Paper+Coffee

What Paper+Coffee does

Paper+Coffee (legally paper+coffee GmbH) is a Berlin-based UX and digital product agency founded in 2014 that conceives, designs, and programs mobile applications and web platforms for clients across regulated and consumer industries. The firm combines UX/UI design with full-stack development using cross-platform frameworks (Ionic, Flutter) and web technologies (WordPress, Twill CMS, Shopware), and is differentiated by its ability to deliver certified medical-device-grade applications such as the Bauerfeind curaflow app supporting Complex Physical Decongestion Therapy. Its portfolio spans healthcare (Bauerfeind, Berlin-Chemie, ECARF Institute, BVMed, b:joynz), automotive marketing platforms (Land Rover Deutschland Parade and Defender Momente), outdoor consumer hardware (MINOX DTC-1200), and AI-augmented real estate tooling (Metabuild digital twins).

The company operates a project-based professional services revenue model, with engagements initiated via direct enterprise outreach, website inquiries, and portfolio-driven interest. Sami Kaddoura serves as Geschäftsführer (Managing Director). The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investors or parent entities. Geographic focus is the DACH region, primarily Germany. Distribution is direct: a website-driven portfolio, email, and phone contact channel inquiries into scoped project work. The company does not sell software products, license APIs, or operate a marketplace; its value is delivered as bespoke design and engineering output, including regulatory validation and app store submission where required.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from one-time project fees plus likely ongoing maintenance retainers, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Marketing relies on the project portfolio itself as primary demand-generation, supported by a careers page and direct contact. AI/ML is embedded as feature work in client products rather than offered as a standalone capability, including recommendation logic for therapy apps, fraud detection for user-generated content platforms, and generative/3D modeling for the Metabuild digital twin initiative.

Name

Paper+Coffee

Legal name

paper+coffee GmbH

Website

https://paper-coffee.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Berlin-based UX agency (paper+coffee GmbH) founded in 2014 that designs and builds mobile apps and web platforms for enterprise clients across healthcare, automotive, and consumer hardware, with regulated digital health expertise and embedded AI features.

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - UX/UI Design and App Development: Project-based professional services revenue model. The agency conceives, designs, and programs apps and web applications for clients. Services include UX/UI design, software development, platform programming, regulatory validation, and app submission. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees and likely ongoing maintenance contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Paper+Coffee is a UX agency that conceives, designs, and programs apps and web applications for enterprise clients and startups. Services span UX/UI design, full-stack app and web development (Ionic, Flutter, WordPress, Twill CMS, Shopware), regulatory validation, and app store submission. Engagements are delivered as project-based professional services rather than off-the-shelf software products.

Product overview

Paper+Coffee is a UX agency for digital products offering strategy, UX/UI design, and full-stack development for apps and web applications. Their portfolio includes healthcare applications (Curaflow-App for lymphedema/lipedema patients, Bauerfeind Therapie-App, Berlin-Chemie 'Kinder und Gift' poisoning prevention app), mobile apps (MINOX DTC-1200 wild camera app), digital marketing platforms (Land Rover Parade and Defender Momente for Land Rover Germany), AI-powered platforms (Metabuild for building digital twins), and corporate websites (ECARF, BVMed Initiative Grauer Star, b:joynz). The company specializes in cross-platform development using Ionic and Flutter frameworks, e-commerce solutions via Shopware, and content management through WordPress and Twill CMS, serving both startups and large brands for over 10 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UX/UI Design Services User experience and interface design services for apps and web applications, focused on intuitive user guidance, clear design, and user-centered solutions that are both beautiful and functional.
• App and Web Development Services Full-stack development services for mobile apps and web applications, including cross-platform development using Ionic and Flutter frameworks, plus e-commerce solutions using Shopware, Twill CMS, and WordPress.
• Digital Strategy and Prototyping Services Strategic consulting for digital products with tangible prototyping and visualization, enabling informed and confident decision-making through rapid MVP development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bauerfeind Therapy App rated 4.6/5 stars
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• denkwerk: Cologne-based independent digital agency offering UX/UI design, app and web development, and digital strategy for enterprise clients across DACH. Comparable in service mix (design + development) and target market to Paper+Coffee, though typically larger in headcount.
• nexum AG: Cologne-based full-service digital agency providing strategy, UX/UI design, web platforms, and e-commerce solutions. Directly comparable service portfolio and DACH enterprise focus to Paper+Coffee.
• Scholz & Volkmer (TEAMS): Wiesbaden-based digital agency (part of TEAMS group) offering UX/UI, digital product design, and platform development for enterprise brands. Comparable mid-sized German digital agency profile.
• Kolle Rebbe: Hamburg-based creative and digital agency offering UX, branding, and digital product design for enterprise clients. Overlapping service offering and DACH enterprise target market.
• kempertrautmann: Hamburg-based independent creative and digital agency providing brand, UX, and digital product work for enterprise clients. Comparable German mid-sized peer with similar service mix.

Broad incumbents

• UDG United Digital Group: Larger Hamburg-based full-service digital agency offering strategy, UX, development, and technology consulting for major enterprise brands. Broader scale and service portfolio than Paper+Coffee but competes for similar DACH enterprise RFPs.
• SinnerSchrader (Accenture Interactive): Hamburg-headquartered digital agency acquired by Accenture Interactive, providing UX, e-commerce, and platform development for large European brands. Direct overlap in DACH enterprise UX/app work but at significantly larger scale.
• Jung von Matt: One of Germany's largest independent creative and digital agencies with strong UX, app, and digital product capabilities serving major brands. Broader scale and full-service creative offering than Paper+Coffee.
• Publicis Sapient: Global digital transformation consultancy providing strategy, design, and engineering for enterprise clients including healthcare and automotive verticals. Competes for large-scale transformation RFPs that Paper+Coffee could be a sub-contractor on.
• AKQA: Global design and innovation agency offering digital product design, brand experience, and technology services for major brands. Comparable design-led approach but with global scale and broader capabilities.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paper-coffee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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