ViaMed

What ViaMed does

ViaMed GmbH is a Stuttgart-based medical consulting company founded in 1998 by Dr. med. Thorsten Pilgrim that operates as a B2B healthcare services platform for the German market. The company delivers four established solution lines: outpatient solutions (Praxisklinik hybrid clinic model, point-of-care diagnostics via BOSCH Vivalytic devices, personalized medicine), medical assessments and expert opinions across all medical specialties, specialist staffing solutions (including international recruitment via MEDFAMI GmbH), and digital corporate health management (BGM 4.0). Complementing these established offerings, ViaMed positions a portfolio of forward-looking digital concepts including telemedicine, eHealth AI, VR/AR-based elderly care, and nursing robotics.

The business operates through a highly asset-light, network-driven model: only approximately 20 permanent staff are based at the Stuttgart-Weilimdorf headquarters, with the remainder of the workforce drawn from a curated nationwide network of over 4,000 physicians and 600+ nursing/medical specialists (approximately 2,000 used regularly and ~200 deployed in mobile Stuttgart-area roles). Revenue is generated primarily through professional services and managed services contracts: medical assessments and expert opinions for insurers, case management for complex and cost-intensive cases, corporate health programs for employers, professional staffing deployments, and self-pay COVID-19 PCR testing priced at 100 EUR per test. Pricing for the bulk of B2B engagements is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting approximately 50 statutory and private health insurers (GKV/PKV) as well as accident and life insurers, German municipalities, employers, clinics and medical practices, and pharmaceutical/medtech companies.

ViaMed's strategic footprint is defined by a portfolio of subsidiaries, JVs, and historical exits. Currently active affiliates include Praxisklinik Oberes Murrtal GmbH (33% stake, hybrid rural care since 2020), MEDFAMI GmbH (medical staff migration from Turkey, founded 2023), and BluPink GmbH (100% owned, marketing a registered Geschlechtsfilter-Patent). Historic exits include AnyCare GmbH (sold 2016 to Thieme Verlagsgruppe, now Thieme TeleCare) and CareLutions GmbH (sold 2020 to Debeka and SDK, now Widecare GmbH). The company is supported by a BOSCH Healthcare Solutions partnership for Vivalytic point-of-care diagnostics and by IHK Region Stuttgart institutional ties via the founder's roles as Chairman of the Healthcare Economics Committee (since 2011) and Deputy President (since 2022). The company remains founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investment.

Name

ViaMed

Legal name

ViaMed GmbH Medical Consulting

Website

https://viamed.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ViaMed GmbH is a Stuttgart-based medical consulting firm founded in 1998 that delivers B2B healthcare services—including medical assessments, case management, point-of-care diagnostics, and corporate health management—to approximately 50 German health insurers, municipalities, employers, and clinics through a nationwide network of over 4,000 physicians and 600+ nursing specialists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Consulting Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Specialty Care Platforms (tele-stroke, tele-ICU, tele-derm, tele-cardiology) (HLALABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nurse Triage & Clinical Call-Center Teletriage Platforms (HLALAJAC), Virtual Urgent Care & On-Demand Teletriage Services (HLAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Medical consulting services
• Medical assessment services
• Corporate health management
• Telemedicine healthcare solutions
• Point-of-care diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Expertise and Assessments: Comprehensive medical assessments, expert opinions, and evaluations for insurance companies across all medical specialties nationwide. Includes medical necessity reviews, treatment evaluations, and disability assessments.
2. Case Management: Individual care management for medically complex and cost-intensive cases. Includes case responsibility through capture, planning, organization, and mediation of support services. Process optimization to accelerate care and improve quality.
3. Corporate Health Management (BGM): Digital corporate health management services including sleep optimization, psychosocial health, and wellbeing programs. Focus on productivity improvement and employee satisfaction.
4. Staffing and Freelance Medical Professionals: Deployment of a nationwide network of over 4000 doctors and 600+ nursing/medical staff for temporary staffing, assessments, second opinions, case management, and service visits.
5. COVID-19 Testing Services: PCR testing services for self-payers at 100 EUR per test. Previously offered mobile vaccination centers and rapid antigen testing (now discontinued due to lack of legal basis).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ViaMed is a medical consulting firm that delivers medical assessments, expert opinions, case management, telemedicine, point-of-care diagnostics, corporate health management, and hybrid ambulatory care solutions to German health insurers, municipalities, employers, clinics, and pharma/medtech companies via a nationwide network of more than 4,000 doctors and 600+ nursing/medical specialists. Its established solutions include the Praxisklinik hybrid clinic model, PoC diagnostics using Bosch Vivalytic devices, BGM 4.0 corporate health programs, and medical staff migration services through its MEDFAMI subsidiary.

Product overview

ViaMed is a medical consulting company founded in 1998 offering a comprehensive portfolio of healthcare solutions and services. The core offerings include outpatient solutions (Praxisklinik, PoC-Diagnostics), medical assessment services (expert opinions, second opinions, case management), specialist staffing solutions (via MEDFAMI GmbH), and corporate health management (BGM 4.0). These are complemented by forward-looking digital concepts (telemedicine, Digital Health, eHealth AI), care concepts (VR/AR and robotics for elderly care), and outpatient/corporate concepts (personalized medicine, Versorgung 4.0, automation). The company operates through multiple subsidiaries including Praxisklinik Oberes Murrtal GmbH and MEDFAMI GmbH, serving approximately 50 health insurance providers nationwide with a network of over 4,000 physicians and 600 nursing/medical staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ambulante Lösungen (Outpatient Solutions)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60,000 patients vaccinated against Corona with team of over 40 vaccination doctors and 80+ medical professionals
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• Praxisklinik Oberes Murrtal GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture founded in 2020 (33% ViaMed stake) with Rolf Barreuther and Stefan Wahl. Provides hybrid ambulatory care solutions for rural areas combining local physicians with telemedicine-connected specialists.
• MEDFAMI GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Staff Migration company founded in 2023 to support medical professionals from Turkey with migration to Germany. Highly scalable approach to address nursing shortage.
• IHK Region StuttgartmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly developed mobile pop-up vaccination centers in the Stuttgart area. IHK member companies (focus on gastronomy, retail, cultural sectors) were piloted. Partnership with over 40 vaccination doctors and 80+ medical professionals.
• BOSCH Healthcare SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of Vivalytic devices used for fast PCR testing. Results available in 1-2 hours (39 min for Corona PCR), high validation quality equivalent to RT-PCR.
• German Health Insurance CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproximately 50 statutory and private health insurance companies nationwide are ViaMed customers. ViaMed provides assessments, case management, and health services on behalf of these insurers.
• Thieme VerlagsgruppeminorOthersAcquired AnyCare GmbH in 2016 (founded by ViaMed in 2000). Today operates as Thieme TeleCare.
• Debeka Krankenversicherung and Süddeutsche Krankenversicherung (SDK)minorOthersAcquired CareLutions GmbH in 2020 (founded by ViaMed in 2017). Today operates as Widecare GmbH.
• German MunicipalitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with municipalities (e.g., Stadthallen), educational institutions (schools, Kita), associations (Sporthallen), nursing homes, church institutions, and associations for mobile vaccination centers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Doctolib: European leader in practice management, online booking, and increasingly telehealth across Germany and France. Operates at much larger scale with overlapping service categories (telehealth, patient/provider tools) but broader incumbent portfolio.
• CompuGroup Medical (CGM): Major German health IT incumbent providing EHR, practice software, and increasingly telehealth solutions to physicians and hospitals. Overlaps with ViaMed on digital health infrastructure but with broader portfolio and public-company scale.

Direct peers

• SHL Telemedicine: Israel-based telemedicine and remote monitoring provider with European footprint. Comparable in providing remote medical services, chronic disease management, and B2B partnerships with health insurers and providers.
• TeleClinic: Germany-based telemedicine platform offering video consultations, e-prescriptions, and specialist access. Direct competitor in German virtual care market with overlapping B2B distribution to insurers and employers.
• Zava: European digital health platform providing remote consultations, prescriptions, and ongoing care across the UK, Germany, France, and Ireland. Comparable telehealth and assessment business model serving patients via B2B and D2C channels.
• Medi24: Swiss medical hotline and telemedicine provider owned by the Swiss medical call center group. Comparable business model of providing remote medical assessments and triage to insurers and patients across the DACH region.
• Medwing: Berlin-based healthcare staffing marketplace connecting medical professionals with healthcare facilities. Comparable to ViaMed's medical professional staffing and MEDFAMI subsidiary in serving Germany's healthcare workforce shortage.
• Sanvartis: German provider of medical hotlines, telemedicine, and B2B health services to statutory and private health insurers. Highly comparable B2B service model, customer base, and product scope (teletriage, expert assessments, chronic disease support) make it the closest direct peer to ViaMed.

Emerging players

• DocMorris (Zur Rose Group): European online pharmacy and digital health platform with German operations. Overlaps with ViaMed on integrated digital care delivery (e-prescriptions, telehealth, chronic condition management) but operates from pharmacy/dispensing angle.

Regional players

• Medgate: Swiss telemedicine provider operating one of Europe's largest telemedical centers. Comparable hybrid telemedicine model with similar services (consultations, triage, assessments), though primarily serving the Swiss market rather than Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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