KOPF MEDIA

What KOPF MEDIA does

KOPF MEDIA GmbH is a privately held, founder-owned German digital agency headquartered in Schutterwald, Baden-Württemberg, founded in 2013 by CEO Sebastian Kopf, a former tool mechanic. The company serves mid-market and enterprise industrial clients — primarily in the metalworking, manufacturing, and Handwerk sectors — with a vertically integrated portfolio that combines media production (industrial photography, film, animation, branding, UI/UX design, social media) and IT services (web and custom software development, cloud/backup, virtualization, and Industry 4.0/IIoT solutions). It operates as a group with two wholly-owned subsidiaries: kopflabs, which builds custom software and control systems using TypeScript and JavaScript, and kopfmachining, a production testbed where software is validated inside real manufacturing environments.

The company monetizes through project-based professional-services engagements with custom quote-based pricing; no public price tiers are disclosed. Over 10 years it has served 200+ customers and completed 1,300+ projects, supported by in-house high-end production assets (a Dolby Atmos studio, a RED V-Raptor 8K camera car, FUJI GFX medium-format photography) and a renewable-powered in-house hosting and data-center footprint. Its go-to-market is direct B2B sales targeting Mittelstand and large metalworking companies in Baden-Württemberg and surrounding German regions, with WhatsApp Business, LinkedIn, Instagram, Dribbble, and SEO as its primary demand channels. The offering has expanded materially in the past two years into IT and IIoT, and the company has launched a Social Recruiting Funnel product addressing skilled-labor shortages in industrial Handwerk, signaling a broadening of both product surface and customer use case beyond traditional media production.

Name

KOPF MEDIA

Legal name

KOPF MEDIA GmbH

Website

https://kopfmedia.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KOPF MEDIA is a founder-owned German digital agency in Schutterwald that delivers media production, custom software, and IIoT/Industry 4.0 services to mid-market and enterprise metalworking and industrial clients in Baden-Württemberg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schutterwald

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Media Production Services: Professional photography, film production, animation, and branding services for industrial clients. Project-based engagements with custom scope.
2. IT & Software Development Services: Custom software development, web development, cloud hosting, backup solutions, and virtualization services. Includes ongoing maintenance and support.
3. Social Recruiting Funnel: Social media recruitment solutions with lead qualification funnels for industrial companies seeking to attract apprentices and skilled workers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KOPF MEDIA GmbH is a digital agency that produces media (UI/UX, branding, film, photography, animation, social media) and delivers IT services (web development, custom software, backup/cloud, virtualization, and Industry 4.0 / IIoT integration) for industrial and manufacturing customers in the German Mittelstand. The company operates two subsidiaries — kopflabs for software development and kopfmachining for production and testing support — and combines media production with technical IT expertise under one roof.

Product overview

KOPF MEDIA is a digital agency serving the industrial and manufacturing sector, offering a comprehensive portfolio organized into three main divisions: kopfmedia (digital solutions and media production), kopflabs (custom software development with TypeScript/JavaScript), and kopfmachining (production testing facility). Their core offerings span two main categories: Media & Creative Services (UI/UX Design, Branding, Film Production, Photography, Animation, Social Media) and IT Services (Web Development, Software Development, Backup & Cloud, Virtualization, Industrie 4.0/IIoT). The company specializes in serving mid-sized and large metalworking companies, with recent expansion into IT-focused Industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions over the past two years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• kopflabs: Software development subsidiary specializing in custom software and switching systems using TypeScript and JavaScript
• kopfmachining

Products and services

• Industrial Media Production
• Custom Web and Software Development
• IT Infrastructure and Cloud Services
• Industry 4.0 / IIoT Integration

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 customers served with media and IT services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• msg systems AG: German IT services and consulting group with deep specialization in insurance, banking, and industrial/manufacturing sectors. Comparable to KOPF MEDIA as a German-headquartered provider of integrated digital and IT services targeting industrial Mittelstadt clients.
• CONTACT Software: German provider of PLM, IoT, and digital twin software for industrial customers. Comparable to KOPF MEDIA's industrial software and IIoT capabilities serving the same Mittelstadt manufacturing base.
• Scholz & Volkmer: Wiesbaden-based digital agency combining strategy, design, and technology services for B2B brands. Comparable as another mid-sized German integrated digital agency offering cross-discipline services.
• denkwerk: Cologne/Munich-based independent digital agency offering digital strategy, UX, technology, and creative production. Comparable as a German mid-sized integrated digital agency competing for similar B2B clients.
• SALT Solutions GmbH: German industrial IT services firm specializing in SAP-based digitalization for manufacturing and automotive clients. Directly comparable to KOPF MEDIA's IIoT/Industry 4.0 and software development offerings targeting industrial customers.
• Kolle Rebbe GmbH: Hamburg-based creative and digital agency with strong B2B and industrial-sector clients. Comparable to KOPF MEDIA as a German creative/digital agency combining brand, content, and digital services.
• Robotron Datenbank-Software GmbH: German software house providing database and industrial software solutions to manufacturing, energy, and public sector clients. Comparable to KOPF MEDIA's kopflabs subsidiary for industrial software development targeting German Mittelstadt.
• nexum AG: Cologne-based independent digital agency offering strategy, creative, technology, and media services to B2B clients. Comparable to KOPF MEDIA as a German mid-sized digital agency delivering integrated media and IT services.

Broad incumbents

• NTT DATA Deutschland: Global IT services provider with a strong German manufacturing and industrial digitalization practice. Comparable as an IT services competitor in the same industrial IIoT/software development space, though at vastly greater scale.
• Jung von Matt: One of Germany's largest independent creative agency networks with broad B2B and industrial client roster. Comparable to KOPF MEDIA's media production and branding work, but at much larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kopfmedia
• Instagraminstagram.com/kopfmedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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