Flashmax

What Flashmax does

Flashmax is a communication agency operated as a sole proprietorship by David Moret, registered at Chemin de Ferrand 1, 1665 Estavannens, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Founded circa 2004 and operating for over 20 years, the firm serves local small and medium businesses, associations, and municipalities in the Gruyère, Bulle, and broader Fribourg region of French-speaking Switzerland. The active service offering comprises three integrated lines: custom website creation, redesign and ongoing maintenance (responsive Joomla-based CMS builds with SEO optimization, optional e-commerce shops, and integrated online payment via Mastercard, Visa and PayPal); graphic design and layout for advertising materials such as brochures, flyers, posters, business cards, banners and farm signs; and, historically, offset printing of flyers, posters, librettos and catalogues. As of early 2026 the printing line has been discontinued, leaving digital and design services as the sole active revenue streams.

The business operates on a direct-to-client, proximity-based go-to-market with no intermediaries; the proprietor personally handles client relationships, quotes, and delivery. Pricing is per unit per project, with public price lists showing flyer-printing jobs at CHF 105 to CHF 355 and professional layouts starting at CHF 250 (single-sided) to CHF 380 (double-sided). Payment terms are 30-day bank slip with advance payment required for invoices over CHF 300 and for new clients. Physical delivery of materials is restricted to Canton of Fribourg. The company is bootstrapped with no external investors, no disclosed headcount beyond David Moret, no patents, trademarks, certifications, or awards listed, and no disclosed revenue figures. Customer evidence spans roughly 15 named logos across driving schools, butcheries, real estate, healthcare foundations, municipalities, bicycle shops, coaching firms, dairy producers, livestock registries, sports clubs, and local hospitality, indicating a diversified SMB-and-local-government client base rather than enterprise anchor relationships.

Name

Flashmax

Legal name

David Moret

Website

https://flashmax.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Flashmax is a sole-proprietor communication agency in Estavannens, Fribourg, Switzerland, offering website creation, graphic design, and digital communication services to local SMBs, associations, and municipalities in the Gruyère-Bulle-Fribourg region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Estavannens

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Printing Services: Offset printing services for flyers, posters, and promotional materials. Pricing varies by format (A6 to A2), paper type (glossy or matte coated paper 170g/m2 or 115g/m2), and quantity (100 to 10,000 units). Note: As of early 2026, the company no longer offers printing services.
2. Website Development: Turnkey website creation from domain registration to maintenance, including responsive design, SEO optimization, and optional e-commerce with online payment (Mastercard, Visa, PayPal). CMS solutions using Joomla or other platforms.
3. Graphic Design Services: Layout and graphic design services for commercial brochures, flyers, posters, business cards, event programs (librettos), banners, and farm signs. Design services billed separately from printing.
4. Layout Services: Professional page layout services with estimated costs: single-sided layout from 250 CHF, double-sided layout from 380 CHF, with pricing varying based on complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Flashmax is a sole-proprietor communication agency that creates and maintains websites for local businesses and organizations, produces graphic design and advertising layouts, and historically offered offset printing of flyers, posters, libretti, and catalogues. The offering targets SMBs, associations, and municipalities in the Gruyère, Bulle, and Fribourg region of Switzerland. Printing services are being discontinued as of early 2026.

Product overview

Flashmax is a Swiss communication agency offering a portfolio of digital and print services. The core offering comprises four interconnected service lines: Website Creation and Maintenance (including responsive design, SEO, and e-commerce with integrated payment processing), Flyer and Poster Printing (offset printing in multiple formats with layout services), Libretto and Catalogue Printing (festive booklets and catalogs with binding options), and Graphic Design and Advertising (layout for all advertising supports). The services are designed to work independently or together, providing comprehensive communication solutions for businesses in the Gruyère, Bulle, and Fribourg region with over 20 years of experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Website Creation and Maintenance Design, development, and ongoing maintenance of websites built on Joomla CMS with responsive design, targeted at local SMBs, associations, and municipalities in the Gruyère/Fribourg region.
• Graphic Design and Advertising Layout Creation of graphic design and advertising layouts using Adobe InDesign for local businesses, associations, and municipalities needing visual communications and marketing collateral.
• Flyer and Poster Printing Offset printing of flyers and posters offered in multiple formats (A4, A5, A6) for local SMBs, associations, and municipalities; service is being discontinued as of early 2026.
• Libretto and Catalogue Printing Specialty offset printing of libretti (event programmes) and catalogues, primarily for local associations, clubs, and cultural organizations; service is being discontinued as of early 2026.

Named customers16 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

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Liip: Swiss digital agency with a presence in the Fribourg region, offering web development, design, and digital strategy to local and national clients — directly comparable to Flashmax's web-and-design service line for SMB and public-sector customers.
• Unic: Swiss digital agency delivering web development, UX design, and e-commerce solutions across the Romandie region — overlaps with Flashmax's Joomla-based website creation, responsive design, and online-shop service lines.
• nexum: Switzerland-based digital agency providing web platforms, design, and digital communication services — comparable in service offering to Flashmax, though typically serving larger enterprise clients rather than local SMBs.

Emerging players

• Jimdo: Hamburg-headquartered DIY website builder with strong adoption across German-speaking Switzerland — an emerging substitute for professional local agencies like Flashmax targeting the same SMB self-service market.
• Wix: Global DIY website builder widely used by European SMBs — an emerging substitute compressing the addressable market for local Swiss web-design agencies like Flashmax.

Others

• Webflow: No-code website and design platform — adjacent enabling technology that competes indirectly with hand-coded Joomla/CMS agency offerings for SMB customers in Flashmax's territory.
• APG|SGA: Swiss leader in out-of-home and poster advertising — operates in the same display/print advertising ecosystem Flashmax designs creative assets for, and represents the scaled incumbent in the outdoor advertising value chain.

Broad incumbents

• Jung von Matt: Large Swiss creative and advertising agency offering branding, campaign design, and digital production — a broader incumbent in the same local advertising/design category Flashmax serves, but at significantly larger scale and enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 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

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