TomTalent

What TomTalent does

TomTalent (legally Tom Talent Management AG) is a privately held Swiss investment and holding company founded in 2007 by Thomas Sterchi and headquartered in Zürich. The company operates a diversified portfolio organized into two divisions: Digital Spaces and Food & Event Spaces. The Digital Spaces division includes Teleboy (a Swiss telecommunications provider offering internet, TV, phone, and mobile services to ~400,000 monthly users), Cineman (Switzerland's largest independent film and cinema information platform with 800,000+ users and a 190,000+ newsletter subscriber base), Events.ch (an event calendar with ~30,000 events), DOCMINE (a digital storytelling studio and documentary producer), Prospective (a recruitment solutions provider distributing across 1,400+ media channels), and JobIQ (a spin-off targeting latent job seekers). The Food & Event Spaces division includes Zermatt Unplugged (Europe's largest acoustic music festival, founded 2007), TOM TASTY (a weekly meal box subscription), TERRAMAY (a 600-hectare regenerative farm in Portugal), Soil to Soul (a knowledge platform for regenerative agriculture), and Restaurant Rüsterei in Zürich.

The company's revenue model spans multiple streams: recurring subscriptions (Teleboy telecom bundles, TOM TASTY meal boxes), transactional fees (Cineman ticketing, Zermatt Unplugged festival tickets), and professional services (DOCMINE documentary production, Prospective recruitment tools). The group operates in Switzerland, Germany (via FTS - Future TV Services GmbH and Prospective Media Services Deutschland in Berlin), and Portugal (TERRAMAY farm). Technology is delivered through web platforms, mobile applications (iOS, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung TV), and event/ticketing infrastructure, with Swisscom DSL/fiber and Sunrise 5G serving as core network partners for Teleboy.

The ownership structure is closed and concentrated: Thomas Sterchi serves as majority owner and Chairman of the Board (Verwaltungsratspräsident), Walter Zollinger as CEO and Partner, and Beat Arnold as CFO and Partner. The group structure includes wholly-owned subsidiaries (Teleboy AG, Cineman, Events.ch, TOM TASTY AG, JobIQ, Restaurant Rüsterei), majority-owned entities (Prospective Media Services AG), and mixed-ownership entities (DOCMINE Productions AG with Managing Director Patrick M. Müller holding 50%, TERRAMAY with co-founder David de Brito, Zermatt Unplugged via a separate association). No external institutional investors or public shareholders are mentioned. Headcount is stated at 11-50 for the holding entity, with Prospective Media Services alone employing approximately 40 staff in Zürich.

Name

TomTalent

Legal name

Tom Talent Management AG

Website

https://tomtalent.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TomTalent is a Swiss private holding company operating a diversified portfolio of digital platforms (Teleboy telecom, Cineman cinema info, Prospective recruitment, Events.ch) and live experiences (Zermatt Unplugged festival, TOM TASTY meal boxes, TERRAMAY regenerative farm) across Switzerland, Germany, and Portugal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Teleboy Telecommunications Services: Teleboy generates revenue from internet, phone, mobile, and TV subscriptions. Offers quadruple-play bundles (internet, TV, phone, mobile) as well as standalone services. Premium features include 7-day replay, timeshift, and Full HD/Dolby Digital. Since 2020, also offers electric car subscriptions.
2. Cineman Ticketing and Advertising: Cineman operates as a cinema information platform with direct ticket purchasing integration. Revenue derived from ticketing partnerships and advertising. The platform reaches 800,000+ users monthly.
3. TOM TASTY Food Delivery: Weekly meal box subscription delivering pre-cooked meals prepared by professional chefs. Meals feature fresh, high-quality ingredients from sustainable agriculture.
4. Prospective Recruitment Solutions: Recruitment solutions for employers including job posting across 1,400+ media channels, JobBooster tool, and annual Recruiting Convention. JobIQ serves as a spin-off targeting SMEs with candidate sourcing.
5. Zermatt Unplugged Festival: Annual acoustic music festival in Zermatt with 13 tent and club stages. Ticket revenue from concerts featuring international superstars.
6. DOCMINE Digital Storytelling: Creative studio producing interactive videobooks and documentary films for cinema and TV distribution to broadcasters including BBC, SRF, ARD, ZDF, 3SAT, and Al Jazeera.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TomTalent is a Swiss investment and holding company that operates a portfolio of seven digital platforms and four live/experiential businesses. Its digital spaces include Teleboy (TV streaming), Cineman (cinema information), Events.ch (event calendar and ticketing), DOCMINE (digital storytelling), Prospective (recruitment), and JobIQ (AI recruitment); its live spaces include Zermatt Unplugged (music festival), TOM TASTY (meal kits), TERRAMAY (regenerative agriculture), Soil to Soul, and Restaurant Rüsterei.

Product overview

TomTalent operates as a diversified holding company with two main divisions: Digital Spaces and Food & Event Spaces. The Digital Spaces portfolio includes Teleboy (telecommunications with TV streaming), Cineman (cinema information and ticketing), Events.ch (event calendar), DOCMINE (digital storytelling and videobooks), Prospective (recruitment solutions with JobBooster tool), and JobIQ (recruitment for passive candidates). The Food & Event Spaces division encompasses Zermatt Unplugged (acoustic music festival), TOM TASTY (meal delivery service), TERRAMAY (regenerative farm), and Soil to Soul (knowledge platform and symposium). The company serves both B2C audiences in entertainment and B2B clients in recruitment and digital content creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Teleboy: Swiss internet, phone, and TV provider with a TV platform reaching approximately 400,000 monthly users.
• Cineman
• DOCMINE
• Prospective
• JobIQ
• Events.ch
• Zermatt Unplugged
• Soil to Soul
• TERRAMAY
• TOM TASTY
• Restaurant Rüsterei

Products and services

• Teleboy

Quantifiable outcome

• 800,000+ film and cinema information users in Switzerland
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SunrisecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Teleboy offers unlimited 5G mobile subscriptions on Sunrise network, enabling quadruple-play services combining internet, TV, phone, and mobile.
• David de Brito and Thomas Sterchi (TERRAMAY founders)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018TERRAMAY regenerative agriculture project initiated in 2018 by David de Brito and Thomas Sterchi. Tom Talent supports and accompanies the farm in developing and realizing its philosophy of holistic, nature-based, and sustainable food production.
• Patrick M. Müller (DOCMINE Managing Director)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008DOCMINE Productions AG emerged from Condor Pictures AG, in which Thomas Sterchi participated in 2008. Tom Talent partnered with Managing Director Patrick M. Müller to adapt the business model and transform documentary video production into a Digital Storytelling studio. Müller holds 50% equity stake.
• Thomas Sterchi and Marco Godat (Zermatt Unplugged founders)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Zermatt Unplugged founded in 2007 by Thomas Sterchi and Marco Godat as an acoustic music festival. The Zermatt Unplugged association organizes the festival while Tom Talent Entertainment AG handles marketing.
• SwisscomcoreTechnology or IntegrationTeleboy internet services are available nationwide on Swisscom DSL and fiber infrastructure, providing connectivity for Teleboy's streaming and telecommunications services.
• ApplecoreTechnology or IntegrationDOCMINE's interactive videobooks were featured as 'Best of App Store 2014' by Apple, with apps available through Apple's iOS ecosystem.
• Broadcasters (BBC, SRF, ARD, ZDF, 3SAT, Al Jazeera)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDOCMINE documentary films are distributed and broadcast on international channels including BBC, SRF, ARD, ZDF, 3SAT, and Al Jazeera.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Xing: DACH-focused professional networking and recruitment platform owned by New Work SE. Direct competitor to Prospective and JobIQ in the German-speaking recruitment market with similar employer/candidate focus.
• Sunrise: Swiss telecom provider and Teleboy's 5G mobile partner. Direct competitor in Swiss mobile, internet, and TV services, with a relationship that is both partnership and competitive.
• Swisscom: Switzerland's dominant telecom provider and Teleboy's infrastructure partner via Swisscom DSL/fiber. Direct competitor in Swiss internet, TV, phone, and mobile services with national infrastructure advantages.
• StepStone: DACH-focused online recruitment and job search platform. Direct competitor to Prospective and JobIQ in the German-speaking recruitment market with overlapping employer customer base.
• Eventbrite: Global event ticketing and discovery platform. Comparable to Events.ch as a centralized event calendar and ticketing platform serving consumers across geographies.
• IMDb: Global film and cinema information platform owned by Amazon. Comparable to Cineman as a leading film information and ticketing platform, though Cineman is region-focused on Switzerland and operates the Swiss audience charts.
• HelloFresh: Global meal kit delivery subscription service. Direct competitor to TOM TASTY in the weekly meal box subscription category with a similar recurring revenue model and pre-cooked/fresh meal positioning.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional networking and recruitment platform. Major competitor to Prospective and JobIQ in recruitment and talent sourcing, with dominant network effects in the professional segment.
• Ringier: Swiss media and entertainment holding company with a diversified portfolio of digital platforms, news, and entertainment brands. Comparable to Tom Talent as a diversified Swiss holding company structure with multiple operating subsidiaries across digital and live experiences.
• TX Group: Swiss media holding company operating digital marketplaces, news media, and entertainment platforms. Comparable to Tom Talent in structure as a diversified Swiss holding company operating multiple digital and media businesses under one corporate umbrella.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tomtalentholding
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tom-talent-holding

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries13 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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