What Colited Management Consultancy does

Colited Management Consultancy is a Vienna-based boutique management consultancy founded in 2011 by Daniel Holzinger as a sole proprietorship (Colited Management Consultancy e.U.) operating across the DACH region. The firm targets mid-sized and large organizations with a holistic end-to-end consulting approach across three practice areas: Leadership & Collaboration, Digitalization & Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity & Resilience. Service lines include strategy facilitation, change management, OKR consulting, leadership workshops, management sparring, and the proprietary colited Workshifting Survey (cWS), a ~450-question structured instrument covering Space, People, Organization, and Technology. The firm is also a certified implementation and reseller partner for nine third-party technology vendors covering cybersecurity (Keeper, SoSafe, xorlab, CybelAngel, unosecur, FTAPI, LogMeIn/GoTo Rescue) and AI platforms (Zive multi-model AI, octonomy AI-driven service automation).

Revenue is generated from two streams: project-based professional services (consulting, workshops, implementation) and software resale/implementation tied to the partner ecosystem, with pricing generally quote-based and only the E-Mail Attack Simulation service publicly priced at €1,850. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven: direct outreach, 25-minute online discovery meetings booked via an online scheduler, round-tables and business breakfasts across Austria and Germany, a webinar archive on GoToStage, a LinkedIn presence, an executive newsletter, and inbound referrals from technology partners. Customers include a diversified set of roughly 20+ named logos (e.g., TDK, Biogen, JLL, ÖBB, Voith, EVN, Nespresso, St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft) across manufacturing, banking, insurance, utilities, transportation, healthcare, publishing, and NGOs.

Operationally, Colited runs as a 1–10 employee sole proprietorship with no external funding, no parent company, and no institutional investors. After a 2023 revenue decline in password management that triggered the firm's first workforce reduction, Colited pivoted toward a broader cybersecurity stack (Keeper, SoSafe, xorlab) in 2024 and added CybelAngel, unosecur, and FTAPI in 2025, before re-entering AI in 2026 with Zive and octonomy. The firm celebrated its 15-year consulting anniversary and 10-year cybersecurity focus in 2026.

Name

Colited Management Consultancy

Legal name

Colited Management Consultancy e.U.

Website

https://colited.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colited Management Consultancy is a Vienna-based, founder-led boutique consultancy (founded 2011, 1–10 employees) serving mid-sized and large DACH organizations with advisory in leadership, digitalization/AI, and cybersecurity, plus implementation of curated partner platforms such as Keeper, SoSafe, xorlab, CybelAngel, unosecur, FTAPI, Zive, and octonomy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Turnaround, Restructuring & Crisis Management Consulting (BPAHACAO)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Cybersecurity advisory
• Digital transformation consulting
• Organizational change management
• Identity security solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Hietzing

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting & Advisory Services: Colited provides end-to-end consulting and transformation advisory across three focus areas: Leadership & Collaboration, Digitalization & Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity & Resilience. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements, workshops, strategy facilitation, and management sparring sessions. The company has been operating since 2011 and generates revenue from consulting fees for advisory and implementation projects with mid-sized and large organizations.
2. Software Solutions & Technology Partnerships: Colited resells and implements software solutions from its technology partner ecosystem (Keeper Security for PAM, SoSafe for Security Awareness, xorlab for E-Mail Security, CybelAngel for Threat Intelligence, unosecur for Identity Security, FTAPI for Secure Data Exchange, LogMeIn/GoTo for Remote Support, Zive for AI Platform, octonomy for AI Field & Customer Service). Revenue includes software licensing, implementation services, and ongoing support tied to these platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Colited provides end-to-end B2B management consulting and transformation advisory across three focus areas — Leadership & Collaboration, Digitalization & AI, and Cybersecurity & Resilience — serving mid-sized and large organizations primarily in the DACH region. Its service portfolio includes strategy development, change management, OKR consulting, workshifting assessments via the proprietary cWS instrument, workshops, management sparring, and the reselling, implementation and ongoing support of a curated set of third-party enterprise cybersecurity and AI software platforms.

Product overview

Colited Management Consultancy is a consulting firm offering a portfolio of cybersecurity solutions and AI platforms alongside professional consulting services in three core areas: Leadership & Collaboration, Digitalization & Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity & Resilience. Their cybersecurity offerings include Keeper Password Management & PAM, unosecur Identity Security, xorlab Advanced E-Mail Security, SoSafe Awareness Training, CybelAngel Threat Intelligence, LogMeIn Rescue Remote Support, and FTAPI Secure Data Exchange. Their AI solutions comprise Zive Multi-Model AI Platform for knowledge management and collaboration, and octonomy AI Platform for Field & Customer Service. Professional services include the colited Workshifting Survey (cWS), OKR consulting, Change Management, and Leadership & Collaboration consulting. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, led by Daniel Holzinger as Founder & Managing Director.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• cWS (colited Workshifting Survey): A structured survey instrument for systematically identifying potential in modern work environments and workshifting contexts, with approximately 450 questions across dimensions of Space, People, Organization, and Technology.
• Zive
• octonomy

Products and services

• Keeper Password Management & PAM Enterprise password management and Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution with Zero-Trust and Zero-Knowledge security procedures, secure password generation, certificate storage, privileged access management, and secure remote access for system administration; offered to DACH organizations as a certified Colited implementation.
• Unosecur Identity Security AI-powered identity threat defense platform unifying Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM), Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR), Least Privilege Automation (reducing attack surface by up to 90%), and Zero-Trust in an agentless deployment; implemented by Colited for DACH clients.
• xorlab Advanced E-Mail Security AI-powered, adaptive email security platform that continuously learns and automatically adjusts policies to stop new and evolving threats including phishing, spear-phishing and Business E-Mail Compromise; delivered with optional Attack Simulation and Abuse Mailbox Automation services.
• SoSafe Awareness Training Psychologically-informed cybersecurity awareness training platform with AI-powered security copilot (Sofie), behavioral analytics, adaptive phishing simulations and compliance reporting for phishing, vishing and smishing channels; GDPR-compliant and ISO-27001 certified.
• CybelAngel Threat Intelligence External threat intelligence solution that scans all layers of the internet (Clear, Deep and Dark Web) as well as connected storage and domain names to identify potential business damage from cyber risks.
• LogMeIn Rescue Secure Remote Support Secure remote support and communication solution for internal and external customer support with PIN validation, host whitelisting, IP restrictions and comprehensive reporting to reduce attack surface while maintaining flexibility.
• FTAPI Secure Data Exchange Comprehensive secure data exchange platform with FTAPI SecuMails (secure email via Outlook Add-In), SecuRooms (virtual data rooms), SecuForms (digital forms) and SecuFlows (compliance-driven process automation), used by 1M+ users across 2,000+ companies.
• Zive Multi-Model AI Platform GDPR-compliant, EU-hosted multi-model AI platform combining multiple AI models for knowledge management and collaboration, with Chat (KI-Assistent), Agents (workflow automation), Assistants (custom AI applications), Search (enterprise search) and Knowledge (structured knowledge collections) modules integrating with web, mobile, desktop and Microsoft Teams.
• octonomy AI Platform for Field & Customer Service AI-based automation platform for service and support process orchestration, with intelligent AI Agents that understand processes, prepare decisions and execute tasks autonomously, integrating with IT, ticketing (e.g., ServiceNow), ERP and CRM systems.
• colited Workshifting Survey (cWS) Proprietary structured survey instrument containing approximately 450 questions across the dimensions of Space, People, Organization and Technology, using 60-80 standardized questions plus customer-specific add-ons, conducted as an online full survey of all employees and managers.
• OKR (Objectives & Key Results) Consulting OKR methodology consulting service for establishing transparent goal systems, increasing productivity and aligning company, team and personal goals with agile corporate management practices.
• Change Management Consulting Change management consulting providing strategic clarity, operational feasibility and human perspective for organizational transformation, including orientation, structure, collaboration and anchoring in daily routines.
• Leadership & Collaboration Consulting Strategic consulting, workshops and impulse lectures for modern leadership including strategy development, change management, OKR implementation, remote leadership, management sparring and teambuilding for DACH organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Unosecur platform reduces attack surface by up to 90% through dynamic permission adjustment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability10 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ZivecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Partnership established in 2026 for multi-model AI platform. Zive provides a comprehensive AI platform for knowledge management and collaboration with modules for Chat, Agents, Assistants, Search, and Knowledge. The platform combines multiple AI models, integrates with existing systems (web, mobile, desktop, MS Teams), and is GDPR-compliant, ISO-certified with EU data hosting. Colited implements and consults on Zive AI platform deployments.
• octonomycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Partnership established in 2026 for AI-driven automation in field and customer service. octonomy provides an AI-based automation platform that orchestrates service and support processes end-to-end using intelligent AI Agents. The platform integrates with existing IT, ticketing, ERP, and CRM systems and emphasizes governance, security, and compliance. Colited serves as the implementation and consulting partner for octonomy deployments.
• CybelAngelcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Partnership established in 2025 for cyber threat intelligence. CybelAngel (founded 2013 in France, ~200 employees) is a pioneer in threat intelligence, scanning all layers of the internet (Clear, Deep, and Dark Web) and connected storage and domains. Colited serves as the DACH partner for CybelAngel's external threat monitoring solutions, helping organizations proactively identify and mitigate cyber risks.
• unosecurcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Partnership established in 2025 for identity security. unosecur provides an AI-powered platform unifying Identity Threat Defense, Compliance, and Zero-Trust. Core features include Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM), ITDR, Least Privilege Automation (reducing attack surface by up to 90%), and compliance reporting. Colited implements and consults onunosecur deployments for DACH clients.
• FTAPIcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Partnership established in 2025 for secure data exchange. FTAPI (founded 2010, Munich) is a leading platform for secure data exchange and automation in the German-speaking region, with 2,000+ companies and 1M+ active users, and 120+ employees. FTAPI's product suite includes FTAPI SecuMails (secure email), FTAPI SecuRooms (virtual data rooms), FTAPI SecuForms (digital forms), and FTAPI SecuFlows (compliance-driven process automation). Colited serves as the implementation and consulting partner.
• SoSafecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Partnership formed in 2024 for cybersecurity awareness training. SoSafe is the world's fastest-growing security awareness scale-up with 370 employees, 6,000+ customers, and 5.4 million users. SoSafe provides a psychologically-based platform with AI-powered security copilot (Sofie), behavioral analytics, and compliance reporting. Colited implements and consults on SoSafe deployments in the DACH market.
• xorlabcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Partnership established in 2024 for advanced email security. xorlab is a Swiss company (ISO 27001 certified) founded as a spin-off of ETH Zurich in 2015, with 30+ employees protecting 240,000+ email accounts. xorlab provides adaptive email security that continuously learns and automatically adjusts policies. Colited resells, implements, and supports xorlab's email security platform and associated services (Attack Simulation, Abuse Mailbox Automation) in the DACH region.
• Keeper SecuritycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Partnership established in 2023 for password management and Privileged Access Management (PAM). Keeper offers zero-trust and zero-knowledge security solutions. Colited serves as a certified implementation and consulting partner for Keeper in the DACH region, helping organizations deploy password management, credential security, and privileged access solutions. The partnership grew strongly in 2024 and is considered a flagship cybersecurity partnership.
• LogMeIn / GoTocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2011Long-standing partnership with LogMeIn and its subsidiary GoTo, dating back to the company's founding in 2011. Originally involved with Citrix Online (which merged with LogMeIn) and expanded through the GoTo product portfolio. GoTo (3,500+ global employees, $1.3B+ annual revenue) provides remote support and communication solutions including LogMeIn Rescue. Colited has served as a certified partner since the early years, was awarded GoTo Partner of the Year in 2021 and Top Performing Partner in 2020. Some partnerships span more than ten years.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BearingPoint: European-origin management and technology consultancy with strong DACH presence helping large enterprises with digital transformation, regulatory compliance, and technology implementation. Overlaps Colited's leadership/cybersecurity/digitalization mix at a much larger scale.
• KPMG Austria: Austrian arm of Big-4 advisory firm offering cybersecurity, risk, and digital transformation consulting to large Austrian and DACH enterprises including banks, insurers, and industrial firms. Overlaps with Colited's enterprise client base (e.g., ÖBB, banking sector) at significantly larger scale.
• msg: Large DACH-based IT and business consulting group with deep insurance, banking, and public-sector presence. Broad incumbent offering digital transformation, cybersecurity, and platform consulting far beyond Colited's niche but serving a similar buyer base.
• Horváth: German-headquartered management consulting firm focused on performance, transformation, and digital topics for European enterprises. Comparable as a DACH-rooted transformation advisor, though broader in scope than Colited's cybersecurity practice.

Direct peers

• SEC Consult: Austrian-headquartered cybersecurity consulting firm offering penetration testing, incident response, and managed security services across DACH and EMEA. Direct peer given Vienna roots and overlapping cybersecurity advisory scope for regulated enterprise clients.
• nexum: European IT security boutique focusing on identity, access management, and cybersecurity consulting in German-speaking markets. Comparable partner-of-best-of-breed model and DACH mid-market/enterprise positioning.
• Horn & Company: German boutique management consultancy specialized in information security and cybersecurity advisory with deep DACH mid-market presence. Closest analog to Colited's combination of cybersecurity + leadership/organizational consulting for Mittelstand clients.
• SySS: German cybersecurity research and consulting firm specializing in penetration testing and IT security advisory. Overlaps with Colited's cybersecurity practice area while operating at slightly larger scale within DACH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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