What Feinheit does

Feinheit AG is a Swiss communications and digital agency founded in 2006, operating from Zürich (headquarters, Fabrikstrasse 54) and Bern (Effingerstrasse 2) with approximately 20 employees organized under a Holacracy structure since 2018. The firm delivers an integrated portfolio of professional services spanning political strategy consulting, web development and infrastructure, visual design, campaigning, e-learning, communications consulting, design thinking, and online marketing. Its client base is concentrated in Switzerland and skews toward NGOs and non-profits (WWF Schweiz, Greenpeace Schweiz, Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe, Public Eye, SGB), political organizations (SP Schweiz), and public-sector bodies (SRG, Swiss Cantons, Swiss Cycling).

The firm's underlying technology stack is built on Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and the open-source feincms3 content management system, which Feinheit develops and maintains in-house. It deliberately avoids frontend frameworks in favor of long-lifecycle, maintainable code and open-source dependencies. The firm has recently added an AI advisory offering (KI-Angebote) anchored by a proprietary research instrument, the Generative Exposure Watchdog, which systematically analyzes how political content and organizations surface in generative AI search systems.

Commercially, Feinheit operates on a project-based, quote-based professional services model with multi-year contracts, acquired through direct consulting engagement and inbound website inquiries. The firm is wholly owned by six named partners (Isabelle Bamert, Moritz Friess, Simon Hugi, Matthias Kestenholz, Carmen Schoder, Martin Schweizer), with no external institutional investors. It is a member of Leading Swiss Agencies and has received historical recognition including a 2012 FWA Mobile of the Day award for the Pingwin Adventures app.

Name

Feinheit

Legal name

Feinheit AG

Website

https://feinheit.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Feinheit AG is a Swiss communications and digital agency founded in 2006, serving NGOs, political organizations, and public-sector clients in Switzerland with integrated strategy, campaigning, web development, design, and AI advisory services from offices in Zürich and Bern.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Communications and Campaign Consulting Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO), Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

Keywords

• Political campaign consulting
• Web development services
• Visual design services
• Communications consulting
• E-learning development

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Project-based consulting for communication strategy, political consulting, campaigning, and communication advisory services targeting organizations in Switzerland.
2. Digital Services and Web Development: Website development, web-based infrastructure, and digital tool creation using Python/Django stack.
3. Campaigning and Design Services: Visual design, campaigning, and online marketing services for political and social campaigns.
4. E-Learning Solutions: Development of digital learning tools and e-learning platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Feinheit is a Swiss communications agency delivering integrated communication and digital solutions for NGOs, political organizations, public administrations, SMEs, education, and cultural institutions. Its offerings span political strategy consulting, campaigning, visual design, web development, e-learning, online marketing, design thinking, and AI consulting. Services are delivered as project-based engagements combining strategic consulting with hands-on technical implementation on a Python/Django stack.

Product overview

Feinheit is a communications agency (Kommunikationsagentur) operating from Zürich and Bern, Switzerland, founded in 2006. Rather than a unified software product, Feinheit offers a portfolio of professional consulting and creative services organized around communication and digital transformation. The core offering spans strategic political consulting, web development and infrastructure, visual design, e-learning, campaigning, online marketing, and a dedicated KI-Angebote (AI offerings) consulting service. Projects are delivered for clients including NGOs, SMEs, public administrations, political organizations, and cultural institutions. Feinheit has also developed feincms3, an open-source content management system built on Django/Python, which powers their own website and is made available to clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Political Strategy Consulting (Politische Strategieberatung)
• Websites & Web-Based Infrastructure Design and development of websites and web infrastructure, including custom-built Django/Python-based solutions with the feincms3 CMS, using open-source software for flexibility, cost-efficiency, and security.
• Visual Design (Visuelles Design) Visual design services including graphic design, branding, and visual identity creation for campaigns, organizations, and digital products.
• E-Learning E-learning design and development services, including the development of digital educational platforms such as FinanceMission World and companion analog learning games for financial literacy education.
• Political Communication (Politische Kommunikation) Communication consulting services tailored to political organizations and actors, supporting message development, stakeholder communication, and public engagement.
• Campaigning Full-service political campaigning including strategy, creative development, online/offline coordination, out-of-home media planning, and multi-channel campaign execution for ballot initiatives and elections.
• Communications Consulting (Kommunikationsberatung) General communications consulting for organizations seeking to improve their public-facing messaging, brand positioning, and stakeholder engagement.
• Design Thinking & Human Centered Design Human-Centered Design (HCD) and Design Thinking workshops and consulting, using interdisciplinary approaches to develop user-oriented solutions, early stakeholder involvement, and iterative prototyping to produce sustainable results.
• Online Marketing (Online-Marketing) Online marketing services including search engine advertising (Google Ads), social media advertising (Instagram, LinkedIn), remarketing, targeting, and conversion tracking across digital channels.
• Campaign Websites (Kampagnen-Website) Design and development of dedicated campaign websites for political initiatives, including petition platforms, campaign microsites, and online mobilization tools.
• AI Offerings (KI-Angebote) AI consulting services helping clients explore and adopt AI tools, including their own research instrument — the Generative Exposure Watchdog — for analyzing how AI systems represent organizations and political debates in generative search results.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ video views for Bilaterale JA campaign (2009)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nine Internet Solutions AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationInfrastructure partner for hosting and cloud services. Nine Internet Solutions AG provides managed cloud and container solutions for Feinheit's web infrastructure and website hosting.
• Leading Swiss AgenciescoreOthersMember of Leading Swiss Agencies, an association of leading communication agencies in Switzerland. Represents the company among top-tier Swiss agencies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Farner Consulting AG: One of Switzerland's largest integrated communications and public-affairs consultancies with deep political, NGO and corporate clients. Closest direct peer to Feinheit in Swiss political/PR/communications consulting, but materially larger in scale and broader in service scope.
• ViznerBorel: Swiss communications and public-affairs agency with strong political, governmental and corporate clients including Swiss and international organizations. Directly comparable to Feinheit's political-communications and campaign focus.
• PRfact AG: Zurich-based PR and public-affairs agency with political and corporate clients in Switzerland. Comparable to Feinheit's communications consulting and stakeholder engagement work for Swiss institutions.
• Stämpfli Kommunikation: Long-established Swiss integrated communications agency offering strategy, content, design and digital services to NGOs, public-sector clients and B2B. Comparable to Feinheit's Swiss-based, multi-disciplinary communications offering.
• Republica AG: Swiss communications and public-affairs agency focused on politics, public sector and corporate communications in Switzerland. Strong overlap with Feinheit in political campaigning and public-sector clients.
• Maxom (formerly Maxomedia): Swiss digital agency offering web development, campaigning and online marketing for NGOs and public-sector clients. Overlaps directly with Feinheit's web-based infrastructure, campaigning and digital service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Jung von Matt/Limmat: Swiss arm of award-winning German creative agency Jung von Matt. A broader incumbent with creative, digital and campaign capabilities that overlap with Feinheit's visual design and campaigning services.
• Ketchum Switzerland: Swiss office of global PR firm Ketchum (now part of Omnicom). A broader incumbent competing for Swiss NGO, public-sector and corporate communications mandates at a different scale.
• Publicis Communications Switzerland: Swiss arm of global advertising and communications group Publicis. A broader incumbent that competes with Feinheit for NGO, public-sector and SMB digital and campaign mandates, though it offers a far wider portfolio of services.

Others

• news aktuell (Schweiz): Swiss PR-services and press-distribution provider commonly used by NGOs and public-sector organizations. Adjacent ecosystem participant that shares Feinheit's NGO/public-sector clientele but is more focused on media distribution than political campaigning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/feinheit
• Facebookfacebook.com/FEINHEIT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/feinheit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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