Podo-IT

What Podo-IT does

Podo-IT B.V. is a Dutch software company that develops practice management software for foot care professionals, primarily podotherapists, orthopedic shoe technologists, orthopedic shoemakers, and medical pedicures. The company's core product, also branded Podo-IT, is a daily-use platform covering patient dossiers, agenda scheduling with automatic routing to the shortest-waiting-time location, automated email/SMS correspondence, call lists differentiated by referral type, reschedule lists, work schedules, and real-time administrative dashboards. A sister product, Ortho-IT, addresses orthopedic shoemakers with shared modules. The software is built on a modern stack (C#, SQL, Kubernetes, Svelte 5, Purescript, Haskell) and is co-developed with practitioners under a "for practitioners, by practitioners" model. It integrates directly with the Topicus VIPLive app to capture external pedicure treatments of risk patients.

Podo-IT operates as a wholly-owned software subsidiary of Stepp Footcare, a Dutch medical knowledge centre encompassing podotherapy, orthopedic shoe technology, pedicure, retail, and manufacturing across more than 700 professionals. The development team comprises 25 people based at the Hengelo headquarters, with additional development reach into Haaksbergen and Portugal. The company holds ISO 27001 and NEN 7510 certifications, which are prerequisites for handling Dutch patient medical data under the WGBO and AVG frameworks.

The business runs on a recurring subscription model targeted at Dutch foot care practices, with pricing not publicly disclosed and customer acquisition conducted via website contact forms, a helpdesk email, and cross-referral from affiliated Stepp Footcare entities. Distribution is direct sales-led, and the company is also actively developing a new order portal (Bestelportaal) and a production module (Productiemodule) for its orthopedic operations in Haaksbergen and Portugal, signalling movement from practice management into production workflow software.

Name

Podo-IT

Legal name

Podo-IT B.V.

Website

https://podo-it.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Podo-IT B.V. is a Dutch SaaS subsidiary of Stepp Footcare that builds daily-use practice management software for podotherapists, orthopedic shoe technologists, and medical pedicures in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Practice Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKALAG

Foot & Ankle

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

SECONDARYCRAAACAG

Comfort, Orthopedic & Medical Footwear

Consumer Products & Retail/Apparel, Footwear & Accessories/Footwear Brands & Manufacturing

SECONDARYHLAFAIAL

Podiatry & Foot/Ankle Surgery Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Surgical Centers & Perioperative Care (ASCs)

Keywords

• Practice management software
• Podiatry software
• Patient management software
• Healthcare administration
• Foot care software

Headquarters

HQ city

Hengelo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Practice Management Software Subscription: Podo-IT provides software for foot care practices where practitioners and back-office staff log in daily to manage their work. The software covers administration, implementation of science, and integration with innovative products and services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Podo-IT develops and sells patient and practice management software for foot care practices in the Netherlands, including podotherapy, orthopedic shoe technology, and medical pedicure workflows. The software covers patient dossiers, agenda scheduling with location-based optimization, automated email and SMS appointment reminders, call lists, relocation lists, work schedules, dashboards, and a preventive foot care module integrated with the Topicus VIPLive app. A parallel Ortho-IT platform serves orthopedic shoemakers with additional production and ordering capabilities.

Product overview

Podo-IT is a unified patient management software platform for foot care practices, developed in collaboration with practitioners (podotherapeutists, orthopedic shoemakers, medical pedicures, and practice assistants). The product portfolio consists of two core platforms: Podo-IT (for general foot care practices) and Ortho-IT (for orthopedic shoemakers), both sharing common modules including the Dashboard, Oproeplijst (Call List), and Verzetlijst (Relocation List). The platform also includes modules for automatic email/SMS messaging and agenda streamlining. Podo-IT and Ortho-IT are developed under the parent company Stepp Footcare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Podo-IT Patient and practice management software for foot care practices including podotherapy and medical pedicure, covering patient dossiers, agenda planning with location-based optimization, automated email and SMS appointment reminders, call lists, relocation lists, work schedules, dashboards, and a preventive foot care module integrated with Topicus VIPLive.
• Ortho-IT

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Voetencentrum WendercoreTechnology or IntegrationVoetencentrum Wender is a partner podotherapy practice that uses Podo-IT software. Listed as a partner on the Podo-IT website, indicating a collaborative relationship in the foot care ecosystem.
• Voetmax OrthopediecoreTechnology or IntegrationVoetmax Orthopedie is an orthopedic shoe partner that works with Podo-IT/Ortho-IT software. Part of the Stepp Footcare group (affiliated company) providing orthopedic products and services.
• Topicus (VIPLive)coreTechnology or IntegrationTopicus VIPLive app integration allows external pedicures to register treatments of risk patients, which connects directly with Podo-IT's preventive foot care module. This integration enables seamless data flow between Podo-IT and the VIPLive app used by external pedicures.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Intramed: Dutch provider of practice-management and EHR software for multiple medical specialties. Closely comparable to Podo-IT as a vertical practice-management vendor serving Dutch healthcare practitioners and competing for the same IT budgets.
• Meditab: US vendor of specialty EHR/practice-management software with a dedicated IMS for Podiatry product. Direct functional analog to Podo-IT in a different geography, demonstrating the global pattern of vertical EHR/PM software for foot and ankle specialists.
• Modernizing Medicine (ModMed): US vendor of specialty-specific EHR systems, including podiatry, built in close collaboration with practitioners. Closely comparable to Podo-IT's 'by practitioners, for practitioners' positioning and vertical SaaS model.
• Topicus: Dutch healthcare software vendor whose VIPLive primary-care platform is already integrated with Podo-IT for preventive foot care. Topicus operates adjacent practice-management and primary-care software in the Netherlands, making it both a partner and a competitive threat for Dutch specialty workflow software.

Broad incumbents

• Nedap Healthcare: Dutch healthcare IT vendor with a broad portfolio spanning EHR, care-planning, and elderly care solutions. Comparable as a Dutch healthcare software incumbent with overlapping regulated-data capabilities and customer segments.
• eClinicalWorks: US vendor of ambulatory EHR and practice-management solutions used by multi-specialty practices. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering PM/EHR for ambulatory healthcare, including specialty configurations that compete for the same type of customer as Podo-IT.
• Chipsoft: Major Dutch hospital and specialty EMR vendor (HiX) that could expand downstream into smaller specialty practices. A broad incumbent in the same Dutch healthcare IT market that competes indirectly for the same regulated customer base.
• Epic Systems: Global leader in EMR/EHR software used by large hospital systems. While not a direct Dutch foot-care competitor, Epic's growing footprint in Europe represents a long-term competitive threat to niche vertical PM software via system-wide contracts.
• Athenahealth: US cloud-based practice management and EHR vendor serving ambulatory practices of various specialties. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering cloud PM/EHR for ambulatory specialists, illustrating the platform alternative to vertical niche vendors.
• CompuGroup Medical: European healthcare IT major with deep presence in the DACH and Benelux regions. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering practice-management and EHR solutions that could target the Dutch specialty market Podo-IT serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/podo-it

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 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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