What nexxar does

nexxar is a Vienna-based private agency (GmbH) founded in 2003 that produces digital corporate reporting for large stock-listed companies. Its client base includes blue-chip European and global issuers such as adidas, BASF, Deutsche Telekom, Volkswagen, Shell, and OMV, with delivery spanning more than 1,000 reports since inception and long-tenured accounts (e.g., BASF since 2007).

The company's core offering is built on a proprietary reporting CMS integrated with document management systems including Workiva and SmartNotes, supported by 70+ reporting experts of whom 35+ hold Workiva certifications. nexxar holds ISO 27001 certification, operates as a Workiva Enhanced Design Partner, and extended its capability set through the 2022 launch of Paradots (a motion-graphics subsidiary) and 2024 additions covering Remuneration Reports and Corporate Responsibility Report microsites. In 2025 the firm introduced AI-readability features (FAQ pages, schema.org markup, page summaries) and an enlarged product portfolio, and runs the biennial Digital Reporting Convention (DRC).

nexxar generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements — design, content structuring, and CMS/DMS implementation for annual reports and adjacent disclosure deliverables — with multi-month enterprise projects and multi-year client relationships. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external funding, and its geographic delivery footprint covers clients in roughly 10 European countries as well as Japan and the United States.

Name

nexxar

Legal name

nexxar GmbH

Website

https://nexxar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

nexxar is a Vienna-based digital corporate reporting agency founded in 2003 that produces annual reports, sustainability/CR reports, and investor communications for blue-chip European and global listed companies, using a proprietary CMS integrated with Workiva and SmartNotes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Reporting Services (Consulting, Design, Development): Full-service professional services for digital corporate reporting including consulting, creative concept development, design (web design, PDF layout), motion design, frontend/backend development, and implementation of digital reports. Revenue is project-based, typically per report engagement for annual and sustainability reports.
2. Hosting and Maintenance Services: Ongoing hosting services for digital reports with multi-site redundancy across Europe, SSL certificate management, and domain integration. Provided as part of report projects and ongoing client relationships.
3. Knowledge Publications and Studies: Research and academic publications on digital reporting and investor relations, including studies on finfluencers, social IR, and AI visibility. These support thought leadership and marketing efforts.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

nexxar is a Vienna-based professional services agency that designs, develops, and hosts interactive digital annual reports, sustainability reports, integrated reports, and interim reports for large stock-listed companies. It uses a proprietary Online First CMS as a single source of truth and integrates directly with disclosure management systems such as Workiva and SmartNotes, complemented by push reporting campaigns, motion graphics, and hosting services.

Product overview

nexxar is the leading agency for digital corporate reporting worldwide, offering a comprehensive suite of services centered on creating interactive digital reports. The core product portfolio consists of Online Annual Reports, Online Sustainability Reports, Integrated Reports, and Online Interim Reports, supported by add-on services including PDF/Print reports, translation, and Social Media Investor Relations (push reporting). nexxar operates three distinct production approaches: Online on Top (creating online reports from existing PDFs), Online from DMS (building reports from Disclosure Management Systems like Workiva and SmartNotes), and the proprietary Online First CMS approach (using nexxar's CMS as the single source of truth with automatic PDF generation). The company provides extensive feature modules including interactive infographics, key figures comparison tools, animated dashboards, topic filtering, ESRS features, AI improvements, and GRI backlinking. Under the Paradots sub-brand, nexxar offers corporate video production including explainer videos and motion graphics. The platform also includes infrastructure services such as multi-site European hosting, domain integration, and SSL management. nexxar maintains a Workiva Enhanced Design Partnership for seamless integration with enterprise reporting workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Paradots: Corporate startup specializing in motion graphics, explainer videos, and visual storytelling for corporate communications

Products and services

• Online Annual Reports

Quantifiable outcome

• Covestro push reporting campaign reached 1.5 million people with 80+ postings on digital annual report, increasing visits by 40%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers44 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability1 record

Feature15 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WorkivacoreTechnology or IntegrationWorkiva Enhanced Design Partner (EDP). nexxar is a certified Workiva partner with 35+ Workiva-certified project managers and designers who create PDF and online reports directly within the Workiva Wdesk platform. The partnership enables seamless integration between Workiva's disclosure management system and nexxar's digital reporting CMS, ensuring consistency between source data and digital outputs.
• SmartNotescoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with SmartNotes disclosure management system. nexxar's reporting CMS connects with SmartNotes alongside Workiva and other common Disclosure Management Systems to enable seamless data transfer from source documents to digital reports.
• ParadotscoreTechnology or IntegrationParadots is nexxar's corporate startup specializing in animated video content and motion graphics. The Paradots team creates explainer videos, motion graphics, and visual storytelling content for digital reports, including animated background elements and wave effects for client microsites such as Deutsche Telekom's landing pages.
• HHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing cooperation partner with whom nexxar has produced numerous studies and publications. Together they operate the Digital Investor Relations (DIR) lab, conducting research on social IR, finfluencers, and AI visibility in corporate reporting.
• St. Pölten University of Applied SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time partner of nexxar. Regular lectures and seminars to students on digital reporting topics. Collaborative knowledge generation including the Finfluencer study.
• WU Vienna University of Economics and BusinessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for studies on digital report usage and user groups. Collaborative research on annual and integrated report usage patterns.
• Richard Sutherby (Partner Practice Director at Workiva)minorOthersRichard Sutherby, Partner Practice Director at Workiva, provided a testimonial endorsement: 'From their knowledgeable and friendly team, to their valuable insights and feedback on product enhancements, to their purpose built CMS, that seamlessly integrates Workiva based content into websites, I can't speak highly enough of our Partner nexxar.'

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Pircher AG: Swiss corporate reporting and communications agency serving large Swiss and European listed clients. Comparable offering and quality positioning but primarily focused on the Swiss/DACH market rather than nexxar's broader European-plus footprint.

Direct peers

• Stockheim: German agency specializing in annual reports, sustainability reports, and integrated reporting for DAX and large European issuers. Directly competes with nexxar in the German-speaking market for premium digital reporting projects.
• Morrow Sodali: Global advisory firm specializing in corporate governance, shareholder communications, and IR advisory, with growing capabilities in ESG and sustainability reporting. Directly competes for advisory and content production work tied to annual and sustainability reports at large listed issuers.
• EQS Group: EQS Group is a leading European provider of regulatory compliance, investor relations, and corporate communications services, including digital annual and sustainability reports. Direct competitor for digital reporting projects at European listed companies, with broader IR SaaS capabilities than nexxar.
• HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte: Long-established Hamburg-based agency specializing in annual reports and corporate communications for German listed companies. Overlapping client base and delivery model with nexxar in the German-speaking blue-chip segment.
• D.Fine: German-headquartered consulting firm with a strong financial communications and reporting practice serving DAX and large European issuers. Closest direct peer in terms of project-based corporate reporting engagements for blue-chip German-speaking clients.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Market Intelligence (Ipreo): S&P Global's Ipreo business provides workflow and data management tools for IR, including stakeholder intelligence and reporting workflows. Incumbent scale and data depth position it as a broad competitor for enterprise reporting technology spend.
• Workiva: Workiva operates the dominant disclosure management platform (Wdesk) used by enterprises for SEC, ESG, and audit reporting. While nexxar is a certified Enhanced Design Partner, Workiva increasingly offers its own design, ESG rendering, and basic reporting services — making it both a partner and the most strategically significant incumbent in the same value chain.
• Computershare: Global leader in share registration, employee plans, and investor services, with a Communications Services division that supports annual report production and IR for large listed issuers. Much larger scale and broader mandate than nexxar, with overlapping capabilities in report distribution and stakeholder communications.
• Link Group: Australia-listed provider of investor and shareholder services with a meaningful European footprint in corporate reporting, communications, and IR data. Overlapping client base with nexxar among large European listed companies, though broader in scale and product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nexxar
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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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