oncampus

What oncampus does

oncampus GmbH is a German e-learning and learning platform provider founded in 2003 in Lübeck as a 100% subsidiary of Technische Hochschule Lübeck. The company builds, customizes, hosts, and operates Moodle-based Learning Management Systems for educational institutions, public authorities, and companies, serving more than 500 customers with over 600 deployed platforms, 1,600+ learning modules, and 1,200+ developed courses. Its technology stack extends open-source Moodle with proprietary plugins (course templates, MOOC format, certificate generation, BigBlueButton video conferencing, OnlyOffice document collaboration, H5P interactive content, Opencast video management) and a custom-built ERP system for multi-university program administration, all hosted on DSGVO-compliant German servers at Hetzner data centers.

The business model combines three revenue streams: (1) recurring LMS implementation, hosting, and support contracts (subscription/multi-year) for institutions and public-sector clients; (2) professional services for instructional design, didactic consulting, and in-house media production (video, audio, animation, graphics); and (3) direct course enrollment and online degree programs via the lernen.oncampus.de self-serve platform, including 12 VFH consortium degree programs serving ~4,500 students across 13 partner universities. The company also participates extensively in publicly funded innovation projects (ESF, ESF+, Interreg, BMBF/BIBB) as a technical and content delivery partner, with recent engagements spanning healthcare, renewable energy, life sciences, and vocational training.

Go-to-market is hybrid: direct enterprise/B2G sales for custom platform builds (long sales cycles, relationship-driven), self-serve PLG for individual learners, and project-based consortium participation for publicly funded programs. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 21001, ISO 29993, and AZAV certifications, providing regulatory qualification for public-sector and employment-promotion contracts. Operating geographies are concentrated in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, with limited cross-border activity via Interreg and a single Swiss VFH partner university.

Name

oncampus

Legal name

oncampus GmbH

Website

https://oncampus.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

oncampus is a German e-learning provider and 100% subsidiary of Technische Hochschule Lübeck that customizes, hosts, and operates Moodle-based learning platforms for educational institutions, public authorities, and companies, complemented by content development, online degree programs, and funded innovation projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

E-Learning and Learning Platform Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Training (61142)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Core LMS Platforms (Academic & Corporate) (EDAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Open-Source & Self-Hosted LMS (EDAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Moodle learning platform
• E-learning content development
• Online study programs
• Corporate training solutions
• DSGVO compliant hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lübeck

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Learning Management System Implementation & Hosting: Custom Moodle LMS implementation, branding, migration, hosting, and ongoing technical support services for institutions and companies. Revenue generated through project-based implementation fees and recurring hosting/support contracts.
2. E-Learning Content Development: Didaktische design, media production (video, audio, animation, graphics), and interactive content creation for clients. Billed as professional services per project or course module.
3. Online Study Programs and Courses: Direct course enrollment and online study program delivery through lernen.oncampus.de. Revenue from course fees and program tuition, including VFH consortium online degree programs with ~4,500 students.
4. Train-the-Trainer and Consulting Services: Instructional design consulting, didactic accompaniment, and trainer upskilling services bundled with LMS implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

oncampus is a Lübeck-based e-learning technology service provider that customizes and hosts Moodle-based learning management systems for educational institutions, public authorities, and enterprises. Its core offering combines individually branded LMS implementation with professional e-learning content development (video, audio, H5P interactions, didactic design), ongoing hosting on German Hetzner servers, and technical support. The company also delivers self-serve online courses and accredited online degree programs through lernen.oncampus.de and the VFH consortium.

Product overview

oncampus is an e-learning and learning platform provider offering a modular portfolio centered on a customized Moodle-based Learning Management System. The core offering includes the Moodle LMS (individually branded and hosted on German servers), complemented by professional learning content development services (video, audio, graphics, animation, H5P interactions), didactic consulting, and technical support. The company operates funded projects including AI-powered personalization tools (KIM, KIPerWeb), industry-specific qualification platforms (LMS.Lernen.Hamburg serving 380 schools, Digicampus for Kita), and various ESF/Interreg-funded training initiatives. Integrations with OnlyOffice, BigBlueButton, H5P, and OpenCast extend platform capabilities for document collaboration, video conferencing, interactive content, and video management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Customized Moodle LMS Open-source-based learning management system individually customized with bespoke design, plugins, theming, and integrations, hosted on German servers with DSGVO compliance. Targeted at educational institutions, public authorities, and enterprises.
• Learning Content Development (Lerninhalte) End-to-end instructional design and media production services producing didactically designed learning content including video, audio, animation, graphics, and H5P interactive elements. Delivered as projects or course modules for institutional and corporate clients.
• LMS Hosting & Server Infrastructure Managed hosting of Moodle LMS platforms on Hetzner data centers in Nürnberg and Falkenstein, Germany, with multiredundant network connections, security updates, DSGVO compliance, and 24-hour response technical support during business week.
• VFH Online-Studium Infrastructure Technical infrastructure and administration service for the Virtuelle Fachhochschule (VFH) consortium of 13 universities, including custom ERP, Moodle LMS, course booking, module management, teaching operations, billing, and evaluation. Supports 12 online degree programs and approximately 4,500 students.
• LMS Lernen Hamburg State-wide Moodle-based learning platform for Hamburg's schools, serving 380 state schools (95%+ of all state schools) plus LI and BHH. Enables individual school configuration while allowing cross-school content sharing. Includes a digital examination archive and digitized educational curriculum frameworks.
• Digicampus for Fröbel Custom Moodle-based digital learning platform for Fröbel's 50+ daycare centers, hosting 50 courses on diversity, equal opportunities, and children's rights for early childhood education professional development. Has issued 7,648 certificates.
• Online Courses and Study Programs (lernen.oncampus.de) Self-serve online platform at lernen.oncampus.de providing open enrollment for individual learners to access online courses, professional development programs, and part-time online degree programs. Targets individual learners and professionals seeking flexible, location-independent continuing education.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 institutional customers served with customized learning platforms
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability7 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• ILAG – Institut Leistung Arbeit Gesundheit GbR (Leadpartner)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ESF Plus DiWaKom project (€670,625.55) focused on digital competency building in stationary elderly care. oncampus provides the learning management system, digital self-learning content, and E-Learning competency team setup as part of the consortium.
• Interreg Projekt 'The Good Prescriber' — Danish and German PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Interreg Deutschland-Danmark funded project (€1.83M) developing a digital tool to support safe medication prescribing in psychiatry. oncampus is the German technical partner alongside UKSH (Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein), Danish university hospitals, and research institutions. oncampus contributes platform and content development capabilities.
• ver.di Forum NordminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023A2-SH2Q project (€487,945.07) developing digital qualification modules for the renewable energy and hydrogen sector workforce in Schleswig-Holstein. oncampus contributes digital learning platform and content development for sector-specific online training modules.
• Technische Uni Hamburg, Uni Bremen, consider it (KIM Project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021INVITE-KIM project (€DFG/BIBB funded) developing AI-powered personalized course recommendation for vocational education platforms. oncampus contributes platform and UX expertise to the consortium developing AI mentoring solutions for lifelong learning.
• fob (Forschungsinstitut Betriebliche Bildung), DFKI, IFBB, bnw, Provadis (KIPerWeb Project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021INVITE-KIPerWeb project developing AI-based personalization for vocational continuing education. oncampus contributes technical implementation expertise to the BMBF/BIBB funded consortium working on flexible, personalized learning pathways.
• Behörde für Schule und Berufsbildung Hamburg (BSB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020oncampus develops, operates, and continuously enhances LMS Lernen Hamburg — a Moodle-based learning management system serving 380 state schools in Hamburg (95%+ coverage). The partnership has expanded to include a digital examination archive and digitized curriculum frameworks. The project grew rapidly from a planned pilot of ~16 schools to a statewide implementation.
• Life Science Nord Management GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017QualiCS project (2017-2018): joint initiative with Life Science Nord and Technische Hochschule Lübeck to develop cyber security qualification modules for SMEs in the Life Science sector in Schleswig-Holstein.
• Hochschulverbund VFH (Virtuelle Fachhochschule)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Longest-standing strategic partnership since oncampus's founding in 2003. oncampus operates and develops the technical infrastructure for the VFH consortium of 13 public universities across multiple German states plus one Swiss university, supporting 12 online degree programs and ~4,500 students. The relationship is described as a decades-long partnership where mutual growth and trust have been fundamental to both organizations' success.
• Technische Hochschule LübeckcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneroncampus is a 100% subsidiary of Technische Hochschule Lübeck. This parent relationship provides oncampus with academic credibility, access to 150+ professors, and a network of 100+ educational institutions. The parent institution's sustainability goals are fully supported by oncampus at 100%.
• Fröbel GruppemajorStrategic or Co-development Partneroncampus developed and hosts a custom Moodle-based digital learning platform (Digicampus) for Fröbel's 50+ daycare centers across Germany. oncampus handled complete course production from instructional design to media implementation. The platform transfers Fröbel's pedagogical values (diversity, equal opportunity, children's rights) into digital professional development for Kita staff.
• Hetzner Online GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationHetzner is the hosting infrastructure provider for oncampus's Moodle platforms. Servers run on 100% renewable energy (hydropower and wind) at Hetzner data centers in Nürnberg and Falkenstein, Germany. This infrastructure partnership is fundamental to oncampus's DSGVO-compliant and sustainability-focused service delivery.
• DiWiSH (Digitalisierung Wirtschaft Schleswig-Holstein)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiWiSH (Digitalization Initiative for the Schleswig-Holstein Economy) served as project supporter for the E3-RebootSH initiative, providing a best-practice framework and connecting oncampus with businesses for digital qualification programs.
• Germany Scholarship (Deutschlandstipendium)minorOthersoncampus supports the Deutschlandstipendium national scholarship program, contributing to talent development in higher education.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Canvas (Instructure): Global SaaS LMS provider with strong European presence, used by universities, schools, and corporate training. Comparable to oncampus as a full-featured LMS competitor in the DACH higher-education and K-12 markets.
• Cornerstone OnDemand: Enterprise talent and learning management platform with broad European footprint. Comparable to oncampus in serving large German enterprises with structured compliance, onboarding, and professional development learning.
• SAP SuccessFactors Learning: Enterprise LMS module within SAP's HCM suite, widely used by large European corporations for compliance and employee training. Comparable to oncampus in competing for German corporate training and compliance training budgets.

Regional players

• itslearning (Sanoma): Nordic-origin K-12 and higher-ed LMS with established presence in German-speaking schools. Comparable to oncampus in the German K-12 LMS market alongside the Hamburg state rollout.
• edu-sharing GmbH: German-based provider of open-source education technology infrastructure, including learning content management and repository solutions. Comparable to oncampus in serving German public-sector and educational institutions with open-source technology.

Direct peers

• OpenOLAT (University of Zurich): Open-source LMS developed and operated by the University of Zurich, used by many European universities for online study programs. Directly comparable to oncampus in academic consortium use cases, especially for higher-education online degree delivery.
• Blackboard Open LMS: Commercial Moodle-based hosted LMS (formerly Moodlerooms) offered globally by Anthology/Blackboard. Directly comparable to oncampus in targeting educational institutions with a customized, hosted Moodle experience.
• Catalyst IT (Moodle Premium Partner): Premium Moodle partner providing enterprise hosting, integration, and custom development of Moodle-based platforms. Directly comparable to oncampus in delivering enterprise-grade Moodle implementations and managed services.
• ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V. Community-governed open-source LMS widely used across DACH universities and public-sector institutions. Directly comparable to oncampus as a self-hosted, open-source LMS alternative that competes for the same German university and public-sector buyers.

Others

• Articulate (Storyline & Rise): Leading e-learning content authoring tool provider used widely in corporate training and educational content production. Comparable to oncampus in the content authoring/learning experience design capability layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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