What Ellf does

Ellf GmbH is a privately-held Swiss advertising and design agency headquartered in Stans, Nidwalden, operating since 2011 under the doing-business-as name "Ellf". The firm delivers a full-service creative offering spanning corporate design, responsive website and webshop development, advertising campaigns, print and publication design, professional photography and videography, animation and motion graphics, social media management, and casual game development delivered through a separate dedicated platform at ellf-games.ch. The studio combines in-house capabilities across graphic design, web programming, illustration, photography, and game development, framing its positioning around "expressive advertising" developed in Central Switzerland.

The client base is concentrated in Central Switzerland (Nidwalden and surrounding cantons) and spans sole proprietorships and local SMBs (e.g., Rohrer Sanitär und Haustechnik, Bäckerei Dossenbach, Hochstrasser AG coffee roaster, Pasta Röthlin AG, Sbrinz Käserei, Alters- und Pflegeheim Heimet AG, Restaurant Helvetia) as well as regional enterprises and public-sector institutions (Raiffeisen Nidwalden, Nidwaldner Sachversicherung, Kanton Nidwalden, Stanserhorn Bahnen, EWN Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden, BWB-Gruppe across 8 Swiss locations, Heizverbund untere Kniri). Industries served skew toward food and drink, construction and building trades, agriculture and dairies, hospitality, energy, healthcare, and government.

Revenue is generated through project-based creative engagements at undisclosed pricing; no SaaS, licensing, or recurring product model is apparent. Go-to-market is a localized direct-sales motion — clients engage via the Stans office, a portfolio-driven website, Facebook and Instagram organic presence, and newsletter subscriptions. The company has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no institutional ownership, no M&A history, and no executive bios in the source data, consistent with an owner-operated small studio.

Name

Ellf

Legal name

Ellf GmbH

Website

https://ellf-werbung.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ellf GmbH is a Stans, Switzerland-based full-service advertising agency founded in 2011, delivering corporate design, web design, advertising campaigns, photography, animation, and game development to SMBs and regional enterprises across Central Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stans

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ellf GmbH is a full-service advertising and design agency based in Stans, Nidwalden, that delivers communication, graphic design, and web design services. Its core work spans corporate identity development, advertising campaigns, web and webshop design, print media, photography, video, social media, animation, and casual game development, offered as bespoke creative projects to local and regional clients in Central Switzerland.

Product overview

Ellf GmbH is a Swiss advertising agency based in Stans, Nidwalden, providing a comprehensive range of creative communication and design services. The agency operates as a service-based business rather than a software product company, offering Corporate Design, Webdesign & Website Development, Advertising Campaigns, Print Media & Publications, Game Development, Photography & Videography, Social Media Services, Animation & Motion Graphics, and Consulting & Strategy. These services are delivered as professional creative services to businesses, institutions, and organizations primarily in central Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers33 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Farner Consulting: One of Switzerland's leading communications and advertising agencies, based in Zurich. Comparable in providing integrated communications, brand strategy, and creative services, but with national reach and enterprise focus.
• Jung von Matt: Major Swiss creative agency headquartered in Zurich with offices across Europe. Comparable as a full-service Swiss advertising and design agency, though operating at vastly larger scale and serving national/international brands rather than regional SMBs.
• Wirz Communications: Large Zurich-based Swiss advertising agency offering full-service communications, advertising, and digital services. Comparable service portfolio (campaigns, design, digital) but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Publicis Group Switzerland: Swiss arm of global advertising network Publicis, offering full-service advertising, media, and digital. Comparable service capabilities but operates at multinational scale with enterprise clients.
• Havas Village Switzerland: Swiss operations of Havas network providing advertising, communications, and digital services. Comparable in offering integrated creative and communications services, though at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Ruf Lanz: Independent Swiss creative agency known for expressive, award-winning advertising. Directly comparable as a creative-led Swiss agency focused on distinctive advertising and design output for Swiss clients.
• Equinox (Switzerland): Independent Swiss creative agency offering branding, design, and digital services. Comparable as a mid-sized Swiss creative agency with similar service mix and client profile to Ellf.
• Polygraph (Studio Polygraph): Swiss creative studio specializing in branding, graphic design, and digital experiences. Comparable as a design-led Swiss agency serving clients with corporate identity and web design work.
• Hej (Hej Digital): Swiss digital agency offering web design, branding, and digital marketing. Comparable as a design-forward Swiss agency serving SMB and mid-market clients with overlapping digital and branding capabilities.
• Walker AG: Swiss advertising and brand agency offering creative campaigns and corporate design. Comparable in providing multi-channel creative services to Swiss clients, though with broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ellf.werbung
• Instagraminstagram.com/ellf.werbung
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ellf-werbung

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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