Digital Health Factory

What Digital Health Factory does

Digital Health Factory Services GmbH is a Berlin-based, privately held consulting firm founded in 2012 that provides advisory services exclusively to the healthcare sector across its full digitization value chain. The firm operates as a boutique professional services practice, with a core team of two managing directors — Dr. Peter Langkafel (CEO, MD/PhD/MBA, formerly General Manager at SAP Public Sector EMEA) and Dr. Hartwig Jaeger (MD/PhD, formerly of McKinsey and multiple hospital groups) — supplemented by a network of independent experts engaged per project.

The company's service portfolio spans strategy to operations, including market research, due diligence, mission and vision development, ideation, concept work, prototyping, testing, go-to-market support, marketing, growth, internationalization, and evaluation. Client coverage is vertical rather than product-based, addressing providers, payors, pharma, medtech, healthcare IT, life sciences, NGOs, startups, and investors. There is no proprietary software platform, no AI/ML product, and no technology product offering; engagements are professional services contracts delivered by senior consultants.

Revenue is generated through negotiated, project-based consulting fees. The firm reports no external funding, no M&A activity, no patents or certifications, and no disclosed revenue figures. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging the founding partners' professional networks within the German and broader European healthcare ecosystem, with the Berlin office serving as the sole operational base.

Name

Digital Health Factory

Legal name

Digital Health Factory Services GmbH

Website

https://digitalhealthfactory.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Digital Health Factory is a Berlin-based boutique consulting firm founded in 2012 that advises healthcare providers, payors, pharma, medtech, and digital health startups on digitization strategy and execution, led by two MD co-founders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Digitization Consulting Services: The company generates revenue through professional consulting engagements. Services include strategic advisory (mission, vision, strategy development), market research, due diligence, ideation through prototyping and testing, go-to-market support, marketing services, and growth/internationalization consulting. Engagements span from strategy through operations, providing end-to-end support for healthcare digitization initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Digital Health Factory provides consulting services for healthcare digitization, delivered from strategy to operations. Its offerings cover market research, due diligence, mission/vision/strategy development, ideation through concept, prototyping, testing, go-to-market, marketing, growth, internationalization, and evaluation. The firm also supports investments in healthcare and drives digital innovation initiatives across providers, payors, pharma, medtech, IT, life science, NGOs, and startups.

Product overview

Digital Health Factory is a healthcare consulting firm offering advisory services spanning strategy to operations. They provide consulting in healthcare digitization, support for investments in healthcare, and digital innovation services. Their expertise includes market research, due diligence, mission/vision/strategy development, ideation, concept, prototyping, testing, go-to-market, marketing, growth, internationalization, and evaluation. The company serves a diverse client base across providers, payors, pharma, medtech, IT, life science, NGOs, and start-ups. Rather than offering a software product platform, they provide consulting engagements tailored to client needs across the healthcare digitization value chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Digitization Consulting

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Network of Independent ExpertsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company collaborates with a wide range of experts based on specific project needs. Rather than maintaining a large permanent staff, Digital Health Factory engages independent specialists on an as-needed basis to supplement the core leadership team for particular client engagements.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Heartbeat Labs: Berlin-based digital health company builder that partners with entrepreneurs and corporates to found and scale healthcare ventures. Comparable to DHF in its Berlin footprint, hybrid builder/advisor model, and stated mandate of building digital health startups.
• ZS Associates: Global management consulting and technology firm focused on healthcare and life sciences, advising pharma, medtech, and providers on strategy, analytics, and digital. Comparable as a specialist consultancy serving the same client base with similar advisory offerings.
• IQVIA: Global healthcare-focused analytics, technology, and consulting firm serving pharma, providers, and payors across the digital health value chain. Comparable as a senior healthcare advisory and data-driven consultancy operating across pharma, medtech, and providers in Europe.
• Roland Berger: Munich-headquartered global strategy consultancy with a dedicated healthcare and digital health practice serving providers, payors, and pharma across Europe. Comparable as a senior-led consultancy competing for the same German and European healthcare digitalization engagements.
• Flying Health: Berlin-based digital health ecosystem company that advises startups, corporates, and investors on next-generation healthcare business models. Directly comparable to DHF as a German digital health advisory and ecosystem player serving providers, payors, and startups.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting firm with a large healthcare practice advising providers, payors, pharma, and investors on digital transformation and strategy. Comparable as a competitor for senior-led healthcare advisory work, but at vastly greater scale and brand power.
• Bain & Company: Global management consulting firm with dedicated healthcare and digital health practices advising providers, payors, and pharma on strategy and transformation. Comparable as a senior advisory competitor, though significantly larger and broader in scope than DHF.
• Accenture Health: Global professional services firm with a dedicated Health practice combining strategy, technology, and operations advisory for providers, payors, and pharma on digital transformation. Comparable as a senior healthcare digitalization advisor and competitor for enterprise engagements.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Global strategy consultancy with a substantial healthcare and digital health practice serving providers, payors, pharma, and medtech. Comparable as a senior-led competitor in healthcare digitization engagements, with broader geographic coverage and larger teams.
• Deloitte (Healthcare Consulting): Big Four professional services firm with a large healthcare consulting practice covering digital health strategy, operations, and technology implementation for providers, payors, and life sciences companies. Comparable in serving the same client set with digital health advisory, but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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