NextDBI AG - Digital Business Institute

What NextDBI AG - Digital Business Institute does

NextDBI AG is a privately held German professional services firm headquartered in Stuttgart that provides consulting, coaching, and training services focused on digital transformation and digital business strategy. The company is organized around four business segments — Strategy & Organizational Development, Qualification & Enabling, Social Networks & Digital Marketing, and Business Development & Services — and is targeted at German-speaking C-level executives, IT leaders, tax advisors/auditors, and the broader DACH Mittelstand and large enterprise market. Its service portfolio spans senior-partner-led advisory engagements, one-day seminars on digital transformation and digital strategy, and compact hands-on compliance workshops covering DSGVO (GDPR) and ISO/IEC 27001 information security, with select offerings available in in-person, closed, and webinar formats capped at eight participants per session.

The company does not operate a proprietary software or technology platform; its core "product" is the practitioner expertise of its Senior Partners — including a former Microsoft Business Solution Managing Director, a former Bosch Vice President for Enterprise 2.0/Social Business, and an IRCA-certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor — combined with a curated German/English-language knowledge repository of digitalization studies and a long-running community event series (Social Media Night Stuttgart, in its 112th edition as of April 2024). Revenue is generated primarily through professional services fees, including individually priced seminars (e.g., the DSGVO workshop at €750 ex-VAT) and bespoke consulting engagements booked via direct contact; participants in Baden-Württemberg can access ESF/L-Bank subsidies covering up to 50% of fees. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, relying on the Social Media Night Stuttgart community, organic social media, a studies newsletter, and direct enterprise outreach — with no disclosed enterprise SaaS contracts, no named customer logos, and no public revenue, headcount growth, or funding data.

Name

NextDBI AG - Digital Business Institute

Legal name

NextDBI AG

Website

https://nextdbi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NextDBI AG is a Stuttgart-based digital transformation consulting and training firm that delivers senior-partner-led advisory, one-day seminars, and GDPR/ISO 27001 compliance workshops to DACH-region C-level executives, IT leaders, and Mittelstand enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting (Digital Transformation Advisory and Executive Training)

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Strategy & Governance Services (BPAEAHAA)

Keywords

• Digital transformation consulting
• Executive training programs
• ISO 27001 implementation
• GDPR compliance workshops
• Business development advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Seminars and Workshops: Day seminars on digital transformation and digital strategy, and hands-on workshops on ISO/IEC 27001 and GDPR/DSGVO, offered as in-person or webinar formats with a maximum of 8 participants per session.
2. Business Development & Strategy Consulting: Advisory services including business development, digital business innovation coaching, interim management, and organizational development consulting, delivered by senior partners who are practicing specialists.
3. Research Curation & Knowledge Services: Collection and curation of digital transformation studies (German and English language) offered through a free monthly information service, positioning the company as a knowledge hub in the digital business space.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NextDBI AG is a digital transformation consulting and training firm that advises DACH-region enterprises on digital strategy, organizational change, social business, and digital marketing, and qualifies executives through day seminars and hands-on workshops on digital transformation, digital strategy, ISO/IEC 27001 information security, and DSGVO/GDPR compliance. Delivery combines senior-partner-led consulting engagements with in-person, webinar, and closed-format training programs, anchored by the long-running Social Media Night Stuttgart community event series.

Product overview

NextDBI AG operates as a digital transformation consulting and training company offering a portfolio of professional services organized into four main business segments: Strategy & Organizational Development, Qualification & Enabling, Social Networks & Digital Marketing, and Business Development & Services. The company provides seminars and workshops on digital transformation topics (Management der digitalen Transformation, Grundlagen einer Digitalstrategie), compliance training (ISO/IEC 27001, DSGVO/GDPR), and maintains a curated knowledge repository of digitalization studies. Core consulting services include digital strategy development, agile organization architecture, enterprise social networks, business development, and startup support. The company also organizes the Social Media Night Stuttgart as a monthly networking event. NextDBI positions its Senior Partners as practicing specialists, offering services as in-person, hybrid, or online formats, with ESF funding support up to 50% for eligible participants in Baden-Württemberg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SocialMedia Institute: Founded by Markus Besch, the SocialMedia Institute focuses on social media research and events including the Social Media Nights Stuttgart series.

Products and services

• Management der Digitalen Transformation (Day Seminar) A full-day seminar covering the fundamentals of digital transformation, including causes of change, development drivers, digitalization in companies, change management, and case studies for digital transformation projects. It targets executives and managers responsible for leading digital transformation in DACH organizations.
• Grundlagen einer Digitalstrategie (Day Seminar) A full-day seminar teaching participants why companies need a solid digital strategy, how to develop digital business models, and how digital transformation affects business processes. It targets executives and decision-makers who need a foundation in digital strategy formulation.
• HandsOn ISO/IEC 27001 Workshop for Decision-Makers A compact seminar for decision-makers focused on practical implementation of information security according to ISO/IEC 27001 standards, covering ISMS (Information Security Management System), risk management, and business continuity planning. It targets IT directors and CISO roles in DACH regulated sectors (automotive, telecommunications, energy, hospitals, KRITIS).
• DSGVO Workshop — Neuerungen und Anforderungen A compact seminar addressing GDPR requirements, including procedural registers, data processing agreements, risk assessments for technical-organizational measures, and compliance deadlines. It targets C-level executives, tax advisors, and auditors who must implement or advise on GDPR compliance.
• Studien zum Digitalen Wandel und der Digitalisierung A curated collection of studies on digitalization, digital transformation, digital evolution, digital business, and digital change, updated weekly with German and English language studies and a free monthly information service for subscribers. It targets executives and strategists seeking continuously curated digital-business research.
• Social Networks & Digital Marketing Consulting Comprehensive social media consulting services including strategy advisory, coaching, services, tools selection, controlling, social business processes, and enterprise social networks implementation. It targets DACH enterprises seeking to operationalize social media and social business capabilities.
• Strategy & Organizational Development Consulting Digital strategy development and integration, digital/E-business models, agile and hybrid organizational architectures, ecosystem and platform organizations, maturity assessments (Return on Digital), enterprise social networks, transformational leadership, and change management consulting. It targets DACH Mittelstand and large enterprises undertaking strategic digital transformation.
• Business Development & Services Consulting Business development and digital business development services, including digital business innovation coaching, accelerator model setup and operation, joint venture establishment, startup support, controlling services, and company valuation including intangible assets. It targets DACH enterprises, startups, and joint venture initiatives.
• Qualification & Enabling Programs Development of continuing education and study programs, setup and operation of corporate academies, and business networks and events in the context of digital business, offered as in-person, hybrid, or online formats. It targets organizations seeking to institutionalize digital skills development.
• Social Media Night Stuttgart (Community Event Series) Monthly networking events focused on social media and digitalization topics, part of the SocialMedia Institute series of business events (112th edition held April 17, 2024 at Skyland Stuttgart Airport). It targets DACH digital business community members and prospects.
• Interim Management and Digital Business Innovation Coaching Senior-partner-delivered advisory services including business development, digital business innovation coaching, interim management, and organizational development consulting. It targets DACH enterprises that need senior-level practitioner support during digital transformation programs.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• msg systems: Large German IT consulting and software group with practice areas spanning digital transformation, regulatory compliance and managed services. Comparable in digital transformation and ISO/GDPR advisory depth but operates at materially larger scale than NextDBI.
• Bitkom: Germany's leading digital industry association providing research, events, training and advisory services on digital transformation. Comparable to NextDBI's digitalization thought leadership, community events and policy-driven training offerings for DACH enterprises.
• Vogel IT-Medien: Established German IT media, events and training group (including Computerwoche, CIO Magazin and IT-Management events). Comparable to NextDBI's content curation, community event (Social Media Night) and digital-business thought-leadership positioning, but at significantly larger scale.
• Capgemini Invent: Global digital transformation and innovation consulting arm of Capgemini, serving large enterprises on strategy, technology and organizational change. Comparable in digital transformation and change management scope but operates at vastly larger scale and global footprint.

Direct peers

• WEKA Akademie: German professional training and qualification provider focused on compliance, management and digitalization topics. Closely mirrors NextDBI's open-enrollment seminar and closed corporate session formats within the DACH market.
• DEKRA Akademie: Major German certification and professional training provider with a deep catalogue covering information security, data protection and management qualifications. Overlaps directly with NextDBI's compliance workshop offerings and enterprise training delivery model.
• TÜV SÜD Akademie: Certification and compliance training arm of TÜV SÜD, offering ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor and DSGVO workshops for enterprise and SME buyers. Directly competes with NextDBI's ISO27001 and DSGVO workshop products and shares the same regulated-buyer customer profile.
• Haufe Akademie: Leading German corporate training and qualification provider offering seminars on digital transformation, compliance and management topics. Directly comparable to NextDBI's Qualification & Enabling division and open-enrollment seminar model serving the DACH Mittelstand.
• ROI Management Consulting: Munich-based management consultancy focused on strategy, transformation and value-based management for German Mittelstand and large enterprises. Comparable to NextDBI's strategy consulting and supervisory-board expertise (Steinhübel background in value management).
• UNITY Consulting: German management and transformation consultancy serving industrial Mittelstand clients on digital strategy, agile organization and business model innovation. Directly comparable to NextDBI's Strategy & Organizational Development and Business Development & Services offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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