Telesalud Colombia

What Telesalud Colombia does

Telesalud Colombia (legal name: Telesalud Universidad de Caldas) is a research and service group within Universidad de Caldas' Faculty of Health Sciences, founded in 2001 and operating for over 25 years from Manizales, Colombia, with international offices in Montpellier (France) and Barcelona (Spain). The organization operates across three integrated pillars: virtual healthcare education, telemedicine services, and applied research, delivering proprietary telemedicina software, mobile applications, and digital tools validated through academic research under Colombian health regulations. Its technology stack includes Starlink satellite connectivity for 'digital silence' zones, AI-powered diagnostic and triage systems, VR-based mental health cabins (Cabina Móvil VirtualMente), mobile teleconsultation units, and a 24/7 virtual learning campus with multimedia content and clinical simulations.

The organization reaches four primary customer segments: healthcare professionals and students across Latin America and Europe (over 100,000 trained with 92% certification rate, in 20 countries), rural and underserved communities in Colombia (over 3 million beneficiaries through telemedicina programs), government health institutions (notably the Direccion Territorial de Salud de Caldas with 13,544 free trainees in 2022), and vulnerable populations including prison inmates (400+ teleconsultations via Telepsiquiatria Penitenciaria). Revenue is generated through paid virtual courses and diplomas (individual and institutional enrollment via WhatsApp and Davivienda PSE), telemedicine services and technology licensing to IPS, hospitals, and territorial health directorates, and competitive research grants from Minciencias, USAID, BID, CEPAL, OPS/OMS, and IDRC. The Telesalud 5.0 diplomado is the regulatory credential required for telemedicine habilitation in Colombia, making the organization the de facto standards-setter for practitioner entry into the country's telemedicine market.

Name

Telesalud Colombia

Legal name

Telesalud Universidad de Caldas

Website

https://telesaludcolombia.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Telesalud Colombia is a 25-year research group of Universidad de Caldas delivering telemedicine services, AI-powered digital health tools, and accredited virtual healthcare education to professionals, rural communities, government institutions, and vulnerable populations across Latin America and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telemedicine Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Care Team Collaboration & Provider-to-Provider Teleconsult Platforms (eConsults) (HLALABAI)

Keywords

• Telemedicine services
• Virtual health education
• Digital health solutions
• Continuing medical education
• Telehealth platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Manizales

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Virtual Education Programs (Courses and Diplomas): Revenue generated from paid virtual courses and diploma programs in healthcare topics (telemedicine, neonatology, oncology, mental health, etc.). Programs are priced per enrollment with institutional payment processing via Davivienda PSE. Discounts are offered for early enrollment. Programs serve healthcare professionals across Latin America.
2. Telemedicine Services and Technology Licensing: Provision of telemedicine platforms, software, and mobile health units to healthcare institutions and government bodies. Includes consulting for telemedicina habilitation under Colombian health regulations (Telesalud 5.0). Revenue from institutional contracts with IPS, hospitals, and territorial health directorates.
3. Research and Grant Funding: Funded through competitive government science grants from Minciencias (formerly Colciencias), international development organizations (USAID), and multilateral agencies (BID, CEPAL, OPS/OMS). These fund R&D projects, pilot programs, and social impact initiatives rather than constituting direct revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Telesalud Universidad de Caldas delivers telemedicine services and platforms that connect rural patients with urban specialists (including satellite-connected mobile units), alongside a portfolio of accredited virtual courses and diplomados in healthcare topics delivered through a 24/7 virtual learning campus. The organization also develops proprietary telemedicine software, mobile applications, and digital tools validated through academic research at the Faculty of Health Sciences of Universidad de Caldas.

Product overview

Telesalud Universidad de Caldas is a pioneering research group with over 25 years of experience developing digital health solutions. The organization offers a unified platform combining telemedicine services, specialized health software, mobile applications, and a comprehensive virtual education portfolio. The core offerings include: Telemedicina (telemedicine platform with satellite connectivity for rural areas), Cabina Móvil VirtualMente (AI-powered mobile mental health units), TelePodcast (health education podcast), and a portfolio of over 20 virtual courses and diplomados covering mental health, oncology, maternal-child health, infectious diseases, and emerging technologies like AI in healthcare. The education offerings include certificates, courses, and diplomados in health topics, all certified by Universidad de Caldas, serving students across 20 countries in the Americas and Europe with over 100,000 students trained.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TelePodcast: A podcast channel by Telesalud Universidad de Caldas focusing on health and wellness topics, featuring expert interviews and discussions on telemedicine, AI in health, and healthy lifestyle promotion.

Products and services

• Telemedicina Digital telemedicine platform connecting rural patients with specialists through teleconsultation, telexpertise, and Starlink satellite connectivity, including the Ruta de la Telemedicina program for underserved communities.
• Inteligencia Artificial para Profesionales de la Salud Virtual course on Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Generative AI for healthcare professionals, covering imaging, automated triage, clinical history management, and ethics.
• Emergencia Comportamental Virtual course covering verbal, physical, and pharmacological containment techniques for managing psychomotor agitation crises in healthcare settings.
• Reanimación Neonatal 48 certified-hour course on neonatal resuscitation covering physiological changes at birth, initial resuscitation steps, alternative airways, and preterm resuscitation.
• Emergencias Obstétricas 120-hour diplomado covering hypertensive disorders, obstetric hemorrhage, thromboembolic events, maternal code blue, sepsis, and fetal patient management.
• Prevención Combinada PEP y PrEP Combined HIV prevention diplomado covering Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis with clinical and community application strategies.
• AIEPI Clínico Diplomado on Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses training healthcare professionals in comprehensive curative, preventive, and promotional care for children under 5 years.
• Código Fucsia - Atención Integral a Víctimas de Violencia Sexual 60-hour diplomado exclusively endorsed by Direccion Territorial de Salud de Caldas covering comprehensive care for sexual violence victims.
• Consejería en Lactancia Materna Diplomado providing breastfeeding counseling skills, covering biological aspects of lactation and counseling techniques to increase breastfeeding rates.
• AIEPI Comunitario 56-hour community IMCI course training health service professionals to promote healthy family and community practices for child growth and development.
• Telesalud 5.0 120-hour diplomado on telemedicine enabling requirements, implementation, and responsible use in Colombia; certificate is required for telemedicine habilitation (80 directed + 40 independent study hours).
• Salud Trans Comprehensive transgender health diplomado covering legal frameworks, collective health, primary care, sexuality, medical procedures, and gender-affirming surgeries.
• Abordaje Integral en Consumo de SPA Substance abuse comprehensive approach diplomado covering treatment, mental disorders, counseling skills, treatment planning, case management, crisis intervention, and ethics in addictions.
• Manejo del Dolor y Cuidados Paliativos Pain management and palliative care diplomado covering pain principles, pharmacology, acute/chronic pain, oncology pain, palliative medicine, and headaches.
• Educación Sexual desde una Perspectiva de Derechos Sexual education diplomado from a human rights perspective covering gender equality, diversity respect, sexual and reproductive rights, and pedagogical strategies.
• Cáncer de Cérvix y Toma de Citología Cervical cancer course covering epidemiology, anatomy, HPV infection, carcinogenesis, cytology, colposcopy, VIA/VILI techniques, DNA testing, and humanized patient care.
• Cáncer de Mama Breast cancer course covering general aspects, screening strategies, BIRADS classification, biopsy indications, management algorithms, and humanized patient care.
• Nutrición en la Primera Infancia e Infancia Childhood nutrition diplomado covering growth, feeding, nutrition foundations, obesity, malnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies in early and childhood.
• Salud Mental en Atención Primaria Mental health diplomado based on the mhGAP model covering depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, behavioral disorders, dementia, substance use, and self-harm/suicide prevention.
• Espacios Libres de Discriminación Discrimination-free environments diplomado training healthcare staff on LGBTI rights, historical context, inclusive healthcare approaches, and gender-based violence prevention.
• Telepsicología Telepsychology course covering psychological intervention through technology including theoretical aspects, practical applications, special situations, and ethical regulations.
• Primeros Respondientes en Salud Mental Mental health first responders course covering social skills, mental health promotion, physical wellness, substance abuse, and suicide prevention for community health workers.
• ETMIplus y Ruta Materno Perinatal ETMIplus and maternal-perinatal route diplomado covering sexual/reproductive health norms, maternal health, infectious diseases, pregnancy monitoring, newborn care, and contraception/IVE.
• TelePodcast Health and wellness podcast channel featuring expert interviews and discussions on telemedicine, AI, mental health, sexual health, chronic disease management, and professional health topics, available on Spotify and other podcast platforms.
• Cabina Móvil VirtualMente Mobile mental health unit combining AI, teleorientation, and educational processes; features AI-powered depression and anxiety screening with 92% diagnostic accuracy versus clinical psychologist evaluation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $17,000 million COP saved in travel costs for rural families through the Ruta de la Telemedicina program
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• Universidad de Caldas - Facultad de Ciencias para la SaludcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelesalud is a research and service unit of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Universidad de Caldas. The faculty provides institutional backing, academic accreditation, and research infrastructure. All Telesalud programs carry the university's quality accreditation.
• Corporacion IPS Universitaria de CaldascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey healthcare institution partner for delivering telemedicina services. Collaborates on mobile health units, prison telemedicina programs, and the Minciencias-funded Cabina Movil VirtualMente project.
• Direccion Territorial de Salud de CaldascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment health authority of Caldas department. Major institutional alliance for training healthcare workers (13,544 trained in 2022 free of charge) and implementing public health telemedicina programs across the department.
• Universidad Abierta de Cataluna (UOC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelesalud leads the Red Iberoamericana de Tecnologias Moviles en Salud (RITMOS) in partnership with UOC, coordinating m-Health projects to eliminate health access barriers globally. RITMOS is an international network of mobile health technology collaborators.
• Universidad de Concepcion (Chile)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation agreement signed for joint academic activities, collaborative research projects, telemedicina strategy implementation, and technology development in Colombia and Chile, enabling institutional strengthening and improved health outcomes.
• VehicaldasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVehicle partner enabling Telesalud's mobile health units to travel to the most distant rural zones of Colombia. Vehicaldas provides specialized vehicles that allow the telemedicina team to deploy services in hard-to-reach territories.
• Premier SaludminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the prison telemedicina initiative alongside IPS Universitaria. Premier Salud collaborates on delivering specialized telemedicina consultations to prison populations in Caldas.
• Andina AutomotrizminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner collaborating with Telesalud on social mission 'Salvar vidas a traves de la tecnologia' (Saving lives through technology), contributing resources for outreach programs.
• Direccion Territorial de Salud de Caldas (DTSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe only DTSC-endorsed program: 'Atencion Integral a Victimas de Violencia Sexual Codigo Fucsia.' DTSC provides official endorsement and regulatory alignment for this specialized training program addressing sexual violence victims.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• MDLive: US telehealth platform (part of Evernorth/Cigna) providing virtual urgent care, behavioral health, and primary care. Comparable as an established telehealth operator with a similar service mix including a strong mental health focus.
• Practo: Digital health platform operating across multiple emerging markets including India, Southeast Asia, and LATAM. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering combined telemedicine, health professional booking, and digital health services to similar emerging market audiences.
• Amwell: US-based telehealth platform serving health systems, insurers, and employers. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering provider-integrated virtual care platforms to enterprises and health systems with a similar B2B angle.
• Teladoc Health: Global telehealth leader offering virtual care services across dozens of countries. Comparable as a broad incumbent in telehealth with significantly larger scale, public-market presence, and broader geographic reach than Telesalud.

Direct peers

• GlobalMed: Provider of telemedicine hardware, software, and clinical workflows for healthcare organizations. Comparable as a vendor offering end-to-end telemedicine technology solutions for providers, similar to Telesalud's technology stack including mobile units.
• AMD Global Telemedicine: Telemedicine equipment and software provider for healthcare delivery, including cart-based and mobile solutions. Comparable as a vendor focused on the provider-side technology that enables remote consultations in low-connectivity settings.
• Doctoralia: Global medical booking and telehealth platform (part of Docplanner) operating across Latin America including Colombia. Directly comparable as a consumer-facing telehealth platform targeting similar patient and provider segments in the same geographies.
• Doc.com: Latin American telemedicine platform offering integrated telehealth and pharmacy services across multiple LATAM countries. Comparable as a multi-country LATAM telehealth operator with a similar digital health service model.
• i-Medicus: Telemedicine solutions provider serving emerging markets including Latin America. Comparable as a direct peer offering telemedicine platforms to underserved populations; recently signed an alliance with Telesalud for collaboration.
• 1DOC3: Colombian telemedicine platform focused on digital health consultations including mental health. Comparable as a domestic Colombian telehealth provider competing for the same patient and provider segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/telesaludcol
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/TelesaludColombia
• Facebookfacebook.com/telesaludcolombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/telesaludcolombia
• Instagraminstagram.com/telesaludcolombia
• TikToktiktok.com/@telesaludcolombia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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