welante

What welante does

welante GmbH is a privately held, founder-led Swiss SaaS company that develops and operates "welante Kursverwaltung," a modular, fully web-based course management platform used by adult education centers, professional and trade associations, sports federations, healthcare NGOs, and government-backed cultural institutions across Switzerland. The product is structured around three core modules — Contact Management, Course Management, and Invoicing — augmented by approximately 15 optional modules covering participant/instructor self-service portals, course publishing, subscriptions, room booking, surveys, time tracking, and an integration layer that connects to WordPress, multiple Swiss accounting systems (Abacus, Bexio, Sage, Banana, etc.), Payrexx/PostFinance payment rails, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and LMS platforms such as MaxBrain and Hazu. The software is built on PHP, delivered as cloud SaaS with SSL encryption, and centralized updates, and provides over 800 practice-tested functions tuned to Swiss administrative requirements (e.g., ISO 20022 invoicing).

The company is headquartered in Solothurn, Switzerland, employs approximately 14 people including founders Markus Welter (CEO) and Matthias Welter (Co-Founder), and has been bootstrapped since its founding in 2011 with no external investment. It serves over 100 organizations, with referenceable customers including Volkshochschule Zürich AG, Volkshochschule Solothurn, BFB Biel-Bienne Weiterbildung, Swiss Snowsports, Krebsliga Schweiz, and the Verband der Schweizerischen Volkshochschulen. Revenue is generated through a one-time installation and configuration fee per module plus recurring operational costs on multi-year contracts, sold via a direct sales motion with personalized demos and a dedicated Sales Director and Key Account Manager. Customer-reported outcomes are strong (95% report improved workflows, 97% would recommend), and the company has steadily expanded its footprint geographically (into French-speaking Switzerland) and vertically (healthcare, sports, cultural) while modernizing infrastructure via a 2024 migration to hosttech hosting.

Name

welante

Legal name

welante GmbH

Website

https://welante.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

welante GmbH is a Swiss SaaS company providing modular, web-based course management software to over 100 adult education centers, associations, sports federations, and training organizations across Switzerland, with revenue from per-module setup fees and recurring subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Course Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Attendance, Scheduling, Timetabling & Calendar Management (EDAFAEAF)

Keywords

• Course management software
• Event management software
• Seminar administration
• Education administration software
• Subscription billing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Solothurn

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software as a Service (SaaS): The welante GmbH provides the welante® software as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. Customers pay for installation and configuration as a one-time fee per module, plus ongoing operational costs. The company states 'Pro Modul bezahlen Sie für die Installation und Konfiguration einen einmaligen Betrag. Die Betriebskosten sind fair und klar kalkulierbar.'
2. Professional Services: Implementation services including customer-specific configuration, setup, and training of Power Users. Ongoing support services including updates, backups, and functional enhancements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

welante GmbH provides a modular, fully web-based SaaS course management software (welante Kursverwaltung / "Der KursManager") for planning, administering, billing, and marketing seminars, courses, programs, and events. The platform centralizes contact, participant, instructor, room, and invoicing data, and is sold to Swiss adult education centers, training organizations, and associations as a configurable cloud solution with one-time module setup plus recurring operational fees.

Product overview

welante offers a modular, cloud-based course management software called 'welante Kursverwaltung' (welante Course Management), which is a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product consists of three main modules: the Kontakt-Modul (Contact Module) for centralized contact data management, the Kurs-Modul (Course Module) for seminar, course, and event planning and administration, and the Rechnungs-Modul (Invoice Module) for integrated invoicing and debtor management. Additional optional modules extend functionality for website publishing (Kursausschreibung), participant and instructor self-service portals, subscription management, time tracking, room booking, surveys, and accounting software integrations. The modular architecture allows customers to select only the functions they need, with the ability to expand as requirements grow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• welante - Der KursManager: The company's core product brand for its course management software solution.

Products and services

• welante Kursverwaltung (Course Management Platform) Modular, fully web-based administration software that simplifies all processes in course administration, seminar administration, and event management from planning through billing and evaluation. Sold as a customer-specific configured cloud solution to educational institutions and event organizers.
• Kontakt-Modul (Contact Module) Central contact data management module enabling users to store contact information and access personalized details, including a digital customer file with automatic event logging for course bookings, invoicing, notes, tasks, and reminders.
• Kurs-Modul (Course Module) Comprehensive course planning and management module supporting seminars, courses, programs, and events with tools for scheduling, participant management, instructor coordination, attendance tracking, and waiting lists.
• Rechnungs-Modul (Invoice Module) Integrated invoicing and debtor management module for creating invoices based on stored data, with ISO 20022 support, e-mail delivery, installment payments, payment reminders, and credit notes.
• Kursausschreibung (Course Publishing) Website interface for publishing course offerings on the internet with search engine optimization and automatic online registration data processing.
• Teilnehmer Login (Participant Login) Self-service portal for participants to manage their own interactions including contact data editing and document downloads.
• Kursleiter Login (Instructor Login) Self-service portal for instructors to download participant lists, upload course documents, and record attendance.
• Lehrgänge mit Modulen (Programs with Modules) Module for creating and managing programs consisting of multiple modules with enrollment options for full programs or individual modules.
• Honorar und Spesen (Fees and Expenses) Module for managing instructor compensation including hourly rates and expense tracking for course calculations.
• Umfragen (Surveys) Module for creating and sending surveys to participants and instructors to collect feedback after course completion.
• Raumbuchung (Room Booking) Website interface for renting available rooms to third parties with online search and reservation capabilities.
• Abonnements (Subscriptions) Subscription management module with customizable types, durations, prices, and maximum usage settings.
• Arbeitszeiterfassung (Time Tracking) Working time recording module including vacation tracking for employees within the system.
• Rollen/Berechtigungen (Roles/Permissions) Admin role management module for assigning different permissions including settings access and read-only configurations.
• Schnittstelle Buchhaltungssoftware (Accounting Software Interface) Interface for exporting revenue-relevant bookings from welante to external accounting software (Abacus, Bexio, Sage, Banana, CashCtrl, CashMan, Comatic, Crésus, Proffix, Sesam, Xpert.Line).
• Schnittstelle Zahlungen (Payment Interface) Interface for importing and recording payment receipts from bank or postal accounts into the system, and for online payment processing via Payrexx.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of customers report improved workflows
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration24 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• hosttechcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024In 2024, welante switched to hosttech for hosting services, gaining the latest technology for fail-safe, scalable, and future-ready infrastructure. This partnership provides the technological foundation for their SaaS offering.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Skolon: Swedish education SaaS aggregator/distributor that gives schools a unified login and license management for digital learning tools. Comparable as a regional European EdTech platform targeting educational institutions with workflow and digital tool consolidation needs similar to welante's course management focus.
• Coursedog: Academic operations platform for higher education covering course scheduling, curriculum management, and registration. Comparable as a course administration SaaS targeting educational institutions, though focused on US higher ed rather than Swiss adult education.
• Evenium: European event management and participant engagement platform serving corporate events and training. Comparable to welante's seminar and event management modules, with similar focus on European markets and B2B event workflows.
• Populi: Cloud-based Student Information System (SIS) for small colleges with admissions, registration, billing, and course management. Comparable as an integrated course administration and SIS SaaS for educational institutions.

Broad incumbents

• Cvent: Leading global event management SaaS platform offering registration, marketing, and attendee management for events and courses. Comparable because welante's course/seminar management overlaps significantly with Cvent's event administration capabilities, though Cvent serves much larger enterprises globally.
• Bizzabo: Enterprise event experience platform with registration, agenda, and engagement tools. Overlaps with welante's course/seminar/event registration and participant management modules, though focused on large-scale corporate events globally.
• Eventbrite Classes: Global consumer and SMB event registration and ticketing platform with class/course listings. Comparable where welante customers publish courses online for registration, though Eventbrite targets broader markets and lacks deeper course administration workflows.
• Aventri: Enterprise event management software with registration, venue sourcing, and engagement tools. Overlaps with welante's course/seminar event planning and registration capabilities for training providers and associations.

Emerging players

• Classe365: Cloud-based SIS and education management platform for schools and training institutes with course, billing, and student management. Comparable as a modular SaaS for course administration targeting educational institutions.
• Fedena: School management software with modules for admissions, course management, attendance, and finance. Comparable as a modular, web-based education administration platform serving institutions similar to welante's Swiss VHS customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/welante
• Facebookfacebook.com/welante-352297468165073
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/welante-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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