Autarkia

What Autarkia does

Autarkia, founded in 2016 by Michael Lülf and headquartered in Gronau, Germany, operates the Green World Tour, a sustainability trade show series held across 10 cities in Germany and Austria — Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Köln, München, Münster, Nürnberg, Stuttgart, and Wien. The company runs two-day consumer-facing events featuring more than 1,000 exhibitor offerings across ten themed categories including renewable energy, green finance, sustainable fashion, e-mobility, eco-construction, natural cosmetics, vegan products, and education/careers. Each event also hosts a Kleidertauschbörse (clothing exchange) and Solar-Tage solar-focused areas. Target audiences are sustainability-conscious consumers seeking credible green alternatives and B2B exhibitors (renewable energy providers, eco-manufacturers, fair-trade businesses, environmental NGOs) needing access to engaged audiences.

The company's physical technology assets center on the Autarkie-Wagon Ferdinand, a mobile solar-powered tiny house with compost toilet and PV island system built in partnership with Austrian firm Wohnwagon. Ferdinand serves dual functions as a demonstration model for autonomous living and as an eco-friendly power source for external events. Supporting infrastructure includes professional folding tents from Pro-Tent (Switzerland), compost toilets from Kompotoi (Switzerland), and the group's own tent landscape system. Through subsidiary Autarkia Energy GmbH, the group also plans, constructs, and operates photovoltaic (PV) systems for external customers.

Autarkia's revenue model is multi-stream: visitor ticket sales (€3–8 per day ticket), exhibition booth rentals to sustainable businesses, event equipment rental (Ferdinand at €1,500/day plus €600 technical support and €150 cleaning fees), and add-on services such as furniture (€12.50–€75 per item) and electricity above 100W (€100). The group is structured as three entities — Autarkia Green World gGmbH (non-profit event operations, Amtsgericht Coesfeld HRB 20629), Autarkia GmbH (commercial exhibitions and equipment rental), and Autarkia Energy GmbH (PV systems). Distribution is primarily direct sales through the 10-city trade show circuit, augmented by festival integrations at Corso Leopold (Munich, 180,000+ visitors) and altonale (Hamburg), which provide scaled access to mass consumer audiences without venue ownership.

Name

Autarkia

Legal name

Autarkia Green World gGmbH

Website

https://autarkia.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Autarkia organizes the Green World Tour, a sustainability trade show series held across 10 German and Austrian cities, connecting green businesses and NGOs with sustainability-conscious consumers. The firm also rents a solar-powered event tiny house and operates a photovoltaic installation subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Trade Shows and Event Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability Training, Consulting & ESG Advisory (Operational Playbooks, Staff Training) (THAAANAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable Mobility for Destinations (EV Shuttles, Micromobility, Low-Impact Transport) (THAAANAE)

Keywords

• Sustainability trade shows
• Green expo events
• Renewable energy fairs
• Sustainable lifestyle events
• Eco exhibition rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Gronau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Exhibition Booth Rental: Companies rent exhibition booths to showcase sustainable products and services at Green World Tour events across 10 German and Austrian cities.
2. Event Equipment Rental: Rental of the Ferdinand Tiny House, professional tents, and event equipment to external event organizers. Includes daily rental rates plus technical support and cleaning fees.
3. Visitor Ticket Sales: Day tickets sold to consumers attending Green World Tour events. Prices range from €3-8 depending on early bird status and location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Autarkia organizes the Green World Tour, a two-day sustainability trade show series held in 10 cities across Germany and Austria, where exhibitors showcase renewable energy, green finance, natural cosmetics, vegan products, e-mobility, and sustainable lifestyle offerings. The company also rents the Autarkie-Wagon Ferdinand — a solar-powered, mobile tiny house that doubles as a sustainable living demonstration and event power source — and provides event equipment rental, a clothing exchange program, and PV system planning through its subsidiary Autarkia Energy GmbH.

Product overview

Autarkia operates a multi-brand portfolio centered around sustainability events and services. The core offering is the Green World Tour trade fair series — a two-day sustainability expo spanning 10 cities in Germany and Austria, featuring over 1,000 offerings from exhibitors across sectors including nutrition, health, fashion, design, leisure, housing, finance, CSR, careers, construction, energy, and mobility. The Green World Tour is organized under Autarkia Green World gGmbH (NGO entity handling non-commercial events and Schulungen/training), while Autarkia GmbH manages the commercial exhibition area and the rental of the Autarkie-Wagon Ferdinand event tiny house. Supporting offerings include the Kleidertauschbörse clothing exchange and Solar-Tage solar-focused areas at each event. Autarkia Energy GmbH handles PV system planning and installation, and the group also runs a PV module purchasing cooperative. The Event Equipment Rental service provides tents, compost toilets, and energy/water installations for events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Green World Tour A two-day sustainability trade fair series held in 10 cities across Germany and Austria, presenting 1,000+ offerings from exhibitors across renewable energy, green finance, natural cosmetics, vegan products, e-mobility, and sustainable lifestyle categories. Targets both B2B exhibitors (booth rentals) and B2C visitors (day tickets €3–8).
• Autarkie-Wagon Ferdinand Event Tiny House Rental A mobile, solar-powered tiny house built by Austrian partner Wohnwagon with PV island systems, compost toilets, bio-toilets, and green sewage treatment. Available for rent at €1,500/day (plus €600/8hr technical support, €150 cleaning, and travel charges) to external event organizers, festivals, trade shows, and corporate events.
• Event Equipment Rental (Tents, Compost Toilets, Energy & Water Installations) Rental services for event infrastructure including professional Pro-Tent folding tents (Switzerland), Kompotoi compost toilets (Switzerland), and Autarkia's own tent landscape system with energy and water installations. Targeted at external event organizers needing sustainable event equipment.
• Kleidertauschbörse (Clothing Exchange) A clothing swapping service offered at Green World Tour events where visitors can exchange up to 10 items of clothing per person, aimed at extending the lifecycle of clothing and reducing textile waste.
• PV System Planning, Construction, and Operation Photovoltaic system planning, construction, and operation services offered through the Autarkia Energy GmbH subsidiary company. Targets private and commercial customers seeking renewable energy installations.
• PV Module Purchasing Cooperative A purchasing group organized by Autarkia Green World gGmbH enabling collective buying of solar panels. Targeted at consumers and small businesses seeking group purchasing power on PV modules.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ sustainable products and services presented per event
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Corso LeopoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Corso Leopold urban culture festival in Munich. The Green World Tour participates as a themed section of the festival, reaching 180,000+ visitors. Multiple events held in May and September 2025.
• altonalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the altonale culture festival in Hamburg-Altona. Green World Tour appears on Ottenser Hauptstraße as part of the wider festival program.
• StrassenlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Strassenland street event in Köln, held on the car-free Nord-Süd-Fahrt. Green World Tour co-locates with this event.
• NRG KickminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial charging partner for Autarkia events. Provides electric vehicle charging solutions at event venues.
• dieUmweltDruckereiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable printing company that produces Autarkia's promotional materials including posters and flyers on ecological recycled paper using eco-friendly inks.
• WohnwagonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian company responsible for building the Autarkie-Wagon Ferdinand. Builds small living units that can operate autonomously with bio-toilets, green sewage treatment, and PV island systems.
• KushelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTextile company setting new standards for sustainability; plants 2 trees per towel sold and compensates CO2 emissions. Sponsor of Ferdinand Tiny House.
• SSE Solar-Speicher-EnergieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCompany specializing in regenerative energy generation and storage solutions. Sponsor of Ferdinand Tiny House.
• PaperkiteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSustainable film agency from Hamburg that creates video content for Ferdinand and other Autarkia projects.
• Öko LEDminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLED lighting company providing daylight-quality lamps for Ferdinand. Manufactures custom lighting solutions in Austria.
• WapuraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCompany providing pureblue water filtration systems for Ferdinand. Produces osmosis water from tap water.
• SauberkastenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLeipzig startup providing DIY sustainable cleaning products and recipes for Ferdinand.
• DwerstegminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFamily distillery producing organic liqueurs and spirits since 1996. Sponsor of Ferdinand.
• LuftkurholzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCompany providing Luftkurholz air-purifying ceiling panels with activated carbon. Sponsors furniture for Ferdinand.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heldenmarkt: Heldenmarkt is a recurring sustainability consumer market in Berlin and other German cities where green businesses showcase products to engaged sustainability audiences, overlapping directly with Autarkia's Green World Tour value proposition.
• VeggieWorld (ProVeg): ProVeg operates the VeggieWorld consumer trade fair series across multiple DACH cities, directly targeting the same sustainability-conscious consumers and green-business exhibitors as Autarkia's Green World Tour, with comparable booth-rental plus ticket revenue model.
• BioFach: BioFach is the world's leading organic trade fair held annually in Nuremberg, attracting sustainability-focused exhibitors and visitors from across Europe — the dominant B2B/B2C sustainability exhibition in DACH that Autarkia's niche consumer-facing trade fairs sit alongside.

Emerging players

• GreenTec Awards: GreenTec Awards is a German sustainability awards and event program recognizing green innovation, attracting the same sustainability-focused exhibitor and consumer audiences as Autarkia's Green World Tour in the German market.
• GreenTech Festival: GreenTech Festival is a Berlin-based sustainability festival combining exhibition, conference, and consumer engagement on green technology and lifestyle themes, competing for the same sustainability-curious consumer audience as Autarkia.

Broad incumbents

• NürnbergMesse: NürnbergMesse operates BioFach, Spielwarenmesse, and other consumer-facing trade fairs in Nuremberg, including the world's leading organic trade fair that competes for sustainability-exhibitor attention alongside Autarkia's Green World Tour.
• Messe Berlin: Messe Berlin operates IFA, ITB, and other flagship consumer and B2B trade fairs, and as a Berlin-based major trade fair operator competes with Autarkia for both venue/visitor mindshare and exhibitor marketing budgets in the German capital.
• Messe Frankfurt: Messe Frankfurt operates Germany's largest trade fair portfolio (Ambiente, Heimtextil, ISH, Light+Building and others) across multiple sustainability-adjacent verticals, representing the dominant incumbent that any multi-city DACH trade fair must compete against for exhibitor budgets.
• Messe München: Messe München operates Bauma, IFAT (environmental technology), ISPO (sports/outdoor), and other major trade fairs in Munich, including sustainability-adjacent verticals that overlap with Autarkia's solar/energy/mobility categories.
• Koelnmesse: Koelnmesse operates major consumer and industry trade fairs in Cologne including gamescom, ISM, and Orgatec, representing the same physical-event, multi-vertical German trade fair model that Autarkia operates at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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