History
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1991
- HeadquartersFreiburg, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
History firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- History
- Legal name
- HISTORIA GmbH
- Website
- https://historia.net
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1991
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
History industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Personalized Gifts & Historical Collectibles Retail
- NAICS
- Used Merchandise Retailers (45951), Book Retailers and News Dealers (4592), Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Retailers (4594)
- SIC
- Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses (5961), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Vintage & Antique Collectibles Retail (CRALAGAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Media & Entertainment Physical Archives (Film, Tape, Audio Masters) (TLALALAF), Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)
Keywords
Where History is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Freiburg
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
History business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Historical Newspaper Sales: One-time sale of original historical newspapers and magazines from the archive, sourced over decades through cooperation with newspaper publishers and archives
- Vintage Year Products: Sales of year-specific products including vintage wines, spirits (cognac, armagnac, whisky), coins, and music CDs matching customer's birth year
- Personalization Services: Custom engraving and personalization on gift boxes, wood casks, trophies, chocolate boxes, and premium folders using laser technology
- Chronicles and Books: Year-specific chronicles documenting events from specific years, DVD chronicles, and historical books
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Historical newspapers starting price |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Vintage wines and spirits |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Personalized gift items |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Shipping to Germany |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
History product offering
Product offeringCore offering
HISTORIA sells original historical newspapers and magazines (from a proprietary archive of roughly 5 million items spanning about 120 years) alongside vintage-year wines, spirits, coins, year-specific chronologies and DVDs, and personalized gift items. Orders are fulfilled from its Freiburg warehouse and in-house personalization workshop, with same-day dispatch for orders placed before noon and direct-to-recipient shipping available across multiple European markets.
Product overview
HISTORIA operates as a multi-channel e-commerce platform specializing in historical collectibles and personalized gifts. The core product is their collection of approximately 5 million historical newspapers and magazines spanning 120 years, sold by specific date for commemorative occasions. Complementary products include vintage wines and spirits organized by birth year, year-specific chronologies and music CDs, historical coins in personalized frames, and premium chocolate gift items. A key differentiator is their on-site personalization workshop offering custom engraving on various products including premium folders, wooden boxes, and commemorative items. The company also operates a separate sub-brand called LittleStars-Shop focused on baby and children's gifts, and maintains regional storefronts across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Netherlands, and Spain.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- LittleStars-Shop: A dedicated online shop for baby and children's gifts, operated as a separate brand alongside HISTORIA.net, featuring plastic-free, sustainably sourced, and certified textile products.
Products and services
- Historical Newspapers & Magazines (Historische Zeitungen) Original historical newspapers and magazines from the company's archive of approximately 5 million items spanning the last 120 years, sold by specific date for birthday, anniversary, wedding and commemorative gift occasions.
- Vintage Wines (Jahrgangsweine) Aged wines selected by vintage year to match the recipient's birth year; priced from €27.00 per bottle.
- Vintage Spirits (Jahrgangs-Spirituosen) Aged cognacs, whiskies, armagnacs and other liqueurs selected by vintage year; cognac from €168.00, armagnac from €75.00.
- Year Chronologies (Jahrgangs-Chroniken) Year-specific chronicles documenting events and milestones by birth year, providing historical context for a chosen year.
- Vintage Coins (Jahrgangs-Münzen) Original historical coins from various countries presented in personalized frames, sourced by birth year.
- Vintage Music CDs (Jahrgangsmusik-CD) Music compilation CDs featuring hits from specific years between 1920-1995, offering a musical journey through the recipient's birth decade.
- Personalization Service (Personalisierung) Custom laser engraving and personalization service for products including premium folders, gift boxes, wooden pens, chocolate boxes and commemorative items, performed in the on-site Freiburg workshop.
- Wooden Boxes & Gift Boxes (Holzkisten & Geschenkboxen) Personalizable wooden boxes and gift containers for packaging and presenting anniversary gifts, often combined with newspapers, spirits or chocolate.
- Gift Sets (Geschenksets) Curated combinations of products such as spirits, chocolates and accessories presented in personalized packaging.
- Chocolate & Pralines (Schokolade & Pralinen) Premium chocolate products including chocolate treasure chests and heart boxes with personalization options, sourced from specialty chocolate makers.
- Chocolate Treasure Chest (Schokoladen-Schatztruhe) 480g of chocolate gold dubloons (60 pieces) in various cocoa origins presented in a rustic treasure chest with optional laser engraving personalization, priced at €89.90.
- Premium Chocolate Heart Box (Premium-Schoko-Herzbox) 480g (60 pieces) of premium chocolate gold dubloons from cocoa origins including Java, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Ecuador, Santo Domingo and Ghana, presented in a red heart box with optional personalization.
- Vintage DVD Chronologies (Jahrgangs-DVD-Chroniken) DVD compilations documenting events and culture from specific years between 1939-1975.
- East German Year Books (DDR-Jahrgangsbücher) Specialized chronicles documenting life and events in East Germany (DDR) for recipients born during that period.
- Advent Calendars (Adventskalender) Seasonal advent calendars featuring various themes including tea, liqueurs, rum and international coins.
- LittleStars-Shop A separate online shop dedicated to baby and children's gifts, offering personalized items for infants and young children using plastic-free, sustainably sourced and certified textile products.
Companies that use History
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
History technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration6 records
Feature3 records
History partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.
- DreiMeister Spezialitäten GmbH & Co. KGminorSupplier of premium chocolate products including chocolate treasure chests and heart boxes sold through HISTORIA's e-commerce platform
- Distilleria MarzadrominorItalian distillery supplying premium Grappa products (Giare Grappa Affinata Gewürztraminer) sold through HISTORIA
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
History competitors and assessment
Company assessmentMarket position
Strengths4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
History social profiles
Digital presenceHistory financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
History leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
History subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
History funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
History M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about History
What does History do?
HISTORIA sells original historical newspapers and magazines (from a proprietary archive of roughly 5 million items spanning about 120 years) alongside vintage-year wines, spirits, coins, year-specific chronologies and DVDs, and personalized gift items. Orders are fulfilled from its Freiburg warehouse and in-house personalization workshop, with same-day dispatch for orders placed before noon and direct-to-recipient shipping available across multiple European markets.
Is History a public or private company?
History is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was History founded?
History was founded in 1991. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is History based?
History is headquartered in Freiburg, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does History make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Historical Newspaper Sales are the primary driver. The others are vintage Year Products, personalization Services and chronicles and Books.
Does History have an API?
No public API is recorded for History.
What industry is History in?
History's product category is Personalized Gifts & Historical Collectibles Retail. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRALAGAE, Vintage & Antique Collectibles Retail, with a secondary code of TLALALAF, Media & Entertainment Physical Archives (Film, Tape, Audio Masters). Its NAICS code is 45951 and its SIC code is 5961.