Scio Education

What Scio Education does

Scio Education, operating under the legal entity Infinity Doctors Education S.A., is a Brazilian online education company founded in 2016 that specializes in mental health and psychiatry training for healthcare professionals. Its core business revolves around graduate-level postgraduate programs in Psychiatry, Mental Health, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, delivered in partnership with the Department of Mental Health of the Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP). Since launching its first psychiatry postgraduate cohort in 2016, the company has trained over 700 specialists, positioning itself as one of the more recognized psychiatry training providers in Brazil.

The product portfolio includes flagship postgraduate programs (in-person and EAD formats), an 86-hour asynchronous board certification exam preparation course for the ABP psychiatry title exam priced at R$4,000, individual online webinars and seminars covering specific psychiatric topics (priced between R$30 and R$69.90), the Scio Cult sub-brand offering psychiatric film analyses, the 'Escuta esse filme' podcast, a free mental health blog, and a medical supervision booking service. The underlying technology is a straightforward EAD (distance learning) platform delivering pre-recorded video content with limited-time or lifetime access, distributed directly through the company website and via third-party platforms such as Kiwify and Hotmart.

The business model is primarily transaction-based: one-time payments for individual courses, webinars, and exam prep, with postgraduate programs operating on a recurring tuition basis. Sales are conducted through a direct online self-serve model supplemented by content marketing (blog, YouTube, social media, newsletter) and event-driven demand generation via webinars and the annual Critical Skills Global Forum. Customer acquisition targets Brazilian medical professionals and students seeking psychiatry and mental health specialization. The company operates with a lean team of approximately 6 employees and no disclosed external funding, functioning as a privately held S.A. entity.

Name

Scio Education

Legal name

Infinity Doctors Education S.A.

Website

https://scioeducation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Scio Education is a Brazilian online education platform that delivers postgraduate programs, board certification exam preparation, and continuing education in psychiatry and mental health, primarily to medical professionals in partnership with FCMSCSP.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Educational Services (61), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medicine & Allied Health (Clinical) (EDAGABAG)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Psychiatry training
• Mental health courses
• Distance learning
• Postgraduate programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Osasco

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EAD Online Courses: Sale of individual online courses covering psychiatric topics (e.g., Fobia Social, Outros transtornos psicóticos) at various price points, delivered as pre-recorded video content with lifetime or limited-time access.
2. Postgraduate Programs: Revenue from postgraduate degree programs in Psychiatry and Mental Health developed in partnership with FCMSCSP. Programs include classroom-based and EAD formats targeting medical professionals seeking specialization.
3. Scio Cult Cultural Content: Sale of film analysis content (Cisne Negro, Bastardos Inglórios) under the Scio Cult brand, offering psychiatric and psychodynamic perspectives on cinema. Priced at R$59.90 per film analysis.
4. Board Certification Exam Preparation: Comprehensive EAD course for ABP psychiatry board certification exam preparation, priced at R$4,000 with 86 hours of content and 6-month access period.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Scio Education sells postgraduate specialization programs and online EAD courses in psychiatry and mental health, developed and delivered in partnership with the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP). Its portfolio includes a Psychiatry postgraduate, a Mental Health EAD postgraduate, a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy postgraduate, and an intensive ABP board certification exam preparation course with 86 hours of content. The company also sells individual online courses/webinars on specific psychiatric topics, a film-analysis sub-brand (Scio Cult), and a medical supervision booking service.

Product overview

Scio Education is a Brazilian education platform specializing in mental health training, operating as a course provider and content platform in partnership with the Mental Health Department of the Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP). The core offering consists of graduate-level programs (Pós-graduação em Psiquiatria, Pós-graduação em Saúde Mental, and Pós-graduação em Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental) alongside the EAD board exam preparation course. Additional offerings include individual online webinars, the Scio Cult film analysis sub-brand, a blog with free mental health articles, and the 'Escuta esse filme' podcast. The portfolio is unified under the mental health education umbrella, with the FCMSCSP partnership providing academic credibility and clinical expertise to all programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pós-graduação em Psiquiatria Graduate-level specialization program in Psychiatry offered in partnership with the Mental Health Department of FCMSCSP, providing comprehensive training in psychiatric practice for medical professionals.
• Pós-graduação em Saúde Mental (EAD) Distance-learning graduate program in Mental Health offered by the Mental Health Department of FCMSCSP, training professionals from any undergraduate field to handle situations involving mental disorders with theoretical and practical skills.
• Pós-graduação em Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental com ênfase na Saúde Mental Graduate program in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with emphasis on Mental Health, training professionals in evidence-based therapeutic approaches, offered in partnership with FCMSCSP.
• Curso EAD: Prova de Título de Psiquiatria Intensive EAD preparation course for the ABP (Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria) psychiatry board examination, featuring 86 hours of asynchronous online classes plus 20 hours of free content including resolution of past exam papers; priced at R$4,000 with 6-month access.
• Webinars / Cursos Online de Saúde Mental Individual online courses covering specific mental health topics such as Social Phobia (Fobia Social, R$69.90) and Other Psychotic Disorders (Outros transtornos psicóticos, R$30.00), taught by renowned psychiatrists and sold as recorded content.
• Scio Cult Film Analyses Film analysis content examining movies such as Black Swan (Cisne Negro) and Inglourious Basterds (Bastardos Inglórios) from a psychiatric and psychodynamic perspective, priced at R$59.90 per analysis.
• Supervisão Médica Medical supervision service for professional development and clinical guidance, booked through the SimplyBook scheduling system.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 specialists trained in psychiatry postgraduate program since 2016
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScio Education is the company responsible for developing and delivering courses in partnership with the Department of Mental Health of FCMSCSP. This includes the renowned Psychiatry Postgraduate Program, Mental Health EAD Postgraduate Program, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program. The partnership leverages FCMSCSP's academic reputation and clinical facilities for course delivery.
• Frontiers in Psychiatry (Journal)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for research publication. The Critical Skills methodology study 'Framework proposal for Role-Playing Games as mental health intervention: the Critical Skills methodology' was published in Frontiers in Psychiatry (2024), validating the gamification approach used in Scio Education's programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Afya Educacional: Brazil's largest medical-education group operating undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education programs. Directly comparable to Scio as a Brazilian medical-CE provider, though at significantly greater scale and with broader coverage across multiple specialties.
• Sanar: Brazilian digital health and medical education platform offering courses, residency prep, and clinical decision tools to medical students and professionals. Comparable to Scio in serving healthcare professionals in Brazil with paid online CE content and postgraduate prep.
• Faculdade Unyleya: Brazilian EAD institution offering postgraduate and extension courses across health and business verticals. Comparable to Scio as a Brazilian EAD postgraduate provider, particularly in health-related specializations.
• Pebmed: Brazilian medical knowledge and continuing education platform (Whitebook, Medictests, Portal PEBMED) serving physicians with clinical decision support, residency prep, and CE content. Closely comparable to Scio in serving Brazilian medical professionals with paid CE and certification prep.
• Cetrus: Brazilian medical continuing education provider offering online courses, residencies, and postgraduate programs for healthcare professionals. Directly comparable to Scio in the Brazilian postgraduate medical CE market.

Broad incumbents

• Yduqs (formerly Estácio Participações): One of Brazil's largest private education groups with a substantial postgraduate and digital-learning portfolio including medical and health programs. Overlaps with Scio's postgraduate medical CE segment but operates at much greater scale and breadth.
• Cogna Educação: Major Brazilian education company (Kroton, Vasta, Saber) operating across K-12, higher education, and corporate/continuing education. Touches Scio's space via its digital learning and continuing education offerings but is far broader and not psychiatry-specialized.
• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering professional certificates, specializations, and postgraduate content including mental health and healthcare tracks. Adjacent competitor that could expand into Brazilian specialty medical CE.
• edX: Global online education platform offering university-backed courses and certificates, including health and psychology programs from top institutions. Comparable to Scio in delivering institutional credentialed CE, though at global rather than Brazil-specialized scope.

Regional players

• ILUMEO: Brazilian EAD postgraduate platform offering health and business graduate programs. Comparable in business model (online postgraduate CE in Brazil) but operates more broadly across non-medical specializations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyuDCBA1ig-x1YeAQBX2b4g
• Facebookfacebook.com/scioed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company-beta/16228458
• Instagraminstagram.com/scioeducation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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