Semco Software Engineering Gmbh

What Semco Software Engineering Gmbh does

SEMCO Software Engineering GmbH is a privately held German SaaS company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Höchstädt an der Donau, with additional offices in München and Heidelberg. The company develops and sells a cloud-based seminar and course administration platform targeted at educational providers, business academies, training companies serving corporate customers, language schools, and corporate training departments in the DACH region. Its software centralizes course, participant, and trainer management; online booking; document generation and certification; invoicing and accounting; and deadline/workflow monitoring within a single modular system exposed via a standards-compliant REST API and pre-built integrations with DATEV, Moodle, Zoom, Lexware Office, edudip, Run my Accounts, Microsoft Teams, WordPress, and OAuth2 (Microsoft 365 SSO).

The platform is delivered as subscription SaaS on annual billing cycles with custom quote-based pricing determined through sales-led consultation, free live demos, and structured onboarding. Go-to-market is direct sales to SMB and mid-market training providers, supplemented by a partner program for web and design agencies and content-marketing channels including documentation, video tutorials, a blog, FAQ, LinkedIn, and YouTube. SEMCO positions its offering around DSGVO and GoBD compliance, German fiscal requirements including e-invoicing (ZUGFeRD) and §4 Nr. 21 UStG handling for educational VAT exemption, and integration with German accounting ecosystems. The company is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investors, is led by four managing directors (Joachim Fuchsluger, Tobias Macharon, Anton Rodionov, Jonas Sextl), and has no disclosed revenue, headcount, funding, or M&A activity.

Name

Semco Software Engineering Gmbh

Legal name

SEMCO Software Engineering GmbH

Website

https://semcosoft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEMCO Software Engineering GmbH is a German SaaS company founded in 2006 that provides cloud-based seminar and course administration software for educational providers, business academies, training companies, and corporate training departments in the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seminar and Course Management Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Core LMS Platforms (Academic & Corporate) (EDAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

LMS Integrations, Interoperability & Identity (LTI/SCORM/xAPI, SSO, APIs) (EDAFAAAI)

Keywords

• Seminar management software
• Course administration platform
• Training management system
• E-learning management software
• Education provider SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Höchstädt An Der Donau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (SaaS): SEMCO operates as a cloud-based software-as-a-service provider for seminar and course management. The revenue model is subscription-based where educational providers pay for access to the platform. The company offers a modular system where customers can select their required modules and packages based on their needs. Pricing is customized based on the specific modules and features required by each customer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SEMCO provides cloud-based seminar and course management software (SaaS) for educational providers, business academies, and training companies. The platform centralizes course administration, online booking, participant and trainer management, invoicing, document generation, and reporting in one integrated, DSGVO/GoBD-compliant system. It supports multiple course formats including open seminars, inhouse corporate training, e-learning via Moodle, coaching, language training, certifications, and hybrid courses, with pre-built integrations to DATEV, Moodle, Zoom, Lexware Office, and edudip.

Product overview

SEMCO Software Engineering GmbH offers a cloud-based, all-in-one seminar and course management software platform (SaaS) specifically designed for educational providers, business academies, training providers, and corporate training departments. The core product, SEMCO Seminarverwaltungssoftware, is built on the 'SEMCO Offene Seminare und Firmenkurse' standard delivery system and provides integrated modules for course management, online booking, participant and trainer administration, document management, invoicing/accounting, and compliance. The platform supports multiple course formats (open seminars, corporate training, E-Learning via Moodle integration, coaching, language training, certifications, hybrid courses) through a unified system with automated workflows. Key modules include the Online-Buchungssystem for course calendar bookings, the Teilnehmerportal and Firmenportal for self-service access, specialized modules for invoicing (Rechnungswesen), document generation, checklists for course preparation, reporting/analytics, and deadline monitoring via the Inbox system. The platform is delivered as a single integrated solution with modular capabilities for different educational use cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SEMCO Seminarverwaltung

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 70% reduction in administrative effort through automated booking, billing, and communication processes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

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

• DATEVcoreTechnology or IntegrationDATEV integration enables seamless data exchange between SEMCO seminar management and DATEV accounting software, commonly used by German businesses and tax consultants. The integration allows for automated invoice transmission and payment notification synchronization.
• MoodlecoreTechnology or IntegrationMoodle LMS integration allows educational providers to connect SEMCO course management with their e-learning platform, enabling coordinated management of online learning and seminar administration.
• ZoomcoreTechnology or IntegrationZoom integration enables synchronization between SEMCO seminar management and Zoom video conferencing for live-online training sessions. Trainers receive automatic calendar entries and course notifications through this integration.
• Lexware OfficesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationLexware Office integration provides connection to Lexware accounting software for automated invoice processing and financial data synchronization for German small and medium-sized businesses.
• edudipsecondaryTechnology or Integrationedudip webinar program integration enables SEMCO users to conduct live-online training sessions using edudip webinar technology with automatic synchronization of course schedules and participant data.
• Run my AccountssecondaryTechnology or IntegrationRun my Accounts accounting software integration provides automated invoice transmission and payment notification synchronization. Referenced in customer case study showing real-time data exchange between systems.
• opscon IT operations and consulting GmbHminorOthersopscon IT operations and consulting GmbH serves as a data processor (Auftragsverarbeiter) under GDPR Article 28, providing IT operations and consulting services from their location in Dillingen, Germany.
• Webagenturen (Web Agencies)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership program for web and design agencies to position SEMCO as a course management solution for their educational clients. Agencies can integrate SEMCO course calendars into client websites.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP Litmos: SAP Litmos is a corporate LMS offering course delivery, learner management, and skill tracking for enterprise L&D. While SAP Litmos targets internal corporate training departments more than external training providers, both Litmos and SEMCO compete for the corporate training software budget with overlapping course administration and compliance tracking functionality.
• Docebo: Docebo is a global AI-powered LMS for enterprise and corporate training. While Docebo focuses on delivering learning content at scale, SEMCO specializes in the administrative/operational side of training delivery for educational providers. Both serve the corporate training market with overlapping course management and learner administration features, though Docebo is far broader in scope and geographic reach.
• Moodle: Moodle is the world's most widely adopted open-source LMS, providing course delivery, learner management, and certification at academic and corporate scale. Moodle is both a SEMCO integration partner and a broad competitive incumbent; training providers choosing Moodle forgo SEMCO's specialized seminar administration, DATEV integration, and DSGVO-specific workflows but gain a free, well-known platform.

Direct peers

• Skilljar: Skilljar is a customer training LMS focused on external training businesses selling courses to their customers. Both Skilljar and SEMCO serve training providers with course administration, registration, certification, and payment workflows, though Skilljar is positioned more for technology vendor training programs.
• LearnDash: LearnDash is a WordPress-based LMS plugin used by independent course creators and small training providers for course management, certifications, and e-commerce. LearnDash and SEMCO both target training providers with course administration and learner management, though LearnDash is content-delivery-focused on WordPress while SEMCO is administration-focused with deeper invoicing and German compliance.
• Thought Industries: Thought Industries is an enterprise customer and partner training platform with strong e-commerce, course management, and monetization features. It targets training providers and B2B education businesses, overlapping with SEMCO's course administration, certification, and billing capabilities for external training providers.
• Easy-LMS: Easy-LMS is a cloud-based LMS providing course creation, exams, and certification for SMBs and training providers. Both Easy-LMS and SEMCO serve training organizations with learner administration and certification features, with Easy-LMS being more global and lighter-weight while SEMCO is more administratively comprehensive.
• TalentLMS: TalentLMS is a cloud-based LMS targeting training providers and corporate L&D teams, offering course creation, learner management, and e-commerce features. TalentLMS and SEMCO both target training providers selling courses to businesses, with similar feature surfaces including course catalogs, registration, and certification, though SEMCO is more administratively deep while TalentLMS is broader and more global.
• Absorb LMS: Absorb LMS is a cloud LMS platform serving corporate training, associations, and education providers with course administration, reporting, and e-commerce. It overlaps directly with SEMCO's course and learner management capabilities but serves a broader international customer base with stronger LMS content delivery features.

Emerging players

• edudip: edudip is a German webinar and live-online training platform that is both a SEMCO integration partner and a partial competitor in the live-online course delivery space. Both target German-speaking training providers, with edudip focused on webinar delivery infrastructure and SEMCO on the broader seminar administration workflow around it.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@semcosoft
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/semco-software-engineering-gmbh

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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