Darmstadtium

Name

Darmstadtium

Legal name

Wissenschafts- und Kongresszentrum Darmstadt GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://darmstadtium.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Convention and Event Venue Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

akta.pro primary industry

Convention & Exhibition Centers (Public Convention Centers, Civic Centers) (THAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multipurpose Event Center Operations (Civic Centers, Community Event Complexes) (MPAGALAE), Conference & Convention Center Catering (THAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Convention center services
• Event venue rental
• Conference management
• Hybrid event hosting
• Catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Darmstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Space Rental: Revenue generated from renting conference rooms, congress halls, and event spaces to organizers for conferences, meetings, product presentations, shareholder meetings, fairs, and cultural events. Spaces include ferrum (383 seats), spectrum (1,677 seats), and 21 seminar/conference rooms.
2. Catering and Restaurant Services: On-site restaurant Calla (130 seats), wine bar (50 seats), and outdoor terrace (70 seats) provide catering services for events, operated through catering partners Dekhalu Catering & Event and Gaul Catering.
3. Parking Services: Underground parking with 454 spaces operated by Q-Park, generating parking fees (€2.70 per 60 minutes, max €17/day for 7+ hours)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Darmstadtium (Wissenschafts- und Kongresszentrum Darmstadt GmbH & Co. KG) is a science and congress center in Darmstadt, Germany, offering approximately 18,000 square meters of event space for international congresses, conferences, product presentations, shareholder meetings, fairs, and cultural events. The venue includes the ferrum congress hall (383 seats), the divisible spectrum hall (up to 1,677 seats), and 21 seminar/conference rooms, supported by on-site catering, IT infrastructure, and event management services.

Product overview

Darmstadtium is a science and congress center (Wissenschafts- und Kongresszentrum Darmstadt GmbH & Co. KG) offering venue rental and event services across approximately 18,000 square meters. The venue portfolio includes the main congress hall 'ferrum' (383 seats), the large divisible hall 'spectrum' (up to 1,677 seats), and multiple smaller conference rooms (palladium, aurum, argentum, carbonium, dynamicum, europium, germanium, helium, titanium) plus a lounge. Supporting services include Restaurant Calla (130 persons + wine bar + terrace), Digital Signage, LED wall displays, and a 360° Virtual Reality Tour. The venue features premium IT infrastructure with 20 Gigabit redundant connectivity, and two external catering partners (Dekhalu and Gaul) provide food services. The center operates approximately 300 events per year with about 2.5 million guests over its 18-year history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 5,000 events with approximately 2.5 million guests over 18 years of operation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Dekhalu Catering & EventminorOthersCatering partner providing food and beverage services for events at the darmstadtium venue
• Gaul CateringminorOthersCatering partner providing food and beverage services for events at the darmstadtium venue
• Q-ParkminorOthersUnderground parking operator managing the 454 parking spaces beneath the congress center
• Deutsche BahnminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for sustainable travel options, offering DB Event Tickets for conference attendees and special rail rates for event organizers
• German Convention BureauminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration on sustainability consulting and promotion of Germany as a conference destination; darmstadtium works with GCB on environmental certification for events
• HEAG mobilo (AirLiner)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAirport shuttle service connecting Frankfurt International Airport directly to darmstadtium every 30 minutes
• ENTEGAminorOthersElectric charging station provider offering free EV charging on the first parking level of the underground garage
• Call a BikeminorOthersBicycle rental service with station located next to darmstadtium for sustainable local transportation

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Austria Center Vienna: Major international congress center in Vienna with comparable venue-rental model, multiple halls, and conference rooms serving corporate and association clients across the EMEA region.
• Congress Center Düsseldorf (CCD): Direct competitor in the German MICE market operating a comparable congress venue with multiple halls, conference rooms, and event services targeting corporate and association events.
• Congress Center Leipzig: German congress center comparable in scale and event-services offering, hosting corporate, scientific, and cultural events; directly competes for mid-sized and large congresses in the German market.
• Congress Center München (MOC): Munich-based congress and event venue serving corporate conferences and international congresses, with a similar focus on divisible halls, breakout rooms, and high-end event technology.
• Congress Center Hamburg (CCH): Major German congress center comparable in scale and offering to Darmstadtium, hosting international conferences, corporate events, and cultural programming with similar venue-rental and event-services business model.
• Estrel Berlin: Europe's largest convention hotel with integrated conference center; directly comparable to Darmstadtium's congress offering and competes for large international congresses across Germany.

Broad incumbents

• Koelnmesse: Large German trade-fair and congress operator with an integrated venue portfolio; competes with Darmstadtium for international congress business in the German market.
• Messe Frankfurt: One of the world's largest trade-fair and congress operators headquartered in the same Rhine-Main region as Darmstadtium; competes for major events and represents a significant incumbent with broader scale and exhibition portfolio.

Regional players

• Geneva PALEXPO: Swiss exhibition and congress center in a neighboring country with similar venue-rental and event-services offerings; comparable to Darmstadtium for international congresses across the EMEA region.
• Congress Center Basel: Swiss congress center in a comparable Central European metropolitan market, operating a multi-hall venue and event-services business; regional peer in the DACH MICE ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/DarmstadtiumDe110
• Facebookfacebook.com/kongresszentrumdarmstadtium
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/darmstadtium
• Xx.com/ds_darmstadtium

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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