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Sanar
Digital health education platform for medical professionals
About Sanar
Sanar is a Brazilian health technology company focused on digital education for healthcare professionals. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Salvador, Brazil, the company provides a comprehensive ecosystem of products and services to support medical students and professionals throughout their careers, from university through to postgraduate studies and specialized training.
The company's offerings include online courses, books, and preparation materials for residency and professional exams. Sanar has developed a portfolio of digital products such as SanarFlix, a streaming platform for medical content; Sanar Medical Residency for exam preparation; and Sanar Pós for postgraduate courses. The business model centers on selling these educational materials and courses directly to students and professionals across various health disciplines, including medicine, nursing, dentistry, and psychology. By 2018, Sanar had already sold 60 different books and 76 online courses to 60,000 students in Brazil.
Sanar has received significant venture capital investment to fuel its growth, including an $11 million Series B round in April 2020 led by Valor Capital and DNA Capital. The company has expanded its reach to over 90% of Brazilian municipalities and also operates in other countries. In May 2022, Sanar made a strategic acquisition of Cetrus, a company specializing in medical skills training, to further enhance its educational offerings.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Brazil
- Employees
- 653
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 78.9/100
- Industry
- Health, Education
- Sector
- Edtech, Medical Education, Higher Education, Online Courses, Test Prep, B Corp
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest May 2022
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBT✓Debt | May 2022 | $0 | — | Itau | ↗ |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Apr 2020 | $12M | $46M | DNA Capital · Valor Capital Group | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Sanar is 330K monthly website visits, down 25% over the last three months. Sanar's team grew 20.5% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A4 investors entered at this stage
Vox Capital
Igah Ventures
DNA Capital
Valor Capital Group
Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
Itau
Other known investors1 additional known investor
Google for Startups Accelerator
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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