What Toolboxx does

toolboxx-media UG (haftungsbeschränkt) is a Magdeburg, Germany-based creative agency and software company founded in 2000 and co-managed by founders Thomas Köller (Dipl.-Des.) and René Schwarze (Dipl.-Des.). The company operates as a full-service creative agency offering communication design, Joomla and WordPress web development, custom software programming, and digital marketing to German federal and state ministries, regulatory authorities, and mid-sized enterprises (Mittelstand). It supplements agency work with proprietary products and recurring SaaS revenue, and acts as a subcontractor for other agencies when capacity allows.

The company's flagship proprietary product is INTERVENT, a cloud-based SaaS platform for digital case management and statistical evaluation serving domestic violence intervention centers, women's shelters, and (since 2023) school social workers, addiction counseling, and youth counseling modules. INTERVENT has been continuously developed since 2007 and is deployed across six German federal states (Sachsen-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Thüringen, Saarland, Niedersachsen, Bremen). The platform is positioned for compliance with EU Directive 2024/1385 and the Istanbul Convention, with data hosted in ISO 27001-certified German data centers, SSL encryption, two-factor authentication, and operations aligned with BSI IT-Grundschutz; pricing starts at EUR 19/user/month. Other proprietary products include MesseMobile (virtual career fair web app), Blickboxx (outdoor display cases plus a 3D-printed Mini variant), Professor Wasser (an AI chatbot commercially deployed on carbonit.com for product information), and the FEMININ Berufeguide career-orientation game. The technology stack spans ReactJS, AngularJS, PHP, Python/Django, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Canvas/HTML5, and AI integrations with WhatsApp Business.

Revenue comes from four streams: project-based professional services (custom web/software development from EUR 119/hour or EUR 960/day), SaaS subscriptions (INTERVENT, Joomla CMS maintenance retainers from EUR 34.90/month), individualised Joomla training (EUR 250/participant), and small-batch physical products (Blickboxx-Mini 3D-printed kits). Distribution is primarily direct sales via telephone, email, and German public procurement processes, complemented by partner referrals and SEO services delivered through partner Semotion Magdeburg. The company is investing in AI through the EFRE-funded INTERVENTAR avatar project, the Professor Wasser chatbot, and a 'KI für kleines Budget' generative content service for small-budget regional campaigns. Notable awards include the Bestform Award Sachsen-Anhalt 2013 and the Schulewirtschaft-Preis 'Das hat Potenzial' 2020, alongside approximately EUR 172,000 in Cross Innovation grant funding awarded in 2017 for the PraintIt facade-printer research project.

Name

Toolboxx

Legal name

toolboxx-media UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Website

https://toolboxx.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

toolboxx-media is a Magdeburg-based creative agency and software developer founded in 2000, offering communication design, Joomla web development, and the INTERVENT SaaS case management platform for German ministries, mid-sized companies, and domestic violence intervention centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative and Software Agency Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Graphic Design Services (541430), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Generative AI & LLM Solutions Services (RAG, Agents, Copilots) (BPAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multimodal Generation (Text-Image-Video-Audio) & Creative Toolchains (HDAAACAG)

Keywords

• Web development services
• Case management software
• Communication design
• Cms maintenance
• Creative agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Magdeburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Webentwicklung & Programmierung (Projektbasiert): Custom web development, software programming, and CMS projects billed hourly or daily. Services include ReactJS, AngularJS, PHP, Python/Django, responsive web design, frontend/backend development, Joomla and WordPress. Also operates as a subcontractor for other agencies.
2. SaaS-Abonnement – INTERVENT: Cloud-based SaaS subscription for INTERVENT statistics software. Monthly per-user pricing with a one-time setup fee for county names and access credentials. Additional modules (e.g., children & youth counselling KJB) available for cost-effective expansion.
3. CMS-Pflege (Joomla-Wartung): Monthly retainer for technical CMS maintenance of Joomla websites, including security updates and necessary patches.
4. Kreativagentur-Leistungen (Print, Marketing, Content): Communication design, print design, corporate identity, photography, content production, social media management, and marketing campaigns.
5. Joomla-Schulung: Individualised online Joomla CMS training per participant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Toolboxx-media is a Magdeburg-based creative and software agency offering web development (Joomla/WordPress, ReactJS, Python/Django), communication design, custom programming, and proprietary SaaS/web products. Its flagship product is INTERVENT, a cloud-based SaaS for digital case-file capture and anonymised statistics at domestic-violence intervention centres, women's shelters, and school social-work offices, deployed across six German federal states. The agency also builds bespoke tools (MesseMobile, Blickboxx, Professor Wasser chatbot), provides cybersecurity webinars, and produces 3D printing and VR/360° content.

Product overview

toolboxx is a creative agency founded in 2000 in Magdeburg, Germany, offering a diverse portfolio of digital and print services. Its core product is the cloud-based SaaS platform INTERVENT — a digital case management and statistics software for domestic violence intervention centers, women's shelters, and school social workers. Complementing INTERVENT, toolboxx offers proprietary web apps including MesseMobile (virtual career fair), Blickboxx (outdoor display cases), Feminin Berufeguide (career orientation game), and Professor Wasser chatbot. The company also delivers fee-for-service offerings: CMS-based web development (Joomla/WordPress), custom software programming, cybersecurity webinars, 3D printing, VR/360° video production, AI content generation ('KI für kleines Budget'), and marketing services. Notable research projects include INTERVENTAR (avatar-based AI for case data) and PraintIt (facade printing technology). The company operates internationally and holds ISO 27001-aligned infrastructure for data hosting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INTERVENT: Digital case file and statistical evaluation software (SaaS) for counseling centers, intervention offices, and coordination offices, particularly for domestic violence and stalking cases.
• INTERVENT Schulsozialarbeit
• MesseMobile
• Blickboxx
• Blickboxx-Mini

Products and services

• INTERVENT Cloud-based SaaS standard software providing a digital case file (Digitale Fallakte) and statistical evaluation for intervention centres, women's shelters, specialised counselling for sexualised violence, and school social work. Includes role-based access control (three roles), encrypted storage, SSL-encrypted transmission, two-factor authentication, anonymised statistics, Excel export, and automated report/protocol generation; supports compliance with EU Directive 2024/1385 and the Istanbul Convention. Priced from approximately 19.00 EUR per user per month with a one-time setup fee.
• MesseMobile

Quantifiable outcome

• INTERVENT has been deployed for over 18 years across 6 German federal states (Sachsen-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Thüringen, Saarland, Niedersachsen, Bremen)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grundleger e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrundleger e.V. is an innovation partner for schools, municipalities, and companies. toolboxx operates a joint 'Makerspace' with Grundleger offering experimentation in 3D printing, AI programming, and 360° film production. Together they develop vocational orientation tools (Grundleger WebApp, VR films, Minecraft career world) and run social campaigns like #SiehdieWeltmitKinderaugen. toolboxx is committed to the non-profit association.
• CrossInnovation-Netzwerk "PraintIt"minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrossInnovation network 'PraintIt' investigates commercial and technological possibilities of facade printers for city marketing and tourism contexts. toolboxx participates together with network partners studying the economics of robotic systems for building facade design as part of the DIVERCITY project for Magdeburg's European Capital of Culture bid.
• BVMW – Bundesverband mittelständische WirtschaftminorOtherstoolboxx-media is a member of the BVMW (Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft – Unternehmerverband Deutschlands e.V.), representing small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany. Listed on BVMW website for Saxony-Anhalt.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Scholz & Volkmer: Wiesbaden-based UX/digital agency delivering brand strategy, web platforms, content, and design system work for enterprises and public-sector clients. Comparable multi-disciplinary creative-technology agency profile.
• SinnerSchrader (now Accenture Song): Hamburg-headquartered creative/digital agency, now part of Accenture Song, with a similar blended design + development offering across web, content, and platform work for brands and public institutions. Comparable full-service creative agency profile.
• dotSource: German digital agency offering web development, e-commerce, CMS implementation, and digital marketing for mid-market enterprises. Similar blend of agency services plus platform/CMS engineering.
• nexum: Cologne-based full-service digital agency offering web development, e-commerce, content marketing and digital strategy for enterprise and public-sector clients. Most analogous agency to toolboxx in Germany — same integrated design + tech services model.
• Neofonie: Berlin-based digital agency specializing in web development, AI solutions, content management, and custom software for medium-to-large enterprises. Directly comparable on the custom software + AI/web-development combination.
• UDG United Digital Group (Dept): One of Germany's largest digital agencies, now operating under Dept, providing web development, brand design, content production and digital platform work for enterprise clients. Comparable in agency breadth and ministry/enterprise client mix, though substantially larger scale.
• KMS Team: German brand and communications agency offering corporate design, content marketing, and digital services for Mittelstand and public clients. Overlapping target segments and design-first orientation.

Broad incumbents

• d.velop AG: Established German ECM/collaboration SaaS vendor serving public-sector and enterprise customers with document management and workflow software. Compares to toolboxx's INTERVENT as a German public-sector SaaS incumbent — broader product but same buyer base.
• AKQUINET: Hamburg-based German IT services firm with public-sector focus, including software for social services, healthcare, and government digitalization. Comparable public-sector SaaS + IT services portfolio.

Emerging players

• prosozial GmbH: German specialist vendor of case-management software for youth welfare and social services. Most direct competitor to INTERVENT within German social-services case-management software niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@toolboxx-media4198
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/12798269
• Instagraminstagram.com/timtoolboxx

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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