Earthrise Management GmbH

What Earthrise Management GmbH does

Earthrise Management GmbH (legal entity: Earthrise Society Holding GmbH) is a Munich-based, founder-led social innovation and consulting organization founded on 09.09.2009 by Marianne Obermüller. It guides companies, educational institutions, regions, and civil society actors through what it terms the "geistiger Klimawandel" (mental climate change) by developing "integral business models" with positive societal utility across a trisektoral framework spanning economy, society, and regions. Its flagship operational offering is the Earthrise Inkubator (incubator program), supplemented by thought-leadership products such as the 2021 Future Skills Praxisbuch (Vahlen Verlag, co-authored with 69 experts) and a portfolio of sub-brand initiatives including WeQ Institute, WeQ Economy, Friends of 3ZERO, Projekt Energiewende, Funkenflug, EduAction Bildungsgipfel, Schokolade hilft immer, Kinderstadl, and Victress Day.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform or software product; its outputs are delivered through consulting engagements, incubation programs, conferences and summits, publications, and community/network convening (e.g., the 2018 EduAction Bildungsgipfel with 1,900 participants and the 2014 UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development partnership). Its revenue model is professional services-oriented — direct consulting on integral business model development, plus project incubation — with pricing undisclosed. Customer segmentation is hybrid: companies seeking ethical/sustainable transitions (primary), educational institutions seeking future-skills programs (primary), regions/policy makers (secondary), and civil society organizations (secondary).

Structurally, Earthrise is a private German GmbH (Handelsregister HRB 175841, Registergericht München), 1–10 employees, with its registered office in Inning am Ammersee. Ownership is founder-controlled through Marianne Obermüller, who also serves as Geschäftsführerin (Managing Director) and has taken a CFO role at the partner entity Friends of 3ZERO as of August 2024. No funding rounds, investors, parent company, or subsidiaries are disclosed; financial information (revenue, ARR) is not publicly available.

Name

Earthrise Management GmbH

Legal name

Earthrise Society Holding GmbH

Website

https://earthrise.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Earthrise Management GmbH is a Munich-based, founder-led social innovation consultancy founded in 2009 that guides companies, educational institutions, and civil society actors through what it calls the "geistiger Klimawandel" via the Earthrise Inkubator, integral business consulting, and future-skills thought leadership.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Integral Business Consulting: Advisory and consulting services for companies seeking to implement integral business models and navigate the mental climate change transition. Services include developing values and value propositions, consulting for social impact, and trisektoral partnership models.
2. Earthrise Incubator: Incubation programs supporting entrepreneurs and projects focused on integral business models, social innovation, and sustainable development in the trisektoral context.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Earthrise Management GmbH (operating legally as Earthrise Society Holding GmbH) is a social innovation and consulting organization that guides companies through the "geistiger Klimawandel" (mental climate change) and helps them implement new integral economic concepts in the trisektoral space connecting business, society, and regions. Its core service is the Earthrise Inkubator program, which incubates companies and entrepreneurs developing integral business models with positive societal utility. The organization also offers advisory/consulting services and supporting initiatives such as the Future Skills Praxisbuch (2021) covering 30 future competencies.

Product overview

Earthrise Management GmbH (operated as Earthrise Society Holding GmbH) is a consulting and social innovation organization that specializes in guiding companies through the 'geistiger Klimawandel' (mental climate change) and implementing new integral economic concepts in the trisektoral area connecting business, society, and regions. The core offering is the Earthrise Inkubator, which supports companies in developing integral business models. Additional offerings include the Future Skills Praxisbuch (a 2021 publication on 30 future competencies), the WeQ Institute for social innovation, and numerous initiatives including Friends of 3ZERO, WeQ Economy, Projekt Energiewende, EduAction Bildungsgipfel, Funkenflug, Victress Day, Schokolade hilft immer, and Kinderstadl.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Earthrise Inkubator: An incubator model for developing integral business concepts in the trisektoral area of economy, society, and regions.
• WeQ Institute

Products and services

• Earthrise Inkubator An incubation program that supports companies in navigating the 'geistiger Klimawandel' (mental climate change) and implementing new integral economic concepts in the trisektoral area (business, society, regions). Designed for companies and entrepreneurs seeking to develop integral business models with positive societal utility.
• Integral Business Innovation Consulting Advisory and consulting services for companies seeking to implement integral business models, navigate the mental climate change transition, and develop values and value propositions with positive societal impact. Delivered via direct consulting engagements for companies and organizations.
• Future Skills Praxisbuch A 2021 book co-authored by Marianne Obermüller and published by Vahlen Verlag, covering 30 future-decisive competencies including teamwork, empathy, communication, creativity, mindfulness, resilience, and critical thinking. Co-created by 69 pioneers and recognized experts in future skills.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,900 education actors converged at EduAction 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Friends of 3ZERO (Friends of Social Business e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Dedicated to Prof. Yunus's life work, Friends of 3ZERO aims to form a healthy trio of economy, politics, and civil society through dialogue and social business. Marianne Obermüller serves as CFO since August 2024. Earthrise is closely aligned with this social business movement.
• EduAction BildungsgipfelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2018First education congress comprehensively addressing future skills (agile competencies/WeQ Skills/21st Century Skills) and learning transformation. 1,900 education actors participated. WeQ Institute provided program leadership with support from education innovators including Marianne Obermüller.
• UNESCOflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2014Earthrise Society served as partner for the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development held November 10-12, 2014 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Marianne Obermüller was a jury member for the conference.
• VICTRESS Initiative e.V.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2011Earthrise Society sponsored Victress Day 2011 & 2012, supporting Mixed Leadership initiatives promoting women in German business leadership through an impulse conference and gala awards ceremony.
• WeQ InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeQ Institute focuses on Social Innovation at eye-level with tech innovations. The institute developed the trisektoral approach and promotes social innovations through Vision Summits, publications, and partnerships with leadership in politics, business, and civil society.
• AshokaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational leading organization for social entrepreneurship. Earthrise promoted 'Social Innovations' concept in coordination with Ashoka starting 2009, including through Vision Summits and publications.
• Markus Wasmeier (Feldstadl Kinderstadl)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarthrise supported and funded the Feldstadl Kinderstadl project by world-famous skier Markus Wasmeier, which uniquely combines experience culture and knowledge transfer for children. Earthrise Society Holding contributed 35,000 EUR.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Impact Hub: Global network of social-enterprise incubators and workspaces; comparable to Earthrise as an incubator/community model for social entrepreneurs and purpose-driven ventures, with a similar consulting-plus-incubation mix at greater scale.
• Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: World Economic Forum-affiliated foundation that recognizes and convenes social entrepreneurs globally; comparable to Earthrise as a convener, recognition-body, and network-builder operating at the intersection of business and societal impact.
• B Lab: Operator of the B Corp certification framework for purpose-driven businesses; comparable to Earthrise as a movement-building entity that promotes integral/integrative business models with positive societal utility through standards, certification, and community.
• Ashoka: Global social-entrepreneurship network that Earthrise has coordinated with since 2009 on Social Innovations and Vision Summits; directly comparable as an organization supporting and convening social entrepreneurs across sectors.
• Yunus Centre: Social-business movement organization inspired by Prof. Muhammad Yunus, closely aligned with Earthrise's Friends of 3ZERO initiative; comparable as a social-business advocacy and program operator with a similar vision-oriented, partnership-driven model.
• WeQ Institute: Strategic partner and adjacent sub-brand of Earthrise; the WeQ Institute (formerly Genisis Institute) developed the trisektoral approach and runs Vision Summits and publications on social innovation — directly comparable as a social-innovation think-and-do entity operating in German-speaking markets.
• Borderstep Institute: Independent German research institute focused on social innovation and sustainable entrepreneurship; comparable to Earthrise as a German social-innovation research-and-advisory organization working at the trisektoral nexus.

Regional players

• Bertelsmann Stiftung: Large German foundation running programs on education, sustainable economies, and social cohesion; comparable to Earthrise as a German-speaking institution shaping the trisektoral conversation, but at vastly greater scale and reach.
• Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland (SEND): National German network for social entrepreneurship; comparable as a community-and-advocacy organization operating in the German market with similar members, language, and focus as Earthrise.
• BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt: German foundation promoting responsible leadership and social innovation; comparable to Earthrise as a German foundation-style organization advancing the integral/economy-plus-society agenda, though with a much larger endowment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/genisis-business-innovation-gmbh

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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