What Praesens does

Praesens is an Argentine occupational health and wellness consulting firm founded in 1994/1995, headquartered at Av. General Las Heras 2910 in Buenos Aires. The company delivers consulting and direct services across four core practice areas: occupational health (worker health program design and evaluation), occupational safety and ergonomics (including participatory ergonomics and psychosocial factor management), organization management (for healthcare, educational, and public-sector institutions), and health promotion (covering physical activity, nutrition, mental health, diversity/inclusion, workplace harassment prevention, stress management, and substance abuse prevention). Its named service verticals map directly to the B2B segments it targets: hospitals and clinics, schools and universities, government agencies, and private enterprises across Argentina and Latin America.

The firm's core technology is the Praesens W (Praesens Wellness) online platform, developed with support from the Argentine Association for Health Promotion (AAPSalud), which provides self-knowledge (autoconocimiento) tools for individual and organizational health and wellness management. Praesens additionally serves as a global reseller and regional partner for Carebook's Wellness Checkpoint suite (including JOURNEY App, Well-Being@Work, and Stress@Work Global Service) across Argentina and Latin America, enabling benchmarking against global standards. The company complements its digital platform with an international partner network that includes Wolf Kirsten International Health Consulting, HSPM in Mexico, CGP Brasil, ADSUM (clinical delivery), and Telus Health, plus academic collaborations with Universidad Austral and Universidad Maimónides for diplomatura and workshop programs.

Praesens earns revenue primarily through professional services engagements on a quote-based model tailored to individual organizations. Revenue streams include consulting services, direct service provision (assessments, training, workshops, ongoing wellness management), and training/education programs delivered as diplomaturas and certifications. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct B2B engagement, industry events and congresses, academic partnerships, and partner-driven referrals. The firm employs 11-50 staff organized under CEO Javier Naveros and CFO Gustavo Izzo, with a bench of Associated Directors and Coordinators across functional disciplines including ergonomics, psychology, quality management, and patient safety.

Name

Praesens

Legal name

Praesens

Website

https://praesens.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Praesens is an Argentine occupational health, safety, ergonomics, and workplace wellness consulting firm serving healthcare, educational, public-sector, and private enterprise clients across Argentina and Latin America, operating since 1994/1995 with 11-50 staff and the Praesens W digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for occupational health, safety, ergonomics, and wellness program development and implementation.
2. Service Provision: Direct service delivery including health assessments, training programs, workshops, and ongoing wellness program management.
3. Training and Education Programs: Diplomatura programs, workshops, and certifications in health promotion, occupational health, and related topics delivered in partnership with universities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Praesens provides consulting and direct service delivery in occupational health, occupational safety, ergonomics, and workplace wellness for organizations in Argentina and Latin America. Offerings include health and safety policy design, ergonomics programs, psychosocial risk management, health promotion (mental health, physical activity, nutrition), training programs and diplomaturas, and organizational management consulting for healthcare, educational, and public sector clients. The proprietary Praesens W online platform supplies self-knowledge and wellness management tools, and Praesens acts as the regional reseller for Carebook's Wellness Checkpoint assessment suite.

Product overview

Praesens offers a portfolio of consulting and services in occupational health, safety, ergonomics, and wellness. The core product is the Praesens W online platform providing self-knowledge tools for health and wellness management. Services include occupational health, occupational safety and ergonomics, organization management (for health, educational, and public sector organizations), and health promotion programs covering mental health, physical activity, nutrition, and psychosocial factors. Praesens acts as a regional reseller and partner for Carebook's Wellness Checkpoint tool. The company positions itself as a consultancy with nearly 30 years of experience facilitating wellness and quality of life development processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Praesens W: The division of Praesens dedicated to the end user, offering online or in-person health and wellness programs, plans, and activities at their central office in Buenos Aires.
• Wellness Checkpoint

Products and services

• Praesens Wellness (Praesens W) Online platform providing self-knowledge (autoconocimiento) tools for health and wellness management for individuals, populations, and organizations.
• Salud Ocupacional Occupational health consulting services including development and implementation of training, integral policies, occupational health programs, occupational health management systems, and program evaluation for organizational clients.
• Seguridad Ocupacional y Ergonomía Occupational safety and ergonomics consulting services covering integral safety policies, safety management systems, ergonomics programs, participatory ergonomics, and psychosocial factors management for workplaces.
• Gestión de Organizaciones Organization management consulting for healthcare organizations (process consulting, healthcare architecture, quality and patient safety), educational organizations (health promotion programs), and public sector agencies (health promotion policy and mental health programs).
• Promoción de la Salud Health promotion services covering integral health and wellness programs, physical activity for health, healthy eating plans, mental health promotion, diversity and inclusion policies, workplace harassment prevention, stress and critical incident management, and substance abuse prevention.

Quantifiable outcome

• Internal benchmarking data developed with Wellness Checkpoint shows psychosocial risk trends in Argentine workforce

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and minor.

• CarebookcoreTechnology or IntegrationCarebook is a Canadian digital health company offering health digital solutions and virtual care. Praesens serves as global reseller and regional partner for Argentina and Latin America for Wellness Checkpoint®, JOURNEY® App, Well-Being@Work™, and Stress@Work Global® Service.
• Wolf Kirsten International Health ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational health consulting firm that evaluates workplace health and wellness programs against global standards, identifies gaps, and helps organizations achieve worldwide recognition.
• HSPM (Health Safety and Productivity Management)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexico-based consulting organization focused on health, safety, and productivity as global aspects with direct business impact.
• CGP Brasil (Care Global Partners)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazil-based multinational with over 20 years presence, providing employee support, psychosocial assistance, legal and financial advisory services to companies and employees.
• ADSUMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAssociated organization providing mental health and addiction clinical services, complementing Praesens consulting offerings with direct healthcare delivery.
• Telus Health (San Pablo)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration with Telus Health on NR-1 compliance and best practices in people management, featuring exclusive knowledge exchange with Brazilian market experts.
• Factor Humano Consultora IntegralregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint organization of introductory workshop on psychosocial risk management and mental health in the workplace, with support from professional societies.
• Universidad AustralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for the diplomatura (postgraduate program) on Problematic Substance Use and Addictions, co-developed with university faculty members.
• AAPSalud (Asociación Argentina de Promoción de la Salud)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine Association for Health Promotion provides endorsement for Praesens quality products and services, with PraesensW platform developed with their support.
• Sociedad de Medicina del Trabajo del Sur de Santa FeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional society providing sponsorship and endorsement for occupational health training events organized by Praesens.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Carebook Technologies: Canadian digital health company offering the Wellness Checkpoint, JOURNEY App, and Stress@Work Global Service to employers. Direct technology partner and reseller principal of Praesens in Argentina and LATAM, and a comparable emerging player in the digital workplace wellness category.

Direct peers

• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Organizational consulting and workforce solutions firm offering talent, career, and workplace effectiveness consulting to enterprises. Comparable to Praesens in the broader organizational health and workforce consulting category, with overlapping buyer personas in HR and people operations.
• Buck Global: Consulting firm focused on health, benefits, and workforce strategies for employers. More closely comparable to Praesens than global incumbents because its core is workplace health and HR consulting for enterprise and mid-market organizations.
• ComPsych: Provider of employee assistance programs, mental health, and organizational wellbeing services to employers worldwide. Directly comparable to Praesens in delivering psychosocial support, mental health, and workplace wellness services to enterprise clients.
• International SOS: Provider of occupational health, workforce wellbeing, and medical assistance services to multinational employers operating globally. Directly comparable to Praesens in delivering occupational health programs and wellness services to organizations with distributed workforces.

Broad incumbents

• Aon: Global professional services firm with a dedicated health practice offering occupational health and workforce wellbeing consulting. Comparable to Praesens in serving enterprise clients on health risk and wellness strategy, though Aon's portfolio spans risk, reinsurance, and broader HR solutions.
• Mercer: Global HR and health consulting firm with a substantial occupational health and wellness practice serving multinational employers. Comparable to Praesens because it operates in the same workplace health and benefits consulting category, though Mercer's portfolio extends far beyond occupational health.
• Wolters Kluwer: Professional information services provider with health, safety, and compliance content and software for regulated industries. Adjacent to Praesens in occupational health and safety compliance support, though its primary delivery is information products rather than advisory consulting.
• TELUS Health: Canadian health services provider offering employee assistance programs, mental health, and corporate wellbeing solutions to multinational employers. Strategic partner of Praesens in Brazil and comparable to Praesens in workplace health delivery, though far broader in scale and geographic scope.
• Willis Towers Watson (WTW): Global advisory firm offering health, wellbeing, and benefits consulting to large enterprises. Overlaps with Praesens in workplace wellbeing and occupational health advisory services, but operates at far broader scale across insurance, risk, and actuarial services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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