PROFESSION FIT

What PROFESSION FIT does

Profession Fit GmbH is a German SaaS provider of a white-label digital health platform for corporate workplace health management (Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement, BGM) and statutory prevention (BGF). Founded in 2015/2016 in Landshut, Germany and currently headquartered in Bad Abbach with an operational office in Ergolding, the company serves enterprise clients — primarily large corporations with distributed workforces including manufacturing, logistics, and shift-based operations — under founder-CEO Jens Michael Otte. The platform combines a web portal and native iOS/Android applications with a modular suite covering video content (Mediathek with 1,600+ videos compliant with GKV-Spitzenverband guidelines), communication tools (Messenger, Forum, Blackboard), engagement features (Challenges with Google Fit/Apple Health integration, Benefit & Credits), operational modules (Kurse, Events, Behandlungen, Dateimanager), and an administration backend.

The underlying technology is a SaaS architecture with AI-driven content personalization, predictive analytics for BGM planning, and process automation for health-management teams. All data is hosted on German servers (Hetzner) and the platform is ISO/IEC 27001 certified with BSI C5 compliance in progress, addressing German enterprise data-residency requirements. The business model is hybrid SaaS subscription plus usage-based component, priced transparently on selected modules, partner integrations, employee count, and contract duration over multi-year terms. GTM is enterprise field sales augmented by health-insurance channel partnerships (e.g., IKK Südwest, BARMER) that co-finance deployments for member companies, supported by EUPD Research Corporate Health Alliance affiliation and direct event presence (Zukunft Personal Süd). The bootstrapped, founder-managed company operates in the DACH region with 11-50 employees and named reference customers including Schaeffler and Deutsche Post DHL.

Name

PROFESSION FIT

Legal name

Profession Fit GmbH

Website

https://profession-fit.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Profession Fit GmbH is a German SaaS provider of a white-label digital health platform for corporate workplace health management (BGM), offering modular content, engagement, and AI-powered personalization tools to large enterprises such as Schaeffler and Deutsche Post DHL.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Digital Health / Workplace Wellness Software

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Patient Education, Content & Personalized Journey Orchestration (HLACAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adherence, Reminders & Engagement Automation (Medication/Follow-up) (HLACAEAJ), Workplace Wellness & Wellbeing Education (EDAAAHAN), Occupational Health & Worksite Health Virtual Care (fit-for-duty, RTW) (HLALADAM)

Keywords

• Workplace health management
• Corporate wellness software
• Employee health platform
• Digital prevention platform
• Occupational health SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Ergolding

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Platform Licensing): Digital health platform provided as Software-as-a-Service. Pricing is partly variable and based on actual usage numbers. Transparent pricing model calculated based on penetration and actual usage by employees.
2. Usage-Based Component: Part of costs are variable and scale with actual number of active users and penetration rate within client companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Profession Fit provides a white-label SaaS digital health platform — delivered as a web portal and native iOS/Android apps — that centralizes corporate workplace health management (BGM/BGF) for enterprise clients. The platform combines a prevention video content library, internal communication tools, fitness challenges, course/event/appointment booking, an incentive/credits system, and AI-powered personalized content recommendations, with usage-based subscription pricing and health-insurance co-financing options. Major reference customers are Schaeffler and Deutsche Post DHL Group.

Product overview

Profession Fit is a white-label SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) digital health platform for corporate health management (BGM) and workplace health promotion (BGF). The platform consists of a Web Platform and a Mobile App (iOS/Android), upon which multiple modules are deployed: Mediathek (video content library with 1,600+ videos), Blackboard, Forum, Messenger, Dateimanager, Challenges (Virtual Sports with Google Fit/Apple Health integration), Kurse, Events, Behandlungen (appointment booking), Benefit & Credits, and Administration backend. The platform offers both 'top-down' communication features and 'bottom-up' engagement features including gamification, challenges, and incentivization. AI-powered personalization delivers tailored health content to individual employees based on questionnaire and behavioral data. Pricing includes a variable component based on actual active user count.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• New Moove: Online fitness studio providing workout videos for beginners, intermediate, and advanced users as part of the health platform's media library.

Products and services

• Profession Fit Gesundheitsplattform (Web Platform + Modules) White-label, SaaS-based digital health platform for corporate health management (BGM/BGF), delivered as a configurable bundle of modules (Mediathek video library, Blackboard, Forum, Messenger, Dateimanager, Challenges, Kurse, Events, Behandlungen, Benefit & Credits, Administration) accessible via web browser and iOS/Android apps. Sold on multi-year enterprise subscriptions with usage-based pricing components.
• Profession Fit Mobile App (iOS and Android) Native mobile application (iOS and Android) that delivers the full Profession Fit platform on employee smartphones, enabling mobile access to all platform modules and serving as the primary end-user touchpoint for challenges, content viewing, course/event booking, and push notifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Active user rates >50% monthly achieved at some enterprise clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Integration6 records

AI capability6 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BDOcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBDO conducted external evaluation of Profession Fit platform quality and generated objective third-party assessment. Led by Prof. Dr. Volker Nürnberg, BDO audited the service quality and business model transparency.
• Universität Leipzig (Institut für Sportpsychologie und Sportpädagogik)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific partnership for developing new, research-backed content for platform improvement. Includes regular exchange with students and supervision of academic thesis work.
• EUPD ResearchcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate Health Alliance partnership for market analysis, certification, and marketing support. EUPD Research conducts audits and awards Top Brand Corporate Health certification.
• accuris AGminorOthersExternal data protection officer provider located in Munich, handling data protection compliance and GDPR requirements.
• EversportsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudio and fitness booking partnership enabling users to book fitness studios through the platform via new cooperation partner.
• IKK SüdwestminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth insurance partner that can support and co-finance member companies in the step challenge program and platform usage.
• SelfapyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCertified online course provider integrated into platform's prevention course offerings.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Humanoo: Humanoo is a Berlin-based digital corporate health platform offering personalized exercise, nutrition, and mental wellbeing content to employees. It competes head-to-head with Profession Fit in DACH enterprise BGM, with a similar content-led, app-based engagement model and comparable target buyer.
• EGYM: EGYM is a Munich-based corporate fitness and wellness technology provider serving European employers with smart gym equipment, employee apps, and digital wellness programs. Closely comparable to Profession Fit in target customer (German/DACH enterprise HR and BGM teams), delivery model (SaaS + hardware), and category focus (workplace health engagement), though EGYM is hardware-led where Profession Fit is software-led.

Broad incumbents

• Virgin Pulse: Virgin Pulse is a global employee wellbeing and engagement platform serving multinational enterprises with health programs, behavior change content, and analytics. Comparable as a broad incumbent in corporate wellbeing, but operates at a larger portfolio scale and lacks Profession Fit's deep Germany-specific statutory prevention and data-residency positioning.
• Limeade: Limeade is a US-headquartered employee experience and wellbeing platform serving mid-to-large enterprises with surveys, programs, and engagement tools. Comparable as a broad enterprise wellbeing incumbent, but oriented around employee listening rather than Profession Fit's content-first BGM/occupational prevention model.
• Wellhub: Wellhub (formerly Gympass) is a global corporate wellness platform connecting employees to gyms, wellness apps, and on-demand content via a single subscription. It targets the same enterprise buyer (HR/BGM) with a broader content ecosystem and global reach, but does not offer Profession Fit's white-label, Germany-specific prevention compliance, or deep AI personalization for BGM analytics.

Emerging players

• YuLife: YuLife is a UK-based group life insurer that drives employee wellbeing through gamified activity and rewards. Comparable as a workplace wellbeing and engagement platform targeting enterprise HR buyers, but tied to a life-insurance product and lacking Profession Fit's white-label BGM compliance and German prevention content.
• 7Mind: 7Mind is a Berlin-based meditation and mindfulness app distributed to consumers and corporate BGM programs across Germany. Comparable as a DACH workplace-wellness content provider with employer partnerships, but is a single-category content company rather than Profession Fit's full white-label BGM operating platform.
• OpenUp: OpenUp is a European (Netherlands-based) mental wellbeing platform for employers offering on-demand psychologist access and self-help content. Comparable as an employer-sponsored digital health partner; complementary rather than direct, addressing one of the many content categories inside Profession Fit's broader BGM platform.
• Peppy: Peppy is a UK-based digital health benefits platform providing employer-funded access to specialists (menopause, fertility, mental health, men's health). Comparable as a workplace-health player targeting enterprise HR buyers, but focused on clinical/specialist pathways rather than Profession Fit's broader BGM/content/gamification platform.
• Kaia Health: Kaia Health is a digital therapeutics company offering app-based programs for musculoskeletal pain, COPD, and chronic conditions via employer and payer channels. Comparable in digital-health delivery and employer access, but narrower in clinical focus (chronic MSK/respiratory) vs Profession Fit's workplace prevention breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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