Helping consumer regain control over their health and wellbeing
Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek is the leading medical weight loss clinic in the Netherlands offering the full spectrum of weight loss treatments from lifestyle interventions to bariatric surgery and GLP-1 therapy. With 11 clinics across the Netherlands and partnerships with 7 top clinical hospitals, NOK is widely recognized for delivering best-in-class long-term weight loss outcomes. NOK is known for its unique multidisciplinary approach, where patients are supported in every phase of the treatment by a team of medical professionals, psychologists, nutritionists, physiotherapists and lifestyle coaches.
"Vendis brings deep consumer expertise and knows how to translate it into sustainable growth without compromising the core of the business."
Kobus Dijkhoorn, Founder & CEO
Investment rationale
- NOK is the overall market leader in the fast growing weight loss market with 11 clinics throughout the Netherlands
- Winning model for consumer (long-term weight loss), health care professionals (high volume of treatments), hospitals (higher profitability) and insurer (long-term cost-effective treatment)
- Well positioned to capture the fast growing and attractive market for GLP-1 therapies
- Contributing to better public health, reducing healthcare costs and enhancing mental well-being by improving patients’ quality of life
Growth Strategy
- Strengthen the proposition and business model (e.g., personalize treatment, reduce waiting times, insource medication supply)
- Continue to roll-out the surgery proposition in collaboration with hospitals to obtain full coverage in the Netherlands
- Drive growth in existing GLP-1 clinics, while simultaneously expanding the GLP-1 proposition to the rest of the market in the Netherlands
- Expand internationally

