Nerds & Company

What Nerds & Company does

Nerds & Company is a privately held Dutch custom software development agency founded in 2015 and headquartered in Enschede, Netherlands. The firm builds tailor-made digital platforms, web and mobile applications, customer portals, ERP integrations, and e-learning systems for enterprise and mid-market clients in sectors including healthcare, government, education, financial services, media, retail, and manufacturing. Multidisciplinary teams cover the full delivery chain from UX research and design sprints through full-stack development using open-source stacks (Angular, Vue/Nuxt, Ruby on Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, Flutter, TypeScript), headless CMS platforms (Contentful, Storyblok), and tools such as Shopify, Craft CMS, and Webflow, following agile two-week sprints.

The company operates two proprietary product assets layered on top of its services business: Blocks LXP, a reusable Learning Experience Platform composed of configurable building blocks plus bespoke development that powers e-learning environments for clients including DPG Media and VodafoneZiggo, and oZone, an e-learning application developed in collaboration with A+O Metalektro since 2018. It also publishes the NerdTalks podcast and an active technical blog covering topics such as accessibility, digital transformation, and AI thought leadership.

Commercially, Nerds & Company runs a project-based, quote-driven professional services model with multi-year engagement cadences. Pricing tiers disclosed on its contact form span below EUR 10,000 up to EUR 100,000 or more, with no published list pricing. The firm sells exclusively through direct client engagement and inbound website inquiries without reseller or marketplace channels, and serves a Netherlands-only customer base with a stated operating geography limited to the Benelux region. It is privately held and founder-led, with no disclosed external funding rounds, parent company, or acquisitions.

Name

Nerds & Company

Legal name

Nerds & Company

Website

https://nerds.company

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nerds & Company is a privately held Dutch custom software development agency in Enschede that builds tailor-made digital platforms, portals, and e-learning systems for enterprise and mid-market clients across healthcare, government, education, finance, and media using open-source stacks and its proprietary Blocks LXP product.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Enschede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development Projects: Nerds & Company generates revenue through project-based custom software development engagements. Clients commission the company to build digital platforms, web applications, mobile apps, portals, and integrations from scratch or through further development of existing systems. Projects follow a structured process from research/UX through design to full-stack development and ongoing maintenance. Pricing is quote-based, reflecting the bespoke nature of each engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Nerds & Company designs, builds, integrates, and continuously develops tailor-made custom software for Dutch enterprise and mid-market organizations, including digital platforms, web applications, mobile apps, customer portals, ERP systems, and software integrations, supported by in-house UX research, UI design, design system, prototyping, and design sprint services. The agency also develops and licenses its own proprietary Learning Experience Platform, Blocks LXP, alongside the oZone e-learning application, leveraging an open-source technology stack spanning Angular, Vue/Nuxt, Ruby on Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, Flutter, TypeScript, and headless CMS implementations.

Product overview

Nerds & Company is a Dutch custom software development company offering tailor-made software solutions. The company provides end-to-end services including custom software development (build, integrate, continue development), digital platforms and portals, web and mobile applications, integrations, and ERP systems. Their service portfolio encompasses UX/UI design, design systems, design sprints, prototyping, and user research. They specialize in multiple technology stacks including Angular, Vue/Nuxt, Ruby on Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, Flutter, and TypeScript. Their proprietary product is Blocks LXP, a Learning Experience Platform. The company serves diverse industries including healthcare, education, government, finance, and e-commerce, delivering projects for clients such as DPG Media, Obvion, Ace Apotheek, Naïf, and ArtsOnline.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blocks: An own Learning Experience Platform (LXP) developed by Nerds & Company that allows building customized LXPs from existing blocks combined with custom development.
• oZone
• NerdTalks

Products and services

• Custom Software Development End-to-end custom software development service covering research, design, integration, and continuous development, building tailor-made digital platforms, web applications, mobile apps, portals, and integrations from a client product roadmap.
• Digital Platforms and Applications Development of bespoke digital platforms, web applications, and mobile apps for enterprise and mid-market clients needing tailored functionality beyond off-the-shelf products.
• Digital Portals Custom digital portal development for customer-facing portals and internal dashboard solutions for client organizations.
• Software Integrations and ERP Systems System integration services and Enterprise Resource Planning system development, connecting disparate software systems, ERP platforms, and APIs to share data seamlessly across client environments.
• UX and Design Research Services User experience design and research services including UX research, customer journey mapping, design research, data analyses, and UX audits to inform software project direction.
• UI Design and Prototyping User interface design and interactive prototyping services that visualize and test design concepts before full software development.
• Design Sprints Five-day design sprint engagement for rapid problem solving, prototyping, and validation with real users, accelerating project discovery and stakeholder alignment.
• Design System Development Custom design system creation with reusable components and design patterns ensuring consistent user interfaces, scalability, and improved usability across enterprise products.
• User Research and Testing User research services including interviews, surveys, and moderated usability testing to understand user needs, behaviors, and validate design decisions.
• Blocks LXP A proprietary Learning Experience Platform that allows assembling customized LXPs from existing blocks combined with bespoke development, serving enterprise clients such as DPG Media and VodafoneZiggo.
• oZone E-learning Application E-learning application developed in collaboration with A+O Metalektro, serving multiple companies with training modules and continuously evolving since its 2018 MVP launch.

Quantifiable outcome

• +225% new colleagues hired for Remia
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Studio MADminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudio MAD collaborated with Nerds & Company on the Remia digital recruitment campaign, producing the commercial/video component while Nerds handled the website build (Webflow). The partnership combined creative video production with digital development expertise.
• RMMBRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNerds & Company and RMMBR jointly won the pitch for the DPG Media Learning Experience Platform project. Nerds handled software development while RMMBR contributed creative/design services for the DPG Academy and DPG Campus.
• Topicus FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNerds & Company partnered with Topicus Finance on the Obvion Hypotheken advisor portal project. Topicus provided the back-end for mortgage applications while Nerds built the high-end front-end, combining Topicus's domain expertise in mortgage processing with Nerds' front-end capabilities.
• ContentfulcoreTechnology or IntegrationContentful, a headless CMS, is used across multiple client projects (Ace Apotheek, Naïf Care) to enable content management independent of the front-end, allowing content updates across all platforms simultaneously without developer involvement.
• Blocks LXPcoreTechnology or IntegrationBlocks LXP is Nerds & Company's proprietary Learning Experience Platform — a building block system used to assemble customized LXPs for clients such as DPG Media and VodafoneZiggo. It combines pre-built blocks with bespoke development for rapid, scalable e-learning solutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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