hemmer

What hemmer does

hemmer (legally hemmer.ch sa) is a Swiss digital agency founded in Fribourg on 1 November 2001 by Pierre Hemmer, specializing in TYPO3 CMS web development and PrestaShop e-commerce deployment. The company builds, hosts, and maintains multilingual websites for Swiss public administrations (more than 30 communes), Catholic parishes and dioceses, schools and universities, healthcare providers, industrial firms, and SMBs. Its product stack is anchored on TYPO3 (community member since 2008) and PrestaShop, with proprietary assets including the theodia.org Catholic mass-schedule platform (6,000+ churches worldwide) and the 2025 Hemmy AI chatbot for its own website.

Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time project fees (web builds, UX concepts, strategy consulting), recurring hosting/maintenance subscriptions, professional services for digital marketing (SEO/GEO, Google Ads, programmatic via Display & Video 360), and hourly training/support at CHF 165/hour. GTM is a hybrid field-sales/inside-sales motion with three physical offices (Fribourg HQ, Neuchâtel, Valais/Nendaz as an officially registered succursale since 2021) and nationwide in-person client engagement emphasizing proximity and long-term relationships. The company is privately held, family-founded, and operates on participative management principles since 2009; no external funding or parent ownership is recorded.

Name

hemmer

Legal name

hemmer.ch sa

Website

https://hemmer.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

hemmer is a Swiss digital agency specializing in TYPO3 CMS and PrestaShop e-commerce development, serving public administrations, schools, parishes, healthcare providers, and industrial firms across Switzerland from offices in Fribourg, Neuchâtel, and Valais.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fribourg

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Development Services: Custom website development using TYPO3 CMS and PrestaShop e-commerce platform. Includes project management, UX design, graphic design integration, development, quality control, and launch.
2. Digital Marketing Services: Services including brand marketing, SEO/GEO, Google Ads campaigns, programmatic advertising, visual identity and logo design, webdesign. Ongoing strategic consulting.
3. Web Hosting and Maintenance: External hosting infrastructure with complete technical support. Includes security monitoring, CMS updates, backup restoration, SSL certificates, domain management. Single point of contact for all hosting needs.
4. Training Services: TYPO3 training for editorial teams, Café web coaching sessions (2 hours in-person or 45 minutes remote), digital coaching, and technical support. Training is tailored to each client's site specifics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

hemmer is a Swiss digital agency that designs, develops, and maintains TYPO3 CMS websites and PrestaShop e-commerce stores, and delivers integrated digital marketing services (SEO/GEO, Google Ads, programmatic, brand marketing, web design) for enterprises, public administrations, schools, healthcare, religious organizations, and SMBs across Switzerland. It also operates theodia, an international Catholic Mass schedule platform used by over 6,000 churches.

Product overview

hemmer is a Swiss digital marketing and web development agency founded in 2001, operating as a unified platform of interconnected services organized around two core CMS platforms: TYPO3 and PrestaShop. The core offerings include TYPO3 website development (their primary specialization since 2008) and PrestaShop e-commerce development, supplemented by integrated add-on modules including web hosting/maintenance, TYPO3 training, technical support, digital coaching, Café Web (group coaching sessions), and comprehensive digital marketing services (SEO/GEO, brand marketing, Ads campaigns, programmatic marketing, visual identity, webdesign, business strategy, website audit, UX concept, project management, and trademark registration). The portfolio also includes THEODIA (a religious office scheduling platform) and Hemmy (an AI chatbot). All services are delivered through offices in Fribourg (headquarters), Nendaz (Valais branch), and Neuchâtel, with a focus on Swiss public administrations, schools, healthcare, industry, and parishes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TYPO3 Web Development (Agence TYPO3) Creation, integration, development, and maintenance of professional websites on the open-source TYPO3 CMS, including multilingual management, complex access rights, secure architectures, and scalable platforms. For Swiss organizations needing multilingual, secure websites.
• PrestaShop E-commerce Development (Agence PrestaShop) E-commerce platform engineering and deployment on PrestaShop, covering catalog modeling, logistics rules configuration, UX/UI architecture, technical development, SEO optimization, and operational training. For Swiss retailers and SMBs needing online stores.
• Web Hosting & Maintenance Externalized hosting infrastructure and complete maintenance service ensuring website security, operational continuity, and performance through security monitoring, corrective CMS updates, backup restoration, SSL certificates, domain management, and direct technical support as a single point of contact.
• SEO / GEO Services Search engine optimization services including keyword selection, content strategy development, SEO writing, newsletter preparation, and web conception for organic visibility.
• Ads Campaigns (Google Ads) Paid search engine advertising (SEA) management across Google Search, Google Shopping for e-commerce, and YouTube video campaigns.
• Programmatic Marketing Automated advertising space purchasing via Google Display & Video 360 with real-time bidding (RTB), enabling instant campaign adaptation across display banners, video, and native ad formats.
• Brand Marketing Brand materialization services including logo creation or refresh, complete graphic guidelines, cross-media uniformity, and trademark registration support for legal security.
• Visual Identity & Logo Visual identity creation and logo design through partner Swiss design agencies, including logo design, graphic guidelines, color and typography systems, and cross-media deployment.
• Webdesign Website design combining UX architecture, UI design, and visual design through Swiss creative agencies, ensuring responsiveness, accessibility, and SEO compatibility.
• TYPO3 Training Structured training program for editorial teams covering TYPO3 CMS interface, content management, media handling, link management, and SEO configuration, priced at CHF 165/hour HT. Half-day general training or custom courses adapted to client sites.
• Technical Support Operational maintenance and technical assistance for TYPO3 CMS and PrestaShop e-commerce platforms, including bug resolution, extension management, email hosting support, and SSL certificate management. CHF 165/hour HT.
• Digital Coaching Long-term proximity coaching service for editors and marketing staff to improve mastery of digital tools including CMS management, SEO optimization, and digital marketing strategy.
• Caf\u00e9 Web Coaching Sessions Long-term personalized coaching and advice service for web project advancement, available as 2-hour group sessions on-site at hemmer Fribourg or 45-minute remote coaching sessions; regularly scheduled throughout the year.
• Business Strategy Consulting Corporate strategy consulting focused on digital marketing strategy elaboration, translating commercial objectives into coherent digital roadmaps for optimal visibility.
• Website Audit Comprehensive website analysis covering technical infrastructure, performance, SEO/UX visibility, legal compliance (Swiss LPD/GDPR), and brand protection.
• UX Concept Design User experience design service including target audience analysis, action definition, web architecture, multi-device mockups, and performance reporting.
• Project Management Digital project management coordinating creatives, legal experts, technical infrastructure teams, client internal teams, and serving as single point of contact for the engagement.
• Trademark Registration Trademark protection services through a specialized legal partner, including prior art search, deposit strategy, Nice classification, and national and international filing with Swiss IPI (Federal Institute of Intellectual Property).
• theodia Catholic Mass Schedule Platform International platform for sharing and distributing Catholic Mass schedules with geolocated celebration search, date/language/rite filtering, and decentralized schedule management, with calendar synchronization and integration on parish and diocese websites.

Quantifiable outcome

• theodia platform serves over 6,000 churches worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Specialized Trademark AttorneycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partnerhemmer delegates all trademark registration processes to a specialized attorney. The attorney conducts prior art searches, determines Nice classification strategy, and handles official filings with IPI (Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property) for national and international trademark protection.
• Silvio do NascimentocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilvio do Nascimento designed the new theodia logo. The logo was created to be more mature, professional, and universal, featuring a stylized Christian anchor symbol and modern, robust typography.
• Google (Ads Ecosystem)coreTechnology or Integrationhemmer manages Google Ads campaigns including Search campaigns, Google Shopping, and YouTube video campaigns. Google Ads enables positioning in search results when users express specific needs.
• Swiss Design Agencies and Independent Graphic DesignerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorhemmer collaborates closely with a network of design agencies and independent graphic designers based in Switzerland. This partner ecosystem provides creative direction and visual identity work while hemmer handles project management and technical development.
• Programmatic Advertising ExpertsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partnerhemmer works with external expert partners certified in programmatic advertising for technical execution and algorithmic optimization of programmatic campaigns. This hybrid approach combines strategic coherence with technical excellence.
• TYPO3 Association / CommunitycoreTechnology or Integrationhemmer has been a TYPO3 community member since 2008. The company sends collaborators to international conferences in Germany, Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, and France. Active participation in TYPO3 Developer Days events.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• dkd Internet Service GmbH: Frankfurt-based digital agency specializing in TYPO3 CMS development, multilingual and complex enterprise sites. Highly comparable to hemmer on TYPO3 focus, project-based GTM, and long-standing community participation; main difference is German market versus Swiss.
• Yoo AG: Karlsruhe-based TYPO3 and digital agency offering TYPO3 development, web design, hosting, and digital marketing. Closely matches hemmer's service mix (TYPO3 builds + maintenance + marketing), though operating primarily in Germany.
• Sitegeist media GmbH: Hamburg-based TYPO3 specialist agency providing enterprise web platforms and CMS consulting. Comparable TYPO3-first positioning and similar project-led, recurring-maintenance business model.
• Pagemachine AG: Heidelberg-based TYPO3 enterprise agency delivering complex content platforms with multilingual and access-rights requirements. Strong overlap with hemmer's public-sector and institutional client needs.
• Nerd GmbH: German TYPO3 and digital agency offering TYPO3 development, web design, and digital marketing. Comparable full-service web agency orientation with open-source CMS specialization.
• Bitmotion GmbH: Swiss-German TYPO3 specialist agency focusing on enterprise TYPO3 implementations. Comparable TYPO3 depth, multilingual/cross-border delivery, and recurring maintenance offerings.
• Amedick & Sommer GmbH: German TYPO3 specialist agency providing TYPO3 development, hosting, and training. Closely mirrors hemmer's TYPO3-centric service portfolio, including recurring support and training offerings.
• Inmedias.it GmbH: TYPO3-focused digital agency providing TYPO3 consulting, development, and hosting. Comparable open-source CMS specialization, recurring maintenance model, and enterprise/institutional client focus.

Broad incumbents

• Liip AG: Larger Swiss digital agency with open-source technology focus and offices across Switzerland. Overlaps with hemmer on Swiss digital delivery but serves a much broader technology stack (not TYPO3-exclusive) and has significantly greater scale.
• Unic AG: Swiss-headquartered digital transformation agency offering strategy, design, and engineering across web and mobile. Competes with hemmer for Swiss enterprise and public-sector digital mandates, but at substantially larger scale and broader service scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hemmersa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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