epicto

What epicto does

epicto GmbH is a German event technology and media production company headquartered in Edingen-Neckarhausen near Heidelberg, delivering full-service production for live, online, and hybrid corporate events, congresses, trade shows, and permanent media-technology installations. The firm operates an integrated 'Kreation-Konzeption → Technische Lösungen → Planung → Realisierung' workflow, owning physical production assets including Studio 1 (a 350 sqm facility with a 10x4m stage and full-width curved high-resolution LED wall), Studio 2 (a greenscreen/virtual studio with real-time 2D and 3D rendering), and SHOWLABOR/PREPROGRAMMING-STUDIO pre-visualization environments. Service modules span streaming, CGI/digital content production, media-server-driven projection mapping, interactive media, event technology (audio, lighting, video, rigging, IT), technical platform/event-software integration, dramaturgy, storytelling, and certified safety/hygiene planning. Underlying technology relies on high-performance media servers, TriCaster-based live production (via NEWTEK Premium Partner status), Panasonic visual solutions, and AV ACTIVE AR/VR capabilities — all delivered through a project-based, quote-driven professional services model rather than a recurring-software model. Headcount stands at approximately 70 employees as of 2024, with the firm certified under DPVT VA1.0:2017 and EcoVadis Gold (top 5% globally).

The business sells primarily to large enterprise and mid-market corporate clients across multiple verticals — automotive (Daimler/Mercedes-Benz, Evobus), financial services (Volksbank Kurpfalz, Volksbank Weinheim), construction materials (HeidelbergCement), manufacturing (Terex Corporation), FMCG (LAMY), HR/recruitment (HAYS), and music/entertainment (Udo Lindenberg) — delivered through dedicated enterprise account management and project-based engagements. Go-to-market is anchored by case-study-driven content marketing, venue partnerships, industry certifications, and an exclusive multi-year technical partnership with the Heidelberg Congress Center (HCC), a €110 million venue investment where epicto is the sole technical partner. Geographic focus is DACH with selected international project execution (e.g., Brussels world premiere, European concert touring). The firm completed a generational leadership transition in March 2024, registering three new Managing Directors alongside founder Michael Schenk, and in January 2025 acquired Berlin-based iXtenda GmbH to create a 'Digital Solutions & Development' division, signaling intent to broaden into IP-driven digital product offerings beyond traditional event services.

Name

epicto

Legal name

epicto GmbH

Website

https://epicto.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Technology Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Production & Technical Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound, Video) (MPAGAAAG), Device & App Lifecycle Management (Build, QA, Release, A/B Testing) (MPAHAJAE)

Keywords

• Event technology services
• Live event production
• Virtual event production
• Trade show production
• Media technology installations

Headquarters

HQ city

Edingen-neckarhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Production Services: Full-service event production including concept development, technical planning, and execution of live, online, and hybrid events for corporate clients, trade shows, congresses, and product launches

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

epicto provides full-service event technology for high-end live, online, and hybrid events, congresses, trade shows, and media technology installations. Offerings span creative concept development, technical planning, and on-site realization, leveraging in-house studios (Studio 1 with LED wall and Studio 2 virtual greenscreen studio), live streaming infrastructure, CGI/digital content production, media servers, projection mapping, and interactive media solutions. The company delivers both bundled full-service projects and individual modules such as event technology (audio, lighting, video, rigging, IT), project management, pre-visualization, and safety/hygiene consulting.

Product overview

epicto is an event technology company offering a platform-plus-services model for live, online, and hybrid events. The core offerings span the entire event lifecycle: Kreation-Konzeption (creative concept/design), Technische Lösungen (technical solutions), Planung (planning), and Realisierung (realization). Key named products and studios include Studio 1 (GROSSES STUDIO) - a 350 sqm production studio with LED wall and full technical equipment, and Studio 2 (GREENROOM) - a virtual production greenscreen studio with real-time 3D rendering capabilities. The service portfolio includes streaming, CGI/digital content production, media servers, interactive media, technical platforms with landing pages, event technology (audio, lighting, video, rigging, IT), project management, and safety/hygiene consulting. Services are delivered as a full-service offering where epicto manages events from concept through execution, and also as individual modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Studio 1 (GROSSES STUDIO) A 350 sqm production studio with a 10 x 4 m stage, a curved high-resolution LED wall spanning the full stage width, and complete lighting and stage technology. Used for workshops, presentations, and as a streaming/studio for formats such as panel discussions, talks, and show events.
• Studio 2 (GREENROOM) A greenscreen studio enabling real people to be integrated into artificially created virtual worlds or placed in different scenes. Features near real-time 2D/3D rendering, 360-degree projections, and interaction between actors across virtual stages for virtual and hybrid events.
• Live Streaming Services Scalable live streaming for events from private to large-scale public broadcasts, with redundant server configurations, international DSGVO-compliant providers, professional broadcast cameras, and individually scalable bandwidth.
• Full-Service Event Production Comprehensive event realization from start to finish, covering concept development through planning, realization, technical supervision during complete setup and teardown, and timely reliable performance in every project phase.
• Pre-Visualization (SHOWLABOR & PREPROGRAMMING-STUDIO) Pre-event visualization services available in the SHOWLABOR (tangible physical models) and PREPROGRAMMING-STUDIO (3D simulation). Event locations are reproduced 1:1 with integrated lighting, sound, and video.
• Digital Content Production (CGI) Computer-generated imagery production creating fictional and real visual worlds as digital representations for screens, LED surfaces, and displays, including 2D/3D animations and digital content for events.
• Media Server Solutions High-performance media servers used for 3D projections and mapping, including 4K content management, 3D stereo projections, 360-degree projections, screen warping on 3D surfaces, and 3D projection mapping.
• Veranstaltungstechnik (Event Technology) Full range of event technology services including audio (sound systems and microphones), lighting (atmospheric concepts), video (broadcast-quality production and live streaming), rigging, and Event-IT (network infrastructure, wireless connectivity, fiber optics).
• Interactive Media Solutions Interactive media solutions bridging virtual and real spaces, including multi-touch tables, multi-screen technologies, high-resolution LED walls, digital exhibits, and immersive experience environments for events.
• Technical Platform (Event Platform Services) Event platform services including platform selection consultation, CI/CD adaptation with custom landing pages, participant registration, content management, live stream embedding, and analytics/evaluation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful execution of first virtual Capital Markets Day for HeidelbergCement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• iXtenda GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Acquisition of iXtenda GmbH effective January 1, 2025. iXtenda is an interdisciplinary team specializing in development and conception of media special structures, media concepts, and applications. Founder Benjamin Brostian becomes Chief Innovation Officer - Sport & Entertainment at epicto.
• Heidelberg Congress Center (HCC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2024epicto won the competitive tender to become exclusive technical partner for the Heidelberg Congress Center. The multi-year framework contract covers all events at the venue with conceptual consulting, personnel, and technology. The partnership provides significant ongoing revenue and market presence.
• AV ACTIVE GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to address the growing market for event applications in Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) as well as virtual TV, studio, and broadcast formats. Both companies provide deep expertise in their respective segments with creation, concept, and implementation from a single source.
• Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs the first partner of DHBW Mannheim, epicto holds official certification as a 'Teaching Institution for the Study Program Messe-, Kongress- & Eventmanagement'. Provides insights into daily practice and practical knowledge transfer.
• Internationale Event- & Congress-Akademie (IECA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner providing innovative educational programs in event and congress economics. epicto offers the practice-oriented part of further education and fundamentals of event technology in its facilities.
• Deutsche Prüfstelle für Veranstaltungstechnik (DPVT)coreTechnology or IntegrationDPVT is the independent certification body for the event industry. Since 2012, epicto has been certified as a service company for event technology according to the VA1.0:2017 standard.
• Verband für Medien- und Veranstaltungstechnik (VPLT)minorOthersMember of the industry association supporting approximately 800 members in the event industry. VPLT is active in developing industry standards and participates in standardization processes of DIN e.V.
• KLIMA ARENAminorOthersMedia technology solutions from epicto make the concepts and content of KLIMA ARENA a real experience for visitors. KLIMA ARENA addresses climate protection with engaging and entertaining exhibits.
• Mannheimer PhilharmonikerminorOthersOnline content presented via epicto's streaming services, reaching international audiences. The orchestra, founded in 2009, is a talent forge for young musicians and one of Europe's youngest professional orchestras.
• MLP AcademicsminorOthersepicto supports the basketball team as technical partner for LED signage and content delivery, providing prominent and impressive presentation of sponsors.
• Anpfiff ins LebenminorOthersSupporting youth sports in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region for many years, also as technical partner for events. The initiative promotes sports, school, career, and social skills including inclusion programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Neumann&Müller: Germany-based event technology specialist offering sound, lighting, video, rigging, and event-IT services to corporate and public-sector clients. Highly comparable to epicto: similar full-service event technology model, DACH-rooted customer base, and project-based professional services delivery for live, online, and hybrid events.
• Aventem: German event technology and live event production specialist with similar AV/lighting/streaming capabilities and a focus on corporate events, conferences, and hybrid productions. Comparable to epicto in size, DACH positioning, and core offering of full-service event technology for enterprise clients.
• Nüssli Group: Swiss provider of temporary event infrastructure, grandstands, stages, and turnkey event venues for sports, cultural, and corporate events. Comparable to epicto in delivering physical event infrastructure and technology for large public-facing events, though Nüssli focuses more on structures and epicto on AV/technology integration.
• Gahrens + Battermann: German event technology company headquartered near Cologne providing audio, video, lighting, rigging, and event IT for corporate events, trade shows, and congresses. Closely comparable to epicto in service portfolio (event technology, AV integration, hybrid/streaming), DACH geographic focus, and target customer segment of enterprise and venue operators.
• Habegger: Swiss full-service event and stage technology company providing rigging, lighting, audio, video, and event infrastructure for trade fairs, congresses, and corporate events. Comparable to epicto in service mix (end-to-end technical event production) and target market (corporate and venue clients), with neighboring DACH geography.
• LANG AG: German specialist in LED and large-format display technology for live events, trade shows, and fixed installations. Comparable to epicto in providing LED wall technology, projection, and visual installations for corporate events and trade fairs (e.g., overlapping with epicto's Terex BAUMA project); serves as a hybrid competitor/technology partner.

Broad incumbents

• MCI Group: Swiss-founded global events and association management company delivering meetings, events, congresses, and digital engagement services worldwide. Comparable to epicto in event production and congress execution, but operates at much larger scale with a stronger strategic meetings management (SMM) and digital events layer.
• PRG (Production Resource Group): World's largest provider of entertainment and event technology solutions, offering lighting, video, audio, and rigging services globally. Comparable to epicto in core service categories (event technology, LED, video production), but operates at much greater scale, has a worldwide footprint, and serves entertainment in addition to corporate events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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