank financing education and connectivity projects across Latin America. It co-developed the Calculadora de Aprendizagem with MegaEdu and operates overlapping programs on school connectivity and digital education investment planning.
• Lemann Foundation (Harvard): Jorge Paulo Lemann's family foundation with broader scope including education, leadership development, and social entrepreneurship. Comparable in its use of data and partnership models to drive public-education outcomes in Brazil.
• UNICEF Education: UN agency running large-scale programs on education access, digital learning, and school connectivity globally. Comparable as a thought leader and program partner on public-school connectivity in low- and middle-income countries, with overlapping advocacy and policy-analysis functions.
• Global Partnership for Education (GPE): Multilateral partnership and fund focused on education in developing countries. Comparable as a funder and convener that channels capital to improve education access and quality, with similar engagement patterns to government education ministries.

Direct peers

• CENPEC: Brazilian education non-profit that produces research, policy analysis, and technical assistance for public education reform — directly comparable to MegaEdu's research and policy-advisory role in education.
• Fundação Lemann: Major Brazilian philanthropic foundation focused on education transformation and public-school improvement. It is both a MegaEdu funder and a peer working on data-driven education policy in Brazil, making it the closest comparable in mission and operating model.
• Instituto Natura: Brazilian corporate foundation focused on education equity and public-school improvement, with technical programs for education networks — overlapping with MegaEdu's mission of advancing education access and quality in Brazil.
• Instituto Unibanco: Brazilian non-profit institute focused on improving public high-school education through technical support to state education secretariats — closely paralleling MegaEdu's model of working directly with state and municipal education secretaries to implement education policy.
• BrazilFoundation: Philanthropy organization channeling resources to social transformation initiatives in Brazil, including education. It is both a MegaEdu funder and a peer operating as a non-profit intermediary for education and social causes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/megaedu.conecta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/megaedu/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/megaedu.conecta

Compliance1 record

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