FabLab Oberland

What FabLab Oberland does

FabLab Oberland e.V. is a registered nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein, VR 207968) founded in 2018 and headquartered at Tölzer Str. 3a in Gmund am Tegernsee, Bavaria. The organization operates a stationary makerspace and a mobile FabLab bus ('Hubertus') that delivers maker education to schools across the Landkreis Miesbach district. Its core products are structured educational programs spanning 3D printing (Prusa i3 MK3.5S, Prusa Mini, Prusa XL), laser cutting, vinyl cutting, electronics soldering, and textile/sewing workshops (Singer, Pfaff, Janome, Brother Scan'n'Cut), supplemented by AI/Raspberry Pi courses covering computer vision, supervised learning, and access control automation.

The business model combines low-ticket workshop fees (€35 standard, €8 for materials), per-course holiday program registration via the pretix ticketing platform, corporate team-building and vision workshops, and ongoing member/donation support. A solidarity ticket option, sponsored by Lions Club Gmund-Oberland, enables pay-what-you-can access for financially constrained families. Regular public programming includes weekly SeSam (Selbermach-Samstag) open Saturdays, bi-weekly Tüftel Tuesday evenings, and seasonal holiday programs. Internal coordination runs on Slack and listmonk-managed newsletters segmented across MINT project updates, children/youth courses, school offerings, and general news.

Name

FabLab Oberland

Legal name

FabLab Oberland e.V.

Website

https://oberlab.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FabLab Oberland e.V. is a nonprofit makerspace in Gmund am Tegernsee, Bavaria, offering hands-on 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics, textile, and AI/Raspberry Pi workshops for children, youth, schools, adults, and local companies across Landkreis Miesbach via a stationary lab and a mobile bus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maker Education Services

akta.pro primary industry

Makerspaces & Fab Labs (Open Build Studios) (EDAMADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

STEM, Digital Literacy & Maker Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAG), STEM & Maker Education (Makerspaces, Coding Clubs, Robotics) (EDAAAFAL), IoT, Sensors & Embedded Systems (Arduino/Raspberry Pi) Programs (EDAMADAI)

Keywords

• Community makerspace services
• STEM education programs
• 3D printing workshops
• Digital fabrication training
• Mobile maker education

Headquarters

HQ city

Gmund Am Tegernsee

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course and Workshop Fees: Charges per participant for workshops and courses (e.g., sewing courses at €35 including material costs), with standard tickets and solidarity tickets for financially constrained families.
2. Holiday Program Fees: School holiday programs featuring multiple technical and creative workshops (electronics, 3D printing, textiles, AI) with per-course registration and fees.
3. Corporate Workshops: Team workshops and visions workshops offered to companies and firms (Firmenangebote) as team-building and creative innovation sessions.
4. Membership and Donations: Supported by members through annual contributions and donations, with a dedicated support page (Unterstützen) for community backing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FabLab Oberland e.V. operates a community makerspace offering hands-on technology and science education in 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics, textiles, vinyl cutting, and AI/Raspberry Pi. It delivers these maker experiences through a stationary workshop in Gmund am Tegernsee and a mobile FabLab bus ('Hubertus') that visits schools and events across the Landkreis Miesbach district, serving children, youth, adults, schools, and local companies.

Product overview

FabLab Oberland e.V. is a non-profit makerspace offering a unified platform of educational maker services rather than a software product. The core offering combines fixed-location workshop access (3D printing, laser cutting, electronics, sewing/textiles, vinyl cutting) with a mobile FabLab bus service (Bus Hubertus) that reaches schools and events across the district. Regular public programming includes SeSam (open Saturdays) and Tüftel Tuesday (bi-weekly evenings), plus intensive holiday programs for youth. Specialized workshop offerings span laser cutting, electronics/soldering, 3D printing, textile work, and AI/Raspberry Pi education. Corporate services (Team Workshop, Visions Workshop) extend the platform to business clients. Equipment is accessible only after proper introduction and training by specialized department heads.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SeSam (Selbermach-Samstag) Open workshop Saturdays where the FabLab is accessible to all visitors. Features guided tours, machine introductions, short introductory workshops, and hands-on project trials in 3D printing, laser cutting, soldering, and embroidery.
• Tüftel Tuesday Bi-weekly open evening meetup for members and curious visitors to exchange ideas, discuss projects, and discover maker possibilities. Takes place on Tuesdays from 19:00–21:45.
• Ferienprogramm (Holiday Program) Annual summer holiday program featuring hands-on maker courses for children and teenagers, including 3D printing, electronics/soldering, sewing/textiles, laser cutting, and AI/Raspberry Pi workshops.
• Mobile FabLab (Bus Hubertus) A mobile FabLab housed in a converted bus that visits schools, educational institutions, and events throughout the Miesbach district, bringing maker technology and workshops to a wider audience.
• 3D Printing Workshop Introduction to 3D printing technology using Prusa printers. Includes hands-on projects like printing flowers, Lego bricks with names, beer bottle clips, and practical items. Supports PLA, PETG, ABS, and TPU filaments.
• Laser Cutting Workshop Projects include Brotzeitbrettl (snack boards), PaperBot (paper robot with LED eyes), and Stiftebox (pencil boxes). Materials include 3mm plywood. Safety authorization required.
• Electronics Workshop Hands-on electronics projects including soldering exercises, LED projects, resistor characters, and Lucky Wheel. Projects like the Gurkenglaslampe (pickle jar lamp) use solar battery-powered lighting. Kits available for ~€10 donation.
• Textile/Sewing Workshop Sewing courses for beginners and advanced, including making bags, headbands, and Barbie clothes. Equipment includes Singer sewing machines, Pfaff combination machines, Janome Memory Craft 500E, and Brother Scan'n'Cut SDX 1200.
• Foliencutter (Vinyl Cutter) Workshop T-Shirt making using vinyl foil cutting and transfer. Projects include T-Shirt Wolfmond and T-Shirt Eule designs.
• Team Workshop (Firmenangebote) Corporate team-building workshops offered by FabLab Oberland for companies, combining maker experiences with team development activities.
• Visions Workshop Vision-focused corporate workshop for companies seeking innovative thinking and creative problem-solving experiences using maker methodologies.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lions Club Gmund-OberlandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Lions Club Gmund-Oberland sponsors the Solidarity Ticket program, enabling financially constrained families to participate in FabLab courses regardless of their financial situation. The solidarity ticket operates on a pay-what-you-can model with no documentation required.
• Frühes Forschen RosenheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrühes Forschen Rosenheim collaborates with FabLab Oberland on holiday program offerings, contributing educational content and expertise to the summer maker programs.
• pretix (rami.io GmbH)coreTechnology or Integrationpretix provides the ticketing infrastructure for FabLab Oberland's course registrations and holiday program bookings. The pretix service is embedded via JavaScript widget and handles order management, payment processing, and ticket delivery. pretix stores no IP addresses, browser information, or unnecessary metadata.
• GIPFELFORMERminorOthersGIPFELFORMER GmbH (Marktwinkl 9, 83714 Miesbach) designed the corporate identity and visual branding for FabLab Oberland e.V.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Museum München: Munich-based science and technology museum operating hands-on educational programming including maker/STEM workshops. Comparable as a large Bavarian STEM-education institution, but operates from a permanent museum venue rather than a distributed/community model.
• Heureka Science Center: Regional German science center offering hands-on STEM exhibits and school programming. Broadly comparable as a STEM education provider serving school groups, but operates as a destination institution rather than a community-embedded makerspace.

Emerging players

• Frühes Forschen Rosenheim: Regional STEM-education provider collaborating with FabLab Oberland on holiday programming. Comparable as a youth STEM education organization in the same Upper-Bavaria region; differs in being primarily a content/network organization rather than an equipment-bearing makerspace.
• Junge Tüftler gGmbH: Berlin-based nonprofit focused specifically on digital/maker education for children and youth, including mobile school programming. Closely aligned with FabLab Oberland's youth/STEM mission and mobile-to-schools distribution model, but operating in a different region.

Direct peers

• FabLab München e.V. Registered-association FabLab in Munich offering community access to 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics, and textile equipment plus courses and open workshops. Most direct comparable — same legal form (e.V.), same equipment mix, same maker-education mission, only differing in urban scale and reach.
• Dingfabrik Köln e.V. Cologne-based maker association offering open workshops and courses in 3D printing, laser cutting, electronics, and textiles. Direct peer in legal form (e.V.), equipment breadth, and community maker-education mission.
• FabLab Hamburg e.V. Hamburg FabLab association providing digital fabrication equipment access, open lab evenings, and structured workshops for adults and youth. Comparable as a German FabLab e.V. running a similar mix of open access and educational programming.
• FabLab Nürnberg e.V. Bavarian FabLab Verein offering open workshop access, courses for children and adults, and project-based maker programming. Highly comparable — same state (Bavaria), same e.V. structure, and similar community/maker-education orientation as FabLab Oberland.
• FabLab Berlin e.V. One of Germany's flagship FabLabs, operating as a registered association with broad equipment (laser cutters, CNC, 3D printers, electronics) and a public workshop/open-day model. Comparable as a nonprofit FabLab delivering both community access and structured educational programming.
• OpenLab Augsburg e.V. Bavarian hackerspace/FabLab offering community access to digital fabrication tools and maker workshops. Comparable as a southern-German nonprofit maker organization serving a regional community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fablaboberland
• Facebookfacebook.com/FabLabOberland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fablab-oberland-e-v

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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