What cyberLAGO does

cyberLAGO e.V. is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) founded in October 2013 in Konstanz, Germany, operating as the cross-border digital competence network of the Vierländerregion Bodensee, spanning Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein. The organization connects approximately 150-160 members including established digital companies, startups, universities (notably Universität Konstanz and HTWG Konstanz), and public institutions, functioning as a trust platform, guide, impulse generator, and transformation driver for digitalization topics in the region. Its core offering is the cyberLAGO Network Platform, supported by sub-brands and projects such as cyberTALENTS Bodensee (talent attraction and matching), KI-Lab Bodensee (regional AI lab for SMEs), and Digital Hub Bodensee (launched May 2026, covering cybersecurity, AI, and open innovation with approximately 500,000 euros in state funding).

cyberLAGO's technology is non-proprietary in the traditional product sense; there is no public API, SDK, or software product. The platform organizes a recurring event portfolio including cyberTALK, cyberBREAK, cyberTREFF, cyberWORKSHOP, the annual HACK AND HARVEST hackathon, Inside Data Bodensee, and the Rethinking Smart Services conference series. These formats operationalize knowledge transfer and community building rather than software delivery.

The business model combines three revenue streams: recurring membership fees from regular and supporting (Fördermitglieder) members, one-time event ticket sales (for example, 39 euros per Sommerfest 2026 ticket including VAT), and project-based government grants from entities such as the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs and the federal BMWK. The organization holds the ECEI Silver Label (since 2019) and is part of the BMWK 'go cluster' excellence program. Leadership comprises Managing Director Tobias Fauth, Board Chair Andreas Owen, six additional board members, and a small project management office of fewer than ten employees.

Name

cyberLAGO

Legal name

cyberLAGO e.V.

Website

https://cyberlago.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

cyberLAGO is a non-profit digital competence network founded in 2013 in Konstanz, Germany, connecting approximately 160 member companies, startups, universities, and public institutions across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein to drive regional digitalization through events, talent matching, and SME-focused AI and cybersecurity programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Networking Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Knowledge Management & Wikis (BPAMAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cybersecurity Learning Platforms (EDAFANAF)

Keywords

• Digital innovation network
• Business networking
• Knowledge transfer
• Digital transformation
• Regional cluster

Headquarters

HQ city

Konstanz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from digital experts, companies, startups, universities, and public institutions who join the network. The organization has regular members and supporting members (Fördermitglieder) who pay additional contributions.
2. Event Ticket Sales: Revenue from paid events such as the Sommerfest (€39 per ticket) and other networking or educational events organized by the network.
3. Project Funding: Government funding from sources such as the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Housing (for KI-Lab Bodensee), and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) through the 'go cluster' excellence program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

cyberLAGO is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) operating as a cross-border digital competence network for the Lake Constance Four-Country Region spanning Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein. The association, founded in October 2013 and headquartered in Konstanz, Germany, connects approximately 150-160 member companies, startups, and institutions through networking events, knowledge transfer programs, and digital transformation initiatives organized under three sub-brands: cyberTALENTS Bodensee, KI-Lab Bodensee, and Digital Hub Bodensee. Its core activity is facilitating collaboration and information exchange among regional stakeholders to advance digitalization in the Lake Constance economic area.

Product overview

cyberLAGO is a digital competence network (digitales Kompetenznetzwerk) for the Lake Constance Four-Country Region, operating as an association (e.V.) with approximately 150 members from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein. Its portfolio centers on network facilitation and digital transformation support rather than a unified software product. The core offering is the cyberLAGO Network Platform, which connects digital experts across industry, academia, and public institutions. Complementary programs include cyberTALENTS Bodensee (a talent attraction and matching service for students and employers), the Digital Hub Bodensee (a regional innovation hub launched in 2026 covering cybersecurity, AI, and open innovation), and the KI-Lab Bodensee (a regional AI lab established in 2020). Event-based services span multiple formats — cyberBREAK, cyberTALK, cyberTREFF, cyberWORKSHOP, Inside Data Bodensee, and the annual HACK AND HARVEST hackathon — plus the Rethinking Smart Services conference series. Together these offerings serve the network's mission of driving digital innovation, knowledge transfer, and SME digitalization across the Bodensee region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• cyberTALENTS Bodensee: A project focused on connecting students and graduates with companies in the Lake Constance region, helping trained talents find employment locally and addressing skilled worker shortages.
• KI-Lab Bodensee

Products and services

• cyberTALENTS Bodensee A talent-focused program within the cyberLAGO network that supports skills development and digital talent attraction for member companies and the Lake Constance regional economy.
• KI-Lab Bodensee An artificial intelligence (KI) lab initiative under the cyberLAGO network that brings together regional stakeholders to explore, pilot, and apply AI technologies in the Lake Constance Four-Country Region.
• Digital Hub Bodensee A digitalization hub initiative within the cyberLAGO network that supports member organizations in adopting digital technologies and advancing digital transformation initiatives in the Lake Constance region.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universität KonstanzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Universität Konstanz is a key knowledge transfer partner for the Digital Hub Bodensee. As an excellence university and founding member of cyberLAGO, it contributes scientific excellence in AI, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Metaverse/XR, and innovation transfer. Provides the startup initiative Kilometer1.
• farm e.V. – Gründung & InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026A pioneer in startup promotion in Baden-Württemberg and established actor in the regional startup and innovation ecosystem. As a neutral networker, brings together founders, universities, companies and other key stakeholders. Accompanies innovation projects from idea to implementation in the Digital Hub Bodensee.
• Digital Hub Bodensee (DHBS) Partners (~50)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Around 50 partners supported the Digital Hub Bodensee application, including: Innovationsinstitut der HTWG Konstanz, Technologiezentrum farm, innolab bodensee, RITZ, IWT Wirtschaft und Technik GmbH, Institut für Digitalen Wandel der Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten (RWU), Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen, IHK Bodensee-Oberschwaben, Handwerkskammer Konstanz, and Internationale Bodensee-Konferenz (IBK).
• ditegra GmbHminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ditegra GmbH from Radolfzell organizes the 'lake meet' networking event around e-commerce at Lake Constance. cyberLAGO is a partner of this event, bringing together e-commerce actors who actively shape digital trade in the DACH region.
• OPTIMAL SYSTEMS Vertriebsgesellschaft mbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026OPTIMAL SYSTEMS hosts the cyberLAGO Sommerfest 2026 at their location in Konstanz. They are also a supporting member (Fördermitglied) of the network.
• KI-Lab Bodensee Supporting PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Supported by regional partners including: HTWG Konstanz, Universität Konstanz, Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten (Institut für Künstliche Intelligenz), Wirtschaftsförderung Bodenseekreis, Wirtschaftsförderung Landkreis Konstanz, Wirtschaftsförderung Stadt Konstanz, IHK Hochrhein-Bodensee, BioLAGO e.V., Technologiezentrum Konstanz e.V., in-integrierte informationssysteme GmbH, KNIME GmbH, mindUp Web + Intelligence GmbH, Optimal Systems Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Vidatics GmbH, and Ehrenmüller GmbH.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bitkom e.V. Germany's largest digital industry association representing 2,000+ companies across the digital economy. Overlaps with cyberLAGO's mission of advancing digitalization, but operates as a national policy and lobbying body rather than a regional cluster facilitator.
• de:hub Initiative (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz): Federal Digital Hub Initiative administered by BMWK that explicitly supports Digital Hub Bodensee. Operates one organizational level above cyberLAGO as a national program and sets the framework under which regional hubs like DHBS compete for funding.
• eco – Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. Major German Internet industry association with comparable member-based, non-profit structure and focus on networking, knowledge transfer, and policy advocacy. Differs in being a national association rather than a regional cluster and in its Internet infrastructure orientation.

Direct peers

• CyberForum e.V. Largest non-profit ICT network in the Karlsruhe/TechnologieRegion, with similar member-based model, event portfolio, and innovation cluster focus. Closely comparable to cyberLAGO in structure (e.V.), member services, and SME digitalization mission, though at larger scale and in a different German region.
• BioLAGO e.V. Life sciences cluster network also based in the Lake Constance region and explicitly listed as a partner of cyberLAGO's KI-Lab Bodensee. Operates under the same e.V. model with member companies, universities, and institutions, providing the closest geographic and structural analog.
• Bayern Innovativ GmbH: Bavarian state-backed innovation network providing knowledge transfer, networking, and cluster management across technology areas. Operates a comparable member/services model focused on regional digital and industrial transformation, though at substantially larger geographic and budgetary scale.
• Cyber Security Cluster Bonn: Cybersecurity-focused cluster organization in the Bonn region, comparable in its cluster management model, SME support focus, and cybersecurity competency area — which directly overlaps with cyberLAGO's Digital Hub Bodensee Cybersecurity Lab.
• Security Netzwerk Bayern: Bavarian cybersecurity cluster network connecting companies, research, and public institutions. Highly comparable in mission (cybersecurity competence networking) and structure, but operating in a different German state with its own funding base.
• Münchner Kreis – Verein für Dialog und Wissenstransfer e.V. Munich-based independent non-profit association focused on knowledge transfer and dialogue around digital transformation. Comparable in member-based structure, cross-sector convening function, and focus on digitalization policy and practice, though larger in scale and based in Munich.
• it's OWL Clustermanagement GmbH: Leading-edge cluster for intelligent technical systems in OstWestfalenLippe, also part of the BMWK go cluster program. Comparable in its cluster management model, SME focus, and go cluster recognition, though specializing in industrial AI/automation rather than cross-border digitalization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/cyberLAGO

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