StoryDOCKS GmbH

What StoryDOCKS GmbH does

StoryDOCKS GmbH is a Hamburg-based, privately held holding company that builds and operates multimedia storytelling and platform brands for children and families. Founded in 2015, the company runs five distinct portfolio brands targeting different segments of the children's digital media market: tigermedia (a children's streaming platform described as the largest in Europe, integrating hardware and software), Onilo (a digital reading platform for primary schools using interactive board stories, used by over 1 million children, 74,000 teachers, and 8,600 schools in Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg), Framily (a direct-to-consumer personalized book platform that bypasses traditional wholesale and warehousing), readio (a patented mobile reading experience combining text, images, sound, animation, and video in a responsive format), and Altraverse (a manga and K-Pop publisher targeting new European audiences for these formats).

The underlying technology layer centres on cross-channel content delivery for children: readio's patent covers the novel combination of multimedia elements for mobile reading, Onilo delivers browser-based interactive board stories optimized for classroom and home use, and tigermedia is developing integrated hardware/software products for safe children's streaming. The portfolio is staffed by an interdisciplinary team of 50+ developers, business analysts, marketing specialists, and creative staff.

StoryDOCKS generates revenue through a mix of recurring subscriptions (Onilo institutional licensing to schools and daycare centers; tigermedia family streaming subscriptions), one-time product sales (Framily personalized books shipped directly to consumers; Altraverse manga and K-Pop book sales and licensing), with each portfolio brand operating its own pricing structure that is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is split between educational institution direct sales (Onilo in the DACH region), consumer digital self-serve platforms (tigermedia, Onilo at home, Framily), and traditional publishing/retail channels for Altraverse. The company is led by Managing Director Till Weitendorf, with portfolio-level executives in place across each brand, and received a disclosed funding round from J.F. Muller & Sohn AG in January 2018.

Name

StoryDOCKS GmbH

Legal name

StoryDOCKS GmbH

Website

https://storydocks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

StoryDOCKS GmbH is a Hamburg-based holding company operating five children's digital media portfolio brands — tigermedia streaming, Onilo educational reading, Framily personalized books, readio multimedia reading, and Altraverse manga/K-Pop publishing — serving schools, families, and educators across Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Digital Media Platforms

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Subscription & Book Club Publishing (MPAJAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

E-book Subscription & Bundling Services (MPAJAMAB), Picture Book Publishing (MPAJAFAA), Children’s Reference & Informational Series Publishing (MPAJAFAN), Online Learning Content & Course Publishing Platforms (BPAMAJAL), Children’s Licensed & Media Tie-In Publishing (MPAJAFAK)

Keywords

• Children's streaming platforms
• Digital reading platforms
• Personalized children's books
• Manga and K-pop publishing
• Multimedia storytelling technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Portfolio Company Operations: StoryDOCKS operates multiple portfolio companies that generate revenue through various digital media business models including streaming subscriptions (tigermedia), platform subscriptions (Onilo), and direct-to-consumer book delivery (Framily).
2. Manga and K-Pop Publishing: Altraverse publishes manga and K-Pop content in Europe, generating revenue through book sales and new creative format licensing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

StoryDOCKS GmbH operates as a multimedia storytelling and platform concepts holding company for children, running a portfolio of five proprietary brands: tigermedia (Europe's largest children's streaming platform combining hardware and software), Onilo (interactive digital reading platform used in primary schools across DACH), Framily (personalized children's book platform delivered direct to families), readio (patent-protected multimedia mobile reading experience), and Altraverse (manga and K-Pop publishing in Europe). The company earns revenue from streaming and platform subscriptions, direct book sales, and content licensing.

Product overview

StoryDOCKS GmbH operates as a multimedia storytelling and platform concepts company for children. Their portfolio consists of five distinct brands: tigermedia (largest European children's streaming platform combining hardware and software), Onilo (leading digital reading platform for primary schools with interactive board stories), Framily (personalized book platform eliminating intermediaries), readio (patented mobile reading experience merging text, images, sound, animation and video), and Altraverse (leading manga and K-Pop publisher). Together with strong partners and smart technology, they create products that inspire children across viral, pioneering, cross-channel formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• tigermedia: Europe's largest children's streaming platform, combining hardware and software to provide safe and inspiring digital access for children.
• Onilo
• Framily
• readio
• Altraverse

Products and services

• tigermedia Largest children's streaming platform in Europe, combining hardware and software to deliver safe, inspiring, child-appropriate video and media content directly to modern families.
• Onilo Interactive digital reading platform for primary schools that uses animated board stories based on popular picture books to promote reading and language skills; used in schools, daycare centers, libraries, and homes across Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg.
• Framily Personalized children's book platform that produces custom books in which the child becomes the protagonist of his or her own story, delivered directly to consumers without intermediaries, warehousing, or overproduction.
• readio Patent-protected mobile reading experience that combines text, image, sound, animation, and video into responsive multimedia formats suitable for mobile and educational reading on any device.
• Altraverse One of the leading manga and K-Pop publishers in Germany, publishing physical books and new creative formats as part of modern 360-degree lifestyle experiences for European manga and K-Pop fans.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million children reached through Onilo platform alone
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• tigermediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortfolio company developing the largest children's streaming platform in Europe. tigermedia creates an innovative media world combining hardware and software seamlessly, providing safe digital access for children.
• OnilocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortfolio company operating the leading digital reading platform for German primary schools. Onilo uses interactive board stories from popular picture books to promote language and reading skills.
• FramilycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortfolio company delivering personalized books without intermediaries, warehousing, or overproduction. Platform enables unique personalization where children become heroes of their own stories.
• readiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortfolio company with patented reading experience combining text, images, sound, animation, and video for mobile reading. Sets benchmarks in digital reading with responsive design.
• AltraversecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortfolio company and leading manga and K-Pop publisher in Germany. Shapes the scene with fresh ideas to rethink manga and K-Pop in Europe with books and new creative formats.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• tonies: DACH-headquartered children's audio and content platform combining hardware (Toniebox) with a content marketplace. Direct peer to tigermedia and readio in the integrated hardware-software children's media space.
• Wonderbly: UK-based personalized children's book publisher. Direct peer to Framily in the personalized children's book category, with similar on-demand production and customization model.
• Coppenrath Verlag: German children's book and gift publisher (part of Coppenrath Group). Direct peer to Framily and Altraverse in the German children's trade publishing market.
• Storytel: Nordic audiobook and e-book subscription platform with a strong children's and family vertical. Direct peer to readio and Onilo in subscription-based digital reading for children.
• Carlsen Verlag: Leading German children's and YA book publisher (part of Bonnier). Direct peer to Altraverse and the Framily/Onilo publishing activities in the German children's book market.
• Antolin: German reading promotion platform used widely in primary schools, paired with quizzes on children's books. Direct peer to Onilo in the German primary school reading promotion category.
• Toggo (Super RTL): RTL's children's brand combining linear TV, streaming, and a digital content ecosystem for German-speaking children. Direct peer to tigermedia in the German-language kids' streaming category.

Broad incumbents

• Ravensburger: German family-owned games and children's media group with book publishing, interactive products (tiptoi), and audio (tonies via investment). Comparable as a broad incumbent in German children's publishing and interactive media, overlapping with Onilo, Framily, and readio.
• Egmont Publishing: Scandinavian media group with substantial children's book and digital storytelling operations. Broad incumbent comparable to the StoryDOCKS portfolio across picture books, comics, and digital reading.
• KiKA (Kinderkanal): Public German children's TV and streaming platform (ARD/ZDF). Broad incumbent in the German children's media space, with a complementary rather than directly competing offering to tigermedia and Onilo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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