SACHS

What SACHS does

SACHS (operated by LUC Gastro GmbH) is a single-location bar, lounge, and nightclub established in 1993 in the Bermuda3Eck entertainment district of Bochum, Germany. The venue operates Thursday through Saturday nights (plus before-holiday nights) from 22:00 to 05:00, and serves two primary customer segments: students aged 18 and older on Thursday nights via its long-running 'Remmi Demmi' student party, and general nightlife patrons aged 21 and older on Friday and Saturday nights via 'SACHS Clubbing' programming. Additional periodic Special Events round out the calendar. The venue also handles table and venue reservations through a WhatsApp Business channel.

The underlying operation is a traditional physical hospitality business with no proprietary technology platform. Point-of-sale and reservation handling are described as standard POS and WhatsApp-based, with no mobile app, no API, no software integrations, and no AI capabilities. Marketing is executed through the company website (sachs-bochum.de), WhatsApp reservations, on-site event programming, and lightweight cross-promotional link exchanges with three local Bochum partners (Malakow, Knüppelknifte Bochum, and Ruhrboot SACHS).

The business model is purely transactional and consumption-based. Revenue is generated from two streams: door entry fees (5 EUR with student ID on Thursdays, 10 EUR general admission on weekends and before holidays) and on-premise food and beverage sales, anchored by a flat 9 EUR all-night cocktail pricing across all operating nights and 2-for-1 drink promotions on Thursday evenings before midnight. There are no subscriptions, no enterprise contracts, no external investors, and no parent company; the entity is privately held by three managing shareholders (Lars Bremkens, Uwe Elstermeier, and Christopher Marrek), with Felix Wallich as operations manager.

Name

SACHS

Legal name

LUC Gastro GmbH

Website

https://sachs-bochum.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SACHS is a single-venue bar, lounge, and nightclub in Bochum's Bermuda3Eck district, operating Thursday through Saturday nights since 1993 and serving students and adult nightlife patrons with themed events, cocktails, and walk-in entry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nightlife Entertainment

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Nightclubs & Dance Clubs (THAFAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cocktail Bars & Lounges (CRANACAD), Live Music Bars & Venues (CRANACAH)

Keywords

• Nightclub venue
• Bar lounge club
• Nightlife entertainment
• Cocktail bar
• Student party events

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Door entrance fees: SACHS charges admission fees at the door: 10 EUR general admission on Fridays, Saturdays, and before holidays; 5 EUR for students with valid ID on Thursdays. This is a one-time transaction per visit.
2. Food and beverage sales: The venue generates revenue from selling cocktails (all night for 9 EUR), drinks with 2-for-1 promotions before midnight, and general bar sales. This is consumption-based revenue from each customer visit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SACHS operates a physical bar, lounge, and nightclub venue in the Bermuda3Eck entertainment district of Bochum, Germany. The venue offers cocktails, drinks, and themed nightlife entertainment, including a weekly student party ("Remmi Demmi") on Thursdays, weekend clubbing events on Fridays and Saturdays, and periodic special events. The venue operates three nights per week from 22:00 to 05:00 and accepts walk-ins and reservations via WhatsApp Business.

Product overview

SACHS is a single-venue bar, lounge, and club operated by LUC Gastro GmbH in Bochum's Bermuda3Eck entertainment district. The venue operates as a unified hospitality establishment offering nighttime entertainment across three distinct event formats: the weekly 'Remmi Demmi' student party on Thursdays, standard 'SACHS Clubbing' on weekends (Friday/Saturday), and periodic 'Special Events' for special occasions. The venue provides drinks, cocktails, and dancing, with reservation services available via WhatsApp. SACHS is not a software product company; it is a physical entertainment venue with no modular software architecture or digital product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SACHS Bar · Lounge · Club A combined bar, lounge, and nightclub venue located in Bochum's Bermuda3Eck entertainment district, operating since 1993. Serves individuals aged 18+ with cocktails, drinks, and music-driven nightlife entertainment three nights per week.
• Remmi Demmi (Thursday Student Party) A weekly Thursday student party featuring 2-for-1 drinks from 22:00 to 0:00 (excluding cocktails), reduced student entry of 5 EUR, and a uniform 9 EUR cocktail price all night. Marketed as the most popular student party in Bochum and targets guests aged 18+.
• SACHS Clubbing (Friday/Saturday) Weekend club nights on Fridays, Saturdays, and before public holidays featuring the in-house SACHS DJ Team, with a 10 EUR general entry fee, minimum age 21, and cocktail specials at 9 EUR.
• Special Events Periodic special events and themed parties held at SACHS outside the regular weekly programming, designed to drive additional attendance and variety.
• Reservierung (Reservation Service) Table and venue reservation service handled via WhatsApp Business Chat at 023415391, allowing customers to book spots at SACHS in advance.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Malakow (zechecarl.de)minorOthersCross-promotional partner shown on SACHS website. Located at zechencarl.de/gastronomie.html, likely a related hospitality/food service business in the Bochum area. Nature of partnership appears to be mutual linking/banner advertising rather than formal commercial arrangement.
• Knüppelknifte BochumminorOthersCross-promotional partner shown on SACHS website. Located at knueppelknifte-bochum.de, appears to be another Bochum hospitality/entertainment business. Partnership appears limited to mutual website banner linking.
• Ruhrboot SACHSminorOthersRuhrboat excursion partner (ruh-boote.ruhr) offering boat tours on the Ruhr river. Cross-promotional partner for SACHS brand. Partnership appears to be mutual banner/link exchange targeting tourists and visitors interested in combined nightlife and Ruhr area activities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Matrix Club Bochum: Nightclub operating in the same Bochum market as SACHS, targeting a similar young-adult demographic with weekend club nights. Direct competitor for the same Bochum nightlife spend.
• Rotunde Bochum: Music and event venue also located in Bochum's Bermuda3Eck district, hosting club nights and live events. Competes with SACHS for the same weekend foot traffic and student crowd.
• Knüppelknifte Bochum: Adjacent Bochum hospitality/entertainment venue already in cross-promotional partnership with SACHS. Operates in the same Bermuda3Eck micro-market for the same Bochum nightlife audience.

Regional players

• Nachtresidenz Düsseldorf: Established nightclub in Düsseldorf operating a similar late-night, multi-format club model with themed events. Comparable regional German nightclub serving a similar age group and price point.
• Bootshaus Cologne: Well-known Cologne nightclub operating weekend club nights with headline DJs and event programming, comparable mid-sized German venue competing for the same Rhine-Ruhr customer pool.
• Stage Club Essen: Nightclub in nearby Essen, part of the Ruhr metropolitan region. Comparable mid-market club format serving the same regional nightlife audience as SACHS.

Broad incumbents

• Berghain / Berlin Club Scene: Iconic Berlin nightclub representing the upper-tier of German club culture. While higher-end than SACHS, it sets the benchmark for German nightclub economics, programming, and licensing frameworks.
• Tresor Berlin: Long-standing Berlin techno club with multi-room, weekend programming model. Relevant for understanding German nightclub economics, though at a different price/positioning tier than SACHS.
• Pacha Group: Global nightclub brand with locations in Ibiza, Miami, and other major cities. Provides a useful benchmark for the multi-location nightlife brand model that SACHS could aspire to at a regional scale.

Others

• Malakow / Zeche Carl: Cultural and gastronomy venue in the broader Bochum/Ruhr area, listed as a SACHS cross-promotional partner. Comparable local Ruhr hospitality venue serving overlapping regional audiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sachs_bochum
• Facebookfacebook.com/Sachs.BO
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sachs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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