focus DV

What focus DV does

focus DV-Technologie, Beratung und Entwicklung GmbH is a privately held German software vendor founded in 1993 and headquartered in the Munich area (Unterhaching), operating as a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH). The company develops and sells the focus GRC product suite, an integrated Governance, Risk, and Compliance platform consisting of nine web-based modules: Enterprise Risk Management (GRC-ERM), Incident Management (GRC-IM), Key Risk Indicators (GRC-KRI), Business Process Continuity Management (GRC-BPCM), Complaint Management (GRC-CM), Questionnaire (GRC-QUEST), Regulatory Monitoring (GRC-REG), Internal Control System (GRC-IKS), and Administration (GRC-ADMIN). The software is pre-configured against German and EU regulatory frameworks including MaRisk, BAIT, IDW PS340, COSO, ISO31000, DORA, and BSI 200-4, addressing risk aggregation, capital determination, incident handling, business continuity, and internal controls for banks, insurance companies, and other regulated entities.

Name

focus DV

Legal name

focus DV-Technologie, Beratung und Entwicklung GmbH

Website

https://focus-dv.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Controls & Governance (GRC) Platforms (FSAFAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (IT GRC) Platforms (HDAEALAK), Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

Keywords

• Governance risk compliance software
• Enterprise risk management
• Banking compliance software
• Regulatory monitoring platform
• Incident management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Unterhaching

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise GRC Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Enterprise software licensing model for GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) product suite. Products are sold as enterprise solutions requiring customization and deployment support. Revenue generated through software licenses, potentially with annual maintenance/support subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

focus DV develops and sells the focus GRC software suite, an integrated browser-based Governance, Risk, and Compliance platform consisting of nine modules covering enterprise risk management, incident management, key risk indicators, business process continuity, complaint management, questionnaires, regulatory monitoring, internal control systems, and administration. The software is built primarily in Java (with R for stochastic modules) and runs on standard web browsers against relational databases such as Oracle or SQL-Server with Tomcat application servers. The offering is targeted at banks, insurance companies, and other regulated businesses needing to meet frameworks including MaRisk, BAIT, IDW PS340, COSO, ISO31000, DORA, and BSI 200-4.

Product overview

focus DV offers a unified GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) software platform called focus GRC with nine integrated modules. The product portfolio includes: Enterprise Risk Management (GRC-ERM) for risk identification, evaluation and aggregation; Incident Management (GRC-IM) for managing damage events; Key Risk Indicators (GRC-KRI) for early warning systems; Business Process Continuity Management (GRC-BPCM) for incident recovery planning; Complaint Management (GRC-CM) for customer complaint handling; Questionnaire (GRC-QUEST) for survey-based information gathering; Regulatory Monitoring (GRC-REG) for compliance tracking; Internal Control System (GRC-IKS) for organizational controls; and Administration (GRC-ADMIN) for user access management. All applications are web-based, requiring only a standard browser, relational database, and application server.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enterprise Risk Management (GRC-ERM)

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports quantitative risk assessment methods for reliable capital determination and risk aggregation

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• LogicGate: LogicGate's Risk Cloud platform delivers modular GRC workflows including enterprise risk, regulatory compliance, and third-party risk. Comparable modular architecture and similar target on mid-sized regulated enterprises.

Direct peers

• MetricStream: MetricStream offers a unified GRC platform covering operational risk, enterprise risk, regulatory compliance, and internal audit. Direct competitor for the same enterprise banking and insurance GRC use cases.
• NAVEX Global: NAVEX provides ethics, risk, and compliance software including complaint management, regulatory monitoring, and internal controls. Direct overlap with focus DV's Complaint Management and Regulatory Monitoring modules.
• Regnology (formerly RegData / Bowhead / Wolters Kluwer RegTech): Regnology provides regulatory reporting and risk data solutions to European banks and financial institutions. Strong direct overlap with focus DV's regulatory monitoring, risk management, and reporting focus on the same DORA/BAIT/MaRisk-driven banking buyer.
• Diligent (Galvanize / ACL): Diligent's GRC platform (built on the Galvanize/ACL acquisition) provides enterprise risk, audit, and compliance software to regulated industries including financial services. Comparable integrated suite targeting similar banking/insurance buyers.
• Wolters Kluwer TeamMate: TeamMate is Wolters Kluwer's audit and internal controls platform used heavily by banks and insurance companies. Overlaps with focus DV's Internal Control System (IKS) and audit-related compliance modules.

Regional players

• Schleupen SE: Schleupen is a German software vendor providing regulatory, risk, and compliance solutions specifically to German banks and energy utilities. Strong regional overlap as a Germany-focused banking GRC competitor.
• msg (msgGillardon AG): msg provides IT solutions and consulting for the German financial services industry, including regulatory reporting, risk, and compliance offerings via msgGillardon. Comparable regional competitor in the same German banking buyer segment.

Broad incumbents

• SAP GRC (SAP): SAP's GRC and risk management suite serves large banks and regulated enterprises globally, often competing head-to-head with mid-sized specialist vendors. Directly relevant as an incumbent alternative to focus DV in the German banking compliance market.
• ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management (IRM): ServiceNow's IRM offering provides enterprise risk, compliance, and audit workflows as part of its broader platform. Increasingly chosen by large banks as a broad incumbent alternative to specialist GRC vendors like focus DV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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