Kennis Over Zien

What Kennis Over Zien does

Kennis Over Zien is a Dutch non-profit collaboration platform that aggregates and disseminates expertise about visual impairments to professionals across the Netherlands. It is structured as a 'samenwerkingsverband' (partnership) of five established Dutch organizations: three expertise organizations — Bartiméus, Koninklijke Visio, and Robert Coppes Stichting — and two patient advocacy associations — Oogvereniging and MaculaVereniging. The platform's stated mission is to make life easier for visually impaired and blind individuals by improving the ability of healthcare, care-facility, and municipal professionals to recognize and respond to visual problems.

The platform is built on a web-based knowledge management architecture and delivers three core product surfaces: Kennisartikelen (knowledge articles providing background information and the latest insights), E-learnings (online learning modules supporting professional recognition and management of visual problems), and Interventies (practical intervention tools for daily work with visually impaired individuals). Content is organized into six knowledge themes: Aandoeningen (Conditions), CVI & NAH (cerebral and acquired brain injury), Ouder worden (Aging), Toegankelijke samenleving (Accessible society), Visuele en verstandelijke beperking (Visual and intellectual disability), and Vitaliteit en mentale weerbaarheid (Vitality and mental resilience). The platform supplements digital content with community-facing activities, including the annual 'Oog op Kennis' event.

The organization's revenue model is not commercial; rather, it is funded and operated through its partner consortium, with no publicly disclosed pricing or subscription tiers. Distribution is digital-first via the self-serve kennisoverzien.nl platform, supported by the partner organizations' own professional networks. Target customer segments are healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses), care facility and residential staff, and municipal officials responsible for citizen services and accessibility. The entity is headquartered in Utrecht, employs 9 people, and shows no evidence of external investment, venture funding, or M&A activity.

Name

Kennis Over Zien

Legal name

Kennis Over Zien

Website

https://kennisoverzien.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kennis Over Zien is a Dutch non-profit collaboration platform operated jointly by five visual-impairment expertise and patient advocacy organizations, delivering knowledge articles, e-learnings, and practical tools to healthcare, care-facility, and municipal professionals in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Digital Content (EDAGAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Inclusive Content Services (EDAGAKAJ)

Keywords

• Visual impairment education
• Healthcare knowledge sharing
• Accessibility training resources
• Nonprofit knowledge platform
• Professional e-learning

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Knowledge Platform Services: The organization operates as a collaborative knowledge-sharing platform funded by its partner expertise organizations (Bartiméus, Koninklijke Visio, Robert Coppes Stichting) and interest associations (Oogvereniging, MaculaVereniging). Revenue model appears to be supported/organizational funding rather than direct commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kennis Over Zien operates a web-based knowledge-sharing platform that aggregates and distributes expertise on visual impairments to professional audiences in the Netherlands. Its core offerings are Kennisartikelen (knowledge articles with background information and latest insights), E-learnings (structured online learning modules), and Interventies (practical intervention tools), all organized under six knowledge themes covering conditions, CVI & NAH, aging, accessible society, visual-intellectual disability, and vitality and mental resilience.

Product overview

Kennis Over Zien is a unified knowledge platform that aggregates and shares knowledge about visual impairments. The platform operates as a collaboration between five Dutch organizations (Bartiméus, Koninklijke Visio, Robert Coppes Stichting, Oogvereniging, and MaculaVereniging) and offers three core product types: Kennisartikelen (knowledge articles providing background information and latest insights), E-learnings (online educational modules), and Interventies (practical intervention tools). Content is organized into six knowledge themes: Aandoeningen (Conditions), CVI & NAH, Ouder worden (Aging), Toegankelijke samenleving (Accessible society), Visuele en verstandelijke beperking (Visual and intellectual disability), and Vitaliteit en mentale weerbaarheid (Vitality and mental resilience). The platform targets professionals working with visually impaired or blind people in healthcare, residential care, and municipal settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BartiméuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three expertise organizations forming the core collaboration of Kennis Over Zien. Bartiméus contributes specialized knowledge about visual impairment to the shared knowledge platform, helping develop and distribute expertise to professionals working with blind and visually impaired individuals.
• Koninklijke VisiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal Visio is one of the three expertise organizations forming the Kennis Over Zien collaboration. As a leading Dutch organization for visual impairment, Visio contributes its specialized knowledge and research to the joint knowledge platform, enabling broader dissemination of expertise to healthcare and care professionals.
• Robert Coppes StichtingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the three expertise organizations in the Kennis Over Zien partnership. The Robert Coppes Stichting contributes specialized expertise on visual impairment to the collaborative knowledge platform, supporting the shared mission of improving life for visually impaired individuals through knowledge sharing.
• OogverenigingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Eye Association (Oogvereniging) is one of two patient advocacy organizations in the Kennis Over Zien collaboration. As a membership organization representing visually impaired individuals, it provides the patient perspective and helps ensure the knowledge platform addresses real-world needs of the community.
• MaculaVerenigingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaculaVereniging is the second patient advocacy organization in the Kennis Over Zien partnership, specializing in macula-related visual conditions. The organization contributes patient expertise and lived experience perspectives to the knowledge platform, complementing the clinical expertise of the three partner organizations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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