SEEDO

Name

SEEDO

Legal name

Sociedad Española de Obesidad

Website

https://seedo.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fee of €50 per year, providing access to reduced congress fees, awards, grants, working group participation, free access to BMI Journal, and discounted course/webinar access.
2. Congress and Event Registration: Revenue from biennial SEEDO Congress and annual events including Advanced Obesity Course, Diabesity Symposium, with reduced fees for members.
3. Sponsorships and Collaborations: Pharmaceutical companies (Novo Nordisk, Lilly) and healthcare companies sponsor society activities, congresses, and publications.
4. Accreditation Fees: Fees for obesity unit accreditation (€150 diploma and shipping), with additional audit costs if required by SEEDO.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SEEDO (Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Obesidad) is a Spanish national scientific society founded in 1987 that unites multidisciplinary healthcare professionals for the study, research, education, and treatment of obesity. It delivers its mission through consensus documents, clinical practice guidelines, biennial congresses, advanced training courses, working groups across 14 specialties, accreditation programs for obesity units, and the official BMI Journal, supplemented by digital patient and professional tools.

Product overview

SEEDO (Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Obesidad) is a Spanish medical society founded in 1987, not a commercial technology product company. The organization's digital offerings consist of educational tools and platforms for obesity research, education, and patient care. The main products include: SEEDO-GO! (exercise video platform for people with obesity), SEEDO-EAT (nutrition platform), SEEDO CONTIGO (patient support program), various medical calculators (BMI, body fat CUN-BAE, cardiovascular risk, Mediterranean diet), BMI Journal (official scientific publication), and the SEEDO GIRO guide. These are complemented by training courses, working groups, publications, consensus documents, and congress resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEEDO-GO!: Digital platform with exercise videos designed for people with overweight or obesity, created by the Physical Exercise and Obesity Working Group of SEEDO.
• SEEDO-EAT
• SEEDO CONTIGO
• BMI Journal

Products and services

• SEEDO-GO! Digital platform providing exercise videos (basic, intermediate, advanced routines) designed for people with overweight or obesity, developed by SEEDO's Physical Exercise and Obesity Working Group and intended for patients and obesity treatment programs.
• SEEDO-EAT Online nutrition platform focused on dietary management and healthy eating guidance for individuals with obesity, provided as part of the SEEDO digital ecosystem.
• SEEDO CONTIGO Comprehensive program for practical, sustained, and accessible obesity treatment without stigma, integrating multidisciplinary support across SEEDO's professional ecosystem.
• BMI Journal Official scientific journal of SEEDO and SECO publishing peer-reviewed obesity research, with free access for SEEDO members.
• Obesity Unit Accreditation Certification program for hospital and clinic obesity units granting 3-year SEEDO accreditation upon compliance with 13 quality criteria, with a €150 diploma and shipping fee plus audit costs.
• Exercise Unit in Obesity Accreditation Certification service granting SEEDO accreditation to exercise facilities and personal training centers offering obesity-specific exercise programs.
• Primary Care Team in Obesity Accreditation

Quantifiable outcome

• 31 hospitals accredited obesity units across Spain
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• EASO (European Association for the Study of Obesity)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEEDO is a member society of EASO, providing Spanish members reduced congress registration fees and access to participate in EASO events. Members can obtain European Obesity Unit accreditation through EASO. This partnership enables cross-border scientific collaboration and European-level influence in obesity policy.
• SECO (Sociedad Española de Cirugía de la Obesidad)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publication of the BMI Journal as official journal of both societies (SEEDO and SECO/funSECO). Collaborative consensus documents including SECO-SEEDO Declaration on Treatment of Severe Obesity. Joint congress participation and reduced registration fees.
• Novo NordiskmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical sponsor of SEEDO activities, congresses, and initiatives. Collaborated on media guidelines for obesity reporting and supports the SEEDO Contigo program. Banner advertising on SEEDO website for obesity medications (Wegovy, Saxenda).
• Lilly (Eli Lilly)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical sponsor supporting SEEDO activities and publications. Collaborated on social value studies for obesity control in Spain. Banner advertising on SEEDO website.
• ANPO (Asociación Nacional de Personas que viven con Obesidad)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient advocacy organization collaborating with SEEDO on initiatives including SEEDO Contigo program, joint press releases on obesity impact on mental and cardiovascular health, and stigma reduction campaigns. ANPO president serves as patient advisor to SEEDO.
• Grupo Pacífico (Technical Secretariat)majorOthersProfessional event management company serving as technical secretariat for SEEDO. Manages congress organization, member services, accreditation processes, and course registrations from Madrid office.
• Fundación HUMANOSmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the HASPO Report (Humanization of Health and Social Care for People with Obesity). SEEDO participated in developing this transformative tool to eradicate discriminatory attitudes toward people living with obesity.
• PronoKal GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare company listed as collaborator of SEEDO activities.
• World Obesity Federation (WOF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEEDO is a member society of WOF, connecting Spanish obesity research and treatment to global efforts and World Obesity Day initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Obesity Society (TOS): The leading US national scientific society dedicated to obesity research and treatment. TOS is the closest functional analog to SEEDO in another major market, with similar membership, congress, and journal models, though operating in a far larger healthcare system.
• EASO (European Association for the Study of Obesity): European-level counterpart scientific society focused on obesity research and treatment. SEEDO is itself a member society of EASO, and the two compete/collaborate for the same clinician audience across overlapping Spanish and European activities.
• SECO (Sociedad Española de Cirugía de la Obesidad y Metabólica): Partner Spanish society focused specifically on bariatric and metabolic surgery. SEEDO and SECO jointly publish the BMI Journal and co-author consensus documents, making SECO SEEDO's closest national counterpart — though narrower in scope to surgical obesity care.

Broad incumbents

• IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders): Global federation of national bariatric surgery societies. Comparable to SEEDO's partner SECO at the international level and a relevant structural peer given SEEDO's multidisciplinary scope that includes bariatric endoscopy.
• World Obesity Federation (WOF): Global umbrella organization for obesity study societies; SEEDO is a member society of WOF. WOF operates at broader global scope and is the recognized international body for World Obesity Day and policy advocacy, making it a higher-tier comparable.

Others

• SEMERGEN (Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria): Spanish society for primary care physicians, a key audience for SEEDO's primary care obesity accreditation and GIRO Guide. SEMERGEN is adjacent rather than competing, with SEEDO targeting its members as adopters of SEEDO's primary care obesity accreditation framework.
• ANPO (Asociación Nacional de Personas que viven con Obesidad): Spanish national patient association for people living with obesity. Partner of SEEDO on the SEEDO CONTIGO program and stigma reduction; serves as SEEDO's patient-voice advisor — adjacent rather than competing.

Regional players

• FECCOM (Federación Centroamericana de Obesidad y Metabolismo): Central American obesity federation newly led by SEEDO's Latin America advisor. Operates in a different geography (Central America) with a similar national-society model — relevant as SEEDO's most concrete expansion counterpart.
• ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery): US-based scientific society for bariatric and metabolic surgery professionals, parallel in mission and operating model to SECO in Spain. ASMBS operates in a different geography but addresses an overlapping physician audience and clinical topic area.

Emerging players

• SEEN (Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición): Spanish national society for endocrinology and nutrition. Shares substantial clinical overlap with SEEDO — many SEEDO members are endocrinologists — and competes for the same clinician audience and obesity-related clinical content authority.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3Inv_FZdXI53tC4fD0hOOw
• Xx.com/SociedadSeedo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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