Monkeybizniz

What Monkeybizniz does

Monkeybizniz is a privately held boutique design studio headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, operating since 2001 with a small team of 1–10 people. The company specializes in designing playful, interactive digital experiences — applied games, interactive animations, custom apps, and gamified user interfaces — intended to make complex, sensitive, or abstract subject matter understandable and navigable for end users. Its deliverables are research-based, tailor-made products that combine interaction design, game mechanics, and visual storytelling to serve target audiences ranging from children undergoing medical therapy to enterprise planners and government stakeholders.

The studio's product portfolio is a series of bespoke client engagements rather than a unified software platform. Notable work includes the LUTS therapy app suite for Wilhelmina Children's Hospital (three apps supporting a ~3-month pediatric bladder therapy program), the Fix Andy rehabilitation app prototype developed with Hoogstraat Centre for Revalidation and Real Thinks for children with acquired brain injury, the KLM Swapportunities and Asset Health decision-support tools (2024) for visualizing airline operational interdependencies, the TNO Ludens Legalis simulation for the Dutch Department of Justice, the TNO Synchromania logistics education game, the Reiswijzer animation for Rijkswaterstaat, and The World of Difference (Wereld van Verschil), a virtual world for adolescents dealing with grief. Underlying capabilities center on translating subject-matter briefs into appropriate game mechanics, UX flows, and visual narratives.

Commercially, Monkeybizniz runs as a founder-led professional services consultancy. Founder and Creative Director Dimme runs direct client relationships, with a sales-led go-to-market model reliant on a portfolio website, founder-led email/phone outreach, and word-of-mouth referrals from Dutch institutions including the University of Utrecht, TNO, and healthcare partners. Revenue is generated through individually quoted, multi-year custom design and development contracts; no public pricing tiers, productized offerings, or subscription model exist. The company is independently owned with no disclosed external investors, parent entity, subsidiaries, or M&A activity, and serves clients across healthcare, government/public sector, and enterprise operations on a primarily Netherlands-focused, regional basis.

Name

Monkeybizniz

Legal name

Monkeybizniz

Website

https://monkeybizniz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Monkeybizniz is a Utrecht-based boutique design studio that builds custom playful apps, applied games, and interactive tools to help healthcare, government, and enterprise clients make complex or sensitive subject matter understandable for their end users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interactive Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAAAAAD

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Advertising Agencies (Full-Service/Creative)

SECONDARYMPAFAAAI

Educational Games & Kids/Families Game Studios

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gaming & Interactive Entertainment (Video Games, Esports)/Game Development Studios (PC/Console/Mobile)

Keywords

• Interactive design services
• Applied game design
• Playful interaction design
• Custom app development
• Gamified healthcare apps

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Design and Development Projects: Project-based consulting and development engagements where Monkeybizniz designs and creates custom apps, games, animations, and interactive tools for clients. Revenue is generated through client contracts for design, prototyping, and development work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Monkeybizniz is a boutique Dutch interaction design studio that designs and develops custom-tailored apps, applied games, interactive animations, illustrations, and user interfaces for complex or sensitive subject matter. The studio works project-by-project with Dutch enterprises, healthcare providers, research institutes, and government agencies to make complex situations understandable and engaging through playful, research-based design.

Product overview

Monkeybizniz is a design studio specializing in playful and interactive solutions. Rather than a unified software platform, the company offers a portfolio of bespoke applied games, digital tools, apps, and animations tailored to specific client needs. The product portfolio includes: TNO Ludens Legalis (a justice chain simulation prototype), Swapportunities and Asset Health (decision-support tools for KLM), The World of Difference (a grief support virtual world), the LUTS app suite (three therapy apps for Wilhelmina Children's Hospital), TNO Synchromania Game (logistics education game), Reiswijzer (government animation), and Fix Andy (rehabilitation app prototype). Services encompass concept development, UX design, visuals, interactive animations, illustrations, applied games, and user interfaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TNO Ludens Legalis A prototype simulation tool developed in collaboration with TNO and IX Technologies for the Dutch Department of Justice, designed to give insight into challenges posed by the transition to the new Code of Criminal Procedure (Wetboek van Strafvordering). Users play through real-life scenarios using a matrix-game principle and are confronted with changes based on chosen collaborations; intended for the entire Dutch criminal justice chain.
• Swapportunities A decision-support tool for KLM that lets planners explore demand shifts across KLM's European network and test aircraft swap scenarios, checking feasibility across all dependent departments simultaneously and across multiple time horizons.
• Asset Health A decision-support tool for KLM that tracks the status and availability of ground equipment and aircraft fleet, comparing planned versus actual usage and surfacing maintenance and investment needs before they become operational bottlenecks.
• The World of Difference (Wereld van Verschil) An online virtual world for young people to deal with upcoming loss and share grief with others. Helps teenagers explore emotions related to upcoming loss through small quests related to particular emotions, allowing them to make new memories with people they will eventually lose and share experiences with others.
• LUTS Uro-therapy app A generic app designed to assist children with going to the toilet correctly as part of bladder therapy treatment at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital.
• LUTS Academy app An app for specialized therapy on-site at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital targeting specific needs and stages of bladder therapy for children.
• LUTS and the Misspissers A highly gamified version of the LUTS therapy app designed for training at home, created to improve therapy adherence for children with bladder problems at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital.
• TNO Synchromania Game A digital online version of a tabletop game created by TNO to educate people in logistic services on the benefits of synchro-modal planning. Provides insights into transport efficiency and reliability benefits, aimed at educating operational planners and sales employees of logistics service providers.
• Reiswijzer An information animation made for Rijkswaterstaat (part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) to inform partners and stakeholders of upcoming innovations and changes in the way Rijkswaterstaat works with partners and shares information.
• Fix Andy A prototype app designed to make daily repetitive exercises more fun for children with brain trauma. Combines game mechanics with daily physiotherapy exercises and an engaging narrative to guide children through their rehabilitation trajectory; built for Hoogstraat Centre for Revalidation in cooperation with Real Thinks BV.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful therapy adherence for children in 3-month treatment programs (LUTS apps)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TNOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research) has collaborated with Monkeybizniz on multiple projects including Ludens Legalis (criminal justice chain simulation tool) and the Synchromania Game (logistics education). TNO provides research expertise while Monkeybizniz contributes design and development capabilities.
• Hoogstraat Centre for RevalidationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare rehabilitation center that partnered with Monkeybizniz and Real Thinks to develop the Fix Andy app prototype for children with acquired brain injury.
• Real Thinks BVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Monkeybizniz and Hoogstraat Centre for Revalidation on the Fix Andy rehabilitation app, bringing physiotherapy and rehabilitation expertise.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Dept Agency: Large Dutch digital agency offering end-to-end creative technology services. Overlaps with Monkeybizniz's Dutch digital design and app-development niche, but at substantially broader scale and portfolio.
• Instrument: Independent creative technology agency building branded digital products, apps, and experiences. Comparable capability set to Monkeybizniz (custom digital experiences, playful interaction design) at larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Monks (MediaMonks): Global creative production and experience design group originating in the Netherlands. Overlaps with Monkeybizniz's custom interactive-app and digital content work, but operates as a scaled full-service incumbent.

Direct peers

• Ustwo: Independent design studio known for apps, games, and healthcare/financial digital products. Comparable to Monkeybizniz in studio-grade interaction design and applied-game projects for sensitive contexts (health, finance, public sector).
• LUST: Dutch design practice combining graphic design, interaction, and technology for cultural and public-sector clients. Comparable to Monkeybizniz in Netherlands base, multi-disciplinary studio model, and emphasis on playful/experimental interactive work.
• Momkai: Amsterdam digital creative agency blending design, technology, and brand work. Comparable in being a Dutch boutique producing bespoke interactive digital products and applications.
• Buck: Boutique design and animation studio producing custom interactive digital experiences. Comparable to Monkeybizniz as a small, senior-led studio creating playful, brand-grade digital products for clients.
• Clever Franke: Utrecht-based interactive design studio building data-driven and exploratory digital experiences. Closely matches Monkeybizniz's boutique, Netherlands-rooted, experience-design positioning with comparable scale and clientele.
• Mad*Pow: Experience design consultancy focused on healthcare and behavior-change digital products. Comparable to Monkeybizniz's healthcare-adjacent work (LUTS, Fix Andy) and applied-game methodology for engagement.
• Sub Rosa: Design and strategy studio with healthcare and social-impact practices. Comparable to Monkeybizniz's design-for-delicate-contexts positioning, including health, justice, and government engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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