Procap

What Procap does

Procap Schweiz is a Swiss non-profit membership federation and self-help organization for people with disabilities, founded in 1930 (originally as the Schweizerischer Invaliden-Verband) and headquartered in Olten, Switzerland. It is the largest such organization in the country, serving approximately 25,000 members organized across roughly 30 regional sections covering the German-speaking, French-speaking (Romandie), and Italian-speaking (Ticino) regions of Switzerland, plus Liechtenstein. The organization is governed by a board led by President Laurent Duvanel, with Vice Presidents Roland Alpiger and Christian Huber, and is audited by BDO AG.

Procap's service portfolio spans seven core areas: counseling and information (legal advice, social insurance law under IV/AHV, housing, barrier-free building and transport, health, and political advocacy); education and awareness (courses, corporate volunteering, social insurance law training); travel and tourism (via the Procap Reisen subsidiary offering individual and group trips, a holiday catalog, and tourism accessibility consulting); sports and health (sport days, 20+ sport groups, inclusive sports programs, health promotion courses); leisure (accessible parties, swimming pools, fitness centers, hiking, OpenSunday inclusion, Power-Tandems); digital online services (classified ads, the Wohnungsbörse apartment exchange portal, the Zugangsmonitor accessibility database, Eurokey ordering); and publications (Procap Magazine, annual reports, downloadable resources). The organization holds Zewo certification for charitable accountability and is compliant with the Swiss DSG and GDPR principles where applicable. Procap's technology stack is non-platform in nature — its core is a federated human-advisory and community-delivery model rather than a software product.

The business model is a diversified non-profit revenue mix: recurring annual membership dues from ~25,000 members (set per regional section), individual and recurring donations (accepted via Twint, Post Finance, QR, credit card, PayPal, Google Pay), fee-based services and merchandise (publications, Eurokey, Procap Reisen travel packages), and consulting fees from the secondary professional segment (architects, planners, authorities, property owners seeking barrier-free building advice). Go-to-market is community-led, with member referrals, ~30 regional sections, a tri-lingual website (German, French, Italian), social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X), email newsletters, the quarterly Procap Magazine, and events driving acquisition and engagement. The board-led governance structure and Zewo-certified donation handling reflect a member-funded, accountability-driven operating model rather than a venture-backed growth model.

Name

Procap

Legal name

Procap Schweiz

Website

https://procap.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Procap Schweiz is a Swiss non-profit membership federation founded in 1930, serving approximately 25,000 people with disabilities across ~30 regional sections in Switzerland and Liechtenstein through counseling, accessible travel, sports, leisure, digital tools, and disability rights advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy and Support Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability & Adaptive Sports Organizations (Paralympic, Special Olympics) (MPAKACAH)

Keywords

• Disability services
• Accessible travel
• Social insurance advice
• Barrier-free building
• Membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Olten

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Procap generates revenue through annual membership fees from its approximately 25,000 members across roughly 30 regional sections.
2. Donations and fundraising: The organization accepts individual and regular donations from supporters. Donation options include single donations and recurring donations. Payment methods include Twint, Post Finance, QR code, credit card, PayPal, and Google Pay.
3. Services and publications: Revenue is generated through the sale of publications, merchandise (Eurokey), and potentially fee-based services such as travel packages organized through Procap Reisen.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Procap is Switzerland's largest self-help membership organization for people with disabilities, providing counseling (legal, social insurance, barrier-free housing and building), accessible travel and tourism (Procap Reisen), sports and health activities, leisure programs, education and awareness, and political advocacy. The organization serves approximately 25,000 members through roughly 30 regional sections and over 20 sport groups across German-speaking Switzerland, Romandie, and Ticino.

Product overview

Procap is a Swiss non-profit organization and the largest member-based self-help association for people with disabilities in Switzerland. Founded in 1930 as Schweizerischer Invaliden-Verband, it operates a platform-plus-services model offering approximately 25,000 members across ~30 regional sections and 20 sports groups a comprehensive suite of services including counseling (legal advice, housing, construction accessibility, health, political advocacy), education and awareness programs, accessible travel and tourism, sports and health activities, leisure programs, online services (classified ads, apartment exchange portal, accessibility monitor), and publications (magazine, annual reports). The organization is structured through regional cantonal sections and maintains specialized advisory centers for social insurance counseling and barrier-free construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Procap Reisen: Travel and tourism services for people with disabilities
• Procap Sport

Quantifiable outcome

• ~25,000 members served across ~30 sections and 20+ sport groups
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zewo (Swiss Nonprofit Certification)coreOthersProcap Schweiz holds Zewo certification (zewo.ch), a Swiss quality seal for non-profit organizations. This certification demonstrates responsible use of donations and transparency in financial management. The Zewo logo is displayed in the footer of the Procap website.
• Violetta Digital Craft GmbHminorOthersVioletta Digital Craft GmbH (Waldheimstrasse 22, 6010 Kriens) is credited for the concept and design of Procap's website (violetta.ch), according to the impressum/legal notice.
• BDO AG (CH-241.9.008.853-5)minorOthersBDO AG in Olten serves as the statutory auditor (Revisionsstelle) for Procap Schweiz, as listed in the commercial register entry (Impressum).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Disability Forum: Continental-level umbrella of disability organizations representing 100M+ Europeans with disabilities. Comparable to Procap as a disability advocacy organization but operating at EU-wide policy level rather than national Swiss services.

Regional players

• CBM Switzerland: Swiss national office of CBM, an international disability-focused development organization. Comparable to Procap in mission and disability-services focus, but operating internationally in low-income countries rather than Switzerland.
• Sens Foundation (Switzerland): Swiss foundation providing services and advocacy for blind and partially sighted people. Comparable to Procap as a Swiss disability-focused non-profit offering advisory, accessibility, and member services but specialized to visual impairment.

Direct peers

• Inclusion Handicap: Swiss umbrella association of disability organizations, directly comparable to Procap as a national disability advocacy and self-help network serving the same Swiss disabled population with overlapping services in social insurance advice and political advocacy.
• AGILE.CH: Swiss umbrella organization of disability associations focusing on people with physical/mobility impairments. Directly comparable to Procap as a peer self-help and advocacy organization with member-based structure and policy engagement on accessibility.
• Special Olympics Switzerland: Swiss national chapter running adaptive sports programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Directly comparable to Procap's 20+ sport groups and inclusive sports programming for disabled populations in Switzerland.
• Plusport (Swiss Adaptive Sports Federation): Swiss umbrella federation for disabled sports clubs and adaptive sports organizations. Directly comparable to Procap Sport as a national organizer of disability sports activities and competitive events.
• Pro Infirmis Switzerland: One of the largest Swiss disability service organizations, providing counseling, accommodation, and workplace integration. Directly comparable to Procap in scale and service breadth across social insurance advice, housing, and disability advocacy.
• Behindertenrat (Swiss Disability Council): Independent Swiss umbrella council coordinating disability policy across cantons. Comparable to Procap as a national disability advocacy entity with similar policy/government engagement function.

Emerging players

• Mobility International USA: Disability-led NGO advancing rights and inclusion globally with programs in travel, exchange, and advocacy. Comparable to Procap Reisen's accessible-travel specialty and disability-advocacy mission but U.S.-based and broader international scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/procap
• Facebookfacebook.com/procap
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/procap-schweiz
• Instagraminstagram.com/procap_schweiz

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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