Kompetenzz

Name

Kompetenzz

Legal name

Kompetenzzentrum Technik-Diversity-Chancengleichheit e. V.

Website

https://kompetenzz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Diversity and Equal Opportunity Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virtual Recruitment Events, Fairs & Webinar Platforms (EDAIACAF)

Keywords

• Gender equality programs
• Career orientation days
• MINT diversity initiatives
• Non-profit network services
• Stereotype-free education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bielefeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Funding / Government Grants: Primary revenue from government project funding, primarily from German federal ministries including BMBF, BMFSFJ, and related government programs. The organization is an affiliated institute of Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and receives institutional and project-based funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kompetenzz operates Germany's largest non-profit network dedicated to technology, diversity, and equal opportunities. Its core offerings include the nationwide Girls'Day and Boys'Day career orientation action days, the Initiative Klischeefrei for stereotype-free career and study choices, and the Datentool — an interactive data analytics tool providing gender-disaggregated statistics on MINT, health, and social education. Supporting programs include Zukunftsraum Demografie (municipal demographic network), InnoLab Vielfalt (diversity management for municipalities), research projects like meta-IFiF and Tech2stay, and e-learning courses such as the Klischeefrei-Navigator and E-Sporttasche.

Product overview

Kompetenzz operates as a network organization rather than a traditional software product company, offering a portfolio of programs, platforms, and services focused on technology, diversity, and equal opportunities. The core offerings include the Datentool (an interactive data analytics tool for MINT and education statistics), national career orientation programs (Girls'Day and Boys'Day), and the Initiative Klischeefrei (a comprehensive platform with e-learning, quizzes, and educational materials). Supporting programs include Klischeefrei im Sport with its E-Sporttasche e-learning course, research projects like meta-IFiF and Tech2stay, career programs like FEMTEC, the Zukunftsraum Demografie digital networking platform for municipalities, and the InnoLab Vielfalt innovation lab. The organization also runs the Impulsreihe digital lecture series. These offerings work together to promote stereotype-free career choices, support women in MINT fields, and advance diversity in technology, sports, and society.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Datentool (Ausbildung und Studium) An interactive digital tool that provides reliable and differentiated statistics on vocational training and university studies in MINT (mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, technology) as well as health and social sciences. Users can create individual data reports, filter by relevant criteria, and analyze trends in male and female participation rates. For educators, policymakers, researchers, and program managers.
• Girls'Day (Mädchen-Zukunftstag) Germany's largest career orientation event for girls, offering hands-on opportunities to explore careers where women are underrepresented, particularly in MINT fields. Over 174,000+ placement opportunities available annually across Germany. For schoolgirls, parents, teachers, and participating companies.
• Boys'Day (Jungen-Zukunftstag) Career orientation day for boys focusing on professions where men are underrepresented, particularly in social, health, and care sectors. Runs concurrently with Girls'Day. For schoolboys, parents, teachers, and participating institutions.
• Initiative Klischeefrei A nationwide initiative promoting stereotype-free career and study choices, offering method sets, educational materials, quizzes, podcasts, and a comprehensive database (Infothek) for educators, parents, and youth. Coordinates 1,300+ partner organizations across business, education, and politics.
• Klischeefrei im Sport — No Stereotypes A project promoting gender-fair and stereotype-free sports culture in cooperation with DOSB and DFB, offering e-learning courses (E-Sporttasche), factsheets, workshops, and educational materials for sports organizations.
• E-Sporttasche e-learning course A free e-learning course developed with DOSB and DFB for a stereotype-free sports culture, consisting of multiple modules covering topics like gender diversity in sports, fair reporting, and leadership.
• Meta-IFiF (Metavorhaben Innovative Frauen im Fokus) A meta-project coordinating and networking the BMBF-funded funding line 'Innovative Women in Focus', providing online lecture series (IFiF-Impulse), an infopool with resources, events, and support for visibility of women in science and innovation.
• Tech2stay — Frauen in der IT stärken und halten A three-year research project (with Hochschule Heilbronn and Gesellschaft für Informatik e. V.) investigating how women can be sustainably promoted and retained in the IT sector, including surveys and a science-practice dialogue.
• FEMTEC Nationwide career promotion program for MINT students that has supported young women over 25 years in their path to responsibility, innovation, and leadership, building a strong network of universities, companies, and alumnae.
• Zukunftsraum Demografie A practice-oriented, interactive digital platform and community for municipal demographic management, offering micro-funding up to 5,000 euros for municipalities. Builds on the model project 'Zukunftswerkstatt Kommunen'.
• InnoLab Vielfalt (Innovationslab Mission Vielfalt) An innovation lab supporting municipalities in diversity management, offering online seminars, mini lessons, and practical guidance for embedding diversity and anti-discrimination work in administrative structures.
• Digitale Impulsreihe 'Chancengleichheit neu denken' A digital impulse series featuring expert talks on equality, diversity, and stereotype-free perspectives, covering topics like MINT education, digital participation, and work-life balance.
• E-Learning-Kurs Klischeefrei-Navigator An e-learning course showing how to implement stereotype-free actions in marketing, sales, production, purchasing, HR, and corporate culture for effective impact.
• Klischeefrei-Quiz-App A quiz app allowing users to test their knowledge about stereotypes and challenge old thought patterns, playable in team mode or solo mode with badges and high scores.

Quantifiable outcome

• Girls'Day and Boys'Day have approximately 23,300+ offers and 174,000+ student placements annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship, core and minor.

• Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Kompetenzz and KIAT signed a Letter of Intent for international cooperation on equality and technology. KIAT President Dr. Byungjoo Min visited kompetenzz in Bielefeld with a delegation including Korea Germany Technology Cooperation Center (KGTCC) for the signing ceremony.
• Siemens AGmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSiemens, one of Germany's largest private employers with ~85,000 employees and thousands of trainees, joined the Initiative Klischeefrei as a partner organization to support stereotype-free career orientation.
• Initiative KlischeefreiflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerKompetenzz coordinates the Initiative Klischeefrei, Germany's major alliance for stereotype-free career and study choice, with over 1,300 partner organizations from business, education, and politics.
• Initiative D21coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing membership and cooperation. Kompetenzz supports the D21 Digital Index study and participates in D21 events. Initiative D21 is Germany's largest network for digital society.
• Nationales MINT ForumcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership in the National MINT Forum for STEM education promotion. Prof. Barbara Schwarze participates in MINT Forum activities including MINT Report presentations.
• DigitalPakt AltercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKompetenzz joined as partner to contribute to digital participation for all people, aligning with the DigitalPakt Alter agenda for digital inclusion across generations.
• Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOSB is cooperation partner in the 'Klischeefrei im Sport – No Stereotypes' project. DOSB Vice President Verena Bentele serves as patron. Joint development of E-Sporttasche e-learning course.
• Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDFB is cooperation partner in the 'Klischeefrei im Sport – No Stereotypes' project. Joint development of educational materials and factsheets on gender equality in football.
• European Center for Women and Technology (ECWT)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerKompetenzz serves as National Point of Contact of ECWT, connecting German diversity initiatives with European network.
• Bündnis GemeinsamGegenSexismusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlliance against sexism and sexual harassment. Kompetenzz joined to contribute to broad societal alliance for equality.
• Allianz Vielfältige DemokratieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlliance for diverse democracy. Kompetenzz joined as member to contribute to democratic resilience and diversity in society.
• Hochschule Bielefeld (HSBI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKompetenzz is an affiliated institute of HSBI. Close cooperation on diversity, equality, and digital participation topics. Joint events including Diversity Day.
• Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBMEL joined Initiative Klischeefrei to show young people the diversity of agricultural professions (Grüne Berufe) which are open to all regardless of gender.
• Bündnis für Gleichstellung – #unverhandelbarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlliance for equality. Kompetenzz joined to advocate for legally anchored equality work in Germany.
• Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Tech2stay research project and INFORMATIK FESTIVAL activities. GI collaborates on women in IT research and events.
• Hochschule HeilbronncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Tech2stay project (BMBF-funded Verbundprojekt) investigating retention of women in IT careers. Joint research on digital participation and AI ethics.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stifterverband: German non-profit association advancing education, science, and innovation through program funding, analytics, and policy advocacy. Highly comparable to Kompetenzz in mission, non-profit e.V. structure, and federal-government-funded operating model.
• National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT): US-based non-profit coalition working to increase women's participation in IT. Closely comparable mission (women in MINT/IT), programmatic approach (campaigns, educator training, corporate partnerships), and public-private funding model.
• Initiative D21: Germany's largest network for the digital society, operating as a non-profit partnership model. Kompetenzz is an active member and partner; both function as coordinating hubs connecting government, education, and corporate stakeholders around digital inclusion and societal topics.
• Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI): Germany's professional society for informatics, partnering with Kompetenzz on the BMBF-funded Tech2stay research project on retaining women in IT. Comparable in academic/research orientation, women-in-IT focus, and consortium-based grant execution.
• MINT Zukunft schaffen e.V. German initiative promoting MINT (STEM) education with a broad partnership network of companies, foundations, and schools. Direct peer in target audience (girls and young women in MINT), operating model, and BMBF-aligned programming.
• European Center for Women and Technology (ECWT): Pan-European network for women in technology; Kompetenzz serves as ECWT's National Point of Contact for Germany. Direct peer in mission (women in tech), networked non-profit structure, and cross-border coalition-building.

Broad incumbents

• Bertelsmann Stiftung: Large German private foundation with major programs in education, democracy, and social inclusion. Broader in scope than Kompetenzz but operates a similar non-profit funding-distribution model with comparable federal-aligned programming.
• Joachim Herz Stiftung: German foundation focused on education, science, and economic understanding. Comparable German foundation operating model with substantial investments in MINT and educational equity programming.
• Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland: German corporate foundation focused on education and digital participation. Overlapping thematic focus on digital inclusion and societal diversity initiatives with a comparable German non-profit foundation structure.

Others

• Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI): Germany's main industry federation, representing employer interests in policy and workforce topics including Fachkräftemangel and diversity. Not a direct peer in product but is a critical ecosystem counterpart whose corporate members overlap with Kompetenzz's Klischeefrei partners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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