What Achtzig20 does

Achtzig20, operating under the legal name 8020 Consulting GmbH since September 2024, is a privately held management and IT consulting firm headquartered in Ingolstadt, Germany, with additional offices in Munich, Stuttgart, Wolfsburg and Ljubljana (Slovenia). The firm employs approximately 100 specialists organized across seven interconnected practice areas: Quality Management, Product Management, Technology Consulting & Software Development, Process & Organization Development, Project & Program Management, Agile Transformation, and Marketing & Communication. Its service offering is built around end-to-end delivery — from initial analysis through implementation to client self-empowerment — and is grounded in tooling partnerships with Celonis (process mining), UiPath (process automation), and Atlassian (Jira/Confluence for agile/PMO), supplemented by custom software development.

The firm's commercial model is project-based professional services consulting, sold primarily through direct B2B engagement to DAX-listed corporations and German Mittelstand companies, with a strong concentration in the automotive industry. Customer evidence includes Audi Hungaria, an unnamed German premium automaker (digital after-sales product management), an unnamed smart mobility OEM (PMO services), Ensinger Mineral-Heilquellen, and TSV München von 1860. Public pricing is not disclosed; engagements are negotiated per project. Räuberleiter, a private equity firm focused on B2B technology companies, is identified as an investor since September 2024.

The company is led by Managing Directors Bettina Eitelbuss and Sebastian Niehoff. Reported capabilities include AI-driven process optimization and process-mining-based anomaly detection, though these are delivered via third-party platforms rather than proprietary models. Revenue figures and total funding amounts are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Achtzig20

Legal name

8020 Consulting GmbH

Website

https://achtzig20.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

8020 Consulting GmbH (Achtzig20) is a German-Slovenian management and IT consulting firm with ~100 experts, serving DAX corporations and Mittelstand companies — primarily in the automotive sector — across seven integrated practice areas from quality management and agile transformation to technology consulting and marketing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customer, Marketing & Sales Consulting (BPAHACAG), Emerging Tech (IoT, Blockchain, AR/VR, Edge) Consulting (BPAHAEAL)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Agile transformation consulting
• Process optimization consulting
• Software development consulting
• Quality management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Ingolstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Project-based consulting engagements covering quality management, product management, technology consulting, process & organization development, project/program management, agile transformation, and marketing services. Delivered by expert consultants to DAX corporations and Mittelstand companies.
2. Software Development & Custom Solutions: Custom software development, technology consulting, and solution implementation services tailored to specific customer requirements. Includes technology scouting, evaluation, integration, and support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

8020 Consulting is a B2B management and IT consulting firm that delivers end-to-end consulting services across seven interconnected practice areas: Quality Management, Product Management, Technology Consulting & Software Development, Process & Organization Development, Project & Program Management, Agile Transformation, and Marketing & Communication. Engagements are project-based, leveraging process mining (Celonis), process automation (UiPath), AI integration, and agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) to serve DAX corporations and German Mittelstand clients.

Product overview

8020 Consulting GmbH (Achtzig20) is a management consulting firm that operates as a single unified consulting offering rather than a software platform. Their services are organized around seven interconnected practice areas: Quality Management (Qualitätsmanagement), Product Management (Produktmanagement), Technology Consulting & Software Development (Technologieberatung & Softwareentwicklung), Process & Organization Development (Prozess- & Organisationsentwicklung), Project & Program Management (Projekt- & Programmmanagement), Agile Transformation, and Marketing & Communication. These services are delivered end-to-end, working together to provide holistic consulting solutions where quality, product, technology, processes, project management, agile practices, and marketing capabilities complement each other to serve DAX corporations and mid-market clients primarily in the automotive industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qualitätsmanagement (Quality Management) End-to-end quality management consulting including quality planning, quality control, quality assurance, and quality improvement; covers PDCA cycles, FMEA, audit programs, CAPA systems, QMS implementation, and supplier quality management for enterprise and mid-market clients.
• Produktmanagement (Product Management) Product management consulting delivering continuous product development and positioning through market analysis, requirements management, stakeholder orchestration, and product lifecycle management support for product owners and stakeholders.
• Technologieberatung & Softwareentwicklung (Technology Consulting & Software Development) Technology consulting and custom software development covering software architecture, system integration, open-source and commercial solutions, application development, cloud solutions, and end-to-end product development tailored to specific client requirements.
• Prozess- & Organisationsentwicklung (Process & Organization Development) Process and organizational development consulting including process mining (Celonis), automation (UiPath), organizational analysis, change management, and capability development to create efficient and lean organizational workflows.
• Projekt- & Programmmanagement (Project & Program Management) Project and program management consulting providing structure to complex initiatives; covers project management, PMO setup, roadmaps, risk management, stakeholder communication, and reporting.
• Agile Transformation Agile transformation consulting including agile mindset coaching, methodology implementation (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, DevOps), workshops, training, and tool deployment using Atlassian Jira and Confluence for enterprise clients.
• Marketing & Kommunikation (Marketing & Communication) Marketing and communication consulting including strategy, branding, campaigns, graphic design, performance marketing, SEO, analytics, and 360-degree content creation for enterprise clients across industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• SAFe 6.0 implementation scaled to 60+ employees over 4 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Largest global management and technology consultancy, with deep automotive industry practice and German operations. Overlaps with 8020 on technology consulting, agile transformation, and digital engineering engagements at DAX clients.
• Capgemini Invent: Global consulting arm of Capgemini covering strategy, digital transformation, and engineering across industries. Comparable as a larger-scale incumbent competing for the same automotive and industrial transformation engagements 8020 targets.
• McKinsey & Company: Global top-tier strategy consultancy with deep automotive and industrial practices serving DAX corporations. Comparable as a large incumbent whose strategy and corporate development engagements 8020 competes against at the same German enterprise accounts.
• Deloitte Consulting: Global Big Four advisory firm with broad German enterprise presence across strategy, technology, and human capital. Comparable as a multi-practice incumbent whose transformation, technology, and operations engagements overlap with 8020's seven-practice suite.

Direct peers

• Porsche Consulting: In-house consultancy of Porsche AG focused on automotive and adjacent industries with end-to-end strategy-to-implementation delivery. Directly comparable to 8020's automotive heritage, German Mittelstand/DAX client base, and process/quality/lean practice areas.
• msg: German-based IT and management consulting group with strong automotive, insurance, and public-sector practices. Comparable as a German Mittelstand/enterprise-focused peer with similar practice breadth and ~4,000+ employee scale.
• MHP: Porsche AG subsidiary specializing in automotive and manufacturing digital transformation, with strong practice overlap in process consulting, agile/SAFe, and software-defined vehicle programs. Comparable on automotive vertical depth and technology/process integration.
• BearingPoint: European-headquartered management and technology consultancy with deep DACH presence serving DAX corporations and Mittelstand. Comparable on client segment, multi-practice model, and emphasis on technology-enabled transformation.
• Senacor Technologies: German IT consultancy focused on digital transformation, platform engineering, and data/AI, with strong DAX client base. Comparable on German enterprise segment, technology-enabled consulting model, and ~1,000+ employee scale.
• Detecon: German-origin management and technology consultancy with strong telecommunications and digital infrastructure heritage, now spanning multiple industries. Comparable on technology-led consulting delivery model and DACH enterprise client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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