What DV Bern does

DV Bern AG is a privately held Swiss IT services company founded in 1977 and headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. The company provides end-to-end digital consulting, custom software development, and managed IT services — supported by its own data center — primarily to Swiss government agencies at the federal, cantonal, and municipal levels. With over 220 employees, DV Bern sustains a broad proprietary product portfolio covering tax administration (TaxMe, serving over 1 million users), social insurance (AHV/IV software processing approximately CHF 5 billion in annual benefits for 200,000 beneficiaries), commercial registry management (CR-Business, deployed in 22 cantons plus Liechtenstein in its fifth generation), childcare administration (kitAdmin, kiBon, with kiBon covering 5 mandants and 350+ municipalities), public procurement (DecisionAdvisor and the DAHochbau module), contract management (ConTracker, managing 260,000+ contracts for 50+ clients), and digital registration/compliance platforms (RegisterMe, Workcontrol). The company holds ISO 27001 certification and operates as the de facto industry standard for Swiss commercial registry software.

DV Bern monetizes through a hybrid model combining recurring subscription licensing of its standard products (kiBon, kitAdmin, CR-Business, DecisionAdvisor, ConTracker), project-based custom software development for government clients, and ongoing managed IT services including workplace, cloud, onsite support, and security. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-government within Switzerland and Liechtenstein via a consultative sales motion and dedicated per-product support desks. Notable integrations include SAP and Provis within DAHochbau, Microsoft 365 and Google authentication for ticketing, TeamViewer for remote support, and QR-code-based access control APIs in Workcontrol. The company has no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity, and appears to be owner-managed, with Pascal Foehn serving as CEO and Stefan Niedermaier as Chairman of the Board.

Name

DV Bern

Legal name

DV Bern AG

Website

https://dvbern.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DV Bern AG is a privately held Swiss IT services firm (founded 1977, 220+ employees) that builds and operates proprietary software — TaxMe, CR-Business, kitAdmin, kiBon, DecisionAdvisor, ConTracker, and social insurance systems — for Swiss federal, cantonal, and municipal government clients, alongside managed IT and consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Software Solutions

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Process Automation (DPA) & Orchestration Suites (HDAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private Cloud Networking & SDN/NFV Management (HDABABAK)

Keywords

• Government software solutions
• Public sector IT services
• Custom software development
• Managed IT services
• E-government platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Berne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting Services: Digital consulting services including strategy, digital transformation, and AI implementation for enterprise and government clients.
2. Software Development: Custom software development services and proprietary product licensing including kitAdmin, CR-Business, DecisionAdvisor, ConTracker, kiBon, TaxMe, and social insurance solutions.
3. IT Services: Managed IT services including consulting, workplace management, cloud, onsite support, and security & communications services with own data center operations.
4. Standard Software Products: Standardized software products like kiBon, kiBon Stip, kitAdmin, CR-Business, DecisionAdvisor, ConTracker offered as ongoing subscriptions to public sector clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DV Bern is an independent Swiss IT company that develops and operates proprietary software solutions tailored to public-sector and enterprise needs. Its offering spans digital consulting, custom and standard software product development (kitAdmin, kiBon, CR-Business, DecisionAdvisor, ConTracker, TaxMe, RegisterMe, Workcontrol), and managed IT services including cloud, workplace, security, and onsite support delivered from its own data center.

Product overview

DV Bern offers a portfolio of specialized software solutions for Swiss public administration and businesses, primarily focused on government digitalization. The core products include kitAdmin for childcare administration, kiBon (including kiBon Stip) for childcare voucher and scholarship management, CR-Business for commercial register management, DecisionAdvisor (with DAHochbau module) for procurement, ConTracker for contract management, TaxMe for tax assessment, and Workcontrol for compliance. Supporting software includes social insurance solutions and social security administration systems. These products operate as distinct offerings serving specific government and enterprise use cases, with some products sharing common technology foundations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• kiBon: Digital solution for managing childcare vouchers, connecting parents, institutions, and authorities for subsidy administration.
• kiBon Stip
• ConTracker
• kitAdmin
• CR-Business
• DecisionAdvisor
• TaxMe
• RegisterMe
• Workcontrol
• DAHochbau

Products and services

• kitAdmin Digital daycare administration software for managing childcare facilities, covering waiting lists, occupancy planning, billing, and staff scheduling. It manages over 46,000 children across 750+ institutions and has generated over 640,500 invoices.
• kiBon Digital childcare voucher management system enabling means-tested subsidies for extrafamilial childcare; coordinates parents, institutions, and authorities through a single digital process. Deployed across 5 mandants, 350+ municipalities, 750+ institutions, and 120,000+ vouchers.
• kiBon Stip Scholarship management solution for cantonal education departments, facilitating means-tested grants for students on a web-based SaaS platform hosted in ISO 27001-certified infrastructure in Switzerland.
• CR-Business Commercial register management software for cantonal trade registries handling digital processing of commercial register workflows. Companion modules include CR-Scan, CR-Sign, and CR-Archiv for scanning, certification, and archiving.
• DecisionAdvisor E-procurement and tender evaluation software for managing public procurement processes, including a Mini-Tender module for restricted tender handling. Companion module DAHochbau is built on DecisionAdvisor for cantonal construction procurement.
• ConTracker Contract management and monitoring software for professional contract administration, with cloud or on-premise deployment and 9 supplementary modules. Manages over 260,000 contracts for 50+ clients, with email alerts, full-text search, and integrated OCR for document scanning.
• TaxMe Tax assessment solution for cantonal tax administrations, covering declaration processing through to objection management. Used across Swiss cantons for over 20 years and serving over 1 million taxpayers.
• Workcontrol AI-powered digital platform for managing subcontractor compliance and announcement obligations under the Posted Workers Act. Includes automated email classification (86% of 2,200 monthly emails), badge management, and API interfaces for site access control.
• RegisterMe Digital registration platform for Ukrainian refugees (S status) developed for the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration, adapted from the VacMe vaccination appointment system. Handles online registration, application submission, and appointment booking in multiple languages; processed over 60,000 registrations.
• Social Insurance Software Integrated social insurance application supporting Swiss compensation funds with AHV/IV benefit calculation and payment processing. Handles approximately CHF 5 billion in annual benefits for 200,000 active recipients and serves approximately 1,000 users.
• Digital Consulting Services Consulting services covering digital strategy, digitalization roadmaps, digital transformation, and AI implementation for enterprise and government clients.
• Custom Software Development Custom software development services including analysis, conception & visualization, development, and a "Sorglos-Paket" (carefree package) maintenance offering, delivered agilely to enterprise and government clients.
• Managed IT Services Managed IT services including IT consulting, workplace management, cloud services, onsite support, and security & communications, delivered from DV Bern's own data center in Bern.

Quantifiable outcome

• CR-Business software deployed in 22 Swiss cantons and Liechtenstein, setting de facto industry standard
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Grow My TreeminorOthers · 1 January 2022Environmental sustainability partnership for CO2 neutralization through tree planting. DV Bern plants trees to offset emissions and demonstrate commitment to sustainability. Grow My Tree provides transparency on tree planting locations and methods.
• Republica AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite concept and design partner for DV Bern's website redesign. Republica AG, based in Bern, handled the creative direction and user experience design for the new digital presence.
• WeServe AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite programming and implementation partner. WeServe AG, with offices in Liebefeld and Thalwil, handled the technical development and deployment of DV Bern's website.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ti&m: Swiss software engineering and innovation firm with public-sector and banking clients, offering digital transformation services and bespoke enterprise software development closely aligned with DV Bern's go-to-market.
• ELCA Informatique: Swiss IT services and software engineering firm with public-sector and financial services clients, providing custom application development, integration and managed services comparable to DV Bern's consulting-and-build model.
• Bedag: Bern-based IT services firm with deep cantonal government relationships, providing software and operations support to Swiss public administration across tax, registry and justice domains — directly competitive with DV Bern in the home market with a closely comparable go-to-market.
• Abraxas Informatik: One of the largest Swiss public-sector IT providers, delivering proprietary government software (registry, justice, police, GIS) and IT services primarily to Eastern Swiss cantons — directly comparable to DV Bern in product portfolio and customer type.
• AWK Group: Swiss IT engineering and consulting firm with a public-sector practice delivering software development, advisory and managed services to federal and cantonal government clients — closely comparable in delivery model and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Atos: Global IT services group with Swiss public-sector practice, providing digital transformation, systems integration and managed services for government clients across multiple domains; broader and larger portfolio than DV Bern.
• Capgemini: Global IT services and consulting firm operating in Switzerland with a public-sector practice, competing for large-scale government digital transformation deals where DV Bern is typically too small to prime.
• Adesso: German-headquartered IT services firm with a Swiss presence, providing custom software, consulting and industry-specific solutions (including public sector) — broader portfolio and larger scale than DV Bern.
• msg: German IT services group with vertical practices including public sector, providing consulting, software development and managed services to government clients; larger scale and broader geographic footprint than DV Bern.
• Sopra Steria: European IT services group with a public-sector specialism (cybersecurity, digital platforms, managed services) operating in Switzerland; competes with DV Bern on larger digital transformation mandates where scale and breadth matter.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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